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...where he was part of "the pure and perfect order of things," but away from his rightful place, he becomes an imperfect creature, a subject of jealousy and contempt who must be done away with. Jonathan consults the Chief, who had previously persuaded his minions to dispatch the family cat. The Chief sees no reason why the boys should not broaden their murderous horizons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Children's Hour | 5/10/1976 | See Source »

...between medieval Italian dance, bouts of wrestling and the Comedian Dell'Arte's pantomime. Among all the dancers the devil's mute partner, Salme (Charlotte Spanos), stands out. Her sinuous form oozes gratuitous corruption. Pulcinello's (Kevin Grumbach) mime effortlessly steals the show for awhile. Even the courtesans playing cat's cradle and pat-a-cake provide an instant's interest for your roving...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: Lovesick | 5/7/1976 | See Source »

...without a doubt one of the best spy thrillers ever made. Tense, well-paced, and exciting, it features Welles as Harry Lime, a treacherous amoral operator around whose machiavellian vision the whole film revolves. Few films other than Hitchcock's pack so much anxiety into a single shot: a cat licking a man's shoe makes us jump in our seats...

Author: By Peter Kaplan and Jonathan Zeitlin, S | Title: Film | 5/6/1976 | See Source »

...want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." Lewis Carroll--Alice in Wonderland...

Author: By Christopher Agee, | Title: We're All Mad Here | 4/23/1976 | See Source »

Alice's plight, it in fact appears, is the same philosophical imbroglio in which Friedrich is mired. Unfortunately there is no Chesire Cat to inform him of his muddle...

Author: By Christopher Agee, | Title: We're All Mad Here | 4/23/1976 | See Source »

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