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 |  |  | #501 |  | For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments.  Astonished at the wonderful
 power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous
 and bad music may be put on record forever.
 -- Sir Arthur Sullivan, message to Edison, 1888
 
 |  |  |  | #502 |  | For the next hour, WE will control all that you see and hear. 
 |  |  |  | #503 |  | Forms follow function, and often obliterate it. 
 |  |  |  | #504 |  | FORTUNE DISCUSSES THE OBSCURE FILMS: #12 
 O.E.D.:				David Lean, 1969, 3 hours 30 min.
 
 Lean's version of the Oxford Dictionary has been accused of
 shallowness in its treatment of a complete work.  Omar Sharif
 tends to overact as aardvark, but Alec Guiness is solid in
 the role of abbacy.  As usual, the photography is stunning.
 With Julie Christie.
 
 |  |  |  | #505 |  | FORTUNE DISCUSSES THE OBSCURE FILMS: #3 
 MIRACLE ON 42ND STREET:
 Santa Claus, in the off season, follows his heart's desire and
 tries to make it big on Broadway.  Santa sings and dances his way
 into your heart.
 
 |  |  |  | #506 |  | FORTUNE DISCUSSES THE OBSCURE FILMS: #5 
 THE ATOMIC GRANDMOTHER:
 This humorous but heart-warming story tells of an elderly woman
 forced to work at a nuclear power plant in order to help the family
 make ends meet.  At night, granny sits on the porch, tells tales
 of her colorful past, and the family uses her to cook barbecues
 and to power small electrical appliances.  Maureen Stapleton gives
 a glowing performance.
 
 |  |  |  | #507 |  | FORTUNE DISCUSSES THE OBSCURE FILMS: #9 
 THE PARKING PROBLEM IN PARIS:	Jean-Luc Godard, 1971, 7 hours 18 min.
 
 Godard's meditation on the topic has been described as
 everything from "timeless" to "endless."  (Remade by Gene
 Wilder as NO PLACE TO PARK.)
 
 |  |  |  | #508 |  | FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL:		#37 Can you name the seven seas?
 Antartic, Artic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian,
 North Pacific, South Pacific.
 Can you name the seven dwarfs from Snow White?
 Doc, Dopey, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy and Bashful.
 
 |  |  |  | #509 |  | Fremen add life to spice! 
 |  |  |  | #510 |  | FROM THE DESK OF Dorothy Gale
 
 Auntie Em:
 Hate you.
 Hate Kansas.
 Taking the dog.
 Dorothy
 
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