‘Kirkus Reviews’ Reviews “Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love”
Now ain’t that a treat.
The Buster Keaton of Baseball Creator: Wally Gobetz <<<<<< SLAPSTICK! It can be defined as the exaggeration of physical comedy to the point of seeming violence—the pratfall, the pie in the face, the collapsing building—but slapstick speaks a language more profound: the conveyance of the child’s premoral playfulness, without any signaling of good or...
The Truth Is Out There Throw a stone at a pile of movies, and you’re going to hit one where slapstick has sneaked in under the tent flaps. Directors and actors with obvious influence include Wes Anderson, Jackie Chan, Bill Murray, Lucille Ball, Amy Poehler, Gilda Radner, Bea Lillie, Max Carol Burnett, Joan Davis, Melissa...
Monkey Catching the Moon Ekaku Hakuin (Japanese, 1685 – 1768) v v v Unreal and Real Announcements . . . v v v I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be part of Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau for 2024 and 2025. And we’re booking ahead now! If you or someone you know are in Washington State...
