In my opinion the best comedy is almost always surprising. A really great joke takes a well-worn premise and drives it off a cliff when we're least expecting it, or connects two places we never knew were even close to each other. I'm not a psychologist or anything, but I think we like to have … Continue reading An Outrageous Deconstruction of Shocking Comedy
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The AFI Top 100 Films: From Here to Eternity (#52)
From Here to Eternity (1953) Starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed Directed by Fred Zimmerman Written by Daniel Taradash From Here to Eternity almost comes across as a melodrama, and without a doubt all of the ingredients are there. Shocking revelations from damaged people with haunted pasts, villains who are infuriatingly … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: From Here to Eternity (#52)