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...Long before they ever met each other, these two were kindred spirits. Scorsese's films spoke with a tone that Ebert had never heard before, and Ebert was Scorsese's champion well before the director became a household name. As the two have grown old and famous together, this back-and-forth has become a compelling - perhaps even defining - dialogue in their careers. "We have never become close friends. It is best that way," Ebert writes in his introduction. "We talk whenever he has a new film coming out, or at tributes, industry events, or film festivals. We have dinner...
...right to free speech. Finally, while we support the administration’s efforts to ensure that every student group on campus has their rights protected against vandals, we are concerned about its methods of making their views known to the community as a whole. The didactic and condescending tone of Kidd’s electronic reminder did more to undermine the gravity of the content at stake—a very serious violation of College regulations—than to spur a real discussion about free speech and the openness of dialogue on campus. We hope that...
...Lovelace's bedroom trick of controlling her gag reflex so she could perform glottal fellatio - a glo-job). "You had to be there," he said in Inside Deep Throat. "I'm thrilled that I was there. And I thank God I had a camera." Damiano gave this movie the tone of a mildly bright comedy, with an underscoring full of broadly ironic pop music, including a version of Mickey and Sylvia's "Love Is Strange" with naughtier lyrics. The movie, for which Lovelace was paid $1,200, and Reems $250, made both of them famous/notorious. Reems was found guilty...
...Zero Arrow Theatre, the show frequently transitions from the Ceausescu’s “kangaroo court” trial to their delusions. The shifts are complemented by scenes of paranoid soldiers, riots, and camera crews capturing the play’s most violent moments. The tone is surprisingly light considering the crimes that the dictators are being charged with: genocide and the destruction of the nation’s economy. Yet this helps to emphasize the disconnect between the realities of Nicolae (Thomas Derrah) and Elena (Karen MacDonald) and those of their people. Elena believes that...
...Between the pretzel incident and more serious scenes about war and family drama, Stone strikes a jarring tone that mixes comedy and solemnity. Even when these two elements are put together ironically, as when the administration’s news appearances are juxtaposed with the song “What a Wonderful World,” the result is a cliché that’s been used before to greater effect. The jokes themselves are mostly cheap-shots that pander to a liberal audience—at one point, Vice President Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss) snaps at Karl Rove (Toby...