Word: casting
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...corruption and derides the courtiers who hide their inward decay with fine clothes and a gracious manner. He listens at keyholes, squirming on the floor as he does, and obtains the evidence of her clandestine marriage that dooms the hapless Duchess. Sands mimes better than anyone else in the cast. Referred to more than once as a serpent, he slithers across the stage. Sands' first entrance is a masterpiece of--literally--insinuation...
...attempt to integrate literary criticism of Maugham's works into his biography, but he summarizes each play, novel and short story, and relates them to the author's own life. By leaving complex analyses to the critics, Morgan draws out only the elements in Maugham's works which cast light on his subject. Morgan writes of an early play...
Guyana Tragedy, which has been adapted by Ernest Tidyman from the Washington Post's quickie book on the Jonestown massacre, is as refined as it can be under the circumstances. There are some name actors (Ned Beatty, Colleen Dewhurst, LeVar Burton, James Earl Jones, Veronica Cartwright) in the cast, though several only have walk-on roles. The re-creations of the story's pivotal events are skillful enough to jog one's memories of the infamous TV news footage. Yet CBS may have erred on the side of caution. The movie's lengthy, dutiful depictions...
...that's up to you, but do not tell anybody." Backstage a honcho of the costume department is pointing out the need for underwear: "I would like to remind you about B.O. The costumes are new. We have new T shirts. Wear them." Cosmeticians are making up the cast, many of whom are part-timers. One of them moans, "Right now I'm cutting vegetables for salads and soups and I just can't handle...
...Whenever possible, "mellow" or "hot tub" or "finding my space" are worked into the dialogue. Most of the major gags, however, betray the film's true sensibility by ridiculing big-breasted women and homosexuals. No actors or director could save this material. The cast and crew of Serial, largely recruited from television, do not even...