Word: sulks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first thing to understand about imaginary playmates, says Taylor, is that for most children they are just that: playmates. They're designed to provide companionship and entertainment. Unlike real kids, they don't have to get cranky, throw tantrums or sulk when they lose a game. And they often can do things and go places the child can't. Skateboard Guy, for example, described by one child in Taylor's study, is a tiny, invisible 11-year-old boy who sleeps in the child's shirt pocket and performs amazing skateboard tricks the child wishes he could...
...been shipped off to Japan to hawk Centauri whiskey to the natives. There, he encounters Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), the beautiful wife of a photographer, and the pair are soon discovering the culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers a career performance, donning the hats of weary voyager, droll companion and cynical mentor with equal comfort. There are plenty of belly laughs to be had along the way, but what remains with the viewer is the significance of the fleeting connection that these two people share...
...wife of a photographer who spends much of her day staring out her window in hopes of somehow finding herself within the city’s skyline. The pair discover Tokyo culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers his best performance yet, donning the hats of weary voyager, droll companion and cynical mentor with equal comfort. There are plenty of belly laughs to be had along the way, but what remains with the viewer is the significance of the fleeting connection that these two people...
...wife of a photographer who spends much of her day staring out her window in hopes of somehow finding herself within the city’s skyline. The pair discover Tokyo culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers his best performance yet, donning the hats of weary voyager, droll companion and cynical mentor with equal comfort. There are plenty of belly laughs to be had along the way, but what remains with the viewer is the significance of the fleeting connection that these two people...
...decidedly depressing glimpse into the marriage of washed-up teen popsters Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey (of 98 Degrees). For those who haven’t seen it, the premise is simple: Jessica says something dumb, Nick bashes her psychologically and Jessica’s self-esteem plummets. Fight, sulk, repeat. Like Penelope and Tom in Vanilla Sky, Jessica and Nick succeed in making us profoundly uncomfortable because in the end, we know what we are seeing is real...