Word: humorousness
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...artistic aspects.” All eight of Mograbi’s films focus on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, particularly on how the constant violence between the two territories impacts their residents. Mograbi is well-known for adding incongruous elements to his films, including dark humor and his own musings, which often reflect his pacifist views. He says that his aversion to violence began to develop after a stint as a reserve soldier in 1983, when he refused to fight in the war between Israel and Lebanon. “I thought the war was initiated...
...Love Happens,” Dr. Burke Ryan encounters many unorthodox ways of dealing with grief. A woman bakes her late husband’s favorite oatmeal raisin cookies garnished with his ashes. Another makes a mold of her dead husband’s penis. Unfortunately, these moments of humor in the midst of tragedy are set against a backdrop of an utterly predictable romance. “Love Happens” traces a hackneyed storyline—complete with dramatic slow-clap in the final scene—but ultimately entertains thanks to the strength of its dead...
...fancies. When the dentist’s secretary pauses a plot-advancing conversation to ask Doc’s friend—“Excuse me, . . . is that a slice of pizza on your hat?” —the irksomeness of the interruption overshadows the humor of his response (“Oh wow, thanks man, I’ve been lookin [sic] all over for that…”)Some of the author’s old tricks still dazzle though, as when Doc buys “Wyatt Earp?...
...latest movie, “The Informant!” provide a fuller transformation, albeit a less flattering one. The movie itself is also more substantial than “Ocean’s Thirteen,” but despite a promising setup and a solid cast, the humor in “The Informant!” wears thin before long.The film is based on the true story of Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), an executive at the Archer Daniels-Midland agricultural company who worked as an informant for the FBI in the early 90s. At the movie?...
...those of you who missed it—or were too creeped out to go—FlyBy swung by the semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine’s intro comp meeting last night, a smoke-filled affair that featured a bit of lore, a bit of hyperbole, and, well, a damn nice building (or at least part...