Search Details

Word: kristen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...self-indulgent European jaunt for him—just Pittsburgh, tiny paychecks and “the work of pathetic, lazy morons.” James despises his job at Adventureland Amusement Park, but his summer brightens when he meets smart, funny co-worker Em Lewin (Kristen Stewart, “Twilight”). The film tries to tackle more adult themes, such as true love and marital fidelity, but it retains a high school level of maturity in which boner jokes and punches in the nuts abound. Although the characters are allegedly four years older than the high schoolers...

Author: By William P. Hennrikus, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adventureland | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...position served as the inspiration for the new coming-of-age comedy Adventureland, which opens April 3. It's about an intellectual, awkward young man named James (Jesse Eisenberg) who spends a summer in the '80s at a family-owned amusement park, falling in love with another employee, Em (Kristen Stewart), who herself is dealing with the stress surrounding the death of her mother and her affair with the park's older, married mechanic (Ryan Reynolds). TIME talked with Mottola about the film's quirky characters, its occasional scenes of drug usage - marijuana is this boy's secret weapon when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Greg Mottola, from Superbad to Adventureland | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...Woody Allen, possesses that ineffable something that makes it possible for him to be both a believable romantic lead and a bleater. He bleats his way through several unsuccessful job interviews. When he finally lands a job from the odd but endearing couple that runs Adventureland (Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig), he has the temerity to bleat about his assignment. He'd prefer Adventureland's slightly more glamorous Rides division, which he believes himself more suited for than Games. They shoot him down, with kindly conviction: "Oh no, you're Games." (See the top 10 movie bromances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventureland: Rides and Romance in an Uncertain Age | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...life outside the Ivies. Lisa P (Margarita Levieva) is the essence of a mid-'80s goddess, all lip gloss, tight high-waisted pants and fluffy hair. An older, married handyman named Connell (Ryan Reynolds) flirts with every female employee, including the smart, sullen one James likes, Em (Twilight's Kristen Stewart, whose grins are seldom but feel like sunshine in an Alaskan winter). Connell is James' polar opposite, a heel who relishes being a big fish in a small pond. When he first walks through the theme park, Mottola shifts into slow motion, the better to capture Connell's easy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventureland: Rides and Romance in an Uncertain Age | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard’s offense will look to exploit Princeton’s weaknesses in the circle. With the graduation of Kristen Schaus, last year’s Ivy Pitcher of the Year, the Tigers have been relying on just two hurlers, junior Jamie Lettire and sophomore Michelle Tolfa, to carry the team...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Seeks Revenge at Home | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Next