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...devotees of the sci-fi movie genre may not take too kindly to the implicit parody of their chosen cult contained in Lucas' film, the dazzling special effects of "Star Wars" by themselves should prove sufficient to eclipse any lingering qualms they might experience about this decidedly good-natured spoof of motion pictures that journey into the great unknown of space...
...humor that allegedly pokes fun at demeaning racial stereotypes, the laughs don't always fall on the side of the angels. And speaking of demeaning racial stereotypes, the current issue includes two cartoons dealing with the supposed largeness of African-American penises and a curious TV spoof in which The Nanny's Fran Drescher "paints her butt with shoe polish. Then she sits on her big, black ass and collects [welfare] checks. Hilarity ensues." Well, maybe. But not in The People vs. Larry Flynt, which turns a blind eye to this recurrent aspect of the Flynt oeuvre...
...Politically Incorrect's Election Coverage (Comedy Central) It would be a challenge indeed to plumb recent TV history to find a funnier piece of sketch comedy than PI's Republican Party infomercial spoof, which aired the week of the San Diego convention. As the networks lulled us to sleep, Bill Maher's wry, combative round-table show succeeded in covering the campaign with bite...
Even "Crimson Wisdom," the spoof that I took issue with last year for its placement in the staff editorial column and for its sometimes malicious personal attacks on various candidates, was better placed this year and stuck to the issues. Thankfully, the writers this year--Allen, Green and Amy M. Rabinowitz '98--stayed away from people's personal appearances and ethnic heritages. As a result, "Crimson Wisdom" was actually pretty funny. Still, next time the editorial page editor should double-check those arrows to make sure a correction box isn't needed the next day. An apology should have gone...
...find George Bailey doing some reassessing. No longer: It's a Wonderful Life airs just once annually. This year NBC celebrates the 50th anniversary of the film with a showing of director Frank Capra's original cut (Dec. 21). For the less sentimental, Comedy Central offers a spoof that uses the film's footage with new dialogue. Look for Bailey as a Bruce Willis clone...