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Word: banalities (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...These movies, like "Best in Show," are about people lost in their banal dreams, and their appeal depends on not calling attention to their silliness, on permitting them to maintain their premises. This is something Guest is good at. He says the idea for his new film arose at a dog park where he took his own pooches. He liked the "very low-key nice people" but noticed that their discussions about dogs "sounded like they were about children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lord of Losers | 9/27/2000 | See Source »

...first problem lies in the implication that the call for court subdivision raises: the questioning of judicial competency, which could be extended indefinitely to apply to even the most banal of cases and which could set an uncomfortable precedent. How many judges in this country hold medical degrees, majored in psychology, or have a background in forensic science? And yet, judges are called upon daily to evaluate factual material that can include medical records, the mental state of a defendant, or DNA evidence--all of which are probably better understood by an expert in each of those respective fields. Does...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: No Need for High-Tech Courts | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

...recently opened its first "Fight Club" to serve America's untroubled yet troubled marital population. Our series of weekend-vacation workshops not only touches on the Big Five--money, sex, children, time and in-laws--but, more important, teaches couples to unearth the antagonistic possibilities buried within their most banal interactions. ammo's workshops are limited to an enrollment of eight. The following fall 2000 sessions are currently open for enrollment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marital Strife--You Have To Work At It | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...complexity of the situation, the events that take place within The Well are surprisingly banal. With writer's block, infidelity, regret, self-discovery, even a little touch of Dr. Freud, the text fails to offer any insight into our collective behavior, instead settling into the track established by the semi-omniscient narrator/bartender. This approach creates an atmosphere that makes IBOC seem like a lost episode of The Twilight Zone...

Author: By Matthew Hudson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Clocking Time | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

...Woody fan, you'll probably adore Small Time Crooks - it's 100%, unabashedly indulgent Woody Allen. If you're new to the Allen canon, Small Time Crooks is actually a good place to start. From the first frame you'll realize how much you've been missing - and how banal every other type of comedy seems in comparison...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Greatest Film of Small Time | 5/5/2000 | See Source »

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