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The works created for Re: Empire use a similar irreverence in their dialogue with art history.

Jesse Bernstein brings out the humor and irreverence in this retelling of the stories of the Greek gods.

Tony Award winners Miranda and Olivo fluidly deliver complicated passages, moving from Spanish to English, didactic to idiomatic, while maintaining a gleeful irreverence in the saga of «ghetto nerd» Oscar.

His trick was using reverence for a holy book to teach irreverence in general.

Instead, Deadpool 2 wraps its story around the bones of a romance, grounding the movie's irreverence in real emotional stakes.

Irreverence in music and dress may be in vogue these days but I think it's disrespectful to God.

Not exact matches

In March, we profiled upstart ad agency Wexley School for Girls, which has thrived, thanks to a combination of new - media savvy and old - fashioned irreverence.

To establishment lawyers, the immigrants» irreverence toward the law and its minions looked more like cynicism than a way of keeping the things of the world in their proper place.

Thus the problems that are sometimes associated with frequent communion — laxity and irreverence — must be resolved not at the altar rails but in the confessional box.

In a country where so many seemed to show irreverence or indifference to their faith tradition, a crowd of thousands fell on its knees and struggled to sing the Salve Regina beneath the Mater Ecclesiae mosaic.

on the base of his atheism: «When I come to my own beliefs, I find myself quite unable to discern any purpose in the universe, and still more unable to wish to discern one» — as if that nondiscernment by his own sole self was sufficient for his sweeping, voluminous irreverence.

In this perspective, irreverence toward the rituals and symbols of established culture becomes (as it did for Twain's Satan, if not for Twain himself) the higher reverence.

His very irreverence makes him virtually divine in their eyes.

She had some public instincts, it is true; she hated the Lutherans, and longed for the church's triumph over them; but in the main her idea of religion seems to have been that of an endless amatory flirtation — if one may say so without irreverence — between the devotee and the deity; and apart from helping younger nuns to go in this direction by the inspiration of her example and instruction, there is absolutely no human use in her, or sign of any general human interest.

The nature of the Church's message and the power of the media to communicate are necessarily in tension, for at least seven reasons, which are worth enumerating: (1) The mystery of faith calls for an approach by reverence, by worship, while the investigative mode of the press makes for irreverence.

Yves Saint Laurent's eponymous collection immortalized Parisian irreverence when it launched in 1961.

Today's resurgence of «90s fashion is evident in new collections that exude the decade's laid - back quality, minimalist sporty style, cool irreverence, and tough - girl edge.

In addition, it evokes the cool irreverence, flamboyance, and rebellious spirit that characterized fashion in the «70In addition, it evokes the cool irreverence, flamboyance, and rebellious spirit that characterized fashion in the «70in the «70s.

But even for those unfamiliar with her offbeat humour and catchphrases, Ling's irreverence and self - deprecation about fashion blogging, which has been much debated in the media, is infectious and refreshing.

A triumph of comic irreverence and dramatic purpose, Episode VIII dazzles like the sci - fi saga hasn't in decades.

The point with a sequel to such original work is to prove to the masses that the first attempt wasn't just lightining in a bottle, and the same quality and irreverence can be duplicated for some time to come.

The job they and their regular screenwriters have this time is to push those qualities forward while finding space in the stable for everyone else: there's a lot of self - spoofing and irreverence jostling to get noticed.

Band of Brothers could use a little more humor, a bit more of the irreverence and profanity that frequently arises in groups of men alone, to break up its almost unrelievedly somber atmosphere.

The film chronicles the manner in which Hope and her family handle the nightmarish situation, often with what Saget described as «irreverence and dark humor» (At one point, Hope's brother Alan — a comedy writer — quips that scleroderma sounds like «a deli entrée»).

Yet another entry in the British «Carry On» comedies, this zany parody takes aim at the popular»60s espionage films — complete with outrageous disguises, double - crosses and other such irreverence.

But an excess of levity can quickly become its own kind of leadenness, and for long stretches between its genuinely amusing gags and set pieces, «Thor: Ragnarok,» credited to the screenwriting trio of Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, is a bit too taken with its own breezy irreverence to realize when it's time to rein it in.

So this summer's big - screen debut of Judy Moody - the spirited, red - haired third - grade heroine of Megan McDonald's wildly popular tween - lit series - brings on a wave of nostalgia accompanied, unfortunately, by a great big yawn that will surely be experienced by parents hoping for a spark of irreverence à la Pippi or the broad comic appeal found in most theatrical family fare these days.

The film seems stuck in a back and forth between melodrama and weak - willed irreverence, trying desperately to contrive the natural disorientation of Marji's childhood.

It's a moment that by itself merits this made - for - TV holiday special a look, as it demonstrates a level of caustic irreverence missing from the Muppet franchise since the death of Jim Henson in 1990.

Unfortunately, that humor comes in the form of profane, self - referential epithets typically traded between 15 - year - olds while playing video games online, which means if you've actually used bad language in a public setting or are older than 15, the mileage may vary on Wade Wilson's particular brand of irreverence.

Their friendships matter most to them, and that's what gives the show its emotional potency, but «Cougar Town» very much enjoys reveling in energetic irreverence, running jokes and bawdy high jinks.

From the first couple of lines, co - writer / star Steve Martin and director Carl Reiner immediately establish how much they're willing to sidestep any traditional narrative norm in favor of whatever joke pushes the limits of irreverence, absurdity and extreme silliness.

's habit of tying itself in knots is perhaps its greatest claim to fame, more so than its pronounced irreverence and fundamental bedlam.

Known as an inventive poet of early sound cinema in France, thanks to such sharp, creative films as Under the Roofs of Paris (1930), Le million (1931), and À nous la liberté (1931), Clair had a reputation that preceded him to Hollywood, and I Married a Witch overflows with the same comic irreverence and fleet storytelling as his earlier films.

Featuring the best work from Carrey and McGregor in years (and a reminder of Carrey's phenomenal and chameleonic talents when given the right material), a smart and witty script adapted by the directors from McVicker's novel, and a cracking pace that neither hurries nor languishes, it combines the highlights of the heist and escape genres with dashes of dark humour and irreverence to create a film best described as a wicked delight.

Add the irreverence of inter-dimensional antics, an incompatible buddy dynamic and an offbeat branch of law enforcement, and the parallels are further cemented; so too, in the threatening of the world's fate by an intricate occult scheme, and the need to protect the Earth's ordinary inhabitants from both the knowledge and consequences of such unusual goings on.

Cutting down to the chase, The Golden Child is one of those films that could have been respectable if they didn't stick in the world's hottest comedian into it, whose fans are going to expect constant wisecracks and irreverence, doing just what he did for another film originally meant to be serious, Murphy's superstar - making Beverly Hills Cop.

However, while certainly sharing the biting humour and self - awareness of its predecessor, the irreverence here is aimed not so much towards tweaking the nose, as it is towards a close and often uncomfortable scrutiny of spirituality in the modern day.

The story of any «Zoolander» movie shouldn't matter as much as the goofy inanity of its leads, and the constant irreverence that surrounds them, but nearly everything that worked in that regard the first time around registers as a retread; inspired lunacy is in short supply.

As soon as the film started, it was clear that July's voice as a filmmaker hasn't changed that much in the past five years — the same irreverence, black humour and playful charm abounds — but the film lacks the bounce of her first feature.

It sounds fun in theory, I guess, and there are some entertaining moments of rude irreverence here and there but the giddiness gets a bit tedious after a while.

Romantic comedies - and this is one, in spite of its phony irreverence - turn largely on star power, and theirs is transcendent, whether they're casually trading one - liners on the streets or doing running commentary on their sexual escapades.

It's done in A Christmas Story style, only with a caustic and deadpan irreverence that will jolt you before the opening credits have even rolled.

by Bryant Frazer Very early on in Blue Streak, as Miles Logan, the character portrayed by a fast - talking Martin Lawrence, co-opts Dr. Martin Luther King's famous «I Have a Dream» speech to describe his own civil rights movement upon getting released from the joint after serving time for his role in a botched jewel heist, it's clear the film is aiming for giddy irreverence.

His credibility rests in part at least on his irreverence, and online he has appeared unwilling to play it safe, sharing near - the - knuckle gags about the lack of racial diversity in this year's Oscars race with his 13 million Twitter followers.

Increasingly a comedic godsend, Ralph Fiennes continues his irrepressible streak from In Bruges and The Grand Budapest Hotel via Luca Guadagnino's debauched Italian thriller, marinated in rock - star irreverence and the vicissitudes of aginIn Bruges and The Grand Budapest Hotel via Luca Guadagnino's debauched Italian thriller, marinated in rock - star irreverence and the vicissitudes of aginin rock - star irreverence and the vicissitudes of aging.

Had the entire film played with the irreverence shown in many of the «down time» scenes, perhaps there would be more appeal to Retaliation than just for G.I. Joe fans.

In which David Wain, he of Wet Hot American Summer fame, takes on the life of Doug Kenney (played by Will Forte and, in his omniscient - narrator state, Martin Mull), a Harvard man who'd co-create the National Lampoon, co-write Animal House and inject much - needed vulgar irreverence into American comedy before mysteriously falling off a cliff in 198In which David Wain, he of Wet Hot American Summer fame, takes on the life of Doug Kenney (played by Will Forte and, in his omniscient - narrator state, Martin Mull), a Harvard man who'd co-create the National Lampoon, co-write Animal House and inject much - needed vulgar irreverence into American comedy before mysteriously falling off a cliff in 198in his omniscient - narrator state, Martin Mull), a Harvard man who'd co-create the National Lampoon, co-write Animal House and inject much - needed vulgar irreverence into American comedy before mysteriously falling off a cliff in 198in 1980.

You see the irreverence for tropes with Shane Black in Iron Man 3.

This is despite a storyline that could've, in better, more talented hands, been employed to relatively compelling effect, with the movie's emphasis on silliness and irreverence undoubtedly designed to evoke its similarly - themed 1980s brethren.