Film Yearend Crush Brings Oscar Buzz and Mixed Critique
Critics forecast a flood of potential winners before the year ends as major stars release titles like TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT SLEUTH and THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN. The review damns 1776 as superficial and dull with plodding direction and dated screenplay while noting entertaining moments and strong performances from DaSilva and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Broeck
Maggie Smith
Graham Greene
Lord Laurence Olivier
Michael Caine
O’toole
Loren
Radio City Music Hall
Philadelphia
Peter Hunt
Onna White
Peter Stone
Harry Stradling
Howard DaSilva
Ben Franklin
William Daniels
John Adams
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Stone
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
Martha
Tom
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Len Cantrow
Deluge Break Kid review and other New York film notes
Elaine May directed The Heartbreak Kid is criticized as chauvinistic though praised for writing and acting. Cybill Shepherd and Charles Grodin are highlighted while noting May’s balance of serious tone with humor. Four Nights of a Dreamer by Bresson is praised as an intimate, simple love story with lifelike characters. Baby Doll, Kazan’s drama, is lauded for powerful performances and restrained handling of controversial themes despite church opposition.
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Sutton Theatre
Elaine May
Neil Simon
Bruce Jay Friedman
Simon
Ms. May
Mike Nichol
Arthur Hiller
Elaine
Hiller
Lenny
Lerffig
Lula i
Jeanne Berlin
Anne Bancroft
Kelly
Cybill Shepherd
Ms May
Charles Grodin
Robert Bresson
The
Art Theatre
Greenwich Village
Bresson
Seine
New York
Baronet Theatre
Eli Wallach
Malden
Wallach
Baby Doll
Karl Malden
Ms Baker
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Isabel Weingarter
Guillaume Des Forets
Robert Breason