Jane Watkins
The Pun 2007 Reviews »
Middle-aged men do weird things. Some buckle their belts too tight and others cheat on their wives. Many channel their repressed emotions into lusting after Scarlett Johansson.
Less shocking and humorous is how a group of middle-aged men wearing women’s clothes recreated The Sound of Music for stage. This drag show wasn’t unfunny, just more wacky funny than ha-ha funny.
I’ve seen The Sound of Music, and its awesomeness casts a shadow over my impressions of this production.
I don’t know much about drag. Before the show, I’d never seen a man mime …
The Pundit 2006 Reviews »
FUCK censorship! DAMN, No. This film is not about actual censorship. HELL, then the Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) and their voluntary rating system are CRAP! CRAP, CRAPITY CRAP! BITCH! FART! DICK! OhÔøΩƒ∂wait. Kirby Dick is the film’s director and he’s desperate to shock. Unfortunately, he is about as successful as this first paragraph.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated follows Dick as he attempts to stunt this documentary into meaning and entertainment. He hunts down and exposes the secret identities of parents on the MPAA board responsible for film …
The Pundit 2006 Reviews »
Rock the Bells? What in hell can this be? / It’s like Dave Chapelle’s Block Party grew testes. / The freshest thing at this year’s Film Festival. / Call it hype if you like. But ‘the Bells is incredible. / If you watch this flick prepared to be bored, / you’d best prepare to be split with the tip of a Shaolin sword. /
Chang is the star of this hip hop documentary, / holding an LA festival as shit hot as the weather be. / Chang’s not trying to half-step, …
The Pun 2006 Interviews »
According to Penny Tangey, the title Kathy Smith Goes to Maths Camp is ‘a pretty accurate description’ of her show. In it, Penny plays Kathy Smith, a 15-year-old science and maths enthusiast. ‘A lot of the kids at Kathy’s school don’t like maths and science,’ explains Penny. ‘Being at maths camp is the first time that she has been in the majority.’ The show is about being a teenager, about the excitement of ‘first times’ and the burden of ‘insecurities’. ‘At camp, Kathy is excited to find some kids …
The Pun 2006 Reviews »
People like to laugh at hip hop. Hell, a lot of comedians at this year’s Comedy Festival will have at least one mock rap performance in their shows: a parody that usually bears more resemblance to drag than to anything hip hop. References to the backwards hat, baggy pants, vernacular and lifestyle all seem rather hilarious and, at times, rather racist. But what these comedians don’t realise is that, in fact, the joke is on them.
Most real hip hop is funnier and smarter than any of their played out punchlines. …
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