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...simple realism of nineteenth century American art made paintings understandable to the contemporary public. Ironically, Americans trained on the values of the European tradition and born in the midst of Abstract Expressionism feel removed from this severe realism today. We look at the simple style of the last century critically, admiring the honesty, yet realizing that it wanders far from the quality of Europe. Viewers need to look at labels for the artist's name...
Ritchie and the writer, Jean-Claude van Itallie '58, are looking for men and women without any previous acting experience in order to gain as much documentary realism as possible...
Crossman occasionally lapses into the same mechanistic liberal-realism which afflicted Bagchot's account of the English Constitution. He would discuss politics exclusively in terms of the management and the exercise of power. He would congratulate the masses for their "bovine stupidity" and then ignore them. True, the party machine introduces a popular element, though still at one remove, into the operations of government. But as the dynamic of social change, the party remains autonomous of the public in formulating policy. "All the new ideas come from the rank and file who are always out of tune with the majority...
...during which he will screen and discuss his recent movie, Downhill Racer -with a talem search for unknown actors in his upcoming documentary, ? Lives for Mississippi Ritchie's films have been hailed by critics for his inventive style in fusing the emotional impact of fictional drama with the harsh realism that makes them feature documentaries. The script for his current cinematographic endeavor is now being written by Jean Claude van Itallic '58, based upon William Bradford Huie's book about the murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi...
...wastrels repent, the righte ous stand firm, and all go to heaven or hell according to their merits. Singer is neither a skeptic nor a dogmatist. To those brought up on a steady diet of realism and humanism. his simple faith is refreshing. "When I'm in trouble I pray," he said. And since I'm always in trouble I'm always praying." But he seldom goes to synagogue. "If I had small children, I would take them to synagogue . . because small children need organized religion." he said. Singer's God is a paternal God who listens to our prayers...