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Show Movie review -. I I "WUSA" - contemporary muctcraker WUSA" has to be one of the best muckrakers since Sinclair Lewis's novel "The Jungle." This film, thoughts contemporary and highly relevant. The story centers around the Rheinhardt, simply by working for WUSA, is involved with the movement. But, as far as he's concerned, he's neutral. He wants to take no stands pro or con the movement. To him, it's just a job. To his employers, to Geraldine, to his social-worker neighbor, its much more. It's a revolution-in revolutionary times. The time is 970-now. "WUSA" could be happening anywhere. The picture itself stressed the susceptability of the West. Follow Neil Diamond down as he sings "Glory Road." Could it be State Street? YouV wks to find J1 Jong "WUSA" is The Capitol Theater peopl have confidence in Z' for good reason. , : Better .vV n F life of a segment in a tranceint named Rheinhardt (Paul Newman) who becomes involved in one of the modern "movements." "move-ments." This is a unique movement, however, very unique and highly sophisticated. The leaders of the movement are out to take over the country with a platform of a return to a refined, more liberal form of the "good, old" patriotism. They own a radio station which they use to spread . their propaganda. The setting of the story is New Orleans. Rheinhardt is in town with no place to stay. One night, outside of a bar (there's a lot of boozing in this story), he strikes up a conversation with a prostitute, prosti-tute, named Geraldine (Joanne Woodward). When he gets a job with WUSA, the movement's red-white-and blue radio station, he rents and apartment and she moves in with him. |