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Innuendo, Wit and Blatant Sexuality Abound in Patricia Rozema's Austen Adaptation

Author: By Benjamin Cowan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Mansfield Park Surprisingly Racy | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

Professor Bybee has been well-noticed on the Harvard campus for years now, first catching attention with his impeccable sartorial style and then keeping it with his inimitable wit and charm. He is also known for hiring fairly good-looking, albeit immodest, teaching fellows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

...often wish that back in the halcyon '60s, I had had the wit to release my swordfish. Its kind will not come our way again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Be the Catch of the Day? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...avante garde flair. It's got the same kind of cheesy camp as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," evidenced by the weekly tagline, "The Truth is Out There," and the clever play upon every alien and government conspiracy cliche on the books. The characters are unique and quirky, the wit is dry, and the double entendre is in constant employment. Also, all of the components of traditional action thrillers are present; gunfights, international intrigue, colorful bad guys, and massive quantities of sexual tension. (There's been no actual sex yet, but hey, it's a new year...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: X-Static! | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

Half a dozen college chums reune to reminisce, bicker and bond. This agitated comedy (produced by Lee's cousin Spike) could be called The Big Chillin' if it had a smidge of the 1983 film's wit and charm. It's nice to see an African-American story set outside the 'hood, and we'll keep calling hunky Taye Diggs a star of the future until he's 60. But he'll have to be in movies better than The Best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Best Man | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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