News - Powered by Yahoo NewsNadine Labaki on ?Where Do We Go Now?? and the absurdity of wa
?I don?t think I would have written this film if I were not pregnant.? Nadine Labaki, 38, was speaking in a sunny hotel room in Toronto, where her film ? Where Do We Go Now ?? made its North American premiere last September at the city?s annual international film festival. The film ? a musical-comedy fable set in a Middle Eastern village threatened by sectarian violence ? would go on to win the ...
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:10:05 -0700 -
'The Dictator' stages a coup of absurdit
Sacha Baron Cohen is still crossing the line, but this time he does it with a script and capable cast.
Wed, 16 May 2012 05:21:44 -0700 -
No stranger in land girt by absurdit
WHEN the profound slams headlong into the profane, a wonderful alchemy occurs, creating comedy gold.
Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 -0700 -
Stephanie Brandt Cornais: What Nursing a Toddler Really Looks Lik
Although I do not like the cover photo TIME magazine chose, the magazine has at least started a national conversation about extended breastfeeding.
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:27:04 -0700 -
'Losing Control': Career v. commitment, wrapped in comic absurdit
If Losing Control has too much of a girl-com TV vibe about it - and it does, replete with wacky pals, bad blind dates, and perilously upbeat music cues - it also has smarts.
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:46:16 -0700 -
Ohio State Football: Terrelle Pryor Plight Shows Absurdity of NCAA Amateuris
Hey, remember when Terrelle Pryor selfishly and greedily took improper benefits, costing him his senior season of eligibility and relegating him to the NFL supplemental draft? Remember the incriminating pictures of him in loaner cars that would cost upwards of $20,000? Of course you do. It was pretty much the story of the Big Ten in the months leading up to last season. Pryor would be demonized ...
Wed, 09 May 2012 11:06:24 -0700 -
Zimbabwe: Absurdity of 'International' La
[The Herald] The irony of international law is that those who trash it pretend to be its guardians.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:14:05 -0700 -
Ban on Thai film causing disunity upheld; the absurdity continue
Saksith blogged on the initial ban of the Thai film Shakespeare Must Die as it will cause disunity, but now Kong Rithdee in the Bangkok Post writes that the ban has been upheld: Then yesterday, freedom of speech was executed by the firing squad at the Ministry of Culture. The National Film and Television Board ? officially chaired by PM
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:19:47 -0700 -
Olbermann: Dog-Gate Raises 'Absurdity' of Campaig
Keith Olbermann says all the talk of dogs raises the 'absurdity' of campaign.
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:36:00 -0700 -
?RAVEN? FLIES INTO A WALL OF ABSURDIT
For a good hour or so, ?The Raven? is gruesome, ludicrous fun. Then it?s just ludicrous.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:01:00 -0700 -