Word: hatter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...woven from multiple fixations with Lewis Carroll's classic. There is Phoebe, who knows the book cover to cover, thanks, at least in part, to her mother, who has been unsuccessfully working on a dissertation on perversions in Alice for long enough to have taken on a twitchy, Mad Hatter-like look herself. Then there is Phoebe's drama teacher, Miss Dodger (Patricia Clarkson), who approaches directing an elementary school production of Alice with the dedication of Bertolt Brecht. Miss Dodger wears her hair in severe braids wrapped around her head, which have apparently squeezed all affect...
...keeps interfering with the compelling, modern story about a child who needs help but isn't getting it. Barnz's intent isn't always clear. For instance, are all the adults in the movie meant to be as unhinged, baffling incomprehensible and irritating as the guests at the Mad Hatter's tea party? That's how Clarkson and Campbell Scott, as Phoebe's principal, seem to be playing...
...stand out from the crowd,” said Upstairs on the Square pastry chef Jacob Leighman, gesturing toward the “Mad Hatter Cake,” iced in the restaurant’s signature colors of white, pink, and purple...
...look and play the part of merrymakers, the crowd was given bags of props, all courtesy of corporate America. Red Mad Hatter hats had "Chevy" stamped on them. This year there was "wordfetti": pieces of cardboard, a bit smaller than calling cards, with the words CELEBRATE, LOVE, PEACE, PLAY and DANCE printed on them. On the back was the logo of Target, which also sponsored those glasses in the shape of a 2007, with the zeroes for eye holes (a clever design that will become obsolete in 2010). DiscoverCard had its brand on the ginchiest bit of couture, a fringed...
...into overstatement despite the outrageousness of the characters surrounding her. And indeed, there is not a weak member in this ensemble. Each actor—even the silent ones—brings enormous energy to the role. Especially strong scenes are the tea party—where the Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Doormouse (Jess R. Burkle ’06, Jen H. Rugani ’07, and Masha O. Godina ’08) deliver their lines with flawless timing—and the exchanges between Alice and the Red and White Queens, played to perfection by Mary...