Barry Lyndon: A feast for the eye not mind
The review opines Kubrick's Barry Lyndon lavishly pictures 18th century settings with sumptuous visuals but offers a slow plot and thin substance. Ryan O Neill impresses as Barry while Marisa Berenson embodies Lady Lyndon. the film is praised for its color and period atmosphere but cited as a surface-heavy, less vigorous adaptation.
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Stanley Kubrick
Barry Lyndon
Kubrick
Redman Barry
Ryan O’neill
Barry
California
O’neill
Marisa Berenson
Lady Lyndon
Gainsborough
Stuart England
William Makepiece Thackerary
Public TV breaks fame gap as fundraising soars
Public television shifts from a neglected budget line to a money maker as Festival 76 raises over 7.8 million for PBS stations from March 7 to 21, surpassing last year’s 5 million. PBS President Lawrence K. Grossman says a new era sees public TV rivaling commercial broadcasting in national reach and support.
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UPI
Festival ’76
Public Television
PBS
Public Telvision
Grossman
Edith Piaf
Piaf
Wwnt Public Television
Cohoes Festival presents dances theatre and music lineup
Cohoes Music Hall hosts its second Spring Community Arts Festival from April 21 to May 2, featuring non professional groups in dance theatre and music. Highlights include Electronic Body Arts opening night, Colonie Triune Players staging The Contrast, Schenectady Symphony Chamber Players bicentennial program, Troy Musical Arts finale, and a May 1 street fair with crafts and youth theatre. Tickets and details via 237-7700.
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Cohoes
N.Y
Cohoes Music Hall
Electronic Body Arts
Colonie Triune Players
Schenectady Symphony Chamber Players
Carol Randles
Jane Bucci
Wallingford Riegger
Troy Musical Arts
Musical Art Club
Music Hall
Marilyn Abrams
Robert Boggs
Remsen Street
Playwrights Production Company
Ballet Workshop
New School of Ballet of
Schenectady
Phyllis Marmein
Bethel Baptist Church Concert Choir
Arbor Hill Community Center
Year of Illusions review highlights 1776 themes
Fleming discusses the 1776 year in his book review of Year of Illusions. He notes George Washington’s quip on mankind and observes divided public reaction to Bicentennial hype and commercial promotion, while hinting at broader reflections on the era.
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George Washington
Thomas Fleming
Fleming
Lexington
North America
Boston
Quebec
Florida
Britain
England
Fleming's 1776 revisionist look at American ideals
Fleming argues 1776 exposed American flaws rather than heroic unity. He details mass defections, weak Congress, and costly misjudgments while highlighting George Washington as the lone steady figure. The critique asks modern readers to confront corruption and fallibility to better shape the nation in 1976.
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Fleming
Continental Congress
George Washington
America
The Buffalo Show spoofs bicentennial at Dartmouth
Dartmouth drama presents The Buffalo Show a witty montage of bad taste and music spoofing America’s bicentennial. Grant Moran Tom Beebee wrote the script with music by Michael Canick. Sioban Harlow directs with Canick and Ross Eatman handling musical direction. Five performances run April 21 23 and 23 24 at Hopkins Center Warner Bentley Theater. Tickets go on sale April 12 at the Hopkins Center Box Office.
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N.H
America
Dartmouth
Hopkins Center
Wild Bill
Buffalo
Warner Bentley Theater
Department of Drama At
Marcus Heiman
Grant Moran
Tom Beebee
Michael Canick
Buffalo Show
West
Sioban Harlow
Canick
Ross Eatman
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