29 July 2010, 9:21 am
Dinner for Schmucks, directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) and based on a 12-year-old French movie known in English as The Dinner Game, is in some ways an exemplary modern Hollywood comedy.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 9:07 am
Set in 1920's Paris where Coco Chanel has established herself in the world of fashion and Igor Stravinsky, displaced by the Russian Revolution, is living destitute with his family and suffering from a disastrous reaction to an early production of his ballet, this French film examines an affair betwe... Read More »
29 July 2010, 7:29 am
"Funny jokes and unfunny jokes come out of the same birth," says the comic, who argues that no topic is inappropriate for an attempt at humor.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 7:24 am
We've all heard it said that "laughter is the best medicine," but is this old adage just a myth? When does laughter -- or more specifically, humor-- help you reduce your life stress? The answer may sound like typical psycho-babble, but it's true: "It depends."... Read More »
29 July 2010, 6:32 am
The Wild Horse Pass Casino & Hotel Amphitheater was the place to be on Saturday if you wanted to laugh. The 49 Laughs Comedy group presented the Laugh Now, Cry Later Tour, which features a not-so-wet-behind-the-ears Tatanka Means, Pax Harvey, Ernest Tsosie III and James Junes.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 6:21 am
[Writer Michael Abbott looks at the deceptively complicated issue of comedy in games, explaining why DeathSpank rings all the right bells -- and why so many other attempts to make "funny" games hit a false note. ] All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. --Charlie Chapli... Read More »
29 July 2010, 6:20 am
Summer is one of the best times of the year to relax with a good book, and it's also one of the most important times to encourage children to read.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 4:09 am
NBCDebra Romer, the soft-spoken singer who struggled with stage fright during the early rounds, is moving on to the semi-finals of Season 5 of 'America's Got Talent.' For the second time in three weeks, our NJ.com readers accurately predicted all...... Read More »
28 July 2010, 3:07 pm
Bob Fenimore, a two-time All-American who became the top pick in the 1947 NFL draft, died Wednesday in Stillwater after a fight with cancer. He was 84. Fenimore was a star on offense and defense for Oklahoma A&M in the 1940s, highlighted by his 1945 season when he led the nation in total offense and... Read More »
27 July 2010, 11:14 pm
"Sock it ... to me?" Richard Nixon famously asked on the Sept. 16, 1968, episode of "Laugh-In," proving to the world that he was a regular guy with a sense of humor at least until Woodward and Bernstein REALLY socked it to him a few years later.... Read More »
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