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...even you have free will," Chris said. He was playing devil's advocate, but Jon still did not want to let him get away with...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: Biological Determinism | 5/27/1977 | See Source »

...years ago, Quincy House showed its first X-rated film, The Devil and Miss Jones. Archie C. Epps III, dean of students, thought their choice inappropriate and called the woman in charge of the society to tell her so. As a joke, the Quincy society decided a year later to reenact their feat and show The Cheerleaders, an R-rated, soft-core porno. Epps questioned Keane about the choice, but didn't interfere. This year they continued their tradition and scheduled Supervixens for four showings last weekend...

Author: By Sarah A. Stahl, | Title: Gone With The Wind | 5/27/1977 | See Source »

...litany of paranoia. She cussed out other residents for complaining about her trash on the roadside. The doorknobs in her house were wrapped in aluminum foil, she explained, because it "kept out the demons." When a shrub died in her yard, she referred to it as "the devil's bush." Said a neighbor: "She was terrified of everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECCENTRICS: Terror in Spring Mill | 5/23/1977 | See Source »

Network. With spring comes tolerance (revisionism, actually), and I have agreed to let a more gullible filmgoer play devil's advocate this week in response to my review of this movie last week. He says: "It is well worth seeing." Critics have said that Paddy Chayevsky's script about a network news announcer who goes berserk and climbs to the top of the ratings is 'out of control' but that is its beauty. The film is widely satirical--the very insanity of its premise (that the network keeps the insane commentator on the air because of his ratings--makes film...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

Network. With spring comes tolerance (revisionism, actually), and I have agreed to let a more gullible filmgoer play devil's advocate this week in response to my review of this movie last week. He says: "It is well worth seeing. Critics have said that Paddy Chayevsky's script about a network news announcer who goes berserk and climbs to the top of the ratings is out of control' but that is its beauty. The film is widely satirical--the very insanity of its premise--that the network keeps the insane commentator on the air because of his ratings--makes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 4/21/1977 | See Source »

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