Death and new pornography review of Death Wish
Geoffrey Chapman argues Death Wish celebrates murder as entertainment and fuels a new pornography of violence. He labels Bronson's vigilante film as sensational but morally empty, praising decency yet praising slaughter, and fears audiences cheer bloodshed while box office riches grow for stars like Bronson and Eastwood.
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Noted folk singer Margaret MacArthur to perform here
Margaret MacArthur will perform at the Park-McCullough House in North Bennington Sunday at 4 p.m. If weather allows the show will be outside with her son Daniel MacArthur on guitar. The Vermont arts community recognizes her as a leading figure in American folk music and notes her cross country performances and collaborations with other musicians.
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Judge rules Deep Throat not obscene in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled that the films Deep Throat Devil in Miss Jones and Behind the Green Door are not obscene. Judge Vincent R Brogna said the state failed to prove the works were patently offensive as defined by law. The ruling came as Suffolk Middlesex and Worcester counties filed injunctions to halt showings in Boston Stoneham and Fitchburg.
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Harte Diahann Carroll James Earl Jones film review roundup
In Claudine at Harte, New Yorker call it funny cheeky and successful. Death Wish at Twin Cinemas II earns an R rating. Sleeper Bananas Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex etc at Cinema II. Capra festival double bills at Mt Anthony High School and Clark Institute. The Tamarind Seed praised for intrigue and craft. Times via local outlets Harte Cinemas Manchester numbers.
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Harte
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Television Highlights and Previews Tonight
NBC pre-empts Sierra for a one hour Tornado documentary on Xenia Ohio. NBC 10 p.m. Movin On follows Sonny and Will as two convicts capture them. ABC 10 p.m. Mortal Sin features a priest hearing a murderer confession in Harry O.
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