Word: witnessed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...someone would instruct the filmmakers about cartoon values. This picture has none. It lacks visual wit and expressiveness of movement. It has no pace, or even much of a pulse. As a Rastafarian moviegoer might say, "It's pokey...
...reader with historical vignettes, ecological and geological detail, and often hilarious encounters with local eccentrics. The net effect is akin to Willard Scott channeling both Alexis de Tocqueville and John McPhee. The hearty, quote-laden banter between Heat-Moon and his mates sometimes sounds forced, but the author's wit and energy ultimately quell any cavils...
Innuendo, Wit and Blatant Sexuality Abound in Patricia Rozema's Austen Adaptation
...Fanny is quaintly moral, and pretty much chock-full of sugar and spice and everything nice. But Rozema has taken Fanny to new heights by giving her a boldness and sauciness which the director seems to fashion after Jane Austen herself--Austen in all her fierce humanity, her devastating wit, and her deep-seated belief in the power of love between two people...
Professor Bybee has been well-noticed on the Harvard campus for years now, first catching attention with his impeccable sartorial style and then keeping it with his inimitable wit and charm. He is also known for hiring fairly good-looking, albeit immodest, teaching fellows...