Supersleuth Mixes Crime, Comedy
Aug 28th, 2008 · A comic thriller composed with literary refinement and an ear for wordplay, Adam Davies' Mine All Mine bounces through a world of objets d'art and tranquilizer darts.
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Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady: Making 'Hamlet 2' *
Aug 26th, 2008 · The two collaborated on the new Steve Coogan comedy, about a failed actor and overzealous drama teacher who mounts a musical sequel to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy.
Summary Judgement: Is 'Tropic' Worth Cloning?
Aug 15th, 2008 · Critics don't see eye-to-eye on the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and the animated Star Wars film Clone Wars. Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down the reviews and helps resolve what's worth the price of two gallons of gas this weekend.
Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' *
Aug 15th, 2008 · The Barber of Seville may be the perfect, operatic comedy. On World of Opera it comes to us from the jewel-like theater at Glimmerglass Opera, a perfect venue for the crystalline musical textures and intimate vocal detail of Rossini's masterpiece.
'Girl Cut in Two': An Old Scandal, Stylishly Redressed *
Aug 14th, 2008 · There are ominous goings-on, yes — a murder, even — but mostly what gets slashed in Claude Chabrol's wittily accomplished new black comedy are bourgeois facades and upright reputations.
'Tropic Thunder': A Category 2 Comedy Disaster
Aug 12th, 2008 · A Hollywood parody of the Scary Movie variety, Tropic Thunder becomes the butt of its own joke. Bombastic actors satirically play bombastic actors — without much effect, says critic Cynthia Fuchs. Ooh, how meta.
Deaths of Isaac Hayes, Bernie Mac An Incredible Loss *
Aug 11th, 2008 · Music and comedy fans everywhere are mourning the sudden loss of two enormous talents. Soul musician and composer Isaac Hayes and comedic actor Bernie Mac died over the weekend. Professor and culture critic Mark Anthony Neal explains how the lasting contributions of both Hayes and Mac put them in a class of their own among entertainers.
Bernie Mac, One Of The Original 'Kings of Comedy'
Aug 11th, 2008 · Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died on August 9 due to complications from pneumonia. Mac was one of the original Kings of Comedy, and he starred in his own sitcom. In tribute, Mac's friend and co-star Don Cheadle says, "He will be missed but heaven just got funnier."
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