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...What's changed in the quarter-century since I first saw this movie? Possibly my sense of humor. I didn't find "Life of Brian," at least the 30 min. Passion section, much fun this time. The sextet devoted way too much ribaldry to speech impediments and Jesus' termagant mum, and the filmmaking craft, which I'd remembered as spiffy, now looked slack. Only the strong central metaphor remains: of a fellow who is mistaken for Christ and crucified. "The Last Temptation of Christ" has a similar theme: a man slowly discovers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jesus Christ Movie Star | 2/29/2004 | See Source »

...drop-out William Randolph Hearst, Class of 1886, snubbed Harvard fundraisers after forming the nation’s largest media empire. Hearst instead financed the castle of the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dropout Gates Drops In To Talk | 2/27/2004 | See Source »

...locked up (Best Film: Lord of the Rings, Best Actor: Sean Penn, Best Actress: Charlize Theron, etc.), and with no known child rapist in the running for this year’s directing honor, viewers will have to rely on Billy Crystal to boost the show’s humor and intelligence quotient...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Recasting Oscar | 2/27/2004 | See Source »

...actors’ natural onscreen chemistry is certainly the most impressive aspect of the character-driven comedy, which is funny, but neither matches the all-too-relatable humor of Meet The Parents nor the unprecedented, out-there hilarity of Zoolander. The movie has several memorable moments—including a surprise cameo appearance by another famous comedian—but it is mostly the crazy characters and the vibrant, laidback ’70s atmosphere that garners real laughter...

Author: By Christine Ajudua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Stiller and Wilson, Starsky and Hutch | 2/27/2004 | See Source »

First thing you notice about a guy? His teeth, smile, humor and skin condition – in that order...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoped | 2/26/2004 | See Source »

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