Chaos reigns supreme in Death at a FuneralFrom Harvey to A Fish Called Wanda, Some Like It Hot to Meet the Parents, the art of disastrous comedy has been honed through the progression of modern cinema to dull perfection. Have we yet reached the summit of this kind of humor? Has it been overused, fated soon to go the way of slapstick, toilet jokes and Adam Sandler movies? We turn to Frank Oz, whose previous directorial work includes such disastrously comedic masterpieces as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and What About Bob?, and his latest film, Death at a Funeral, for an answer. Post a comment |
Hairspray is even better the third time aroundRemakes are a strange breed of movie, and oftentimes they barely measure up to the original. The original 1988 film Hairspray was a John Waters cult hit that was transformed into a Broadway musical in 2002. This summer it returned to the big screen as a Hollywood blockbuster with lots of big names, big music and, most importantly, big hair. Post a comment |
Get in touch with Apple's newest tech toy, the iPhoneApple's announcement of the iPhone at this year's Macworld convention led to unprecedented media coverage on the device. Designed with new multi-touch user interface, a 3.5" widescreen display, Cover Flow, and visual voicemail, it looked like Apple was going to be a dominant force in the already saturated mobile phone market. Post a comment |
Baltimore Struts Its Stuff"I hope you biked here," designer/Whamcity member/general hallucinogen of creative expression Michael Farley said in introduction to Sustainable Fashion night of the Baltimore Fashion Week. A makeshift runway spanned the belly of St. John's Church on 2640 St. Post a comment |