Sentences with phrase «wry humor in»

In each medium, Ruppersberg has instilled his wry humor in what he calls the «vocabulary of the ordinary.»

There is wry humor in it, and a cheerful willingness to offend... And in a film that is alive and not mummified by convention, you never know what you might see when you look out the window.»

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Others talk about his wry sense of humor — he's a fan of «The Big Lebowski» — and his calm approach to budget negotiations, in addition to his flexibility.

It was at the university that he met his future wife, Gina Eckenrode, a Ph.D. student in biochemistry who was drawn to his kindness and wry sense of humor, which was less cynical back then.

Actress Lily Tomlin and screenwriter Jane Wagener were in their 70s by the time gay marriage was legalized, so they viewed the idea of getting married with a wry sense of humor, quipping they may dress up like chickens on the big day.

Harrowing, but with a wry humor, and utterly transporting, Paul Schrader has synthesized his complex religious upbringing with modern anxieties into a trenchant portrait of tormented souls in First Reformed.

In the skilled hands of Alan Ball, the conceit allows for both deft social commentary and wry humor.

Trank's take on the material, in sharp contrast, is dead serious, albeit in a way that allows for a surprising amount of wry, deadpan humor so understated it can be easily overlooked or missed altogether.

With a wry sense of humor firmly in place, Lanthimos» film subtly takes your breath away, casually ratcheting up the intensity until the film's jaw - dropping finale that could very well leave you more shaken than you could possibly imagine.

Kaurismaki proved himself a master of simple, affectionate, minimalist portraits with little dialogue and plenty of wry, dry humor with Shadows in Paradise (1986), a story of numb service industry survivors (Kaurismaki favorites Matti Pellonpää and Kati Outinen) who stumble through a relationship without ever losing their hang - dog expression.

There are scenes when he attempts wry humor, to be sure, but they always feel out of place (particularly a scene near the end where he literally slaps down the US surveillance drone program)-- perhaps because everyone else in the film is also really dour.

Although you might want to escape the theater in the opening moments of these seemingly endless telethon planning sessions, a wry humor begins to weave its way through all the verbal meandering.

At the same time, he pauses to chuckle at gaffes and botched stunts, and sprinkle in some wry humor.

The film indulges in the intellectual rap session with both fascinated attention and wry humor: it is, after all, the pretentious proclamations and justifications of two privileged men batting around the meaning of life in a restaurant where most folks couldn't afford to buy dessert.

And Damon is pitch - perfect in capturing the astronaut's weary resilience, wry humor, amiable cockiness and defiant never - say - die attitude.

This one features a plucky little girl with an epic mane of magic hair that glows when she sings (Mandy Moore), a dashing rogue of an outlaw who ends up a partner on her quest (Zachary Levi), a stepmom who walks all over her self - esteem (Donna Murphy), a chameleon with a wry sense of humor, a horse that thinks he's a dog and a rogues gallery of hard - bitten thugs with a dream in their hearts.

Writer - director Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) brings his quirky, subtle, wry sense of humor to the small screen with Casual, an immensely likable rom - com about dating and sex that's refreshingly frank and intelligent.

«What was apparent in the first meeting was that she was very smart, very strong, with a wry, sly sense of humor and built out of integrity,» he told The Post in December.

An American Werewolf in London is a cult horror film that will most likely please those into horror movies on the irreverently funny side, especially ones that don't skimp out on gore or bits of wry humor.

Anderson's wry sense of humor shows through in the most subtle of ways; title cards stating dates are frequently posted onscreen, the last of which drolly reads «one last thing (long way down)».

We care about Jean - Do, but his wry voice - over (taken mostly from the book written by the real - life inspiration for the story) and the caring but never maudlin camera allows a dark humor that keeps the film from becoming yet another heroism - in - the - face - of - adversity stories.

However, for those of us in the first group, we will be totally enchanted by the characters, story lines, wry humor, costumes, sets, and songs.

Its wry sense of humor and surrealism reminded me of Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman, who used a checkpoint as a microcosm in his 2002 film, Divine Intervention.

The film drags a bit in the middle, but Levine's script is bursting with such wry, dark humor that it just barely tips the scales in its favor.

The wry and wistful are intertwined throughout the film, as in a scene where a Syrian asylum seeker says, «I don't understand humor,» when a fake - ID creator asks him if he's a man or a woman.

«In and out of class, Shawn has generously, though always humbly, shared the undeniable rigor of his thinking, the poetry of his language and images, and his wry sense of humor and pathos with all of us in AIE,» says Lecturer Steve Seidel, director of AIE, citing LaVoie's past training as a clown as one source of his depth and wisdoIn and out of class, Shawn has generously, though always humbly, shared the undeniable rigor of his thinking, the poetry of his language and images, and his wry sense of humor and pathos with all of us in AIE,» says Lecturer Steve Seidel, director of AIE, citing LaVoie's past training as a clown as one source of his depth and wisdoin AIE,» says Lecturer Steve Seidel, director of AIE, citing LaVoie's past training as a clown as one source of his depth and wisdom.

In an interview, the author displays the same wry humor and love of people that enliven his books.

At first blush, a debut novel by comedian and BBC late - night host Graham Norton sounds like it would be rife with wry humor and witty antics in the vein of his TV show.

Employing tones of bemusement leavened with wry detachment, Graham delivers both humor and angst in his reading of this compelling first novel, set at a small Wisconsin college.

It reflects on many adult situations in a wry sense of humor.

She's a spy and he's a thief, but they have a shared history — and she owes him a debt that he aims to claim in this delightful historical romp, narrated to perfection by Potter with sprightly dialogue, sparkling wit, and wry humor.

Capturing a vast swath of Londoners among the residents of the gentrified Pepys Road, Capital portrays an authentic slice of contemporary life on the eve of change in a way that recalls Franzen — with a welcome touch of wry humor.

If this all sounds too serious for you, fear not, although there are no laugh out loud moments in this slim novel, there are many moments of wry humor and subtle ironies.

He packs them in and laces his PowerPoint slides with wry humor and a clear concern for what many authors are up against these days.

When you arrive to Hostal Atlanta, ask for Olly — a lively Brit who mans the front desk, and the bar — he'll crack a few wry jokes (courtesy of his dry British humor), point you in the direction of the bus to Palma, or pull you a beer from the tap after a long day of sightseeing.

His wry sense of humor was out in full force in this homage to John Coltrane, an exquisite installation made with coal and grand - piano tops that featured a minia - ture train running along a circuitous track.

Using wry humor to upset expectations about so - called high art and the meaning of its placement in a commercial space, the works are also indicative of the importance language plays in the artist's practice.

In Jose Lerma's most recent sculptural painting using the largest polo shirt you could possibly imagine, he combines his well - known paint blobs into a work full of fresh and cynically wry humor.

The Surrealists, informed by the psychoanalytical work of Sigmund Freud, also believed in the efficacy of powerful subconscious associations with objects, which gave their assemblages an added level of theoretical obfuscation that often translates into wry humor.

It has that touch of wry humor seen in the George Condo work at the entrance and that characterizes many Berggruen Gallery choices.

These paintings breach something intrinsically human and Ruznic guides us deftly with dark humor and complex representations, not dissimilar to Werner Herzog's wry, but poignant 3 - D documentary depicting the oldest painted images in the world.

Working in the mid-twentieth century, Neo-Dada artists applied a wry sense of humor to their work, which echoed the sensibility of the Dada artists from several decades earlier.

In her recent and celebrated memoir Hold Still, she recalls his elemental nature, his Southern courtesy, his wry and gentle humor.

Beyond what each artist possesses in their innate mastery of the craft of drawing, these artists» work exhibits an ability to take the simplest of materials — pencil, ink, and paper — to create singular instances of human presence, with a strong sense of beauty, wry humor, and emotional depth.

Ingram showcases the same wry humor elsewhere in the exhibition in a photo of an Atlanta construction site displayed in a concrete frame.

But as we have moved beyond that moment and into the 21st century and as we have moved into the era of post-modernism, particularly that category post-black, I really felt that it would be worth revisiting Archibald Motley to look more critically at his work, to investigate his wry sense of humor, his use of irony in his paintings, his interrogations of issues around race and identity.

Artist John Beech, born in England and living in Brooklyn, is recognized for his wry Duchampian twist on the everyday, producing minimalist sculptures and images that combine humor and beauty in perfect union.

Hengst's pieces employ both wry and broad humor, zinging the audience with one - liners and also catching them in a warm embrace.

With this take on his own technique, Bradford is showing the public an aspect of himself in the form of bright color, wry wit, and his personal gift for maintaining grace and humor in his engagement with the full range of social discourse.

They find her exposing chauvinism and clubbiness within this conceptual - art center, sometimes posing as a man in drag, and always with wry humor.