Word: laboredness
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Though the concept behind Songwriter has been kicking around since 1978, the movie never seems labored. Written by Nelson's good friend, novelist-screenwriter Shrake, the script freely betrays a real family and its affection for the musicians and the on-the-road-again way of life. Songwriter gives a...
Even before his implant surgery, Burcham had been experiencing kidney failure, a common complication of advanced heart disease. The stress of the back-to-back operations and the need for multiple transfusions aggravated the problem, and twice last week Burcham had to undergo dialysis. It was during the second treatment...
Still, Haydon was deathly ill. In the month preceding his operation, his weight had fallen from 175 lbs. to 150 lbs. His breathing was labored, and he felt so weak that just brushing his teeth was exhausting. "I'm tired of being tired," he told DeVries. Doctors estimated he had...
Jeane Kirkpatrick left her mark on foreign policy. Something more. She served with the political enemy--the Republicans. She flourished as a remnant of a tradition that has seen this nation through hard times before. Abraham Lincoln labored to get Democrats in his power circle to conduct the Civil War...
Still, history through hindsight is a mug's game, and Buckley never forgets his plot or pace. If Blackford Oakes had a bit more wattage--his creator could spare some--he might be worth an additional sequel or two. As for Castro, one suspects that he is so plausible because...