Bad Company review lacks moral center and misreads odyssey
The film follows Drew Dixon and Jake Rumsey fleeing conscription, becoming outlaws seeking Virginia City. Benton and Newman trade cynicism for a cold, stylized odyssey that foregrounds friendship over purpose, failing to connect emotionally yet worth seeing at the Playboy in Chicago during the New York Film Festival run.
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Drew Dixon
Barry Brown
Jake Rumsey
Jeff Bridges
Drew
Jake
Virginia City
Robert Benton
David Newman
Benton
Newman
Chicago
Playboy
Fat City critique notes Huston's detachment hurts boxing scenes
A sharp critique argues John Huston distorts action in Fat City by cutting away at key moments and using an omniscient camera. The review cites Andrew Sarris and Leonard Gardner's script as over literary and notes Ernie as the only sympathetic character amid a film lacking pace and emotional handle.
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Stacy Keach
Jeff Bridges
Kris Kristofferson
Huston
Andrew Sarris
Leonard Gardner
Ernie
Oma
Susan Tyrrell
Premises Premises Salute To Portugal at Second City
In its 44th review The Second City offers a crisp funny show led by Jim Fisher Joseph O Flaherty Harold Ramis David Rasche Ann Rierson and Eugenie Ross Leming The skits lampoon topics from women s lib Nixon reelection and street crime with strong improv bits The finale a Bunny Busby style musical mocks male chauvinism to wide audience delight
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Ron Offer
Second City
Portugal
Jim Fisher
Joseph O’flaherty
Harold Ramis
David Rasche
Ann Rierson
Eugenie Ross - Leming
Bob Crome
CTA
WFMT
Daley-Singer
Bunny Busby
Mel Spinney
After the Thin Man at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club screens the mystery thriller After the Thin Man with William Powell Myrna Loy and James Stewart at 8 30 p m Saturday Nov 11 at 5480 S Kenwood The event titled Brats and B Movies includes a Peter Sellers short The Case of the Makkinese Battle Horn and bratwurst with refreshments Tickets are 5 per person and available by calling Fay Isenberg MI 3 4062
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William Powell
Myrna Loy
James Stewart
Hyde Park
S. Kenwood
Fay Isenberg
MI 3
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