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...comedy and even the emotion isn’t in the chaos, it’s in the occasional clever lines surrounding it. The shouts of Toder and others certainly bring energy, but they spark less of Durang’s inspired lunacy and more memories of relatives picking awkward fights at Thanksgiving. The gunshots, yells, and moans of pain become something the viewer has to sit through in order to hear Et’s hilarious school play on American history (which includes such roles as “famous black person,” the inventor of peanuts...
...actress and her bohemian lifestyle - that proved their breakout hit, winning four César awards and an Academy Award nomination. Their latest (and Jaoui's second turn behind the camera after The Taste of Others) is Comme une Image (Look at Me), the story of Lolita, an awkward young woman, and her father, Etienne, a self - obsessed celebrity author. As Lolita brings other people into her father's orbit, their efforts to become part of his clique cause marriages to crumble and friendships to implode. Darker and more nuanced than The Taste of Others, Look at Me picked...
...will sit amongst 8 to 12 year-old girls and painfully awkward older men who, surprisingly, come alone. Yes, her group of friends includes a sassy black girl, a goofy white guy and an ambiguously ethnic love interest. But Hilary Duff, star of Raise Your Voice, surprisingly sheds her Teen Disney roots, giving an uneven yet charming performance as Terri Fletcher, small-town girl whisked away from commonplace and complacency when she lands admission to the prestigious Bristol Hill School of Music in L.A. You’ve undoubtedly seen Raise Your Voice before: this film is formula-driven, from...
Despite these glowing remarks, however, FM still has to wonder about the potentially awkward situations that might arise. Lum hasn’t busted a party yet because, according to her, “There hasn’t been occasion for that yet.” And, since Lum graduated a year early by taking advanced standing, many of her own friends are still seniors in the College. To avoid the risk of running into any of her freshmen while out on a weekend night, Lum says “I’ve opted...
...ways. It is very similar to his position on American troop strength in Iraq. Bush, he says, was wrong not to listen to General Eric Shinseki, who said several hundred thousand troops were necessary to do the job. But Kerry doesn't favor sending more troops. Indeed, he drops awkward hints about bringing troops home. He later compounded his tax felony--and reinforced his eerie similarities to Bush the Elder--by making a read-my-lips promise not to raise taxes on the middle class...