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...good idea. The first game I try--Miyamoto walks me through it, which to a gamer is the rough equivalent of getting to trade bons mots with Jerry Seinfeld--is a Warioware title (Wario being Mario's shorter, fatter evil twin). It consists of dozens of manic five-second mini games in a row. They're geared to the Japanese gaming sensibility, which has a zany, cartoonish, game-show bent. In one hot minute, I use the controller to swat a fly, do squat-thrusts as a weight lifter, turn a key in a lock, catch a fish, drive...
...soldiers in Iraq. The joke’s blatant offensiveness inspired uncomfortable laughter initially, but as the moment of silence dragged on past the two minute mark the crowd settled into an unpleasant funk. Luckily, the musical recovered from that blunder and finished with the same manic energy with which it began. “Maude and Harold” was an affront to decency, a celebration of obscenity, and an assault on the values and institutions that most people consider sacrosanct, and that’s precisely why it was so thoroughly enjoyable. Some plays slaughter sacred cows?...
...movie, “When Do We Eat?” Things take a turn for the bizarre in Litvak’s film when the rebellious offspring of a dysfunctional patriarch spike his seder wine with ecstasy and LSD. Outrageous hallucinations, manic behavior, and—unexpectedly—intergenerational reconciliation ensue. In Litvak’s words, “This ain’t your bubbie’s Jewish comedy.” THE HARVARD CRIMSON: What was the inspiration for “When Do We Eat?” SALVADOR LITVAK: In Hollywood...
...role entailed him to stand perfectly still first as the audience filed in and then throughout the piece, and he succeeded in demanding the audience’s attention despite the activity of the other characters. As the director, O’Donovan’s manic and deranged demeanor lent the play humor and also created a contrast with the silent stillness of the Protagonist. The first play segued without pause into “Rough For Theater 1,” with the transition marked simply by a lighting change and Fishburn making his slow way down from...
...with him at his house or in the local bars. They defend him against the traditionalist administration. But the problem with big stars is their gravitational pull. It's hard for anyone in the vicinity to stop orbiting around them and find their own course. And Jim's ego, manic moods and binge drinking start to make him seem more like a black hole than a star...