Sentences with phrase «as witty»

I'm nowhere near as witty as Karl, so just pretend I said something funny here.

It's called The BCLI / Boughton Great Debate and its put on every year in Vancouver by the British Columbia Law Institute and Boughton Law Corp. as a witty debate about law reform performed in a lighthearted and amusing manner in a room filled with judges, lawyers, and legal academics.

We can not be as witty or as pithy as Jay McLeod.

This publication accompanies a retrospective of Lozano's works at Moderna Museet in Stockholm — works which after 40 years remain as witty, acerbic and shockingly fresh as ever.

Shrigley's faux - naive cartoons and stuffed Jack Russells divide critical opinion, some seeing him as a witty subverter of daily life, others merely as a bad comic with ideas above his station.

One of Canada's most humorous conceptual artists — as witty as he is smart — Rodney Graham gets his first North American museum retrospective and accompanying catalogue.

Curated by Hull, the show mixes dark comedy and darker themes with works often as witty as they...

Maybe; but his images, firmly bound to the old formalist ethos and look of institutional art photography, were never as witty or as plugged - in as those of»70s - syle LA conceptualists like Robert Cumming and John Baldessari.

These solidly identify Strother as the witty, creative mastermind of an inventive world.

Hesse, as the show suggested, was a contemporary and friend of Minimalist giants like LeWitt, who had embraced industrial processes and materials as a witty riposte to the extravagance of the art market brought on by Abstract Expressionism.

Drawing his inspiration from pop culture and American expressionist painters such as Willem de Kooning, Todd James, often called «master of modern - day satire» seems to strip down his characters to a cartoon level showing them in absurd and meaningful situations as a witty comment to todays society and reality.

Josef Albers wrote a prose poem at that time which serves as much as a witty coda for this exhibition as it did for his earlier compatriots — and is very much in keeping with Temkin's admonishment to let these paintings have our undivided attention.

His artistic pursuits live as witty and informative interventions into contemporary culture at a time when we witness its rapid and frequent obsolescence before our eyes.

The piece initially reads as a witty readymade, yet as the story unfolds, the narrative of Glen's relationship to Art reveals serious dimensions, fraught with complexity and contradictions.

Ryan Reynolds displays a stellar voice - acting performance as the witty new - age character «Guy» there may be a future for him once the good looks on - screen are gone while Emma Stone shines as his lady - interest character in «Eep».

The first Destiny 2 teaser trailer stars Nathan Fillion as witty rogue Cayde - 6, reciting war stories in a bombed - out bar in the Last City before striding out to join the fray.

He is a avid kayaker and comes out to play on the river with us for guest appearances as our witty and sarcastic elder stateman.

I would love to live in a world where teens were naturally as witty as Hazel and Augustus, but after sixteen years of teaching experience I'm sad to say: they're not.

What you may not know is that he's also released a novel to accompany the film — and it's just as witty and delightful as its source material.

; and as witty, touching, utterly engrossing entertainment.

Edward Norton shines in the lead role as the witty and charming illusionist.

The plot struggles to keep the cast in or near the dangerous waters, with banter that almost qualifies as witty occupying our interest between attacks.

Another few drafts of the screenplay could have benefitted proceedings as the dialogue within the film is not as punchy or as witty as it could be.

As witty in conception as execution — Eddie Marsan swinging into frame, taping up a wound is priceless — one feels the cost of the fight, and feels for Theron, like nowhere else in the film.

(You need to be as witty as writer Noah Baumbach, per «Greenberg,» to pull that off.)

Such is Peele's confidence behind the camera that he knows exactly when to edit on a close up for maximum social tension and dark humour, fully exploiting the incredulity felt by Chris and ensuring the movie is as witty as it is terrifying.

Day - Lewis won international renown as the witty, seductive hero of «The Unbearable Lightness of Being» (1988) and earned an Oscar for his impassioned Christy Brown in «My Left Foot» (1989).

The jokes are as witty as ever, even if we have partially wised up to Edgar Wright's style of joke - telling.

As witty as Favreau's dialogue is and as engaging as the look and tone he gives the film are, I think what's most admirable is how generous he is with his cast.

I'm nowhere near as witty as Karl, so just pretend I said something funny here.

The Coens» writing is as witty and eccentric as ever, but save for two specific bits, rarely more than amusing.

Director John McTiernan's jigsaw puzzle may not be as iconic or even half as witty as what might be accomplished in a match - up between the mighty McQueen and the gorgeous Stun - away; however there's undeniable charm between Brosnan and Russo who tumble headlong into a passionate romance bound for an uncertain, unsafe future together.

The supporting characters are as witty as ever, particularly Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, and Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts.

Sure, Wong had roles in «Prometheus» and «The Martian,» but he really caught everyone's eye as the witty Wong in Marvel's «Doctor Strange.»

The film tribute to Trumbo is entertaining, swiftly moving, and just as witty as the man himself.

After a few failed pilots, Tierney came to prominence as a witty writer on NBC's NewsRadio.

The very first conversation involved people putting rabbits into their asses, a joke that isn't as witty as it is outrageously vulgar enough to seem amusing.

Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock is still a tetchy, borderline Asperger syndrome genius more interested in a challenge than justice and Martin Freeman's Watson holds his own as a witty, warm, loyal and often critical assistant to his eccentric roommate.

Given most of the dialogue is exposition and the montages are redundant, «Legend of the Sword» is neither as witty or energetic as Ritchie's previous works.

If the script were half as witty as its production design and Danny Elfman's score, the film might be a classic; instead, it recalls the «Beetlejuice» half that doesn't have Keaton.

Michael Sheen can tick off another box on his list of his portrayals of iconic Englishmen as his witty performance is a key reason for The Damned United being a joy to watch.

The dialogue is as witty as I've expected from the series and the puzzles and battles are a nice change of pace, not perfect but a good game still.

Among slacker comedies, Pizza is never much more than mildly amusing; it isn't as witty as Slacker or as uproarious as Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, but it's a keeper.

The movie is studded with cameos by media pundits (the McLaughlin Group, etc.) and U.S. Senators, and I only wish these bits were as witty in execution as they are in theory; their main purpose seems to be to let us know the film is hip enough to make inside references.

For all his faults, Tarantino always had an ear for the disjunct between music and the visual image, and there is nothing in here as witty as the Stealers» Wheel section of Reservoir Dogs.

It relies on a very unoriginal premise that we've seen countless times before and gross out gags that it too often, and embarassingly proudly, poses as witty and hilarious good humour.

My friends describe me as witty, and I guess that's accurate.

My «friends» would describe me as witty, charming, charismatic, humorous, and very romantic.

I would describe my personality as Witty, Good hearted, Girlishly charming, Intelligent, Sincere, a bit sentimental, faithful, loyal, passionate, generous, understanding, thoughtful and last but not least a Great sense of humour.

It strikes me as witty, but also artsy (for those who don't remember the 1980s graphics) and, given the muted colors, a good basic.