Word: codas
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...much luckier when it comes to work. For there, as the film makes clear in its coda, the example of Alfredo is ever before him. Maybe the old man's business was projecting dreams, but the work was hard, hot, technically fussy and, as the misadventure with the explosive nitrate film proves, dangerous. It was essential for Alfredo to keep his wits, and his skepticism, about him. In other words, to remain open to fantasies but not be consumed by them. These are good lessons for a would-be director. They are good lessons for everybody. And no recent movie...
Many American officials feel that a fitting coda to Noriega's infamous career would be his capture and extradition to the U.S. to stand trial on the 15 drug-related and money-laundering charges handed down by federal grand juries in Tampa and Miami in February 1988. But to convict Noriega, prosecutors would have to rely largely on the testimony of two convicted felons who traded their stories for plea bargains. Moreover, Noriega's long association with the CIA could block any successful prosecution. His lawyers are certain to demand access to classified material that the Government will be reluctant...