Straw Dogs review questions if manhood hinges on violence
The critique weighs Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, noting superb performances by Dustin Hoffman and Susan George while debating whether the film endorses violence as manhood. It traces David Swuner’s transformation from timid intellectual to a man defending his home as villagers invade, ending with the tragedy of his actions and the hollow meaning of becoming a man.
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Sam Pekinpah
Dustin Hoffman
Susan George
Sam Pekinpan
David Swuner
Hoffman
America
Cornwall
Amy
David
Totpurt Company
Latiltobler
Liberace to perform matinee and evening at Saratoga Arts Center
SPAC schedule announces Liberace returning to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs New York on Sunday July 9 with a matinee and an evening show. The event marks his only local appearance of the summer and highlights his flamboyant stage persona and lavish stage props.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Liberace
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Krown
Liza Minnelli Reflects On Judy Garland Life
Liza Minnelli, in a rare tribute, discusses her mother Judy Garland’s life saying she had the best life and was never bored. She notes Garland’s talent and influence, mentions Minnelli’s rising showbiz career, and references a new Deans biography of Garland.
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Gay Pauley
UPK
SMW York
UPI
Sze Minelli
Ufe
Judy Garland
Miss Minelli
Judy
Ona
Liza
Fidelio and Classic Recordings Highlight a Busy Concert Year
New York reports mix of Beethoven Fidelio notes and classic reissues. Karajan leads a fine Fidelio with Berlin Philharmonic, while Seraphim and Angel label releases revive Wagner Die Walkure and Mahlers Song of the Earth with stellar casts. Elvis Presley returns to Las Vegas scene drawing renewed praise, with Elvis Now featuring Until Its Time for You to Go and Put Your Hand in the Hand. Roger Miller’s King of the Road era is sampled in The Best of Roger Miller.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
New York
UPI
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Beethoven
Herbert von Karajan
Angel
Berlin Philharmonic ‘Orchestra
SCL
Angle
Seraphim
Wagner
William D. Laffler
Elvis Presley
Las Vegas
Presley
Elvis
Sam Hildebrand
Bufly Sainte-Marie
Imperials
Nashville
Roger Miller
Mercury
Bobby McGee
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A compact list of noted titles and authors including WES OF WAR by Bermont Jouk WHEELS by Arthur Hailey THE DAY OF THE JACKAL by Frederick Forsyth RABBIT REDUX by John Updike THE EXORCIST by William P. Blatty THE BETSY by Harold Robbins THE ASSASSINS by Ela Karen MESSAGE FROM MALAGA by Helen Mecrones OUR GANG by Philip Roth NEMESIS by Agatha Christie THE GAME OF THE FOXES by Ladisla Farego TRACY AND HEPBURN by Garson Kanin THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS by F Lee Bailey and Harvey Aronson BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE by Dee Brown JENNIE, YO. 2 by Ralph G. Marlin THE MOON'S A BALLOON by David Niven.
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Bermont
Jouk
Arthur Hailey
Day OF the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth Rabbit
John Updike
Willian P. Blatty
Betsy
Harold Robbins
Ela Karen
Malaga
Helen Mecrones
OUR Gang
Philip Roth
Agatha Christie
Nonlelion
Eleanor and
Franklin
Joseph P. Lash
the Foxes
Ladisla Farego Tracy
Hepburn
Garson Kannin
F. Lee Bailey
Harvey Aronson
Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
Jennie
Ralph G. Marlin
David Niven
Ritz Theater rebounds with long restoration for Broadway use
Broadway restoration at the Ritz Theater on West 48th Street revives its storied stage history. The 51 year old building hosted hits and stars, later serving as a radio and TV hub before drifting into adult films and vaudeville, now leased for new productions including Gwen Verdon in Children! Children! and plans for The Day of the Dolphin film adaptation.
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UPI
New York
UPL
Broadway
Ritz Theater
West Bth Street
Columbia Broadcasting Sustan
National Broadcasting Company
Ritz
American Broadcasting Company
ABC
Arthur Whitelaw
Seth Harrison
Ben Gerard
Gwen Verdon
Mike Nichols
Buck Henry
Joseph F. Levine
Robert Merle
Jean
Nichols
Homan Palansky
United Artists
Franklin Schaffner
Levine
Richard A. Roth
Keene Jazz Icon Mary Lou Williams To Headline Keene State Concert
Keene New Hampshire Mary Lou Williams renowned pianist arranger and composer will perform at Keene State College next Thursday night March 23 in the Brown Room of the Student Union. Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for students and children with KSC ID. Tickets available at Main Street entrance. An art exhibit Jazz and Painting runs at Thorne Art Gallery with Williams works and a reception after the show.
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Mary Lou Wilkins
Keene State College
Mies Williams
Brown
KSC
Williams
Duke Elrington
Atlanta
John Willigma
Williuns
Andy Kirk
Clouds of Joy
Mary Lou
Combo
Kirk
Miss Wiliams
Ellington
Benny
Louis Armatron
Tommy Dorsey
Glenn Gray
Cab Calloway
Hob
Crosby
Goodman
England
France
Germany
Holand
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
British Musicians Union
Thorne Art Gallery
Miss Williams
Friends of the
Billie Holliday
Myles Davis
Lester Young
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