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"Comical oxymoron" is a humorous claim that something is an oxymoron. This is called an "opinion oxymoron" by Lederer (1990). [9] The humor derives from implying that an assumption (which might otherwise be expected to be controversial or at least non-evident) is so obvious as to be part of the lexicon.
Center Stage (2000) - movie about the students of the American Ballet Academy. Save the Last Dance (2001) - movie starring Julia Stiles as a girl who wants to study as a professional dancer. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) - A silent movie directed by Guy Maddin, a ballet interpretation of Dracula.
Dance television shows (7 C, 72 P) Documentary films about dance (5 C, 43 P) F. Figure skating films (1 C, 45 P) Films about proms (2 C, 71 P) Films about striptease ...
"The Perfect Couple," a six-episode Netflix murder mystery series, features an opening credits scene so outlandish and memorable the cast can't help but laugh while explaining its origin story.
The post 26 of the Funniest Oxymoron Examples appeared first on Reader's Digest. A closer look at these contradictory phrases and quotes will make you laugh. 26 of the Funniest Oxymoron Examples
A dance film (also known as screen dance) is a movie in which dance/ballet is used to reveal inspirational challenges and the central themes of the film, whether these themes be connected to narrative or story, states of being, or more experimental and formal concerns.
Bennett's use of [the plexiglass towers that dominated the set] was revolutionary. The towers moved to create constantly changing perspectives and space, like an automated ballet. They energized the action, driving it forcefully along. It's why there were no set-piece dance routines in the show: dance and movement were organic to the entire action.
The earliest known text listing them, though not explicitly as a system, is the Rhetorica ad Herennium, of unknown authorship, where they are called πλεονασμός (pleonasmos —addition), ἔνδεια (endeia —omission), μετάθεσις (metathesis —transposition) and ἐναλλαγή (enallage —permutation). [4]