
Playboy. October 1972.

Playboy. October 1972.
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Kes. Ken Loach.
Sight and Sound. August 1969.
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Something called Disneyland After Dark really rubbed Films and Filming the wrong way. The “fun watching others having fun” bit really hits the nail on the head and the whole concept of going somewhere (namely, an amusement park) to Have Fun has always left me cold. Also, that “bizarre quartet of sub-teenagers” seem to be The Osmonds.
September 1962.

September 1971.

March 1972.
Playboy magazine wasn’t too impressed with McCartney’s early post-fabs offerings.
And they liked Wild Life more than Ram. On what planet does that go on?
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Chicago journalist Roger Ebert with Carole Myer. 1980.
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