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Tag: Comedy
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
This is already my favorite book I have read this year. Sure, it’s a little bit far into the year … More
The Life of a Visionary, “All About Me!” by Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks’ Autobiography is a triumph of a book that I read through once, dipped in a bunch of times … More
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic work has always been a dark, lovely, and fun experience for me. I follow his work closely, … More
Barrytown in the Time of COVID: Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in Print and on Film in 2021.
Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
PopUp Shakespeare by Austin Tichenor, Reed Martin, and Jennie Maizels
The Reduced Shakespeare Company has reduced the complete works of William Shakespeare once again (and even further) by compiling a … More
#885 Man Bites Dog (C’est arrivé près de chez vous / It Happened in Your Neighborhood) (1992)
With a $33,000 budget (or as the creators in the Criterion interviews indicate, zero budget that they supplemented by asking … More
#351 Mon Oncle (1958)
Mon Oncle is Jaques Tati’s direct “satire against the mania for mechanization that threatens those easygoing old ways of life” … More
Movie Posters By Me #17: The Fall of the House of Usher
Movie Posters By Me Episode Seventeen: The Fall of the House of Usher http://www.beforewediefilms.com An eight-year-old is given the title of … More
Movie Posters By Me #15: Misery
Movie Posters By Me Episode Fifteen: Misery http://www.beforewediefilms.com An eight-year-old is given the title of a film he has never … More
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