The 10 Best Film Portrayals of God & The Devil
Actors sometimes are born to play a role, and I'm not sure what it says about the following 10 men and women that their particular role is either of unending love or eternal torment. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWeird Al, Dave Eggers, Conan O'Brien, Many More Performing at SF Sketchfest
If laughter is the best medicine, then the three-week long, star-studded San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival can surely cure anything. The SF Sketchfest has packed its ninth year’s lineup full of comedic heavyweights.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsSalute Your Shorts: Terry Gilliam's "Crimson Permanent Assurance"
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly column that looks at short films, music videos, commercials or any other short form visual media that generally gets ignored.Unlike most of the shorts that get covered in this column, Terry Gilliam’s “The Crimson Permanent Assurance” is something fans of the director are likely to have seen before without digging deep into film archives or rooting around youtube in the hopes that someone has uploaded them. It’s easy to find, right in front of nearly every release—both theatrical and home—for Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. ... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesThe 30 Best Fight Scenes in Movie History
I haven’t been in a fight since 10th grade (unless you count an attempted mugging in Kenya where I fended off some unarmed teenagers with a bag of water bottles), and I’d very much like to keep that streak alive. But at the heart of every good story is a struggle, and some times that struggle gets physical. We devoted a whole issue to exploring violence in the arts last year with philosophical nuance, but this list just celebrates a good fight. Sometimes it’s good vs. evil, sometimes it’s more complicated. We celebrate the underdog, the outnumbered and outsized finding... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMost of Monty Python Reunite For 40th Anniversary Stage Show
Forty years after the debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus rocked British television, the comedy crew is (mostly) reuniting for a musical version of their famous 1979 film, Life of Brian. The stage adaptation, Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), premiered in Toronto in 2007 and will make a few U.S. stops this summer before the cast appears on stage together in London.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsSlapstick's Greatest Hits
A slapstick, in 16th-century commedia dell’arte, was comprised of two wooden slats that made a loud noise when struck against a player’s rear end, sounding much more painful than it actually was. Thus, a formula for the ages: A shot to the buttocks + startling noise = comic genius. From Shakespeare through Itchy and Scratchy, slapstick has delighted audiences. Why is it funny? Mel Brooks put it best: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” In other words, as long as it’s happening to someone else, bring on the... read more
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