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Highbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow?

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2008-05-13 19:16:11 by Editor in scanners
...lowbrow culture that had previously held sway. At the same time, the distinction between artistic achievement and commercial success, which American intellectuals had long assumed to be mutually exclusive, was losing its hold
 
Tags: speed racer, middlebrow, middle mind, lowbrow culture, intellectuals, culture, middle, previously held sway, american intellectuals
 
 
 
 
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The Heartbreak Kid (2006) - Although not achieving the high, gross out hilarity of THERES SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and KINGPIN, the Farrelly brothers reve

2007-10-07 17:34:42 by craiger in Craiger's Cinema Corner
 
...lowbrow, R-rated romp of sleazy spectacle, the film is certainly entertaining, but just not as fresh and as corruptly endearing as KINGPIN or MARY The there is the films final act, which shows Stiller morphing into a grizzled bandit trying to illegally get back into the US and when he meets back up with Miranda its more creepy than funny. The...
 
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My Two Andersons

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2007-08-04 03:16:00 by Brian in Hell on Frisco Bay
...lowbrow comedy. Since then I've read almost nothing but dismissals of the film when it comes up, written by critics I usually trust, to the point where I've really begun to wonder about my own initial opinion. On the other hand, While I liked the Royal Tennenbaums and even rewatched it once or twice, I've also found it a bit of a cold,...
 
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Matts Top 10 Films of 2007

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2007-12-15 23:06:00 by Matt A in DARKMATTERS - The Mind Of Matt
...lowbrow action packed nonsense like this is the right of all sentient beings 5. The Darjeeling Limited As is the case with most of director Wes Andersons films, The Darjeeling Limited is a window into a poignant, mesmerising and heart warming reality where the journey matters more than the destination 6. This is England Powerfull...
 
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The 10 Worst Films of 2007

2007-12-15 14:42:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...lowbrow brand of humor, he exploits a tragedy to free his character to launch politically-incorrect bile in the direction of Latinos, gays and any other easy targets unfortunate enough to cross his path. Just a meanspirited, frivolous, brutally-dull, pretentious indulgence in bigotry and sophomoric behavior in the name of Al-Qaeda ...
 
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The Exhibitionist: Going Out to Feel Like You're Home

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2008-01-06 00:00:00 by Christopher Campbell in Cinematical
...lowbrow and highbrow, but depending on your definition of those terms (dumb vs. intelligent; cheap vs. expensive), you might have said one or the other. To me, highbrow is intelligent and intelligent is cheap; so I pick the former, which will cost a whole lot less The first option was what you might have experienced this weekend at Oakland,...
 
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2007: I Only Have Two Eyes

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2008-01-07 04:43:00 by Brian in Hell on Frisco Bay
...lowbrow film could feel so thrillingly unformulaic even when mixing and matching the expected elements of sex, drugs, dancing and food fights. Talk about irrational exuberance The Abbas Kiarostami films shown at the Pacific Film Archive in July and August. I only saw a half-dozen of the features and a few of the shorts, but that still marked...
 
Tags: film, film foundation, silent film festival, noir, film noir, unrepentant film fanatic, film history, international film festival, festival film
 
 
 
 
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Own Doctor Who's Soul-Holding Fob Watch

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2008-01-15 20:28:14 by John Brownlee in SciFi Scanner
...lowbrow melodrama, "Human Nature" was a touchlng look at the sacrifices in love and friendship which the last of the Time Lords has made in order to be a hero But for the fashion conscious, all of this sentimental plotting took back seat to the Doctor's fantastic Edwardian fob watch. That timepiece essentially held the Doctor's memories and...
 
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Own Doctor Who's Soul-Holding Fob Watch

2008-01-15 20:28:14 by Editor in SciFi Scanner
 
...lowbrow melodrama, "Human Nature" was a touchlng look at the sacrifices in love and friendship which the last of the Time Lords has made in order to be a hero But for the fashion conscious, all of this sentimental plotting took back seat to the Doctor's fantastic Edwardian fob watch. That timepiece essentially held the Doctor's memories and...
 
Tags: doctor, human nature, average school teacher, fantastic edwardian fob, lowbrow melodrama, time lords, fashion conscious, personality captive, obsession