Word: ems
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...goofball satyrs are taking a break. (The reigning producer of R-rated comedy has two movies opening toward the shank of the summer.) Fallible, ordinarily engaging, human-size, earthbound characters just don't measure up when the weather turns warmer. We need another hero, and lots of 'em, the bigger, stronger and cartoonier the better...
...hour running time. But people still don’t seem to be complaining. That’s because the Apatow humor aesthetic is founded upon the riff. Riffs are all about timing and sequence, and to get people into stitches you need to keep ’em coming. The writers of these films seem to be hyper-conscious of this fact—and the effect is that they can leave the viewer in a bit of a comedic haze upon viewing. I remember leaving “Knocked Up” amused, not remembering what exactly...
...Depression-era bank robbers die in a hail of bullets, is balletically graceful but horrifyingly brutal. According to Benton, it wasn’t until Newsweek’s Joe Morgenstern retracted his original review, which had called the film “a squalid shoot-’em-up,” that “Bonnie and Clyde” got any positive press. Film critic Pauline Kael’s fervid defense of the film in The New Yorker raised her status from lauded critic to legendary cultural bellwether. By 1997, the American Film Institute...
...face at the final table. Several big-name poker players appear as themselves in the film, including Phil “The Unabomber” Laak and Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari. Actress Jennifer Tilly, who won the 2005 Ladies No Limit Hold’em competition, plays Karen “Razor” Jones. Although she is only featured in a few scenes, Tilly gives by far the best performance in the film, using her acting skills and gambling know-how to capture the sassiness and charisma of a professional poker player. If Cates...
...cool...I never been biased when it come to any kind of music you know, I’m sure they gon’ have they fans out there, they fans gon’ love me, if not, we gon’ make ‘em love me. And it’s likewise, my fans may love what they do. So we’ll see what happens, though it’s definitely gon’ be fun I think...