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Twitter: The bipartisan satirist reaches into Myrtle Beach area politics MyrtleBeachOnline.com As Twitter has continued to grow as a social networking tool, it's also started to branch out into the realm of satire. At first, fake accounts would spring up to parody pop culture figures. Now, however, it's started to trickle down into national, ... |
 The Guardian | Cannes Review: Matteo Garrone's 'Reality' Is A Timely and Successfully ... Film School Rejects That he never realizes the irony of that fact is one of the film's most enduring satirical touches, which turn their attention both to the Reality TV animal, and those who consume its lies. Though he is still committed to making authentic politicized ... Reality: Cannes Review Reality Cannes 2012: Reality – review |
 CBC.ca | Cannes Review: Brandon Does David Proud, 'Antiviral' A Classic Cronenberg ... Indie Wire (blog) While Matteo Garrone struggled to say anything new about celebrity with his competition film "Reality," "Antiviral" delivers the satire that was absent in that film. "Antivral" is morbidly funny, using the current panty shot/cell phone pic driven media ... Cannes 2012 Review: Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Gross-out humor undermines 'Dictator's' pointed satire Wisconsin State Journal But “Dictator” balances that sharp political satire with lots of lowbrow gross-out humor that's less successful. Not one but two characters have separate running gags involving having sex with celebrities, so the film can include the obligatory ... 'The Dictator' review: Sacha Baron Cohen's indulgent comedy is desperate to offend 'The Dictator' reviews are in, and the verdict is… 'The Dictator' Is A 'Comedy Feast,' Sir Ben Kingsley Says |
 New York Times | Bobcat Goldthwait's Film Satire 'God Bless America' New York Times This hapless object of mass ridicule, Steven Clark (Aris Alvarado), who has attempted suicide, achieved celebrity by groaning and flailing through a tuneless version of “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To). 'God Bless America' review: Satire needs suspense Bobcat Goldthwait's 'God Bless America' Takes Aim at Stupidity 'God Bless America' |
Lionel Shriver's 'The New Republic': Satire about journalism Washington Post Unfortunately, the whole novel has a mid-century vibe. Shriver's observations about the dangers of celebrity and bad journalism would have been cutting, perhaps, 14 years ago, but now, they're just depressing. The New Republic By Lionel Shriver Harper. |
 The Guardian | Cannes 2012: live blog - day four The Guardian Antiviral - a satire about a man who sells celebrity diseases - is rolling through the reels in the Salle Buñuel as I type. We'll round up the reaction to the film around 15:50. 3.43pm: Let's head to Twitter where the first word on Brandon Cronenberg's ... |
 Screen Rant | 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' Review Screen Rant Modern ensemble comedies have seen plenty of success in recent years with edgier offerings like Bridesmaids, Horrible Bosses, and the recent Think Like a Man, presenting plenty of fresh laughs as well as contemporary social satire. |
 Globe and Mail | I am an opportunistic kids'-lit satirist (and so can't you!) Globe and Mail Unlike Her Perkiness, though, Colbert was not put off by Sendak's outspoken disapproval of celebrity-authored children's lit. So much so that he decided to make his own contribution to this burgeoning market – albeit a highly unusual one. |
Celebrity Trainer Shuichi Take Changes the Workout Game with the Launch of ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Shuichi Take Fitness approach to instruction and motivation often times comes with a sense of humor as opposed to the stereotypical drill sergeant method-as evident in Take's YouTube video satire "Sh*t Personal Trainers Say. |
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