Word: comical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gingrich taught his acolytes "our rhythm and style," how to use his serrated language to cut their opponents; Democrats were to be described as traitors and with such adjectives as sick, corrupt and bizarre. Gingrich eventually became such a cult figure among young Republicans that supporters considered publishing a comic book with him as the hero fighting bureaucratic bloat...
...most famous names to come to the show," says Corliss. "And they usually do." In addition to "Sense and Sensibility," other nominees for best dramatic picture include: "Apollo 13," "Braveheart," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Leaving Las Vegas." In the category of best musical or comic motion picture, nominees are: "The American President," "Babe," "Get Shorty," "Sabrina," and "Toy Story." The 53rd annual awards show will be broadcast by NBC on January...
...most famous names to come to the show," says Corliss. "And they usually do." In addition to "Sense and Sensibility," other nominees for best dramatic picture include: "Apollo 13," "Braveheart," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Leaving Las Vegas." In the category of best musical or comic motion picture, nominees are: "The American President," "Babe," "Get Shorty," "Sabrina," and "Toy Story." The 53rd annual awards show will be broadcast by NBC on January...
...elaborately dressed kids' movie--about a board game that sucks its players into a perilous jungle overrun by lions, rhinos, monkeys, crocodiles and spiders--spends so much time on the how of special effects that it neglects the why of characterization. Jumanji wastes the gifts of two terrific comic actors, Robin Williams and David Alan Grier, and some other good people (Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt). Like the viewer, everyone on-screen pretty much sits back, gets strapped in and takes a bumpy techno-thrill ride through a haunted house...
...real story turns out not be about about some engorged septuagenarian, but about an old man with a great deal of baggage who is trying to die. That he cannot is alternately comic and deeply poignant. He is a man with issues: his family splintered after his hero brother was shot down in World War II, he has run from two marriages, and the specter of sexual dysfunction plagues him. Sabbath is haphazardly confronting his past; he is putting his affairs in order...