Word: dulling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Except for the "Courtney Players" of the Showboat this movie is completely uninspired, with dull places in it that seem to go on forever. The Players are extremely amusing, however, and are worth sitting through the rest...
...Lilly but casts her out when he finds what she is up to. The dying Marius, in a last effort to get away from his disciples and his own failure, gets Saul to promise he will take him to Africa. Andrew, unable to write a sincere play without being dull, drowns himself...
After Eton, Oxford seemed dull. His family was off in India where his father was serving as Governor of Bengal and the bright spots in Antony's life were skiing vacations in Switzerland. He was "sent down" for a fortnight for playing in a roulette game, worried his distant family by his frank reports of dissipation ("No wonder people get drunk at Oxford! It is a silly life!"). But he won his "blue" for boxing, made more friends, did some studying and began to think for himself. His first encounter with Carlyle did not impress him: "What a queer...
Nothing better illustrates the fallacy of the "big double bill" type of program than the current offering at the Paramount and Fenway. "The Widow from Monte Carlo" tries so hard to be a smart, sophisticated, gay comedy, and it falls flat with a dull thud that resounds throughout the theatre...
...most part his work gives the impression of crudeness of execution, notably "Falls at Scheffelhausen", which might almost be called modernistic in its conception; its harsh dynamic lines suggest symbolism or impressionism. "Pass of Faido" seems dark, stark, and dreary, and is painted in dull grey and browns. "Looking down from Florence toward Lucca" is Ruskin's sole really vivid contribution; done with sweeping dabs of blue and green, it is startling and very effective...