44 Years Later Remake Treats Kong Well
Film review of the 1974 King Kong remake starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. notes updated plot changes from the original, praises performances, visual effects, and pacing while noting a less definitive ending and PG rating adjustments. mentions Dino De Laurentiis as producer and box office context.
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Jeff Bridges
Jesten Lange
Charles ‘Grodin
Potenount Pictures
Hollywood
Kong
DeLaurentiis
Charles Grodin
Jessica Lange
Byl
Lange
Dwan
Air charged at Zekler's Arco station in McKees Rocks
In suburban McKees Rocks, Zekler's Arco station began selling four minutes of air for tires about four months ago to improve safety and reduce free-ride traffic. Denny Czepial reports some customers protest while others pay a quarter. regulars and cyclists may receive free fills. The machine's reliability is questioned as a drop in air traffic follows the policy, yet overall business is not greatly harmed.
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API
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Arco
McKees Rocks
Denny Czepial
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Toner
Theaters Show Saturday Screenings Across Town
Roosevelts theater lists showings for Mow Over Mere King Kong and The Pink Panther Strikes Again with times from 12:20 to 9:46. Other venues present Norman Is That You and The Marathon Man plus Two Minute Warning and local features at Eastown Fastown and Makion with varied schedules.
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Cedar Rapids
Jong
Dino DeLaurentis
King Kong
Norman
Eastown
Goldwater seeks U S aid for Mexico's peso crisis
Senator Barry Goldwater urged President Ford to provide financial assistance to Mexico. He argued that an earlier $80 million aid could have saved the peso and warned that Mexico’s currency remains in trouble, stressing the need to avoid economic instability.
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Aciz
Barry Goldwater
R-Arz
Ford
Mexico
Goldwater
White House
Blue Bird film review notes misfires and magical allegory
The piece critiques a George Cukor film The Blue Bird starring Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor with Patsy Kensit. It describes misfired allegory where happiness lies in one’s backyard, uneven pacing and weak dream sequences that fail to lift the narrative despite strong visuals and costume design.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Ava Gardner
Cicely Tyson
Jane Fostia
Loud Lookiniond
Paty Kensit
20Th Century-fox
George Cukor
Stage 4
Hollywood
Tylyl
Podd Lookinland
Myltyl
Patsy Kensit
BBC Names New Director-General
BBC appoints Ian Trothawait as the next director general to succeed Sir Charles Curran who retires in October. The announcement comes from London.
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Lonbon
APY
British Broadcasting Corp
Ian Trothawait
Hewall
Charles Curran
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