The Front creates a haunted look at McCarthy era fear
The Front examines the McCarthy period through Howard Prince a failed bookmaker who becomes a front for scripts by blacklisted writers. Martin Ritt directs with Walter Bernstein writing a comic yet conscience driven film that probes fear humiliation and ideological blacklist in Hollywood.
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Sightless opera singer confronts reluctant conductors
John di Francesco, blind tenor and educator at the California School for the Blind, says some Bay Area conductors refuse to direct him despite his four language singing ability and mastery of 60 operatic rules. He transcribes Braille scores with help from his wife and performs with the San Francisco Bach Choir.
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Film Fes Shuns Japanese Sex Film In Realm of the Senses
New York Film Festival officials decide not to show the film In the Realm of the Senses after the U S Customs Service asks for a reexamination following a preview. The work by Nagisa Oshima centers on explicit sex scenes and a graphic ending that troubled authorities. A Times preview labeled the film tedious and repetitious and the final minutes intolerable.
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