Word: knighting
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Rehearsal is upbeat. In the third hour, the cast is still adding new lines to the script (“Have you heard about the vegetarian knight? He likes war and peas.”) and trying out different rap poses...
...most surprising loss of this first round was the very high-profile "Dark Knight Strikes Again," Frank Miller's sequel to his extraordinary 1986 book, "The Dark Knight Returns." I came prepared to argue against including this top-selling but second-rate work (see TIME.comix review) only to have my criticisms trumped by the outright scorn of the other judges. With the bitterness of a jilted fan, and unconsciously echoing the Simpsons' Comic-book-guy, one of them dismissed it as "the worst Frank Miller book ever...
...comic subtext revolves around the servants in Olivia’s household. The lanky England plays Aguecheek, a bumbling knight who hopes to marry Olivia, with the perfect amount of goofiness and obliviousness. He’s complimented well by Sweeney as the libidinous Sir Toby who is constantly in trouble—yet always lovable—for his drunken ways...
This is incredible. It seems Simmons’ (or Witz’s) real accomplishment was getting Gentiles to believe that he was actually some Satan-worshipping lunatic. Think KISS stands for “Knight In Satan’s Service?” It actually stands for “Kosher Israeli Scams Suckers...
...last speech had invoked Arab grandeur, Iraqi patriotism and Islamic ideals, tapping into old dreams as Saddam cast himself as a latter-day Saladdin, the Muslim warrior who drove the Crusaders out of Jerusalem. The footage of his walkabout had likewise sought to portray him as the valiant Arab knight. The footage showed Iraqis mobbing Saddam, chanting his praises and bending to kiss his hand. As a pistol in a leather holster dangled from his belt, Saddam pumped his fist in a power salute and wiped away what might have been a tear...