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Meantime, the local tyrant, Lord Farquaad, has been torturing the Gingerbread Man. "No, not my buttons, not my gumdrop buttons!" his brave but hapless victim piteously cries. Just why his lordship takes such violent umbrage at fairy-tale creatures is not clear. But he decrees that they all be exiled from his kingdom to Shrek's fen, which irritates the monster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Monstrously Good | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

Then again, the Crimson didn't need to bring its 'A' game to compete with the woeful and hapless...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hot Crimson Softball Rips UC | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...better known for his wholesome family fare than suggestive romance, and his skill at putting together anything more than a completely innocent work is greatly doubtful. With the utterly harmless Beatty as the romantic lead, even the cleavage shots lose their steaminess. Diane Keaton as his hapless wife and Goldie Hawn as a longtime friend round out the leading roles. Even with its all-star cast, Town and Country has had a long and arduous journey through the Hollywood studio system. Costing an estimated $80 million to make—a far cry from the minimalist budgets...

Author: By Stanley P. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Also This Week: An Adventure in the 'Country' | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...Arabian horse troupe, which are treated with utmost respect and humanity on the stage. While the horse routine is good, it is not spectacular; the dogs are much more amusing and entertaining to watch as they jump around suitcases tricking the scene’s prissy socialite and the hapless hotel valet (Pascale and Mike Sanger...

Author: By Adriana Martinez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Day at the Circus | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...eight. Never abandoning his lifelong goal of finding his family, the adult Dirt fends for himself by working as a janitor in a Los Angeles radio station. Constantly derided for his blatant white trashiness, the station’s producers can’t help but noticing the hapless Joe, and soon bring him on the air as fodder for the sardonic wit of shock-jock Zander Kelly (Dennis Miller, essentially playing himself). Kelly relishes in ridiculing Joe, but through his questioning, Dirt’s sad life story is revealed...

Author: By John PAUL M. fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grime and Punishment | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

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