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...summer, grownups gladly pay to see what used to be considered kids' stuff. (Ever heard of Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man or Shrek?) TRANSFORMERS, those '80s playthings, are getting an adult makeover. Exhibit A is the new Bumble Bee, right, once a toy, but in action director Michael Bay's hands, a much more looming presence. And this one's a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downtime: Downtime: Apr. 9, 2007 | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

...when they arrived in Iraq, there were no heavy weapons or hard cars. Just as important, their project manager, a heavyset American they called Shrek, prevented them from doing the promised preparations, Berman says. Blackwater's team was in a hurry to take over the contract to escort kitchen supplies to a U.S. military base near Fallujah from a British security company. The British company offered to have the Blackwater guys ride along with them to get to know the general routes and threats, but Shrek said his team was "way too busy," according to Berman. Blackwater also didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Victims of an Outsourced War | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...minor gives way to major, like a little burst of sun after the melancholic dinosaur storm. It’s just too bad that the disc ends on a more mainstream note. As enjoyable as “Dancers in the Dust” is, it rises up like Shrek at movie’s end: triumphant, bursting with light, but never really changed. Calla’s a band that sounds like Snow Patrol after being mauled by Minus the Bear. Their Dinosaur Rock may occasionally feel tried and archaic, but at least it’s a different...

Author: By Elsa S. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Calla - "Strength in Numbers" (Beggars Banquet) | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

This year’s survey features 31 quirky questions that force lonely hearts to choose whether they prefer Shrek to Roald Dahl’s “BFG” or “savage poking” to news feed voyeurism...

Author: By Jillian M. Bunting, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Computer Society Plays Cupid | 2/9/2007 | See Source »

...more dangerous than hooligans knocking over dustbins in Herefordshire. Unlike most trailers, this one manages to be equal parts LOL-worthy and intriguing. I’m genuinely interested to see what the murder mystery is, even while I grin at the jokes about a fat guy falling over. Shrek the Third Future Uncertain Main disappointment here? No Justin Timberlake. According to the ever-reliable source known as “the Internet,” JT is gonna be playing King Arthur in this flick. But there’s no evidence of such a delight in this little...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: And the Trailers Keep Coming! | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

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