| 单词 | over-the-top |
| 例句 | Being in Berkeley, home to many fine restaurants, I felt compelled to add a few over-the-top menu flourishes: The last item was one of Angelo’s homemade wines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Family dinners are rare but less over-the-top than everything else that happens in the White House. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m serious. Gimmicks and overpowered, square-jawed jocks. Miss me with that. And the villains are so over-the-top!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Oh my God. That was so over-the-top and ridiculous! T, you’re a wayyyy better filmmaker than that guy Brownie ever was.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They occur every twenty-five years, marking the anniversary of the districts’ defeat with over-the-top celebrations and, for extra fun, some miserable twist for the tributes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he's calling to say his wife was wrong to offer such an over-the-top opportunity. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Every team has that one over-the-top, loud parent, and for the Renegades, it’s Ms. Andrews. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Over the past few months Kelton’s family has assembled an over-the-top surveillance system, set up a mini greenhouse in their side yard, and lined their entire roof with some kind of unregistered, off-grid solar panels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I can imagine the over-the-top reaction if I choose theater as a career. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My anger subsided, and I realized that my outburst at Mom had been over-the-top harsh. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Do they have to make it so over-the-top?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Usually I’d be mortified at such over-the-top PDA, especially with her decked out in red boots, silver arm cuffs, and a gold belt, but today I didn’t mind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "Say it to her, not to me," Brit-Brat nudged, her voice over-the-top calm. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Watch your mouth, Michael, ” and my voice cracks on mouth, a big over-the-top Mom-about-to-cry crack. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z His lavish New York apartment, with its $6,000 shower curtain, became a symbol of the over-the-top corporate lifestyle. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z You expect them to be like the over-the-top characters they play on TV. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Malik didn’t mind his mom carrying on like she does nearly as much when Brayden’s dad was still in the bleachers because he used to be just as over-the-top and loud. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z More than once, drinking at a table with Gauguin, Vincent has gotten over-the-top angry. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Some have suggested that perhaps blacks felt in on the joke, laughing at the over-the-top characters from a sense of “in-group recognition.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dubai, home to world's tallest tower, is known for its glitz, glamor and over-the-top achievements, and this New Year's Eve the city is planning to break another record by creating the largest fireworks show ever. Revelers start ringing in 2014 with fireworks 2013-12-31T13:58:40Z Actually, it’s both — or, rather, this episode is so over-the-top symbolic, it’s practically literal. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: This Symbolism Does Not Compute 2014-05-05T15:16:14Z It's over-the-top ridiculous, yes, but the entire series is just crazy hyperbole. ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 10: Nonconformity 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Some of the films were so over-the-top and gruesome that until recent years, the only versions available to most audiences were heavily edited — if available at all. ‘Suspiria’: Stream the Original and 8 Other Italian Horror Classics 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z One thing I noticed was that at the more accessible price points, there was almost a patronizing separation between over-the-top styles and dowdy. Styles Q+A: Ivanka Trump, Never Far From the Family Name 2013-08-30T20:33:31Z When viewers tune in to the Oscars telecast on Feb. 26, they’ll be within their rights to poke fun at the over-the-top gowns and self-righteous speeches. It’s time to kill the myth of the battle between ‘popular’ movies and ‘Oscar’ movies 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Where “The Men’s Club” offers over-the-top operatics, “The Throwback Special” gives us hidden neuroses; as a result, the men of Bachelder’s novel can tend to look, in comparison, diminished. Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z His appearance may seem unlikely, but Black’s showmanship and over-the-top vocals make it a unique and interesting part of the project. REVIEW: Beck Makes a Bold Move on 'Song Reader' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z “When we read the poem we took it as a profane, over-the-top attack on the ways in which member of many groups are asked, or required, to perform the work of marginalization,” they wrote. A Poem in The Nation Spurs a Backlash and an Apology 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The plot is hardly the point — the main attraction is the scathing banter between the leading men and the over-the-top, gravity-defying stunts. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ and ‘Funny Women’ 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z There are naked pictures in the bathroom but this isn’t your typical over-the-top gay bar with loud music and customers. Gay New York: a guide to clubs, bars, drag shows and queer culture 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Whether the label is artistic or over-the-top, the proof is in the bottle, not on it. The lure of sin zins There are a few things that make these nachos spectacularly over-the-top good. 19 pulled pork recipes that go beyond sandwiches 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Harrelson, on the other hand, does little with the role of the unflappable super assassin, playing put-upon straight man to Hart’s over-the-top jester without much chemistry. ‘The Man From Toronto’ Review: Not So Clearly Canadian 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Now those little ones are big, and they want teal walls and expensive, over-the-top furniture. Back-to-school: Expert picks for teen bedroom decor TV networks, sponsors and brand-name performers all promoting something — that masquerades as a brief but over-the-top party,” the paper also notes the show “has drawn more than 115 million viewers” in the recent past. How Coldplay became cool: Haters keep saying they’re too soft, too earnest, too dorky — and they still don’t care 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Formed in 1984, the Grammy-nominated band rose to fame in part because of its elaborate, over-the-top and grotesque costumes and showmanship. Gwar frontman David Brockie died of heroin overdose 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z He also observed that the over-the-top theatrical band was noteworthy for, among other things, influencing acts ranging from Lady Gaga to Garth Brooks to Slipknot. KISS, Peter Gabriel inducted by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014-04-11T02:24:35Z In contrast are the massive over-the-top creations, like Suzanne Golden's necklaces of found plastic beads. Exhibition review: From Legos to laminates, plastic is raw material for jewelry 2010-05-07T23:23:00Z Some are stupid, over-the-top jokes; others are supposed to be poignant moments. Dan Clowes’s “Wilson” 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Its amoral criminals and beggars are over-the-top inventions, and Ostermeier’s visually subdued production derives most of its pleasures from letting the cast’s superb talents loose. At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Although Siegel's over-the-top polemic prompted a number of swift attacks, it's hard to deny that at least some of what he said hit a nerve. A serious man 2010-08-14T23:06:00Z But even the most over-the-top scenes are fun to watch because Odenkirk's expressions are so dryly amusing. In the joyfully violent "Nobody," Bob Odenkirk channels his inner John Wick 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Rewatching one of his earliest and silliest movies, 1994's "Dumb and Dumber," Carrey was hit with a sudden wave of fond feelings for the over-the-top buddy comedy that had helped rocket him to stardom. 'Dumb and Dumber To' a no-brainer sequel 20 years in the making 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But it’s the over-the-top assistance that sugarcoats the philanthropy: a heady cocktail of extravagant and extreme interventions that, sure enough, yield almost instant results. | 'Breakthrough With Tony Robbins': Tony Robbins Applies Positive Thinking to Distressed Lives 2010-07-26T22:26:00Z But admirers perceive a more earnest intention underpinning Ms. Eilish’s over-the-top appeal. Billie Eilish: Gen Z’s Outrageous Fashion Role Model 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z This show, in general, has proven to be an over-the-top roller-coaster ride, and the season finale, “The Master,” is no exception. 'The Strain' recap: The Master, crispy around the edges, still lives 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z He wrote “Crazy Rich Asians,” a breezy tale about a wealthy clan descending on Singapore for an over-the-top wedding, to upend those stereotypes. ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Seeks Mainstream Success 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z For all of its bombast, grandeur, melodrama and over-the-top chest-clawing ridiculousness, opera at its most grand is art at its most human. Review | Washington National Opera returns to the stage, and it’s something to sing about 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z It has luxury apartment buildings, over-the-top resorts such as Dorado Beach, and a handful of private international schools that send their graduates to Ivy League colleges. Puerto Rico: Tropical Tax Haven for America's Super-Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z But his interaction with the impossibly glamorous Elizabeth Claire Walker as the Siren overcame a minefield of technical hazards with no loss to his character’s helpless confusion or her over-the-top hauteur. L.A. Ballet's ambitious all-Balanchine program leads to missteps, but also one big triumph 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Passion Fruit Ice Cream Pie with a Ginger Crust This over-the-top dessert is topped with a mix of dulce de leche and passion fruit nectar. 10 Stunning Pies (Other than Apple) for the Fourth of July 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “Welcome to New York” has generated controversy in France, where it was seen as over-the-top and was not picked up for theatrical distribution. Cannes Film Festival: Strauss-Kahn Film Under Fire 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z “It’s just an elegant little touch that is not over-the-top,” she said of her luxe creation. Fine Points: Danger: Earrings Ahead! 2013-08-28T20:28:24Z I pass the main station, a magnificently over-the-top Belle Epoque structure that makes up in size what it lacks in discretion, and skirt the diamond district, the center of world trade in those remarkable rocks. This Belgian cosmopolitan port city offers art, diamonds, ale, architecture — and chocolate 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Lagerfeld was also known for over-the-top catwalk sets, and Viard’s show plunged spectators deep into the inner sanctum of a spectacular, circular library. Lagerfeld successor brings demure librarians to Chanel catwalk 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z While Las Vegas boast several over-the-top attractions, the city itself isn't technically a theme park. The biggest US theme parks in every region 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Camil cemented Rogelio’s penchant for over-the-top antics in the second episode, when a leopard runs loose on the set of “The Passions of Santos.” ‘Jane the Virgin’ is full of telenovela twists and turns. It is also profoundly real. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z But Sandler goes so far over-the-top as Jill — a whiny, needy New Yorker — that I was gritting my teeth 15 minutes in. 'Jack and Jill': Sandler comedy goes downhill 2011-11-09T19:54:04Z There were certainly gorgeous moments throughout the sonata, but they were quickly tarnished by his over-the-top flourishes. Music Review: A Lang Lang Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-30T21:17:22Z Its rambling public rooms are wildly theatrical, its more compact ones suggest an unexpected intimacy, and its over-the-top decorative features offer opportunities for any number of pratfalls. Summer’s Most Style-Savvy Movie Is a Cartoon 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Another over-the-top pop-up bar is in the works; and the company has even hired its own special projects coordinator, whose skills include making authentic-looking tree branches and getting the lights to blink on cue. Gimmicky theme bars with a short shelf life are the hottest nightlife thing right now 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z And Swidler can make you laugh just with his over-the-top line delivery. The Habit: high-speed comedy with multiple storylines | Comedy review 2012-11-19T19:20:13Z But Oliver's musing is so over-the-top with compelling images of babbling, devastated kids grieving his loss that it tells us, paradoxically, a lot about his powerful imagination and the thriving life force behind it. 'Submarine': Getting below the surface of a teen's life 2011-06-09T20:11:05Z O’Connell’s style is playful over-the-top perfection, and there’s a chapter on entertaining, should you aspire to a soupçon of his signature flair. Entertaining tips from the renowned owner of the Inn at Little Washington 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z More than two hours of truly "bel canto" was accompanied by the American Symphony Orchestra under James Bagwell, with the Collegiate Chorale providing a grounding, but vivid, commentary to the over-the-top action. Review: Over-the-top beauty begs for more bite 2012-12-06T20:59:13Z I realized that the connection I have to this kind of music is the closest thing I have to religion — which is a very classic rock thing to say, a very over-the-top, bombastic statement. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Drafting a Eulogy for Classic Rock 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z This is by no means must-see TV, but you can do a lot worse than this over-the-top procedural which would rather make things go boom than make sense. Lethal Weapon remake: loud, ludicrous and lovable 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Netrebko brings the thrill of possibility to all these reveries, which for her seem like not at all an act; she manages to make being over-the-top a vehicle for authenticity. Anna Netrebko May Be Extra, but That’s Why We Love Her 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It is possible, however, to repeat the same over-the-top procedure on different patients — say, “an overly high brow lift, excessive nasal reduction, excessively filled lips,” Dr. Teitelbaum said. Skin Deep: With Plastic Surgery, a Makeover to Look Like a Celebrity 2014-01-15T23:52:23Z A burly tattooed white man facing a phalanx of black cops during a riot is the kind of volatile, over-the-top image that might have worked powerfully in a music video. Review: In BET’s ‘Tales,’ Rap Lyrics Get Lost in Translation 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z “It was a big, creative idea, but didn’t mean it was public or over-the-top,” Ms. Stahl said. The Secret to a Perfect Wedding Proposal (Hint: It’s Not Valentine’s Day) 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z But the stories also resist being sent up, since they’re so over-the-top outlandish to begin with. Review: ‘The Astronaut Love Show,’ Tales of Not So Magnificent Obsession 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z And then there is the ending, with a twist that is so unexpected and so over-the-top that it undermines what is, on the whole, a compelling and well-intended novel. Jodi Picoult’s New Novel Reviewed by Roxane Gay 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Goodwin was the one who wanted to do the over-the-top skydiving reveal, but he admitted to Inside Edition that at first, Hewett was not on board. Family stages skydiving gender reveal 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s big, roughly seven by nine feet, depicting a scene in an over-the-top teen-age girl’s bedroom from the seventies: twelve-inch TV, princess telephone, chemical colors, with a bedspread in the center. The Weird, Violent, Uplifting Paintings of Mark Greenwold 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z An effective mix of lean and over-the-top, "The Expendables" is often preposterous, but it achieves the immediacy of a graphic novel without the overdone mythology. "Expendables" revels in excess 2010-08-05T01:30:00Z It also marks the end of an era that began in 1986, when it suddenly became socially acceptable, even celebrated, to love the thing you love — and to be over-the-top, dramatic and earnestly you. Farewell to “The Phantom of the Opera,” which welcomed outcasts 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z It may seem like it's part of a recent trend in creating super over-the-top food creations all for the sake of posting a jaw-dropping photo on Instagram, but this opulent creation dates back centuries. Turducken has been weird for a very long time 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z I did like this silly, over-the-top yet audacious movie that imagines the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Here are the best (and worst) movies opening this weekend 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Such is the case in this over-the-top potato salad. Loaded potato salad for game day: Try the recipe 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Those details are, in fact, true; it was an over-the-top symbolic battle for gender equality, broadcast in prime time. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and ‘Gifted’ 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Cable operators are assisting the networks because they are also in a fight to keep customers from migrating to Netflix and other "over-the-top" competitors. U.S. TV networks tout video on-demand for catch-up viewing 2013-10-04T11:10:22Z Critics were divided over his somewhat nostalgic view of fashion and over-the-top glamour. Zac Posen’s Path From the Red Carpet to the Bottom Line 2013-05-31T22:16:15Z The collection for next winter featured over-the-top masculine tailoring balanced with oversized jewels. Large coats a mainstay for next winter from Milan 2013-02-21T22:50:18Z There were palm trees wrapped with lights, ludicrously over-the-top decorations on shotgun houses, the smells of something deep and unctuous cooking in steamy pots, and block after block of pink and yellow flowers. Modern Love: Modern Love - Building Christmas on Presence, Not Presents 2012-12-20T17:50:57Z In that era, this small coastal city served as an over-the-top summer playground for some of the nation’s wealthiest citizens. In Newport, R.I., tracing the Golden Age that preceded the Gilded one The moment Nirvana came on the scene, everything fun and over-the-top became passé. Tween nostalgia: Closing the time gap of pop longing 2011-07-25T19:45:00Z The acupuncturist and herbalist thought the idea was "self-indulgent and ridiculous," yet another way to turn childbirth into an over-the-top outgrowth of a consumer-driven culture. Push presents for mom: easy bling or heartfelt? 2011-06-20T17:33:09Z It needed to signal clearly to the reader that it wasn’t meant to be taken literally on every level, that it was designed as a rather ridiculous and over-the-top kind of thing. Not Getting with the Program: An Interview with Meghan Daum 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Go Back Print this page Skip to content AD Travels Vancouver, British Columbia, known for its over-the-top scenery, modern architecture and progressive politics, is much more than just a pretty face. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z They got so far as casting it, but decided it was too over-the-top for the movie. The Carpetbagger: For '50/50's' Writer, the Hardest Part Was the Drama 2012-01-13T19:56:38Z But this time, instead of taking the black diamond run with an entire collection of over-the-top designs, Ms. Chisato stuck to the bunny slopes and won the fashion race. Fashion Review: Cacherel Flying High; Loewe Does Luxury 2012-03-04T19:24:19Z In one funny scene, an over-the-top barroom brawl unreels in fluid super-slow motion. Review | Happenstance delivers easygoing ‘Cabaret Noir’ 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Signaling the show’s silliness in the opening scene are over-the-top knitwear appendages by the costume designer, Christopher Metzger. Review: ‘Sehnsucht’ Navigates the Inexact Science of Nostalgia 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Watch for over-the-top car chases and cameos by musicians like James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Boomerang’ and ‘Miracle Workers’ 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Grand Theft Auto is a sweeping, over-the-top satire on the modern world. Video Game Review: A 1947 Mystery That Matters Now 2011-05-16T20:25:34Z It’s unusual for a debut author to be showered in such over-the-top accolades and compared to literary masters. ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Foray Into Fiction 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z “She was so great in Blazing Saddles as Harriett Johnson the over-the-top, outspoken schoolmarm,” Brooks tweeted. Actor Carol Arthur DeLuise, widow of Dom DeLuise, dies at 85 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Am I wrong to think his reaction was over-the-top and rude? What’s Wrong With Kissing in Public? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z And about that night: “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” culminates with an extremely violent episode on Cielo Drive that is arguably more graphic and over-the-top than it needs to be. "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" shows off Quentin Tarantino's best and worst moves 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Because of her over-the-top representation of femininity, Barbie is also camp, which is the subject of the current Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perspective | The fashion industry gave Barbie an award. Does she really deserve one? 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Gifts are less important, and no one mentions over-the-top vacations. Perspective | Parents, the holidays are out of control. Here’s how to rein in the excess. 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Rather it’s the plain, old-fashioned, over-the-top mockery that shows a White House hopelessly out of control, compromised, flaccid from the get-go and comically inept. Our president is a TV addict. It’s going to get the best of him, but he’ll never get the best of it. 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z It’s a premise that would usually play out as either morbid, shock-value horror or mordant, over-the-top comedy. ‘The Patient’ Review: The Doctor Is In. In the Basement. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z This is one of the craziest, most over-the-top pictures I ever made. Photographer Lynne Cohen's best shot 2010-08-18T21:16:00Z As an over-the-top "Mission: Impossible" episode featuring exotic locales and carefree banter, "Knight" no doubt will bring in crowds looking for nonstop action, especially with those stars. Cruise crashes in nonsensical "Knight and Day" 2010-06-20T19:34:00Z "I mean, doing this I'd like to erase most of the stuff I've done before – it was very over-the-top," he is telling me. 'I love deadpan': Richard Ayoade and Craig Roberts on Submarine 2011-03-15T12:06:25Z But Reich’s over-the-top vanity and arch detachment are another form of misdirection, his favored comedic strategy. Review: In ‘Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!,’ He’s Too Hot to Live 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Like most Ellis stories, "Red" had plenty of over-the-top violence, tempered by dry wit and the blackest of humor. Comics: "Red" movie characters star in own miniseries 2010-10-19T21:20:00Z This clash of tones is especially flagrant during the climactic exorcism, which pits Miller’s serious performance against an over-the-top turn by Christopher Lowell as a Christian bodybuilder. ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Review: Like, Totally Satan 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The use of a yellow-headed vulture, named Pinhead, and Mary's plunge into a bath are over-the-top touches. Review: There's something (weird) about Mary 2013-04-23T02:16:03Z This becomes clear by the musical’s end, when the over-the-top exaggerations seem less gleefully jokey than the real thing. | 'Silence! The Musical': ?Silence! The Musical? at P.S. 122 - Review 2011-11-23T22:31:43Z The over-the-top spectacle of this party can also, however, stand in for a few of the bummers about “The Forgiven.” Books of The Times: ‘The Forgiven,’ by Lawrence Osborne 2012-09-25T21:17:10Z With the theme “From Vienna to Versailles,” the party was an exercise in over-the-top 18th-century glamour. A Palm Beach Power Hostess Prepares for Trump’s Washington 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z That man, of course, is Vin Diesel, who is back in the realm of over-the-top spectacle in the first trailer for XXX: Return of Xander Cage. Vin Diesel Is Back in 'XXX: Return of Xander Cage' Trailer 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Left: Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando features two over-the-top pools. Cool Pools, Great Stays 2010-05-06T16:06:00Z Service was prompt and warm: My husband called the check-in the friendliest hotel welcome he’d ever received — enthusiastic without being over-the-top, hospitable but not intrusive. An Artsy Hotel Brightens the Scene in Ohio’s Capital City 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z It has to be over-the-top at the beginning. Sigourney Weaver having a ball as a 'peacock' 2013-04-26T11:43:10Z Both involve unembarrassed exaggerations of aspects of daily life; both generate over-the-top drama and complexity from the constraining matrix of simple elements, rules, and formulas. Basketball, the musical 2012-12-16T16:00:00Z This famous line from The Sound of Music sums up the happy charm of a simply wrapped gift, one that remains even in today’s over-the-top culture. Save that wrapping paper for Christmas – and save the world too 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The “over-the-top violence” of “Red Dawn” may have similarly dampened their appreciation of its Commie-repelling Colorado kids. Watch One With the Gipper: An Aide Recalls Movie Nights With the Reagans 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Holbrooke’s over-the-top style used to be an exception in Washington; today it is par for the course. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z That said, a brief over-the-top appearance by Schadenfreude's Kate James as a tacky town administrator was a hoot. SketchFest: Comedy without borders 2011-01-10T06:00:00Z Mr. Rich, the irrepressible ringmaster of this online circus, has hardly abandoned his over-the-top aesthetic, one that, in retrospect, was well ahead of its time. Richie Rich, the ’90s Club Kid, Goes Virtual for Beauty 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The early days of their relationship were marked by his “over-the-top displays of affection,” she says in the lawsuit, which helped earn her trust. FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Citing ‘Relentless’ Abusive Relationship 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The critic Herbert Muschamp, in The New York Times, wrote in 2002 that the over-the-top buildings were at the very least not boring. Trump and the Arts: ‘Evita,’ Huge Towers and a Snub for Warhol 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z One over-the-top scene has a frustrated Ruth wrecking the workspace where she found a part-time carpentry job. Despite a steely performance, Sandra Bullock's dreary film of life after prison is "Unforgivable" 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z He added, with a laugh, “Either that or this show is completely over-the-top and stupid.” | A Chelsea Gallery, Made Over as a Decadent Nightclub 2013-07-18T13:00:43Z But while we can never experience their lives, we can plunge into them momentarily thanks to a show whose commitment to going over-the-top ended up being perfectly pitched. American Crime's Second Season Was the Perfect Antidote to Fuller House 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z The lengthy list of performers creates a bridge between punk and post-punk with a bit of garage rock and new wave presented with both stripped-down and over-the-top stage dressings. 25 great rockumentaries every music (and movie) fan should see 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z I was hoping she would be a little bit more over-the-top campy, but it’s better for the show that she’s not. Animal Kingdom: nihilistic feast of bros, bare butts and bad behavior 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Even his loyal biographer, Michael Ignatieff, was compelled to remark on his over-the-top Anglophilia. Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute – review 2013-06-20T07:00:34Z In “Wolf of Wall Street,” it is a skeezy, over-the-top indulgence that underscores the lead character’s toxic masculinity. Perspective | Pool parties are soul-crushing spectacles of half-naked strangers posing next to an artificial swamp 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The drawings have bite, but their over-the-top insult style is now the common language of American culture. Outsider Art of the Moment: 66 Exhibitors, 7 Countries, 1 Fair 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Smith was instructed by Mr. Brownjohn to create a cake that was over-the-top and gaudy. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Let It Bleed' Cover Art Up for Sale 2011-11-22T15:56:23Z On the albums between “Artpop” and “Chromatica,” Lady Gaga dropped her force field of over-the-top invincibility, and she certainly made doe-eyed vulnerability endearing in “A Star Is Born” and in songs like “Million Reasons.” Here’s the Lady. Where’s the Gaga? 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z "There are those who would say their lyrics are just fictional, over-the-top, or just about shock value," Majmudar says. Odd Future booking puts Pitchfork festival in an odd position 2011-07-12T07:00:00Z It’s no Dark Horse in the running for Song of the Summer, sure, but it’s certainly worthy of a video featuring over-the-top visuals and outrageous outfits — basically everything Katy Perry does best. Watch Katy Perry Do What She Does Best In 'This Is How We Do' Video 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z For a generation that trades in images, the over-the-top visuals may be part of the appeal. Drama! Divas! Dates! A New Generation of Fans Discovers the Opera 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z But Stephen Colbert—both as his over-the-top, ultraconservative character and as his normal self—has had a cultural impact that runs deeper than a few giggles. 5 Times Stephen Colbert Changed the World 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Copley is very wacky as the over-the-top helicopter pilot. The A-Team: About as authentic as a Turin shroud beach towel 2010-08-02T10:36:00Z "The movie is very over-the-top but still very emotionally resonant," said Antos, who is also the programming chair for DocFilms at the University of Chicago. Movie classics back in Chicago 2011-02-10T20:35:51Z It’s not for everyone: the women channel the peppy optimism and over-the-top, campy tone that has become de rigueur for teen-focused YouTube channels, and can be jarring for older viewers. ‘If you’re going to watch porn, know it’s not real’: meet Britain's sex-positive influencers 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Cargo shirts and jackets, in various shades of beige, were a constant on this season’s runways and ranged from over-the-top interpretations by Marine Serre to minimalist versions by Givenchy. How to Wear Spring’s Best Work-Wear-Inspired Pieces 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “From what I’ve experienced so far, he was over-the-top: opened the door, was courteous. He was just a really nice gentleman, actually.” She was just glad that he showed up for their date 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z When I listen to the song now, I can’t say I believe it to be objectively good — but there is something enjoyable about the over-the-top absurdity of it. Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z At another point, buttoned-up Lucy, whose only emotional vent is pounding out Beethoven piano sonatas, pours out her feelings in “Ludwig and I,” an over-the-top fantasy out of a comic operetta. A visit to romance and Italy in ‘Room with a View’ 2014-05-03T00:30:45Z TV networks, sponsors and brand-name performers all promoting something — that masquerades as a brief but over-the-top party. Coldplay and Beyoncé Hope to Match Past Spectacles at Super Bowl Halftime Show 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z But they also remove some of the magic of a form that is, in its live form, inherently unrealistic and over-the-top. HD broadcasts, once the future of opera, are now seen by some as its demise 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Lanchas is a frequent guest here; his warm, expansive voice filled the role, and his manner was comic without the over-the-top mugging that marked the performance of Paolo Bordogna, who sang it on opening night. ‘Cinderella’ second cast offers eager warmth at WNO 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The over-the-top sex appeal she conjures might seem ridiculous if it weren’t already so familiar from mass media. Marilyn Minter’s Seductive Paintings and Photographs Collected in First Major Retrospective 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z But who these days could better bring over-the-top Ziegfeld-style glamour back to Broadway? ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Stage Resuscitation for Career-Challenged Celebrities 2011-05-26T16:16:55Z But what made the movie so important to me — and the kids of my generation — was that in spite of how over-the-top the scenario was, Williams didn’t oversell it. Why Robin Williams Was a Millennial Hero 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z That has long been Davis: an over-the-top talent ready to entertain at a moment’s notice. Baron Davis Directs Now. If There’s a ‘Space Jam 3,’ He Wants In. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z “Phantom of the Paradise”: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” meets “Phantom of the Opera” in this over-the-top horror musical about an aspiring lyricist out for revenge after a producer steals his work. What You Should Watch This Father’s Day Weekend 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Ms. McCarthy, who has shown sweetness on “Mike & Molly” and over-the-top mania just about everywhere else since “Bridesmaids,” is a verbal and physical dynamo. Movie Review: ‘The Heat’ Is a Buddy Movie Without Any Guys 2013-06-27T16:22:35Z And they’re part of a shockingly large community of over-the-top cost cutters. Reality TV?s New Wave: Trash Picking, With a Smile 2011-01-09T05:30:04Z There were new friends to be made on Tumblr — other people who laughed at the same jokes and obsessed over the same music, specifically, the rhymes of over-the-top Los Angeles rap outfit Odd Future. How to make friends (with Drake) and influence people — Meet Babeo Baggins of Barf Troop 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z In what he identified as an “over-the-top, important report,” Jones reacted to the fact that in “Lemonade,” Beyoncé is depicted as “smashing cars, smashing windows, with little girls following her.” Alex Jones convinced Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” is part of CIA-NFL plot to start anti-white, anti-male civil war in America 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Both are sumptuous, grandiose and profoundly silly spectacles, liable to inspire over-the-top flames from some viewers and impassioned defenses from others. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z As the success of Playboy grew, Hefner became a larger than life personality, living in over-the-top mansions and always surrounded by a bevy of beautiful women, his "bunnies." Read What TIME Said About Hugh Hefner 50 Years Ago 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Curtis and her 20-year-old son Thomas Guest both donned over-the-top orc regalia for the event, elaborate headpieces and draping capes included. Jamie Lee Curtis Goes All-Out in Orc Costume for 'Warcraft' Red Carpet 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z "Spirit of Vengeance" is still a Twinkie of a movie, dumb, loud and over-the-top in between its dead spots. 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance': Nic Cage at his wound-up out best 2012-02-17T17:33:02Z “Well,” I thought, “if it looks this good on the 360, it’s going to look just over-the-top spectacular on the PC, right?” Video Game Review: Rage, New Video Game From id Software - Review 2011-10-11T16:28:13Z All was fine until an over-the-top sand storm forced the team to abort the mission. ‘The Martian’: stranded on Mars, botanist battles to survive 2014-03-12T19:03:18Z This showbiz saga may be over-the-top, but there’s plenty of depth and it dives deep. Michael Douglas dazzles as Liberace in HBO film 2013-05-23T22:08:24Z But the more significant change, it turned out, was that two hot personalities — Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert, in their separate ways, both used theatrical, over-the-top personas — were succeeded by two cool personalities. Larry Wilmore’s Characteristically Low-Key Farewell 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Opinions seesaw week to week from over-the-top admiration to absolute disgust, and not just in a general way. 'True Detective' turns cautious at the beginning of Season 2 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z And: I totally want to see "Step Up 3D" -- talk about over-the-top eye candy. Finally! The best 3 dancers advance to the "SYTYCD" finals 2010-08-06T12:01:00Z The songs captured so much attention that Kelly made an over-the-top video series about it that just got crazier and crazier as he added more chapters. ‘Trapped’ on Broadway? R. Kelly is Working on It 2012-11-20T15:52:46Z But the over-the-top chef, who samples things from classic American fare to international cuisine, won’t eat just anything. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri won’t eat these two foods 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The book is much more sort of about the minutiae of real history and how that interweaves with the vampire story, whereas the film is really just an all-out, over-the-top genre expression of an idea. Q&A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Writer on Literary Mashups and the Movie that Shouldn't Exist 2012-06-22T10:45:10Z Ms. Hogan always preached to her couples that weddings should not put you into debt, they don’t need to be an over-the-top affair. The Officiant Finally Becomes the Bride 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z And it’s too easy to dismiss concerns by saying the opera is just a fairy tale, or that Zeffirelli’s production is just an over-the-top costume epic that shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Review: The Met’s ‘Turandot,’ Strongly Sung, Garishly Staged 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s always a thrill when the Seattle Symphony presents those late-romantic over-the-top works that require extra instrumentation. Review: Seattle Symphony, guest conductor and soprano scale ‘Alpine’ heights 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Though it is an action film, known for over-the-top car chases, it's also known to bring in both male and female moviegoers. Female filmgoers flex new box-office clout 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z First up tonight is Marie Antoinette, known for her over-the-top lifestyle, which manifested itself in the form of big dresses, bigger hair, and an addiction to gambling. TV highlights – 09/05/2013 2013-05-09T05:59:01Z Cookie must be fun to play, but is it a challenge to make sure you don’t go too over-the-top? Here's The Real Reason Why Taraji P. Henson Almost Turned Down 'Empire' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z While that may be over-the-top, the animal represented the friendship and similarities between the countries. They got him what!? A look into the art of presidential gift-giving. 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The hotel and gambling spot is celebrating the opening of its new Level One ultra-lounge with an over-the-top “Bambino” cocktail, costing a whopping $40,000. 'Bambino' cocktail selling for $40G, comes with signed check 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" - Finally - finally! - the "Twilight" franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with this gleefully over-the-top conclusion. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2012-11-15T02:16:04Z Link to video: Behind the Candelabra An outrageous, florid study of one of the most over-the-top people in showbusiness history. The best films for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:05:00Z It strives to combine the awkward, humorous moments of adolescence with stylized, over-the-top action of more traditional comic book films. Scrappy fighter "Kick-Ass" high on Hollywood radar 2010-04-14T14:38:00Z But his performance on the show—so over-the-top and willing to court outright failure as to verge, at times, on the unhinged—matters more than whatever dubious cultural cachet his name adds. 'House of Cards' Knows Exactly What It Is 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Nouvel all but redesigned the interior of Disney, making it his own disorienting, over-the-top installation space that visually overpowered the singers but at least moved the orchestra up front. Dudamel and the L.A. Phil illuminate, elevate 'Cosi fan Tutte' 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z It's a dramatic cliché familiar to fans of Bollywood, whose over-the-top romantic arcs typically start with a scene like this. Beyond brown shame: Refreshing "India Sweets and Spices" moves past struggles of hyphenated identity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding,” a British reality series that began last year, chronicles over-the-top nuptials there. Movies: ?Knuckle,? by Ian Palmer, Follows Irish Travelers 2011-11-27T05:03:03Z The Kennedy Center Honors — with its secret list of performers and over-the-top production values — is a perennial highlight of Washington’s arts scene. Noisy jets, secret performers and rooftop dancers: Inside the making of an unprecedented Kennedy Center Honors 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Riley’s over-the-top absurdity makes visible a generational shift. “Sorry to Bother You” exposes the danger of bourgeois integration 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z She arrived a decade ago as an over-the-top dance-pop diva, flaunting wigs, costumes, makeup and dance routines in a barrage of proudly superficial guises: Mirrors! In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Lady Gaga Pits Pop Against Authenticity 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It was kind of just over-the-top for me. Matt Damon and George Takei, check out "White Savior," a samurai satire challenging beloved movies 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z In Mr. Evans’s riotous, over-the-top 1994 memoir, “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” Mr. Bart plays a small but pivotal role. Books of The Times: Near the Top at Paramount, Handling Players and Egos 2011-05-11T22:55:27Z You couldn’t blame them, but bailing out at that point would mean missing the over-the-top moments Neil Cross has cooked up for this season’s breathless conclusion. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Luther,’ Starring Idris Elba, Is Back for Season 3 2013-09-02T20:49:55Z After her unmasking, much of the episode was dedicated to a somewhat bewildered workroom and judging panel digesting Maddy's Guy Fieri-inspired opening look, electric guitar number and over-the-top Marie Antoinette runway look. "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Maddy Morphosis on her transformative looks: "I pull a lot from nostalgia" 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Some of the nominees took to the red carpet to show off some over-the-top looks. 2021 Grammys Winners: The Full List 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z As the town hunts for the offending hacker, Mr. Levinson mostly ditches the dissertation and renders the defamation and destruction of women’s bodies and characters through over-the-top action. Review: ‘Assassination Nation’ Bluntly Calls Out All-American Misogyny 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z It’s an over-the-top spoof, “Arrested Development” in a high school setting, but there are flickers of “Friday Night Lights” pathos. Television: In Fox?s ?Glee,? It?s the Attitude That?s the Showstopper 2010-04-09T18:08:00Z The casting of Lewis and Lee — who are married in real life — was a fantastic choice, as was putting Drescher in the role of meddling, over-the-top mother. TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z “They tend to be very luxurious and over-the-top.” Skin Deep: How La Prairie Unveils New Cosmetics 2010-06-30T20:57:00Z Not one for nostalgia, she simply picked up where she left off, creating inhibition-free environments where over-the-top attire is encouraged. Not Going Gentle Into That Good Night 2013-07-10T21:41:08Z But the political climate might matter less than the over-the-top example of faux period excess provided by several seasons of “Game of Thrones.” Movie Review: In ‘300: Rise of an Empire,’ Greeks Under Siege Again 2014-03-07T01:38:02Z And though his latest movie, Due Date, takes a more mature tone than his previous efforts, it still includes those over-the-top scenes that are Phillips' trademarks. Q&A: Director Todd Phillips Talks About 'Due Date' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z At first, the comedy, cleverly constructed through sly directorial indirections, prevails: Cassius’s job interview, for instance, involves a deadpan, over-the-top display of his qualifications, which, we soon find out, is full of falsehoods. “Sorry to Bother You,” Reviewed: A Wild Workplace Comedy Energized by Righteous Anger 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lord, Baron, Rocker 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z This type of over-the-top convergence is often based on assumptions about limited comprehension – and it can socially backfire. What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Equally over-the-top is a flashy musical, "Leave It On the Floor," that turns Los Angeles' underground drag-ball scene into the setting for a story about a kid who's been rejected by his family. Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival turns 16 2011-10-05T22:47:06Z No matter how over-the-top Hiaasen’s storytelling scales, he grounds it in reality, the Florida type of reality where scams and schemes coexist on every corner. Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey’: clues from a shark’s lunch 2013-06-20T21:55:56Z Such over-the-top displays are a faint but worthy echo of the Renaissance cabinet. Review | ‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ delves into the history of collectors and their stunning, strange acquisitions 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The dancers, including the ensemble, in either black or polka dots, fully embrace over-the-top abandon and emotion, prodded on by the music. Review: What Does Ballet Need Now? Not Retro Fantasy. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Sullivan, who was a contributing editor to Rolling Stone for more than 20 years, does an adequate job of chronicling Jackson’s over-the-top fame. Books of The Times: ‘Untouchable,’ Michael Jackson’s Life, by Randall Sullivan 2012-11-12T21:52:09Z But when real life exceeds the show’s most over-the-top imaginings, it also takes some of the life out of the show’s satire. On Season 6 of ‘Veep,’ Satire Meets Its Match 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z He has gained a national reputation — and a devoted clientele who reportedly pay seven-figure sums for his handiwork — by fusing an over-the-top theatricality with a passion for the historical. Can a New Arts Center Revitalize Provincetown? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z If you’ve ever played Dungeons and Dragons, you may have encountered a dungeon master who took the game very, very seriously, attacking the task of fantasy world-building with excessive scholarly rigor and over-the-top imaginative zeal. ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It sports an over-the-top Belle Epoque label that promises hedonistic revelry, and it delivers. 5 bottles of bubbly to stock up on for your holiday festivities 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Which reminds me: His characters say such over-the-top things sometimes. Should you watch Cameron Crowe’s TV show ‘Roadies’? Let’s talk it out. 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Eurovision is easy to mock for its over-the-top stage performances and forgettable tunes, often sung in fractured English. Music: Eurovision Song Contest Is a Sequined, Campy Balm 2011-05-12T14:59:28Z If all this sounds outrageously over-the-top, well, it is. Review | A bored housewife jumps back into the spy game again in ‘The Paris Diversion’ 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Designer Tracy Grant Lord has provided the perfect ultra-busy, over-the-top set for all these entrances and exits. Seattle Opera offers an action-packed ‘Barber of Seville’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “It must also be an over-the-top experience,” she said. Kits for Kids’ Sleepovers. Parents’ Ambien Not Included. 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z At just over two hours, this over-the-top action flick is propelled forward mostly by a series of impeccably choreographed fight scenes. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ and ‘Austin City Limits’ 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Billing herself as Jayne Meadows Allen, she appeared in a revival of Kaufman and Hart’s “Once in a Lifetime,” playing an over-the-top Hollywood gossip columnist. Jayne Meadows, Actress and Steve Allen’s Wife and Co-Star, Dies at 95 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The author’s expressions of surprise are so frequent and over-the-top that they are perhaps the most surprising parts of this book. In Another Trump Book, a Journalist’s Belated Awareness Steals the Show 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Biutiful is a madly over-the-top rhapsodic tragedy that piles on the woe. Cannes film festival 2010: a triumph of politics over art 2010-05-24T13:13:00Z All of the women, including Melissa McCarthy's dirty-mouthed, overconfident sister-in-law to be, are over-the-top in their own ways, but somehow their chemistry keeps the movie grounded in painful truth. "Bridesmaids": A triumph for vomit, and feminism 2011-05-10T20:11:00Z Peabody Southwell not only was a riot slumming as over-the-top night club singers, but also designed the show’s stylishly witty costumes. Bernstein by the Bay: S.F. Symphony brilliantly delivers 'On the Town' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Big guns, lots of lead and over-the-top mayhem are the themes here. Looking Ahead: Time to Turn the Page 2010-12-30T23:28:26Z In stark comparison to the over-the-top performances by the ladies of pop on the VMAs stage, British newcomer Sam Smith used a bare set to showcase his voice on his hit "Stay With Me." Pop's ladies take MTV VMAs stage with raunchy, upbeat performances 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z That will leave eight contestants to be mentored on next Tuesday's episode by over-the-top eighth season runner-up Adam Lambert, according to Fox spokeswoman Alex Gillespie. Katie Stevens, Michael Lynche blossom on 'Idol' 2010-04-07T02:07:00Z The Artist With the Race Car in His Studio Rigorously considered, unapologetically masculine and over-the-top ambitious, Matthew Day Jackson’s art breaks all boundaries: collaborator and employee, home and work, life and death. T Magazine: The Artist With the Race Car in His Studio 2013-09-13T22:03:10Z United Artists also is launching a faith-based over-the-top channel that will air original content, film and television catalog titles and Christian music videos, among other offerings. MGM buys 55% stake in production firms of Roma Downey and Mark Burnett 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Evelyn Waugh once said, “The gardens of Blandings Castle are that original garden from which we are all exiled,” and that isn’t as over-the-top as it sounds. In Praise of P.G. Wodehouse 2011-11-23T16:50:44Z Consider, for instance, the over-the-top masterpiece of the series, “Curious George Gets a Medal.” Curious George turns 75: Why the monkey and the Man in the Yellow Hat endure 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Joe Moore praised the mayor for scaling back his original proposal and said that the debate about the changes led to "overheated rhetoric and over-the-top hyperbole." Little protest from Council on mayor's rules 2012-01-19T03:23:00Z For instance, "Empire" combines the over-the-top family feuds of a 1980s prime-time soap like "Dynasty" with an original soundtrack from mega-producer Timbaland and a willingness to tackle taboo issues like homophobia in the hip-hop community. With 'Empire,' diversity becomes the watchword on television 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A ridiculously over-the-top outing for James Delaney at the back end of January centred round a debauched house party – featuring magic tricks, nitrous oxide and fancy dress. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z This time, it’s a track called “Little Nabil’s March,” a festive stomp in which Braufman’s caterwauling sax is punctuated by over-the-top whistles. My Journey with Jazz 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z It was the perfect finale to another over-the-top Portland meal. Choice Tables: Portland, Me.: Locavore in Menu and Décor 2013-08-29T19:13:32Z His red hair and rumpled good looks made him instantly recognizable, and Mr. Letterman gave him ample opportunities to display his aptitude for both deadpan and over-the-top comedy. Alan Kalter, Longtime Voice of Letterman’s ‘Late Show,’ Dies at 78 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Outlandish and completely over-the-top in the best possible way. Blawan's favourite tracks 2012-11-17T00:05:39Z Debates are unique, unlike the highly choreographed campaign event or stump speech marked by over-the-top rhetoric. Fall's must-see political TV: Obama-Romney debates 2012-09-08T09:46:06Z As often on Netflix, less story would have been more, and the tone swings from stagy to naturalistic to over-the-top satirical. Review: ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ on Netflix Is a Bold Reboot From Spike Lee 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Viewer fatigue seems to be settling over some parts of the reality genre, especially the music competition shows, with their phony drama and over-the-top production numbers. Television: TNT’s ‘Great Escape’ Is Reality TV: Journalists Try It Out 2012-06-22T12:00:00Z But Cat already seems so over-the-top arrogant that she's sort of roasting the golden goose before it's time to feast. "Real Housewives of D.C.": Meet the new frenemies 2010-07-31T23:01:00Z “And we didn’t want to go for that completely over-the-top flamboyant style. We didn’t want him to look like a rapper or something.” How a new ‘Ted Lasso’ character nails the obnoxious soccer-icon style 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z It's all pretty cheap and cheerful, with an ooh-matron narrative, but it has a certain over-the-top appeal. TV highlights 07/07/2011: The Apprentice: The Final Five 2011-07-06T22:00:00Z Shelley had a much harder time, because she had to be over-the-top scared all the time. Inside The Shining 2012-10-29T17:15:40Z Add to this caldron of gloom a peppering of oddball locals obsessed with all things Wright, and you’ve got a recipe for over-the-top paranormal activity. The House May Be Haunted. But in This Novel, Commitment Is Scarier. 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z This leads to the show’s over-the-top, and then over-the-over-the-top, tragic ending. Review: Tackling a Major Taboo in ‘The Boy Who Danced on Air’ 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z It’s been replaced by what Louis Menand describes as “a great river of pop, soulful, demotic, camp, performative, outrageous, over-the-top cultural goods”—in short, by pop culture. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Back when I was in high school, there was a cafe in SoHo I loved for its over-the-top sweets. Chewy Chocolate Cookies That Are Only Slightly Over the Top 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Right-wing pundits like McCain have come under fire for their over-the-top rhetoric attacking Omar for her views on Israel, as the congresswoman has faced a barrage of death threats. Husband of Meghan McCain fires off homophobic tweets about "Late Night" host Seth Meyers 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z This show-biz saga may be over-the-top, but there's plenty of depth and it dives deep. Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair 2013-05-22T14:09:09Z It's a salute to traditional performance and circus, with a lot of clowning, over-the-top humor, slapstick, and a patina, an aura, that spans many decades. Former PNB dancer at home under Cirque du Soleil's grand chapiteau 2010-06-02T00:03:00Z The selection of the Inn — the romantic, over-the-top creation of chef Patrick O’Connell set in bucolic Washington, Va. — was a surprise bonbon. What Michelin gets wrong about D.C.’s dining scene — starting with Rasika 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. McCarthy’s show — the season’s second — was a parade of over-the-top female characters, two of which the actress brought with her from her improv days in the Los Angeles troupe the Groundlings. Television: Anna Faris and Other Female Hosts on ?Saturday Night Live? 2012-02-26T03:04:12Z This is a comedy that takes a vicious, over-the-top look at family greed, and fortunately, the cast members are game to play their characters’ attempts at flattery in the most unflattering manner possible. ‘The Estate’ Review: No Good Will 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Honeyed and lush, yet not over-the-top sweet, this lovely Riesling is fine by itself as dessert or as a foil for funky blue cheese. Recommended wines for late spring sipping This is not to say every version is as cheesetastic as the Canadian Tenors' over-the-top take. The criminal overuse of "Hallelujah" 2011-09-19T21:01:00Z The films that do get made are largely geared toward a quick buck - slapdash comedies and over-the-top melodramas with poor production values. Cairo cinema gives Egypt home for alternative film 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Richard Curtis wrote what I thought was a funny and satirical tongue-in-cheek little film in the over-the-top style of Monty Python or South Park. Backlash over Richard Curtis's 10:10 climate film 2010-10-02T18:38:00Z An over-the-top melodrama, it covered the second world war and its aftermath in three hours. Charles Jarrott obituary 2011-03-06T18:49:41Z This over-the-top chronic marketing ruins it for me. The All-Stars of ‘Star Wars’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z His sets are marked by high energy and over-the-top theatrics, paired with accessible music. DJ Steve Aoki on Making Music for the Dancing Masses 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s the kind of scene that would probably seem over-the-top in a feature film, but it’s really happening. Gloria Allred has been endlessly parodied. A new movie aims to celebrate her instead. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z He’s almost like this over-the-top caricature, and yet there's a lot about him that feels realistic. "Sometimes you burn the lasagna": "Lessons in Chemistry" creator Lee Eisenberg talks cooking good TV 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z "Billion Dollar Movie" is part of the festival's popular midnight section of horror, over-the-top comedy and other high-energy films. Ferrell's 'Billion Dollar Movie' heads to Sundance 2011-12-01T21:14:09Z It’s a really over-the-top, sinister film – it becomes almost alien. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The screening at the Paramount Theater, the film festival’s largest venue, drew a robust audience that reacted enthusiastically to the show’s mix of mystery, drama and energetic, sometimes over-the-top, action. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg at SXSW With ‘Preacher’ and ‘Sausage Party’ 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z It's a gloriously beautiful movie, often stepping close to Baz Luhrmann territory in its over-the-top color and choreographed movement, and it works like catnip for those who love lavish period films, which I do. Toronto International Film Festival: 'Anna Karenina,' 'Seven Psychopaths' 2012-09-07T16:50:05Z As the nameless central man, Dray — an actor with over-the-top energy — spends much of the show standing precariously on a half-destroyed stool, a hammer in hand. Review: In ‘With No Fanfare,’ Things Fall Apart 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z That means Aereo and other so-called over-the-top Internet services are not regulated in the same fashion as traditional pay-TV systems, which are required to negotiate distribution agreements with local broadcasters to carry their signals. Aereo does an about-face in latest attempt to stay alive 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Disney gets from Glass a wonderfully over-the-top new operatic version of “Happy Birthday.” An opera about Walt Disney, in commuting distance of Disneyland 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z They were also in agreement that the over-the-top version of "My Life" from 22-year-old nonprofit organizer Heejun Han, of New York, was entertaining but outlandish. Phillip Phillips moves up on 'American Idol' 2012-03-22T02:57:08Z It will be shown in some sort of over-the-top happening involving models, actors and dancers, “music, fashion and culture,” that will later be streamed for all on Amazon Prime. Immigration! Influencers! Climate Change! What to Expect This Fashion Month 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z After April’s over-the-top epic “Avengers: Infinity War,” Marvel also downsized the story for “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” focusing on a small group of characters and a quest to reunite with Hope’s mother. Graceful but lethal 'Wasp' joins Marvel forces in new film adventure 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z His over-the-top peacocking verges on silly, yet there’s something endearing about his ardor. Review: Noche Flamenca, With Soledad Barrio, at Joe’s Pub 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z It's so breathtakingly over-the-top, it's a wonder no Bollywood film crew has come to splash about in it already. Bollywood Carmen: Bizet goes bhangra 2013-06-05T19:00:01Z The Versace patterns were also used for over-the-top poolside outfits with an extra large terry cloth robe and matching swim trunks. Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance 2011-06-20T22:31:13Z According to their critics, police seem bent on maintaining the status quo — unaccountable to the public, racially insensitive and over-the-top and abusive in their efforts to protect and serve. 'Ghettoside' focuses on one L.A. murder to make case for more policing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z In one of the show’s casually over-the-top touches, Quiet Ann likes to stand watch outside the salon holding a baseball bat. ‘Claws’ on TNT: That Manicure Comes With a Murder 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z She went on to compare the colors of his harmonies to Debussy and cited the tension between his disciplined craftsmanship and his songs’ “over-the-top” emotionality as one of his most compelling qualities. Music: Jimmy Webb Sings on ?Just Across the River? 2010-07-18T02:31:00Z And I read my brave, over-the-top entreaties to a stranger, to take a chance on love. Twitter is for lovers 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z Instead, the spiky cool of the early Bond movies evaporated as the series indulged in increasingly over-the-top plots that moved away from Fleming’s novels, and added hokey one-liners. Say never again: why Daniel Craig should quit while he's ahead as Bond 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The second act includes appearances of a werewolf and a severed limb — prodigious, sensational macabre excesses that are neither subtly psychological nor laughably over-the-top. Theater Review | 'The Duchess of Malfi': Sometimes Brothers Can Be Too Protective of a Sister 2010-03-08T22:18:00Z These over-the-top confections are creative adaptations of Asian originals made by Latin American craftsmen to cater to European tastes. East meets West 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Beauty industry experts say complicated eye motifs — think over-the-top shadow with eyebrows that look as if they were drawn on with a Sharpie — are passé. A New Look for a New World 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Yet somehow "Southland" manages to feel heightened rather than over-the-top. "Southland": TV's best cop show survives -- and thrives 2011-03-01T15:02:00Z Trump and Savage then paused their talk about foreign policy to trade a series of over-the-top compliments. Bigoted radio host Michael Savage has lost faith in Trump 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z I was taught to self-medicate with over-the-top television consumption which meant hours spent in a ball next to my glowing laptop, watching “How I Met Your Mother” reruns. Zap Mama: My long, slow, dizzy breakup with my antidepressant 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Some spots in the Big Easy offer their own over-the-top takes on the classic dessert. Mardi Gras: What is king cake? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Several analysts predict CBS-owned Showtime will likely be the next network to announce an "over-the-top offering." CBS launches new digital subscription service 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z In Sin City, where over-the-top is always the sales pitch, lavish nightclubs featuring a heart-pounding party have become the backbone of a billion-dollar industry that is soaring while gambling revenue slips. Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City 2013-05-05T18:09:09Z The more we discussed this over-the-top goodbye, the more her approach reminded me of another joyous sendoff: the New Orleans jazz funeral. “I said goodbye like a lover": Sending off problem foods like a New Orleans jazz funeral 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z And no one embodies that spirit of over-the-top absurdity better than Forte himself. Will Forte Is Still Waiting for ‘MacGruber’ to Blow Up 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z As Barney the player, he says: “my job was to chew around the scenery, to find where I can add some of my own randomness to what was already an over-the-top guy”. Neil Patrick Harris on Gone Girl: ‘I was pinching myself’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z At Drolma, which closed in 2011 and which was at the time one of the city’s most expensive restaurants, Fermí Puig served indulgent, over-the-top dishes like tuna belly topped with caviar. A Taste of Barcelona’s Evolving Dining Scene 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Russell, who showed in her 2011 debut novel “Swamplandia!” an uncanny knack for combining realistic characters and wildly over-the-top behavior, here brings us eight tales of the remarkable; of something that can’t entirely be explained. ‘Vampires in the Lemon Grove’: the real lives of vampires, monsters and bullies 2013-02-28T00:07:34Z Ridiculously over-the-top tales of thousands of Hezbollah militiamen taking control of much of Beirut — the sort of stuff actual journalists in the area might have noticed. Jonah Lehrer’s male arrogance 2012-06-21T15:00:00Z With over-the-top voices and sketches that go on too long, the result is largely a mirth-free affair. TV highlights 28/06/2013 2013-06-28T06:00:08Z Another guest with over-the-top ideas involving a centaur is flatly told, “You’ve been watching cable.” Books of The Times: One Man?s Gluddle-Luddle Is Another?s Squoosh Squoosh 2011-08-07T20:05:53Z There seems little risk that Kroenke and the league, with so many eyes on its return-to-L.A. experiment, will allow the stadium itself be anything less than a well-appointed, over-the-top showpiece. Success of Inglewood's new showcase NFL complex depends on how it develops its surroundings 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z His every experience in the corps, from the over-the-top hazing at boot camp to the contempt and formulaic bullying of those who fail to measure up, had trained him to accomplish this feat. Claiming the Title of United States Marine 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “It’s a bit of a stereotype that Japanese makeup is all about the white face and over-the-top mascara,” said Rowena Fan, 28, a Manchester, England-based online marketer who also blogs at cosmetic-candy.com. Skin Deep: Makeup From Japan to Your Mailbox 2011-01-19T23:30:59Z He also throws in a few bright splashes of crazy, over-the-top theatricality, in the form of outrageous period-appropriate outfits and startling celebrity cameos, as well as dabs of raucous comedy. Movie Review: ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Stars Forest Whitaker 2013-08-15T16:52:46Z Shadow puppets are much cruder, much more over-the-top. Nia DaCosta on ‘Candyman’ and the Power of Terrifying Legends 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Colbert put on a hairpiece made of orange cotton candy and made various over-the-top statements, took a bite from his own wig and offered Mr. Bush a piece to nibble on. 4 Moments That Didn’t Make Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Premiere 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z His slick, confident performance that captured the mood of the evening while delivering knowing references to the camp, over-the-top nature of the show. Tony awards 2012: Once scoops nine awards on night of upsets 2012-06-11T05:13:00Z There are lots of helicopters, private planes and first-class tickets, over-the-top parties benefiting the charity of the moment. Can Women Have It All? Not in Silicon Valley 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Enjoying being confused is central to the charm of Ms. Phillipson’s works, whose bright, over-the-top exteriors often belie their dark, urgent messages about environmental destruction or humanity’s treatment of animals. An Artist Having Fun While Waiting for Catastrophe 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Dimension Films, which released the over-the-top thriller this past weekend, announced Monday that part two is in the works. 'Piranha 3D' sequel set 2010-08-23T22:16:00Z Some have theorized that the public apology was a desperate, over-the-top play to preserve her star power, at a time when Forbes has just named her Hollywood’s highest-paid actress. Kristen Stewart’s stunning apology 2012-07-26T13:50:00Z This was such an over-the-top record, because he's a drag queen, Disco-Tex. Pet Shop Boys choose their 10 all-time favourite dance tracks 2013-07-11T18:00:00Z Before he gets that pleasure, however, Jimmy explodes not as himself, but as egomaniacal, unhinged and over-the-top Saul Goodman. "Better Call Saul" and the two faces of JMM 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z It’s fun to balance the over-the-top opulence of Neuschwanstein Castle with the peaceful, ramshackle ruins of Ehrenberg. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z "It's extreme, it's camp, it's over-the-top - it's this web of genius and tragedy." Cavalier attitude 2011-04-06T08:07:56Z While skewering its vacuity and vulgarity, Langsdorf captures the sensuous allure of confident, over-the-top American consumerism. Families Banter and Bicker Their Way Through Three New Novels 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Cameron Diaz plays an over-the-top rodeo queen, so she weighs in with a wacky Texan accent. Gambit gabble: what actors' accents lack 2012-11-26T16:46:43Z I couldn’t even fathom losing him for seven weeks to officer candidate school — a little over-the-top, I admit, when people all over this country are already dealing with lengthy separations, deployments or worse. Pushed Together for 48 Days, Then Pulled Apart for 49 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Subtlety isn’t a high priority for the band named after a torture device, at least with its famously over-the-top live shows, and last night lived up to its lofty, campy standards. Review: Iron Maiden treats Tacoma Dome fans to barrage of classics amid flame-throwing Legacy of the Beast tour 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z In architectural terms, the danger is that these can be expensive, over-the-top projects, parachuted into far-off countries without the subtlety that comes from architects working within the confines and discipline of cities they know well. What's the big idea behind the Pompidou-Metz? 2010-04-06T20:30:00Z While you can get a flick of glitz by stepping onto her old tour bus, don’t expect over-the-top camp; there are no rhinestone-encrusted Dolly statues here. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z This is an over-the-top event, stuffed with more than a dozen performers. It’s Not Easy Being Santa 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The serious subject matter is overshadowed by over-the-top acting and a bizarre twee song featuring the lyrics: “That’s how you got addicted to heroin”: The strangest Super Bowl spot we’ve ever seen 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Martin Scorsese didn’t personally oversee the full production of Vinyl, stepping in as executive producer and the pilot’s director, and the series came out like an over-the-top parody of his most crowd-pleasing films. That auteur do it: can big name directors continue to thrive on the small screen? 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z A montage of footage culled from nearly seven decades of Indian films, "Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told," bursts with the irrepressible energy and over-the-top exuberance of Bollywood, and India itself. Cannes pays riotous homage to Bollywood 2011-05-15T17:16:04Z Part of what drives this race toward ever stranger more over-the-top offerings is, perhaps unsurprisingly, money. Burger King’s Mac n' Cheetos: a logical step in America's quest for innovation 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z As long as the show continues to balance the over-the-top with the subtle, it should be worth the ride. Television Review: ‘Penny Dreadful,’ Showtime’s Supernatural Entry 2014-05-09T22:49:10Z Miller said Mardi Gras gowns are usually over-the-top and are more fun than traditional formal. Mardi Gras means fat business for Gulf Coast 2012-02-17T13:16:04Z Interesting and unusual the show inarguably was, featuring the sort of over-the-top, avant-garde looks more associated with runway shows in Paris than New York. Disney villains provide inspiration at New York fashion show 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Despite good intentions, they problematically ship the body to the over-the-top, very important island wedding Meddy’s company is planning. What to read in 2021 based on what you loved in 2020 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z For newcomers, Netflix has the first three seasons, which are too busy establishing the appealing antihero mood to require the over-the-top baddies of the later seasons, and, arguably, are better for it. Catch-up TV Guide: From Silk to Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast 2012-06-08T23:05:13Z Vaughan’s over-the-top displays started 18 years ago, when a volunteer from the nursing home across the street approached him. What does it take to make an extreme Christmas display? Thousands of lights. 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z "To the untrained eye it might appear arch, high-camp, kind of over-the-top," says Davenport with a laugh. Not the same old song-and-dance as 'Smash' returns 2013-02-04T15:28:08Z An over-the-top meme places the candidates in raging battle. How the 2016 election became the year of the meme and mostly cut artists out of the conversation 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Crowley came armed with an over-the-top plan: If the studios were going to claim the articles in the magazine weren't true, then the stars had better prove it. The Hollywood superlawyer whose death went unnoticed 2011-03-29T00:52:57Z Unlike other forms of big-screen derring-do, this one drew them into a spectacularly over-the-top version of one of their own everyday activities. All the road rage: Fast & Furious 6 taps a modern vein 2013-05-20T13:40:02Z His National credits include a deliberately, deliciously over-the-top turn in the Restoration comedy “The Man of Mode,” for which he won an Olivier Award two years ago. Theater Review: Hamlet in a T-Shirt 2010-10-12T11:19:00Z Glamorous as some of the outfits were, they competed with the over-the-top grandeur of the space. Sienna Miller and Anna Wintour Celebrate ‘American Woman’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z He capitalized on the elasticity of “magic,” a concept that essentially eliminated all narrative restrictions on his over-the-top hedonistic style. How True Blood's supernatural hedonism changed genre television 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Never mind that his latest restaurant, the over-the-top Bazaar Meat in Las Vegas, is a temple to suckling pig and foie gras. Vegetables: Are they the new bacon? José Andrés and other chefs think so. While there's no doubting his ability, particularly his talent for melody and ease with elaborate, deliciously over-the-top arrangements, his debut album isn't quite distinct enough. Wolf Gang: Suego Faults ? review 2011-07-16T23:06:21Z That's the only way to explain the ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing fifth film in the "Die Hard" franchise, the clunkily titled "A Good Day to Die Hard." Review: The latest `Die Hard' movie simply won't 2013-02-13T22:46:05Z There the Cake Boss directs his team in creating elaborate, over-the-top cakes, not to mention pastries, cookies and fudge, while balancing an ample helping of family drama. 'Cake Boss' flagship bakery to remodel but vows to stay true to its roots 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The movie casts multiple different actors as Laurent, painting a portrait of an over-the-top perfectionist both in his prime and toward the end of his life. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ and ‘Station 19' 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In his first-ever scene, Hoffman came face to face with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, in an over-the-top exchange where Cooper gets aggressively in Hoffman’s face. Cooper Hoffman discovers that, like his dad, he’s an actor 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Every episode of this bravura season — except maybe the last one — contained a deliriously over-the-top moment to complement all the carefully observed character work. 2012′s best — so far 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z One of the only other original comedies that has found an audience this year, “Yesterday,” released by Universal in June, used an over-the-top premise and Beatles music to up the ante. ‘Good Boys’ Ends Hollywood’s Comedy Drought 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z But let’s face it: The most over-the-top performances in “Magic Mike XXL” aren’t necessarily meant to be a literal reflection of our erotic desires. Women, stop apologizing for loving “Magic Mike XXL”: Our visual pleasure matters as much as any man’s 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z It seems to be going more for burlesque than for sincere, if over-the-top, homage. Review: ‘American Horror Story: Hotel,’ as Depraved as Ever 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s filled with cliffhangers — when the journalist is murdered, Enrique is the prime suspect — and over-the-top incident. A Pulpy New Novel and Juiceless Old Essays From Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “I wanted my pieces to be very over-the-top but in a livable way.” Inspired by Murano, Glassware Goes Wild 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z This 20-minute sequence of related fragments begins with Mr. Franco describing the impression made on him by videos of Paul McCarthy’s often over-the-top performances. Art Review: James Franco?s ?Dangerous Book? of Art 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z But two over-the-top song-and-dance numbers this year made their points both visually and musically. Best and Worst Moments From the 2022 Grammys 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z On July 12, the always-game Lucky was to be dressed as a bride for an over-the-top, luxury "wedding" extravaganza benefiting the Humane Society. Lucky, a little dog with a big mission, dies in NY 2012-06-06T16:16:04Z It's a daunting role to tackle at any age, much less as a young actress, but Hanratty walks that tightrope, never letting Misty get too over-the-top, while maintaining that smiling menace. From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The Dragon Phoenix Restaurant, which serves both local and Cantonese fare, was returned to its over-the-top former glory, complete with deep red columns, sea-foam-blue walls and golden carvings in the coffered ceiling. Shanghai's New (and Improved) Peace Hotel 2010-10-21T11:35:00Z Sometimes we're all about over-the-top pie crust designs that totally wow. How to make bakery-worthy pie crust designs 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z This sort of over-the-top reaction is pretty typical for kids her age. We call them ‘terrible twos’ (and worse), but toddlers are just learning how to be people 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z TNG's founding artistic director Scott Elliott stages over-the-top action that segues seamlessly into sprightly, inventive dance sequences choreographed by Josh Prince, with a variety of diverse, clever songs moving the story along. Review: 'Bunty Berman Presents' a Bollywood spoof 2013-05-10T00:01:09Z My friends and I were laughing because, a million years ago, on my IMDb page, it said, Kathryn Hahn, known for her over-the-top facial expressions. Kathryn Hahn Talks About Her Insidious, Perfidious Role on ‘WandaVision’ 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z I raised my glass to my own celebration: my good friend Jessica, whose 40th birthday we were celebrating on this over-the-top girl’s weekend. Disneyland with my invisible guest 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z As we entered the double-height lobby with a sweeping staircase and a brilliant over-the-top crystal chandelier, some childlike gene kicked in, as if we'd been shipped off to high-end summer camp. T Magazine: Bright Passage 2012-11-14T17:30:55Z In addition to fashion editors, stylists and journalists, some of the wildly wealthy women who actually buy couture gowns - with pricetags that start at that of a new car - also attend the over-the-top shows. Models in space suits close Paris menswear shows 2010-06-28T01:16:00Z The network’s roasts are known for being vulgar and over-the-top, but Comedy Central decided that the jokes about Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, went too far, USA Today reports. Comedy Central Cuts Paul Walker Jokes From Bieber Roast 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z More teeterboards, more juggling — this young troupe’s approach to even standbys like unicycles is fresh and over-the-top. How circus-loving Montreal has persisted as the big top of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z It hits all the marks that have become standard in the straight-to-television holiday movie genre, from the over-the-top importance placed on community Christmas traditions to the tension between professional accomplishments and personal desires. TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The male model and former professional athlete did not stop there with his over-the-top proposal, however. Man proposes with 6 rings to let fiancée decide which she likes 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Donna Drake’s stately staging, though, clashes with the over-the-top narrative, in which only one — or is that none? — of the seven characters makes it to the final bows. Critic?s Notebook: Familiar Names Dot New York Musical Theater Festival 2011-10-13T22:04:06Z Have a ridiculously over-the-top wedding even if you don't want one. Twilight: what have we learned? 2012-11-17T00:05:00Z Yet while over-the-top defines Napa Valley, many winemakers are talking restraint. For some Napa winemakers, bigger isn’t necessarily better 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z One research paper described Halloween as an “evolving American consumption ritual,” but a better description might be an over-the-top spending ritual. Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America’s out-of-control consumerism 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Unlike the teen angst and romance in the "Twilight" movies, or the over-the-top campiness of TV's "True Blood" series, "Let Me In" takes the form of a classic horror flick with dark characters. When vampires become friends, "Let Me In" 2010-10-01T16:28:00Z He is always larger than life and over-the-top — but talking about someone else. These Aren’t Fashion Documentaries (Even if They’re About Fashion Stars) 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The dances were full of surprise, and the over-the-top glitz was often part of the joke. Hitler musical caper rides again in ‘The Producers’ at Olney 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Every birthday or holiday he gets a funky, fruity, or over-the-top hot bottle of something from yours truly, and we've been burning our tongues on them for years. The 17 best hot sauces for fried eggs, grilled cheese and Bloody Marys 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z I like the simplicity of it, and it’s not an over-the-top watch. What 9 Instagram Employees Wore to Their New Offices 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Now considered one of the greatest action films ever made, “John Wick” started a nearly $600 million franchise that has been praised for its imaginatively over-the-top action sequences. John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z I was making fun of her style and the over-the-top way that she performs and appears in public. ArtsBeat: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Talks About the Lady Gaga Saga 2011-04-20T20:28:49Z “Penny Dreadful” is awesome in this way that is a little different from your Mad Mens and your The Americans; it’s both richly detailed and unafraid of cheap thrills, both subtle and over-the-top. Let’s start arguing about the Emmys now: The critic’s dream ballot that could come true 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z There’s plenty to skewer in the over-the-top world of megachurches, and “The Righteous Gemstones,” about a family of ministers, spares no one. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z To plan her over-the-top bridal birthday, Plum said she went to a thrift shop in her town to find the “cheesiest option.” Single woman hosts wedding-themed birthday to celebrate making it 'all this way without marrying anyone' 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Next week, during the finale, Johnson will get the chance to perform with a group that wrote the book on over-the-top rock cheese: KISS. 'American Idol' recap: Alex Preston out as Top 2 advance 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Young led the orchestra with decisive urgency and refreshingly little over-the-top physical extroversion. Review: The Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason Makes an Entrance 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Ms. Haberman realized that two key factors would help the show remain New York’s most over-the-top tradition. Review: Maybe Later, Santa. The Holidays Are for High Kicking. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Sisu Rated R for gruesome carnage, over-the-top mutilation, dismemberment and some strong language. ‘Sisu’ Review: Sweat Wicking 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The film is so outrageously over-the-top and stylised, it is hard not to love. Cannes Film Festival 2013 2013-05-21T19:48:29Z In this ensemble show, Chang is the over-the-top hysteric, not “the Asian one.” Hooray for Joan Watson: Why well-rounded Asian-American characters matter 2014-01-22T23:59:00Z One student was on course to sew me a stunner when he strayed into the disaster zone. He had designed an amazing over-the-top quilted latex Elizabeth I-style dress. The great Grayson Perry frock competition 2013-07-08T04:59:02Z Some struck over-the-top poses as they went, like model Coco Rocha, who had spectators swooning as she took to the catwalk with her two-year-old daughter, dressed identically in an asymetric baby-blue gown. Jean Paul Gaultier gets into swing of the 60s on Paris catwalk 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z At one point, the siblings dine out at an ostensibly upscale restaurant, and there are over-the-top complaints about arugula on pizza. ‘Dealing With Dad’ Review: A Family Dysfunction 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The older I get, the less I’m interested in over-the-top silly stuff, with some exceptions. From ‘The Simpsons’ to ‘Disenchantment’ 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Appearing Tuesday morning at the 42nd annual Global Media and Communications Conference, Murdoch said he could envision his company’s Fox channels distributed “over-the-top” to consumers via the Internet. James Murdoch not ready to ditch cable TV for Internet just yet 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z For sheer fun and over-the-top sparkle, I nominate Carson Kressley as this season's dancer to watch. What our writers love this week 2011-09-21T22:50:14Z I like the fact that there’s some formality at a steakhouse, but it’s not over-the-top. Jim Gaffigan Values Fear, Longs for Naps and Dreams of Deep-Dish 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z But they are united by the fact that they both speak their mind and hold no truck with over-the-top acting, Rutter explains. King Lear gets a Yorkshire accent 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Workplaces, theater marquees, pillows, municipal services: everything starts to absorb their prankish tendencies until the ending sequence combines it all into a kind of over-the-top, technicolor uneasiness. "Dicks: The Musical" puts two narcissist bros under a joyous, filthy spotlight 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The heroes tend to be relatable — shy, clumsy, anxious, myopic, in recovery, short-tempered, middle-class, broke — but their stories are fantastic, over-the-top, a wild ride and a welcome escape from a reader’s quotidian life. Meet the writers who still sell millions of books. Actually, hundreds of millions. 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Give me the overly dramatic door slams, the piercing dirty looks, the wedding fiascos, the over-the-top death scenes — all that good stuff. ‘Comfort Viewing’: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Melrose Place’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z This quietly effective sequence reminds us that the heroic measures Jones takes to stop Kilgrave are costly even if they’re not as over-the-top as the comparatively high stakes of the show’s pilot. ‘Jessica Jones’ Episode 3: You’re a Good Person 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z He would get me crazy, over-the-top gifts like this or like a $10,000 guitar. Joan Jett on Receiving a Letter Written by Abraham Lincoln 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Cheng sings in a bold, over-the-top style reminiscent of Chinese opera. Stephen Cheng Recorded a Cult Classic in Jamaica. Then What Happened? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Jon stalks his prey and, with the exception of a hilariously over-the-top clinch outside Barbara's front door one night, he shelves his urgent carnal mandate and exhibits grace and patience. Sundance film festival 2013: Don Jon's Addiction - first look review 2013-01-21T17:03:51Z The airbrushing was so over-the-top, the eyes so blue, the lips so rouged, that he looked like a porcelain doll. The Life’s Work of Photography’s Great Trickster, and Ukraine’s Greatest Artist 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The past year has been particularly trying for Insane Clown Posse, which, with an attitude that mixes silliness and over-the-top aggression, has built a worshipful cadre of fans, known as Juggalos. Crisis for Insane Clown Posse: Getting Saner 2013-12-08T22:39:59Z Demetriou’s vacillation between annoyed den mother and over-the-top temptress provides a wonderful balance to Berry’s consistently melodramatic Lazlo, who takes bestial form by bellowing out, “baaaaAAAAT” even though this is obviously a highly unnecessary flourish.. Smart Watch: "What We Do In the Shadows" is a comedy with bite 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Yes, I'm aware that my math is flawed and that my obsession with the wholesale retailer is over-the-top, but that's pretty much how it feels. 15 edible gifts from Costco that we want to eat right now 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Of course, this is a reality show with a monetary prize, so backstabbing and over-the-top antics are encouraged. From "Love Is Blind" to "The Circle," the new breed of reality TV reformulates how we connect 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Known for her over-the-top death scenes, Bernhardt had a flair for melodrama, and in her private life, too, she was eccentric with a taste for the macabre. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z There is something to be said for the existence of the tender love story that somehow peeks its head out from the disturbing and over-the-top Tarantino-isms we’re used to. Sharon Tate Is a Woman in a Tarantino Movie. It’s Complicated. 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Iger explained, for example, why Disney made a deal to put its content on Sling TV, the over-the-top streaming service that Dish Network recently launched. Disney posts another strong quarter as its clout grows 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Her somewhat over-the-top gestures did not always communicate clearly, resulting in a few slightly confused beginnings to new pieces or sections. Guest conductor invigorates ‘Messiah’ in spirited NSO program 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Sues tended to perform with over-the-top flamboyance on the show, displaying stereotypically gay mannerisms. Alan Sues, a ?Laugh-In? Cast Mainstay, Dies at 85 2011-12-02T21:56:27Z The problem is that it's tempting to use way too much lighter fluid, resulting in over-the-top flames that could result in a major accident and a call to the fire department. How to light a charcoal grill for smoky, summery flavor 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z In Las Vegas, living large is no tall order, especially since the city contains more over-the-top luxury hotels than anywhere else in the country. Quirky Hotels Across America 2010-07-21T14:15:00Z “He taught me what it is to be ‘extra,’” as in over-the-top, said Marissa Kanemura-Morin, his younger sister and childhood collaborator. The Rainbow Man Brings His Mishmash Appeal to TikTok 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z As is often the case with high-end philanthropy, especially in Los Angeles, over-the-top dinners — each prepared by a celebrity chef and flooded with famed wines — are needed to coax open the checkbooks. The Art Museum in Steve Tisch’s Backyard 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z That Glass’ over-the-top article was published is both a testament to reckless fact-checking at The New Republic and to a broader national ignorance about the Internet. When modems used to hiss 2013-01-29T23:12:00Z It was an over-the-top event, but the highlight that year was Ginger Rogers. My Mademoiselle Summer 2013-07-19T20:55:07Z In the over-the-top “Furious” series, it was important to wink at the audience — as when he bursts out of a cast by flexing a bicep. Dwayne Johnson, Star of ‘San Andreas,’ Is Solid. Solid as a ... 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, he described all the encomia as “over-the-top” and said he found it “flattering, embarrassing and gratifying.” Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z "He uses language in a very playful, over-the-top and outrageous way." Writer's centenary is celebrated 2013-07-06T10:35:47Z All of Tarantino’s passions – the unhurried “hanging out” vibe between ultracool men, the lost pop culture ephemera, the tweaked idols of childhood, the lore of movie-making and fiery explosions of over-the-top violence – are on display. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Tarantino's last word? Discuss with spoilers 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z As the gentlemen of “Wayne’s World” know well, few bands are as ready-made for over-the-top singalongs than Queen. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Oratorio’ and ‘Dexter: New Blood’ 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z At least Gottfried knew what he was saying was over-the-top and ridiculous. Sympathy for Gilbert Gottfried 2011-03-15T19:55:00Z And the closing moments, which I should not spoil, involve a shocker image of over-the-top brutality like something from The Godfather. Starz?s Politics Drama Boss: Powerful But Messy, Just Like Its Subject 2011-10-21T12:23:02Z Instead, there was an over-the-top manic edge to Arron's cello that did not quite sync with Park's precise, velvety piano. World-class musicianship on display at Chamber Music Society Winter Festival 2011-01-28T19:29:03Z The over-the-top confabulation drove Modernists mad and made Post-Modernists exult: the style wars were on. Should PoMo Architecture, at the 50-Year Mark, Be Saved? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z They're everywhere, scurrying over the red carpet in their shiny gowns and over-the-top jewels. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Golden Globes set to put women centre stage 2013-01-11T18:04:31Z In terms of minor characters, we now also get female X-wing pilots, spies and bounty hunters, though never in over-the-top proportions. Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens really female-friendly? 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z “Everything about this show is super-sized — from the over-the-top hair to the over-the-top nature of the comments,” said Robert J. Thompson, a professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. Snooki?s Time on ?Jersey Shore? 2010-07-23T21:47:00Z Since becoming a Daily Show correspondent in 2006, Oliver has played over-the-top to Stewart's straight man. John Oliver hosts The Daily Show without Jon Stewart – triumphantly 2013-06-11T17:26:08Z Because if the play is incontrovertibly over-the-top, decadent and then some — I mean, the revenge plot even enlists the pope — it has its own complexities. Review: In ‘The White Devil,’ Pick Your Poison 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The notion of dialing one’s racial profile up or down along a sliding scale may seem over-the-top. You Are What You Wear 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z And even though the cast is first-rate, “The Family” tends to lurch between laughs, with the most reliable humor coming from the Blakes’ over-the-top violence as a way of solving every problem. ‘The Family’: The French take a hit in violent mob comedy 2013-09-12T09:16:07Z Her father's ridiculous, over-the-top largesse is to blame; instead of allowing her to film their family in the style of an indie documentary producer, he's hired her a crew. Netflix's "#blackAF" is Kenya Barris' wealthier, shallower, and meaner "Black-ish" 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Together, the producer and band honed a shamelessly over-the-top sound that embraced extremes: hard rock’s heaviness, glam rock’s flamboyance and stacked arrangements, and pop music’s gigantic hooks. It’s time for the critical reappraisal of Def Leppard, whether you like it or not 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Minnie is an over-the-top, bravura role, a frontier woman of independence, strength and tenderness in a community of foul-mouthed roughnecks. Puccini's `La Fanciulla del West' turns 100 2010-12-11T15:39:00Z The look of disappointment on his face is a work of actorly art from Jeremy Strong, who has a gift for playing those moments when Kendall’s over-the-top enthusiasm suddenly craters. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 6: Cool New Rule 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z “The hardest thing in musical comedy is to be economical with my performance, to avoid being over-the-top for the sake of it,” Ms. Finneran said. Katie Finneran Takes on ‘Annie’ 2012-10-21T02:47:17Z They also tend to be more skeptical of over-the-top promises made by manufacturers. Skin Deep: Men, Once Again, Invest in Skin Care ? Skin Deep 2011-12-20T17:06:18Z I wanted to show the guy from Buffalo, who is a serious songwriter, but the guy from Buffalo is also friends with Rick James, who is an extreme, over-the-top rock star. "Somebody's got to wear the leather pants": Rick James doc filmmaker on the infamous rock star 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Dunham’s critics are likely to see these highly produced spectacles as an over-the-top marketing stunt or yet another example of her inflated sense of self as an artist. Turning a Book Tour Into a Literary Circus (and a Hot Ticket) 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z What makes it surprising, though, are the glimmers of wit and self-awareness beneath all the rap star swagger and over-the-top confrontations. TV Review: 'Empire' Ends Its First Season With a Fervid Finale 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Dukakis succeeds by balancing the over-the-top comedy with the right dose of realism. Comedy for hypochondriacs: It's A Noise Within's 'The Imaginary Invalid' 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The outfit's animated "news" pieces are known for their over-the-top depictions of incidents for which there are few or no real-life images. Alec Baldwin: 'I asked for no special treatment' from cops 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z “It has an over-the-top Blackness that I really like,” she said. Simone Leigh, in the World 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z When a premise was outrageous or a character’s behavior over-the-top, filmmakers called Mr. Hall. Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The comedy is joyously adolescent, packed with over-the-top sex and senseless violence as well as an unexpected, political twist. Jack Black really wants you to see his new movie. He paid for it himself. 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z “This is about rethinking that. And it’s not like it has to have this over-the-top positive connotation — but maybe just releasing it from its negative connotation and opening up other avenues.” For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z He saved one of his favorite places for last: the Chapel of the Chimes, a gloriously over-the-top columbarium filled with ferns, splashing fountains and wall after wall of glass-fronted compartments stacked with crematory urns. Daniel Clowes?s Retrospective at the Oakland Museum 2012-03-30T13:43:38Z This simple summery salad isn't too fussy or over-the-top, which is for the best. 16 cool-as-a-cucumber-salad recipes 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Bruce Wagner's published long-form oeuvre, a near-hysterical skewering of Hollywood in over-the-top, satirical prose, reads like a study of the banality of celebrity. Satirical rant against Hollywood goes over the top in 'I Met Someone' 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Bad in that the show’s over-the-top theatrical ideas work best when they’re tightly contained, and this one was both less believable than most and spread over two episodes. 'The Good Wife' Recap: How to Make Will Gardner Go Away 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z At times, the show has the over-the-top rock emotionalism of the 1980s musical — another great score scuttled by a problematic book. Rosie's Bum Rap: In Defense of Taboo 2010-05-11T16:35:00Z A press release shared with Fox News adds that the “over-the-top” costume — which also comes complete with a “super sweet rainbow tail” — contains 220 Swarovski crystals in just the horn alone. Retailer selling $5,000 'Unicorn Jumpsuit' Halloween costume featuring 2,400 Swarovski crystals for charity 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z During a camping trip to Big Sur, where the physical beauty is a kind of punchline, even the sand an over-the-top lilac, he teased me for ordering an overpriced pastry from a seaside cafe. Do couples that cook together, stay together? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Families across the country flaunt their over-the-top Christmas decorations for a chance to win a cash prize. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Making It’ and ‘Diamantino’ 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Most Nigerians' experience with acting are from over-the-top performances on television soap operas and Nollywood movies. 'Winter's Tale' by Shakespeare gets African reboot 2012-05-25T10:51:11Z In Act 3, we get the whole over-the-top spectacle, complete with a rowdy and partisan audience taking sides like sports fans, led by a trio of stage parents taking photos and booing one another’s offspring. Tastes change, but backstage behavior is as bad as ever 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z On the premiere of his new show, he had his over-the-top, lefty, wing-nut character Dr. Nira Cain-N’Degeocello interact with two southern Trump supporters. The genius of Sacha Baron Cohen: 5 comedy strategies that make his insane interviews work 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z In both years, there was a desire to go over-the-top. ‘Epic’ Dresses and Maximalist Cakes: These ’80s Wedding Trends Are Back 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “And she is over-the-top, so what do you do about that?” Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange try to give Bette and Joan’s feud a happy ending 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Thomas’s appreciation for over-the-top, prime-time-soap-opera-style entanglements — he went to school in Austin, Tex., and surely studied the florid TV show “Dallas” — also remains intact. Movie Review: ‘Veronica Mars’ Returns, on the Big Screen This Time 2014-03-13T22:07:42Z The nanny — Fran Fine, an over-the-top Queens native who arrives on the doorstep of a Manhattan family that happens to be looking for help — was partly based on Drescher’s own Queens upbringing. Fran Drescher Developing ‘The Nanny’ Musical for Broadway 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z These celebrities are nervous because it's so nerve-wracking to have the spotlight on you going up the carpet – and many of them are wearing cumbersome, over-the-top gowns that are hard to walk in. "You couldn’t buy your way in": Anna Wintour biographer on her power, from the Met Gala to Wimbledon 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z I’m kind of blown away by these over-the-top characters who do something wild and crazy. I like my imagined literary nemesis 2013-06-01T22:30:00Z The tragedy seemed so “over-the-top, it was actually pretty ridiculous,” Mac said. In “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,” Taylor Mac Takes on Shakespeare—and Trump 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z The website film.com called Law's Hemingway "a career-best performance," and Scotland's Daily Record said he "fills the screen with a gloriously over-the-top character." Jude Law explodes as hot-headed safecracker in 'Dom Hemingway' 2014-04-01T14:39:03Z Someone must have really missed this stuff: chesty, surging, over-the-top rock out of a time capsule from the early 1970s. Greta Van Fleet Blasts Toward the Past 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z As over-the-top as “House of Cards” can be, it’s still hard for it to compete with the insanity of the current primary season. ‘House of Cards’ Season 4, Episode 1: Is Claire Out of the Woods? 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z We live in a world of car seats and bike helmets and over-the-top birthday parties for 5-year-olds. Is The Atlantic making us stupid? 2012-09-10T16:26:00Z I had this idea for this over-the-top character, a kind of world-beater. How we made: The Last Days of Disco 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The premise might work if the film were content to be a fairly undistinguished example of over-the-top gross-out comedy. Movie Review | 'She?s Out of My League': Playing the Odds of Love 2010-03-12T04:47:00Z Jackson's character is a little more nuanced, if that is the correct term, though Copley is very wacky as the over-the-top helicopter pilot. Film review: The A-Team 2010-07-28T12:39:00Z “This Bridge” even includes an over-the-top telenovela, or a Spanish soap opera, written by Mr. Gutierrez, which exaggerates his performers’ personalities. A Choreographer Gives In to His Ambition of Recklessness 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z It was the sort of over-the-top fun that award shows are made for – even if Minaj teetered on the edge of showing all her glory with a wardrobe malfunction. MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Best and worst moments 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The two are stuck producing over-the-top live corporate training demonstrations, but dream of more ambitious projects that will garner respect from their artist circles. Review: ‘Dim the Fluorescents’ Unites Two Roommates in Art and Commerce 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z So I don’t think I really did go over-the-top; I jumped in like a lot of people do. Michael Stusser: ‘I am a digital monkey’ 2013-07-24T23:12:30Z I just thought, Harry’s very over-the-top and camp, so why not also be camp and mimic his vibe. What Harry Styles Fans Wore for ‘Harryween’ 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z It was March 8, 2014, and traffic to his over-the-top blog, PornBurger, had just gone through the roof after a mention on the technology website Gizmodo.com. This ‘burger pervert’ turned a fetish into a following. Now, can he make it last? 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Capote, through a remarkable talent for self-promotion as much as anything else, and his sort of over-the-top flamboyance – he just drew attention to himself. “In Cold Blood” turns 50: Capote’s spellbinding true crime novel gave us “The Jinx,” “Serial” and “Making a Murderer” 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z People on social media loved the women’s over-the-top costume, praising their efforts. Whataburger-loving Texas couple throw Halloween party, decorate entire house like fast-food chain 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Morello also observed that the over-the-top theatrical band was noteworthy for influencing acts ranging from Lady Gaga to Garth Brooks and Slipknot. KISS, Nirvana, Hall and Oates inducted by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014-04-11T22:16:12Z Tattoo," he's in over-the-top, Diamond Dave mode, singing "Sexy dragon magic! Music Review: Van Halen ageless on new album 2012-02-06T19:40:09Z Onstage, Mr. Barnes and his band deliver cartoonishly over-the-top performances, with no shortage of colorful costumes, wild wigs and songs drawn from an often brilliant catalog of 14 studio albums. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The "Terminator" film series has the usual trappings of blockbuster Hollywood filmmaking: Eye-popping special effects, over-the-top action sequences, a high concept premise, big name stars. Why the "Terminator" series matters 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Each painting is dominated by deep reds and golds, echoing the over-the-top interior design of the opera house and the palette of the nearby Chagalls — but “more gaudy and garish,” Ms. Brown said. Cecily Brown’s Paintings Are at the (Other) Met 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In a world where everything seems bleak and sad, there's something touching about the human desire for an over-the-top treat. Why stand in line for TikTok famous cookie pies when you can bake them yourself? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Honed at live parties, his style was flamboyant and loose, and also comic: He was a hilarious character and a fountain of over-the-top dirty talk. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z And in that split second, the attitude of Kirsten Wyatt, doing an amusingly over-the-top approximation of Tammy Faye’s lachrymose personality, shifts magically from blubbering to bubbly. ‘Born for This’: Still an embryo of a musical 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z We have more than enough deodorised, over-the-top, sentimental cinema. Peter Greenaway: 'I plan to kill myself when I'm 80' 2012-11-15T20:00:08Z Because that’s what the actress, known for her brash over-the-top comedy, does so remarkably in “St. Vincent.” TIFF 2014: Bill Murray shines, but saints all around in 'St. Vincent's' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z In years past, she transformed herself with over-the-top costumes like Lady Godiva, the Hindu goddess Kali and a robotic superhero. Scene City: Halloween by Heidi (Klum) 2011-11-03T20:01:04Z Walter, she remembers as over-the-top funny and always drunk. At 87, ‘Big Eyes’ artist Margaret Keane gets her Hollywood break 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The result is a seriously over-the-top explosion - even for a Tarantino movie - of flames, gunfire and screaming, teeming masses. Terror often disrupts movies within movies 2012-07-25T11:46:13Z The most eclectic menu can be found at La Trona on the second floor of the former residence of a queen of the traditional folkloric pollera costume, known for her over-the-top style. Heads Up : In Panama City, Mixing Global and Local Flavors 2014-03-18T20:25:26Z Her work is reminiscent of a Neapolitan theatrical tradition called sceneggiata, a kind of over-the-top musical melodrama about honour, betrayal and crime. Ties that bind 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z There's a shop near where I live and the gowns are so over-the-top. Painter Patssi Valdez on capturing energy, an L.A. fashion installation 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But, yes, the 61st opener did manage to combine over-the-top excess with breathtakingly amateur execution. Looking back at Oscar's biggest goof 2010-03-02T07:42:00Z There’s a reason that opera is such a frequent subject of parody: It’s over-the-top, it’s naive, it’s big, and when it fails, it fails spectacularly. The art of bad singing: A legacy lives on 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The songs captured so much attention, Kelly made an over-the-top video series about it that just got crazier and crazier as he added more chapters. 'Trapped' on Broadway? R. Kelly is working on it 2012-11-20T13:31:05Z That is to say, each over-the-top Broadway-style banger feels earnest, awkward, clumsy, and a tad self-serving. The "Transparent Musicale Finale" is a fitting eulogy for a wacky, messy series 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z And describing the heat level you prefer in words for takeout orders can be amusing for the kitchen staff as they struggle to translate “sort of spicy, spicy but not over-the-top spicy.” Sriracha has moved into the American mainstream: What hot Asian ingredients are next? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z But it’s a bit closer to Jason Statham’s “Transporter” movies, with plenty of over-the-top fight choreography. | 'Bodyguard': ?Bodyguard? With Salman Khan - Review 2011-08-31T21:42:33Z Seriously, it was as if the show was designed on the philosophy, “Like an Oscars production number, but more over-the-top.” The X Factor Live: It?s Not Idol. And That?s Not a Compliment 2011-10-26T14:23:13Z Except, perhaps, those who would rather see an actor with more over-the-top proportions playing the doll. Living doll: why Amy Schumer's the best thing to happen to Barbie 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Trump also habitually applies “very” to words you don’t think need a modifier, because they are kinda sorta over-the-top already. Perspective | And the world’s biggest abuser of the word ‘very’ is ... 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z In its weaker moments, she says, the film suffers from the over-the-top nature of Simmons' character, "a cartoon bad guy masquerading as a complex one." 'Whiplash': Miles Teller music drama drumming up strong reviews 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Nuts,” “The Way We Were” and “A Star Is Born,” a movie that’s both a look at 1970s excess and, in its over-the-top messiness, a kind of symptom of it, are also available. Barbra Streisand’s Misty, Water-Colored Memories in a Netflix Concert Film 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Jane Austen, once invited to visit the over-the-top splendours of Carlton House by George himself, remained distinctly unimpressed. George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty 2011-08-28T20:00:05Z Stay here: Try one of 18 over-the-top cottages at Winvian resort. Summer Travel 2014: Escape From Your Business Trip 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z What Andy Cohen is to over-the-top socialites and Mark Burnett is to game shows on South Pacific islands, Beers is to blue-collar TV. How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z There’s an over-the-top antique shop stacked with weaponry and taxidermy, and a looping, Escher-esque train line. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s been six days since I met Zander, an over-the-top Casanova Sex God type who’s eleven years younger than me, jobless, and still living with his mother—in other words, a wildly inappropriate boyfriend choice. I am a recovered love addict 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z But if you DVR the premiere and watch the first few minutes and the last few, you will be treated to the most over-the-top hilarious parody movie trailer you will likely see all year. TV Tonight: Cuckoo Clocks 2013-02-14T12:09:18Z Wife Lily Allen laughed and rolled her eyes — it seems like Harbour must be this over-the-top a lot. In austere times, the Met Gala returns to ‘Gilded’ era 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Not speaking as a designer, I hope they’ll put someone at Dior who will not walk down path of a caricature, the over-the-top thing. On the Runway: A Few Minutes With Marco Zanini 2011-04-21T20:13:39Z It’s both over-the-top and, one suspects, futile in intent: a proclamation, a faith that, boldly staged though it is, may be hollow. At Kucera Gallery: Mark Calderon, Sherry Markovitz 2013-05-30T19:45:07Z “I know it sounds over-the-top, but it’s rooted in practicality, in using what you already have,” she says. Perspective | Want to organize your shoes? Consider putting them on display. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z That over-the-top scene does not resolve anything for characters or viewers alike — Camp refrains from offering a cathartic ending — but its go-for-broke delirium is uncommonly satisfying. ‘White on White’ Review: American Grotesque 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Despite the film’s over-the-top product placement, “the brand that powers this ragged, intermittently uproarious fusion of sketch-comedy goofing and driving around in circles” is Mr. Ferrell, A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Royal Wedding Watch’ and ‘What Haunts Us’ 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Chatman noted that reality television often showcases African-Americans, but since that genre is often about over-the-top performances, she said, it isn’t “particularly representative or flattering.” Heady Stakes for ‘Black-ish’ on ABC 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Nothing was off limits in their material, including the over-the-top camp of “Empire” and Rachel Dolezal. BET Awards 2015: Politics and nostalgia make it worth watching again 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Judging by his performance in this My Mans clip—a pilot for Comedy Central that was eventually declined—Robinson’s comedy style is over-the-top. Meet the New SNL Cast Members 2012-09-11T12:00:56Z His sophomore album "Songs," out this week, is already collecting over-the-top accolades. John Fullbright aims to connect, uplift with 'Songs' 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z As the years wore on, Williams did the often-demanding, over-the-top physical comedy of the show with beauty and grace. Cindy Williams, a role model for working class girls 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It was an interesting experience, Kruger said - far from the over-the-top luxuries of Hollywood super-productions. Diane Kruger roughs it in role as nabbed reporter 2011-05-12T14:59:08Z But what made “Chapter Twenty-Three” successful is that, true to form, it used over-the-top theatricality and twists to explore more relatable emotional terrain: namely, the anxieties that come with being a new mother. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: ‘Chapter Twenty-Three’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z "Glee's" first 13 episodes were, well, gleefully delightful as it reveled in old hits and fantasy sequences as well as over-the-top behavior and circumstances. Too much music as "Glee" returns to TV 2010-04-13T01:58:00Z Most Americans wouldn’t see the magazine itself, of course, but the rest of the news media — including network evening news — helped spread the image around as they gave over-the-top coverage to O’Rourke’s kickoff. Perspective | Beto, Biden and Bernie: The B-Boys and the media’s dangerous, self-fulfilling prophecy 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Ruth joins 12 other women who wear over-the-top costumes, learn to wrestle and eventually compete on the television show. The Story Behind the Wrestling Show That Inspired Netflix’s 'GLOW' 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z There was one group of people, however, that displayed alarmingly over-the-top anger at this low-stakes celebrity hookup: Right wing dudes on the internet. GOP dudes are big mad at Taylor Swift for reminding them that the ladies don't like them 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z It's not just the songs — the garish costumes, the over-the-top lyrics, the historic rivalries and the frankly inexplicable are key ingredients in the voting. Outlandish costumes, bizarre lyrics, political controversy and the occasional decent song can mean only one thing: the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has begun 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z "Battle of Gods" delivers not only the familiar look but also the slapstick comedy, character interaction and over-the-top martial arts fights that "Dragon Ball" fans want and expect. 'Battle of Gods' will please 'Dragon Ball Z' fans 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z On one level, the staged nature of the photo may seem like an example of over-the-top political pageantry. Emmanuel Macron Raises the Presidential Portrait Stakes 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z For the over-the-top singer, he found Orlando Bloom. Two Old Acting Pals, Together on Film at Last 2011-04-22T23:33:01Z His maturity is tested in one over-the-top scene that strains believability but also puts the rest of his worries in perspective. Young Sleuths Hot on the Trail of Their Own Identities 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. McKellen and Mr. Jacobi acknowledged that they have been criticized for their involvement in “Vicious,” which some reviewers have said offers a stereotypical depiction of a mincing, over-the-top gay couple. Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, in a Gay Pride March Debut 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Ultimately, however, he cites a failing that seems to be worse than any of the missed opportunities in messaging or over-the-top acting: "Hillbilly Elegy" is "poverty-class cosplay" and "laughably bad" – reviews of Netflix's adaptations 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z His sparkly blue jacket struck the only note of extravagance for the performer once known for the kind of over-the-top costumes that rivaled Cher’s. Elton John delights KeyArena with nearly 3 hours of hits 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z That’s sort of the over-the-top camp vibe these productions are now known for. The Wiz Live! Everything you need to know to enjoy NBC's latest camp classic 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In Hobbs, Johnson has created a character with an appealing lack of self-awareness—He’s so over-the-top in his physicality, attitude and actions that he’s practically a parody—the perfect ying to Diesel’s yang. Vroom to Grow: How Fast & Furious Became Hollywood’s Greatest Action-Movie Franchise 2013-06-03T19:41:45Z But this doesn't mean the network won't accommodate some over-the-top requests. Stallone, Condoleezza Rice refuse "Dancing" slots 2010-09-01T11:45:00Z Although they sometimes play to their stereotypes, August and Gardner succeed in humanizing their characters, but Isaac’s stilted portrayal is jarring, even in this over-the-top context. In 'Sunset Baby,' a reunion sets the stage for rage 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The women attend an over-the-top party thrown by friend Adrienne Maloof in the season finale. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'iZombie' on KTLA 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Dvorák’s “Te Deum,” which the afternoon’s conductor, Patrick Dupré Quigley, described as “like the last 20 minutes of Meyerbeer’s grandest opera” — translation: melodious and over-the-top — was a resounding close to a tough but honorable season. Review | Strong new piece helps cathedral chorus close challenging season with a flourish 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z But even its most over-the-top flights of fancy have been grounded in historical scholarship and cutting-edge literary theory, garnering it an ardent fan base among scholars. A 21st-Century Emily Dickinson Finds a Home in the Archives 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z He was the over-the-top showboater in a group that used most of its flashiness well. Music Review: Jazz Fusion Heroes of the 1970s Resurrect Their Intricate Dynamics 2011-08-14T21:20:13Z The last show ends a three-year residency for the iconic singer known for over-the-top costumes, elaborate showmanship and hits spanning several decades. Cher ending Vegas show Feb. 5 after some 200 shows 2010-09-21T19:23:00Z They offer sophisticated, cutting-edge treatments designed to remove every wrinkle and unknot every muscle, and over-the-top amenities that will dazzle you along the way. Instead of a high-priced, high-end L.A. spa, take the waters at low-key Glen Ivy 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z His career has been built on over-the-top outrageousness, so how to buy Kelly as a suave soul crooner? R. Kelly brings back the 'Love' 2010-12-13T23:10:40Z Bobby is credibly troubled, neither a holy fool nor an over-the-top goofball, and his moments of wisdom are as believable as his bouts of instability. | 'It?s Kind of a Funny Story': A Coming-of-Age Tale, Set Among the Sad 2010-10-07T23:19:00Z On one level, “God Bless America” is grossly inflated, over-the-top satire, but on another, it possesses its own kind of moral subtlety. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z But its mix of dark comedy, over-the-top melodrama, hot-button social issues — and passionate sex scenes — transfixed audiences. The Gladiators of ‘Scandal’ Leave the Arena 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z That means that the baseline for public discourse is extremely saturated with over-the-top forms of communication. Enough with “the Colbert Defense”: Why criminals, bigots and jerks cry “satire!” when exposed 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore find a nice balance between the over-the-top high jinks and an emotional core, which unexpectedly crystallizes relatively late in the movie. ‘21 and Over’: Coming of drinking age crudely and hilariously 2013-02-28T20:10:52Z Some struck over-the-top poses as they went, like model Coco Rocha, who had spectators swooning as she took to the catwalk with her two-year-old daughter, dressed identically in an asymetric baby-blue gown. Jean Paul Gaultier gets into swing of the 60s on Paris catwalk 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Gritty is magic because he is pure male id, but without any of the menace—his belligerent gestures so theatrical and over-the-top as to be lovable. The Year in Good Men 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z But De Niro is over-the-top just often enough to undermine their relative subtlety. 'Being Flynn': Tale of estranged father, son fails to come together 2012-03-15T20:54:04Z But when the Splits learn that their show has been canceled, their true nature is revealed in a twist as over-the-top as the many creative ways they find to start butchering the studio audience. The Banana Splits Got a Movie. It’s Probably Not What You Think. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Yet his contributions are in key with the over-the-top exuberance of Ms. Tharp’s work. Review: Twyla Tharp’s Choreography Celebrated to Bach and Jazz 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z So I wrote one myself — an over-the-top parody — and tweeted it to Dawkins, as an inside joke. READ THIS YOU STUPID IDOITS! 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z They left the restaurant, strolled around Nationals Park and ended the date with “a comical, over-the-top elbow bump,” said Doug. Date Lab: No awkwardness for these two extroverts 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z In 2020, she created a business around her fun, over-the-top decor. How one Black family is making inroads in the largely White world of historic home renovation 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Burstyn famously got an Emmy nomination for her 14-second cameo in the HBO film “Mrs. Harris,” and won last year for an over-the-top role as a former showgirl in the fun but risible “Political Animals.” Julia Roberts doesn’t need the spotlight: Why the Emmys is too obsessed with movie stars 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Game performers, many of whom are double cast, pitch their performances just a tad over-the-top — the right tack for this sometimes hyperbolic parable. 'A Wrinkle in Time,' live onstage: A celestial romp aimed at kids 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But his manhandling of songs from “Porgy and Bess,” performed here in a duet with Bridgewater, was so broad and over-the-top that I began to long for Austin’s more austere presentation. 'To Ella With Love' a missed opportunity at Hollywood Bowl 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z But they were lured by a concept that preserved the romance and juicy deceit of the original while modernizing its occasionally over-the-top melodrama. Television: ‘Dallas,’ With Larry Hagman’s J. R. Ewing, Returns 2012-06-07T15:15:53Z Teenagers from a Pennsylvania town are spreading holiday cheer with over-the-top Christmas decorations. Mysterious teens decorate Pennsylvania neighborhood with giant inflatable snowmen 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z In the Potomac Theater Project production, the over-the-top comedy remains raw and urgent, a scathing critique of capitalism that has no use for balance. Theater Review: ‘Serious Money,’ by Caryl Churchill, at Atlantic Stage 2 2012-07-13T22:03:45Z Am I too old for the movie’s constant barrage of over-the-top gross-out humor? From ‘Ben-Hur’ to ‘Hop,’ Slim Pickings From the Easter Bunny’s Basket 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The symbol of "joie de vivre" at the turn of the century, the Folies Bergere was a palace of frivolity and popular entertainment, replete with nearly-nude showgirls adorned with over-the-top frills and flounces. Folies Bergere plumage hits auction block in Paris 2012-06-08T16:04:45Z Rather, as Azaria repeated more than once on our "Salon Talks" episode, he doesn't like being an over-the-top salesman for his projects. Hank Azaria: "For Mets fans, the bad news is there's no games. The good news is there's no games" 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Even her most enthusiastic fans, though, find that time frame a little over-the-top. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t running for president, but she’s in the race 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z I took the “What to Expect” warnings about other possible causes of pregnancy symptoms and made them just a bit more over-the-top. Motherlode Blog: Read This, or Be the Worst Parent Ever 2012-03-23T19:40:58Z But he said his vision for an “over-the-top campy entrance” for Felicia’s first drag number was scaled back to a wig-and-dress get-up that was less flashy. A Broadway Makeover for ?Priscilla? Queens 2011-03-10T22:38:21Z And while it may not have a lot more on its mind than cheap, twisty thrills, "" delivers them so consistently and in such over-the-top fashion that it's impossible to ignore. Liked 'Unknown'? Scarecrow suggests other mistaken identity thrillers 2011-02-17T17:33:06Z A hostile reviewer in the Sunday Times begged to differ with the Guardian's over-the-top "novel of the century" claim. I loved Jonathan Franzen not wisely but too well 2010-10-07T16:28:00Z Two Marvel stars faced off on an over-the-top episode of Lip Sync battle, trading in their Agent persona’s to channel their inner pop divas. Hayley Atwell Sweeps Clark Gregg in Epic Lip Sync Battle 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z My newest episode of Bake it Up a Notch dives deep into all things cupcakes — from super simple to over-the-top, I've got your cupcake to-bake list covered. 8 best cupcake recipes for an extra-special, extra-fun dessert 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z But hosting a small group for dinner doesn't need to be an over-the-top fete. 32 best asparagus recipes that you'll straight up stalk 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z While the erotic thriller is seen as lowbrow and can play to gender stereotypes, the films’ stylized sheen and over-the-top performances make them fun to watch. Where have all the erotic thrillers gone? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Assessing its gilded, opulent, over-the-top main hall, the critic Eduard Hanslick asked if it “was not too sparkling and magnificent for a concert hall.” So You Have $500 Million? Here’s a Shopping List for the Philharmonic’s Hall. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z On those earlier visits, there was a lot of space — space for the shiny, the new and the over-the-top. What’s New in Doha? Basically Everything 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z So there's no risk of mirroring the early films too closely, and we avoid too much over-the-top razzmatazz, which in 2010 is perhaps considered rather poor form. X-ray visions of the new Superman 2010-10-07T15:28:00Z His over-the-top surfer mentality plays so well against the frantic pace of Albert Brooks’ Marlin and Ellen DeGeneres’ Dory that we can all relax, dude. 11 Great Vocal Performances in Pixar Movies 2013-08-13T09:45:16Z What is it about the holiday season that seems so ideally suited to over-the-top headbanging? Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z I think our audience really wants to see the old-world style: tutu, point shoes, wig, eyelashes, lurid red lips, over-the-top expressions. Stars and Stripes (and Trocks) Forever 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z In the average art museum such features would feel unacceptably over-the-top. The New Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Refuses to Sugarcoat History 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The language he used is venomously over-the-top and, like every Champion screed I’ve ever read, contorted with labored metaphors of bodily disgust and humiliation. “He didn’t care if he destroyed himself as long as he hurt you”: The sad, disturbing case of Ed Champion 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z I really liked “Divas Among Us” because the show is about two very over-the-top opera personalities. Writers on the Titles They Didn’t Use 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z When the trend kicked off in the early aughts, it was a chance to browse the racks at thrift stores for over-the-top, ill-fitting kitschy knits of teddy bears and nutcrackers. Santa’s a sleazebag. The elves are drunk. How did Christmas sweaters get so raunchy? 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z He says the 28-show Las Vegas run will feature showgirls, pyrotechnics and other over-the-top touches. Cee Lo Green postpones Las Vegas show opening 2012-07-19T15:51:08Z Although some of the seemingly over-the-top passages may have seemed beyond belief a weeks ago, current events show otherwise. Brit Bennett's "The Vanishing Half" and 4 more must-read novels out in June 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z After that, the album goes a bit barmy and over-the-top. Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz - review 2010-10-07T14:30:00Z But while "American Idol" is driven by compelling musical performances and snarky comments from judges, "X Factor" has an over-the-top schmaltz quality. 'X Factor' TV show rivets Britain, heads to USA 2010-12-13T17:25:00Z Emotion — not over-the-top sentiment, but true, sincere emotion — suffused every moment of her eloquent, impassioned New York debut recital. Music Review: Virginia Woolf?s Words, a Singer?s Voice 2011-05-03T22:04:56Z People clapped at the end of some of the over-the-top action sequences, laughed at the corny jokes and maybe felt something when Cena and Diesel worked out their sibling issues. ‘F9’ Review: Objects in Rearview Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z As if a shot at winning an Academy Award wasn’t exciting enough, all those nominated for acting and directing accolades will receive an over-the-top swag bag with contents reportedly valued at $148,000. Oscars 2020: Everything inside the rumored $148G gift bags for nominees 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Writing in vigorous, pictorial prose, Mr. Hughes expertly conjures the triumphal, over-the-top, Hollywood-like pageantry that Roman leaders excelled at. Books of The Times: ?Rome,? a Personal History by Robert Hughes - Review 2011-11-21T23:26:49Z Worry not, fans of Cage's over-the-top stylings: Scenery is reliably chewed. 'Outcast' goes medieval with Nicolas Cage as one-eyed outlaw 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The over-the-top coverage, though, had plenty of defenders. Perspective | Live coverage of a Pennsylvania rally was another free ad for Trump’s favorite candidate: Himself 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Were we force-fed a steady diet of these people, they would no doubt become just as tedious, conniving or over-the-top as those Housewives or the participants of "The Bachelor." On BBC America's reality series 'Come Dine With Me,' average folks compete to be the best dinner host 2010-07-13T21:47:00Z In December, Italian Vogue posted on its Web site an over-the-top video profile of Mrs. Grey. Don?t Call Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey a Trophy Wife 2012-04-06T22:18:06Z It's a flat-out over-the-top comedy, a bizarro espionage story shot through with gleefully crude and frequently absurd sexual and scatological humor. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke The audience didn’t get to share the food, but the interplay between Janas’s over-the-top unpredictability and Bentahar’s quiet confidence kept the proceedings lively. A Last Taste of Summer Theater, as Paris Heads Back to Work 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The dystopian survival saga escaped from Sunday's 21st annual extravaganza with the most golden popcorn-shaped trophies, including best fight for the film's final three-way battle and best on-screen transformation for Elizabeth Banks' over-the-top futuristic makeover. MTV movie awards 2012: Twilight and Hunger Games fight for supremacy 2012-06-04T13:08:00Z Bekbosunov is a wild, riveting performer who wields his powerful voice with heavy metal abandon and embodies over-the-top characters like a glam rocker. 'David Lynch, the Musical'? Not quite, but close, in 'Artaud in the Black Lodge' 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z But instead of a conventional event with trophies and over-the-top production numbers, YouTube took a simple approach, making the music awards actually about music. FKA Twigs, Charli XCX, Shamir drive the 2015 YouTube Music Awards 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z “But when real life exceeds the show’s most over-the-top imaginings, it also takes some of the life out of the show’s satire,” he added. What’s on TV Sunday: A New Season of ‘Veep’ and the End of ‘Girls’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Even their early romance had an over-the-top, fairy tale quality. Rachel Feinstein and John Currin, Their Own Best Creations 2011-03-11T21:40:24Z “Would the white Hollywood executives who backed the film have done so if it hadn’t been about over-the-top Asian wealth?” questioned Han. Where are the brown people? Crazy Rich Asians draws tepid response in Singapore 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Unmoved by this over-the-top, Al Pacino-style closing argument, the panel votes for conviction. 'Better Call Saul' recap: Sleazy lawyer's twisted saga begins 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z How, though, to reconcile Clinton’s argument with the Zombie-X: a weapon so over-the-top, it is hard not to read it as a political act, more than as a product with a profit motive. Gun owners are obsessed with zombies 2013-02-21T17:28:00Z “Go big or go home” could easily be the motto of Empire, but Daniels knows that he’s got some pretty over-the-top competition on TV. 'Empire': Inside Fox's Ambitious, Groundbreaking Musical Soap 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z From the air, people felt untethered from the earth; many spoke about their experiences in over-the-top, rapturous tones. When Airplanes and Zeppelins Competed to Conquer the Skies 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A celebratory scene features Lucien being baptized and floating along in a rarified air of gold confetti like a rock star is the film's sole over-the-top moment. "Lost Illusions" is a sumptuous period piece on the allure of fame, followers and fake news 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Gunther's tale – while over-the-top – is just wacky enough to be convincing. The 7 most outrageous revelations from Netflix’s docuseries “Gunther's Millions” 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The 53-year-old native of Charleston, South Carolina who starred in the 1990s sitcom “NewsRadio” has been a popular and sometimes problematic guest on radio and TV shows known for his erratic, over-the-top behavior. Comedian Andy Dick charged with groping driver 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A colorful, tufted circular couch by the contemporary artist Virgil Marti enhances the over-the-top atmosphere. Art Review | 'Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris': Picasso and Peers at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2010-04-01T22:49:00Z In a week filled with over-the-top events, Boich’s parties have become a mainstay. Lenny Kravitz wows at private party during Miami Art week 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z While the judges admit they are starting to think that Mark’s over-the-top productions are distracting from the dance, it was still a well-executed routine. 'Dancing With the Stars': No Dirty Dancing During Disney Week 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Joe Moore, 49th, praised the mayor for scaling back his original proposal and said that the debate about the changes led to “overheated rhetoric and over-the-top hyperbole.” Aldermen OK Emanuel's protest crackdown 2012-01-18T18:07:00Z The book's laughter quotient is exponentially increased by the over-the-top comedy of Catrow's illustrations. Books that get beginning readers off to a good start 2011-02-12T02:26:03Z The original “Dallas” is also a member of a now largely decimated species that’s regularly teased for being unintelligent: The flashy, over-the-top, night-time soap opera. “Dallas”: How the Ewings inspired the Kardashians 2012-06-13T14:45:00Z It includes over-the-top narration and elements intended to appeal to the tech-savvy generation, like texting that appears on the TV screen. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Helps Raise CW’s Profile 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z I wanted to do something different for the new album, so it's a big, over-the-top production. 2010-01-28T08:23:00Z The follow-up, “Ta-Dah,” spent nearly a year on the charts there, and the Sisters were coveted headliners, known for their over-the-top shows. Music: Dirty Fun: Band?s Midnight Evolution 2010-06-25T18:41:00Z Its over-the-top plot, and equally exaggerated leading lady, are always framed by a certain middle-class circumspection. Review: ‘Travels With My Aunt’ Taps Into a Hidden Sense of Adventure 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But in pure evolutionary terms, even the pretentious, over-the-top, foolishly self-indulgent forms of haute macho beat butting heads. Cultural Studies: Food Is the Latest Arena for Macho Contests 2012-09-15T00:37:02Z The title would lead you to expect an over-the-top satire of an already over-the-top genre, but this sendup of psycho-thrillers is, in its early episodes, surprisingly understated. Winter TV: 20 Shows You Might Not Know Already 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z "It's not about complex diets and crazy over-the-top workouts." Reality TV experience shapes trainer's view 2011-10-10T09:06:11Z The rest of the episode is a mock highlights reel that’s generally an over-the-top movie parody, channeling various films and film genres — alien invasion, heist, “Bachelor Party,” “Lost in Translation.” ‘Next Time on Lonny’ Is a Major Movie Parody 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Rich was the outsize personality, the guy who showed up in panda suits, who went over-the-top with flag-themed clothing on the Fourth of July. Seth Rich wasn’t just another D.C. murder victim. He was a meme in the weirdest presidential election of our times. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z For all of its over-the-top plots and players, Mr. Ennis said he received fairly few negative responses from readers during Preacher’s original run. ‘Preacher’: Hellfire, Brimstone and the Perverse 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Though the show celebrates the marriage of one over-the-top drag queen and her enduringly loyal guy, “La Cage” now registers more than ever as feel-good family entertainment. Critic?s Notebook: Her Sequins, Plumes and Foghorn Voice 2011-03-28T22:30:28Z In years past, she transformed herself with such over-the-top costumes as Lady Godiva, the Hindu goddess Kali and a robotic superhero. Scene City: Halloween by Heidi (Klum) 2011-11-01T21:52:03Z The zoo is simply taking part in what seems to be a D.C. tradition: the over-the-top first birthday party. What Bao Bao has in common with other 1-year-olds in D.C. The travel channel takes a look at "over-the-top Christmas attractions" featuring Christmas lights in a Brooklyn neighborhood, an "ugly Christmas-sweater party" and a seven-course feast in Yosemite. Sunday TV Picks: 'Christmas Crazier' on the Travel channel 2012-11-20T21:31:05Z The New York Times surveys over-the-top amenities offered at some of New York City’s most luxurious apartment buildings. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The on-again, off-again drama of this couple and their over-the-top outfits make them the two most fun characters to watch, both for the story line and their sartorial choices. "Gossip Girls" new fashion idols? OMG! Totally! 2010-11-19T06:01:00Z Here she is the long-suffering divorced mother supporting her three children and her younger brother, and she is also a wacky, over-the-top cutup, but her two sides don’t mesh well. The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z “It was a very impressive movie,” he said, “but at the same time, it felt over-the-top: ‘This can never happen. ‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z For all the screwball comedy, droll retorts, and kinetic action, "Bullet Train" entertains, until it goes over-the-top, which is not long before the train literally goes off the rails. Brad Pitt hops aboard the ridiculous, rollicking "Bullet Train" packed with gleefully violent stars 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z It never goes over-the-top or bonkers, but it also fails to do anything too original with the "girl with a gun and out for revenge" genre. In nimble spy thriller "The Rhythm Section," Blake Lively misses a beat 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The deliciously dramatic and slightly over-the-top “Betrayed” reaffirms that after more than 20 novels, the Edgar Award-winning Scottoline is still able to create surprising, suspenseful plots with likable, daring heroines at the center. In ‘Betrayed,’ Lisa Scottoline has created a modern Nancy Drew Our critic praised its “dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy.” The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Operatic theatricality — one step over over-the-top — can short-circuit one’s critical facilities, and despite being a critic I value that. The Shows I’m Afraid to Look Forward To 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Daily Dose: Sometimes an analyst suggests a merger so outlandish and over-the-top that you just stop and say no way that ever happens. 'Fault in Our Stars' may make Cruise cry. Colbert takes on Amazon. 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Vanity and identity are replaced by unadulterated joy in simply, magically being there during a sublimely over-the-top ritual. Carnival Roundup: Carnival: A Party to Remember, an Island at a Time 2012-11-09T19:19:31Z They do so precisely by being over-the-top, excessive, daring and dramatic. Beyonce’s “champagne-gate” is dumb: No, she wasn’t pouring your tuition into a hot tub 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Since he began working in this genre of comedy, Cohen has typically created over-the-top characters that take a stereotype to an entirely new level. The genius of Sacha Baron Cohen: 5 comedy strategies that make his insane interviews work 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The crucial dialogues in the opera take on a new intensity; the larger-scale scenes have an almost over-the-top energy, with lots of action and bold design elements that constantly shift and move. Seattle Opera presents a spectacular “Aida” 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z This meant an over-the-top appreciation of good food and emotional eating. Crying in H Mart 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Some tune into the game for the funny ads and the over-the-top halftime show. Perspective | Super Bowl quarterbacks get the glory, but this year’s game may hinge on the linemen 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z You’re very modest in person, yet you play many over-the-top characters. Kate McKinnon on ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘S.N.L.’ and Hillary Clinton 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Even with over-the-top food and party favors that cost about a month’s local wages, everyone here seemed dreadfully bored. A very happy new year, that happened in Havana 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Some of Spring/Break’s most over-the-top booths star painting, especially the figurative kind that’s currently in fashion. The Thrill of Unpredictability at Two Art Fairs 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Danielle is the de facto lead singer and guitarist, while the bassist Este is known for the gloriously over-the-top “bass faces” she makes onstage. Alana Haim Surprised Everyone With Her Movie Debut. Even Herself. 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z What does appear in the modern pop star playbook is this: relentless promotion, corporate crossover, brand development and cheeky over-the-top persona. Arts & Leisure Preview: Katy Perry, Pop Cartoon Sprung From the Playbook 2010-08-19T17:54:00Z Critics sniped at his over-the-top emotiveness on the podium and at his long breaks between appearances with the orchestra. Will Gustavo Dudamel Be New York’s New Bernstein? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But the lifestyle is so cartoonish, so over-the-top flamboyant, that I’m not sure I could ever get used to it. DealBook: Living Like a Billionaire, if Only for a Day 2012-04-04T22:26:55Z Girard strands her alone, making over-the-top witchy gestures, for almost the whole of the Act III prelude. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z It’s often seen as an over-the-top caricature and a case of unfair name-calling. Trump isn’t Hitler, but let’s talk about fascism 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Her over-the-top performance perfectly suits this story of ruthless campaigns for money and power, the two key ingredients, according to Janet — a.k.a. Review | Hear it to believe it: The audio version of Tana French ‘Faithful Place’ is perfect 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z That's the only way to explain this ridiculously over-the-top, repetitively numbing fifth film in the "Die Hard" franchise. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-02-13T21:02:09Z The extreme poverty, hard work and over-the-top physical punishment are balanced by a child’s-eye view of a fascinating, unfamiliar world. Review | Faith Jones’s memoir of living in cult — and leaving it — is a powerful tale of resilience 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z That outrageous, over-the-top, desperate old lady shedding sanity on the stage of the Palace Theater still has the poetry in her gaze to break every heart. Review: That ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Close-Up, Finely Focused 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Instead, the city’s iconic signs live forever at the Neon Museum, which chronicles the glamour, glitz and history of Las Vegas from the 1930s to the present through its distinctively over-the-top signage. Looking for art alfresco? Head to these U.S. sculpture gardens — or find one near you. 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Michael Gervais is a clinical psychologist, and his episodes, which tend to run over an hour, are polished and over-the-top interesting. Why running is the perfect time for podcasts 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z How did a holiday that began as a way to honor the dead morph into just another ritual of over-the-top American consumption? Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America’s out-of-control consumerism 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Ashley Park did not tell her mother much about the drugs, the sex or any of the other debauchery in “Joy Ride,” the over-the-top comedy in which she is co-starring. For Asian American Actors, Playing a Hot Mess Is Liberating 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “A campy, over-the-top, overtly sexual image can be part of a visual fantasyland,” Ms. Arnold said. It’s Always Fishnets Season Somewhere 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z By vulgarity I mean an exuberant over-the-top larger-than-life slightly bad taste red-blooded thing. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z Breaking Bad has the most over-the-top marketing team ever. Ricin Attack Sadly Familiar to Fans of Breaking Bad 2013-04-17T19:00:33Z Feeding over-the-top language to underdeveloped characters, Deon Taylor’s “Supremacy” dramatizes racism with an unvarying intensity that quickly becomes wearing. ‘Supremacy,’ With Danny Glover 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The kitchen's over-the-top tendencies have been tamed somewhat for the masses, but the cheeky attitude is intact and the burgers and shakes are very good. You won't leave Bellevue's Lunchbox Laboratory hungry 2012-04-12T20:15:10Z Didn’t really think about it much — I just wanted to make a statement about the over-the-top state of war between the media and our prickly, combative commander in tweet. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: That time I challenged the president to a duel 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z High school is when these overheated, over-the-top wishes still seem possible. ‘Insecure,’ Season 1, Episode 4: Career Day 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z But the work’s trippy grandeur and over-the-top virtuosity come through no matter what. Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z If you like ensemble comedy that's smartly written, gloriously over-the-top and gets your feet tapping, this show offers a change of tempo from the usual stand-up fare. Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z They call their yearly makeovers “Acts”; each one is ushered in with an over-the-top “disco” that matches the theme of the latest collection and is held in their studio showroom. This Design Studio Knows How to Party 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Most of the show was full of over-the-top jokes that brought lots of laughter, but around the last 30 minutes something happened. Madea Honored the Strong Black Women I Grew Up With, but It’s Time to Move On 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z This is the biggest news to hit the long-running reality franchise in years, and would seem to represent a symbolic endpoint for a show that’s long celebrated its stars’ over-the-top lifestyles. Why Teresa and Joe Giudice Ending Up in Prison Makes Perfect Sense 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Some have complained that Midsommar’s horror is undercut by its over-the-top ridiculousness, and therefore it’s not as scary as it is trying to be. Midsommar: what the hell just happened? Discuss with spoilers 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z In fact, the show has received a great deal of attention precisely because its star is so over-the-top. Cold comfort: how the Roseanne revival portrayed a bleak America 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z To Mr. Ansari, the musicians he satirizes are fascinating not for their over-the-top lifestyles but for their single-minded devotion to their craft. Comedian Aziz Ansari Will Host MTV Movie Awards 2010-06-03T23:23:00Z How could a performance be both so over-the-top and so nearly believable? Mike Kelley: the nonconformist's whole life is here 2012-12-18T18:00:31Z The original “Dallas” is also a member of a now largely decimated species that’s regularly teased for being unintelligent: the flashy, over-the-top, nighttime soap opera. “The Killing”: So that’s who murdered Rosie? 2012-06-18T14:40:00Z Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of a committed cast, director Andre Barron’s over-the-top staging never pitches Augustin’s daring oddity into the credible human context that could make this feverish “Dream” linger. In 'Little Children Dream of God,' Haitian refugee tale goes adrift 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Josh thought the gifts were over-the-top, even strange. Whitey Bulger: Secrets behind the capture of the FBI’s most wanted man 2013-02-24T17:00:00Z “For Real” is affecting, with none of the over-the-top plotlines that can cloud erotic romance. Love is love: The best LGBT romance novels 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z I give Bloodline credit for trying something different–a simmering family noir rather than an over-the-top soap–and I expect it will especially appeal to fans of the Kesslers’ and Zelman’s work on Damages. Review: On Netflix's Bloodline, a Family That Preys Together 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “Crazy Rich Asians” is this summer’s “Bergdorf Blondes,” over-the-top funny and a novelty to boot. Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z He's been quietly retooling Sound into a spare and raw home for his favorite underground electronic music, just a block away from Hollywood Boulevard's extravagant, often over-the-top stretch of nightlife. With EDM now mainstream, Hollywood club Sound finds niche underground 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But I'm not interested in the easy or the over-the-top methods. The absolute best way to fry an egg, according to 42 tests 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Audiences across the globe will tune in to the 92nd Oscars on Feb. 9 to see which celebrities are wearing over-the-top designer creations and to see which film will earn the top prize. Who’s Hosting the Oscars in 2020? No One 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z As with other female stars with over-the-top cartoon images, like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, the persona is her own creation. Music: Kesha Tilts Closer to a Rock Sound With ‘Warrior’ 2012-11-25T00:10:06Z They introduced themselves by wearing over-the-top costumes celebrating their homelands. 83 global beauty queens seek Miss Universe title 2010-08-23T23:13:00Z Perhaps the point of “Project Runway” is no longer the fashion or competition, but over-the-top product placement. How ‘Project Runway All Stars’ Became an Ad for Nothing 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z The thoroughly amoral gang of losers and their over-the-top viciousness squared perfectly with my new worldview. The show I never wanted to watch, until I had to 2011-04-29T18:20:00Z Some situations are so over-the-top that they are not believable, but in the end, that matters less than the way they contribute to the overall dynamic, the tensions that define Paul’s world. On his birthday: Samuel Fuller, novelist? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z We need to have a talk about these over-the-top burgers. Why over-the-top burgers are ruining the beauty of an American classic 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Just like I’m inclined to put on too much jewelry or get too many tattoos, I need my writing to be a little over-the-top. | Diablo Cody 2010-04-01T15:58:00Z The clothes were expensive and high maintenance, most of them over-the-top fancy for my modest life in nonprofit communications. The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, they spouted the kind of over-the-top philosophical wisdom that’s recently made Jaden’s Twitter account an endless source of Internet amusement. Willow and Jaden Smith: Their Weirdest Interview Quotes 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z “On Treats, everything was pushed into the red,” says Miller, referring to the over-the-top volume level that produces a distorted sound, “but on this one, absolutely nothing is clipping.” Sleigh Bells Turn it Up on Reign of Terror 2012-02-23T16:59:55Z I added a few more details in an attempt to make it more over-the-top: I kept my fingerless gloves on and wore goggles. Just in time for Valentine's Day: my failed proposal to get my girlfriend back 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z This is "you go, I go" for the cinematic, over-the-top action crowd, the pause of a turn just a chance to tee up the next zany acrobatic spectacle. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Is a Strategy Masterpiece 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He lacked the over-the-top, pixie-stick enthusiasm of his child-actor brethren, and he remembers a low-key reading for the Disney Channel that left the casting director “genuinely confused and almost worried,” he said. What Does Everyone See in Jesse Plemons? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Some of Naples’s plushest over-the-top mansions are along this stretch of beach, and fairly exposed to prying eyes. A Weekend in Naples, Fla. 2010-03-25T17:59:00Z Often, you need to exaggerate to make a good picture, but the reality was even more over-the-top than the photograph; you cannot over-estimate the energy of these dancers. Dinner, dusk and dancing Russians: my best winter shot 2012-12-16T17:59:01Z Finally - finally! - the "Twilight" franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with the gleefully over-the-top conclusion, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2." Review: `The Twilight Saga' ends with real bite 2012-11-14T17:42:12Z That’s fine; it’s not going to turn me into a theatrical, over-the-top actor. Paddy Considine: ‘I was always portrayed as angry, but I was just ill’ 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Six does not deny that his movie was designed to provoke, and is happy to capitalize on anything that burnishes its reputation for over-the-top grotesquery. Arts & Leisure: ?The Human Centipede 2? From the Director Tom Six 2011-09-30T13:13:02Z Her concerts are always over-the-top affairs, with the star doing everything from having her makeup or costumes altered onstage to stopping for a sip of champagne. Mariah Carey in Vegas: 5 things we learned from her residency debut 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The reactions really have been over-the-top and excitable, even at a time when there are a lot of voices hyping loudly to be heard. New band of the day – Alt-J (No 1,275) 2012-05-24T15:26:10Z Larry’s “big goodbye” technique, an over-the-top farewell designed to disguise the fact that he has been avoiding the recipient of it all night, fails to work on Phil Rosenthal, who has seen it all before. #MeToo to MAGA: why Curb Your Enthusiasm is still TV's most daring comedy 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z And the show’s depiction of luxury is even more over-the-top, maybe reflecting a world in which the 0.001 percent are richer and more powerful than in the 1980s. Review: Money Can’t Buy the New ‘Dynasty’ Excitement 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z I even saw “Glitter,” quietly defending my Mariah while also appreciating the over-the-top melodrama of the romantic musical drama. 'Tis the season to love or hate on Mariah Carey 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z What sets the Beckermans apart from other fashion bloggers, and what brands and designers love about them, is their over-the-top personal style. ‘Human Glitter.’ The Beckerman Twins Are Fashion Week Stars 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z If your tastes tend toward over-the-top, I think I have you covered: Pick any Shelly Laurenston book in the Pride series, the Call of Crows trilogy or the Honey Badger Chronicles. It’s binge-reading season. Here are the genre-bending romance series to fuel your addiction. 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z That may be the secret to their success — the breathless plotting and over-the-top emotions of the originals translate fairly easily into the more knowing, self-referential style of comedy that dominates American TV. Review: ‘Queen of the South’ Oozes Violence and Excess 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Ten songs in less than 30 minutes — that’s all it takes for this Philadelphia band to blend the beautifully messy rock of the Replacements with the over-the-top emotional confessionalism of Brand New. What to Do This Weekend 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Instead, reality TV evolved into a study in the ridiculous and the over-the-top. Laguna Beach, 10 Years Later: All This Drama Started With the Black and White Party 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z And yet I find myself slightly nostalgic at the idea we will never see those over-the-top, just-on-the-edge-of-kitsch Weber images again. The Abercrombie & Fitch Makeover: A Review 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Beyond this genteel scrum, an accompanying weeklong cultural circus swamps the entire metropolitan area with a sea of pop-up events, satellite fairs, celebrity-studded corporate product launches, and not least, over-the-top parties. Masks Off, Wallets Out: Art Basel 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z They’ve been brought home briefly for an over-the-top celebratory ceremony at a Dallas Cowboys game. Human Costs of the Forever Wars, Enough to Fill a Bookshelf 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z No one else could bring off this over-the-top tearjerker like Jones, the master of heartfelt melodrama. George Jones: 7 Essential Tracks 2013-04-26T19:45:46Z The aura of silent stars, their thick makeup and over-the-top gestures captured in grainy black and white, and their often tragic fates, seem to captivate people who live near filmed sites. Getting a Close-Up of the Silent-Film Era 2013-08-15T21:04:52Z Next time you hear about smoking-hot wives or gargantuan bank accounts, simply borrow that breathless, over-the-top voice of children in Disney World commercials and squeal: “How lucky for you!” Social Q’s: When a Diner Whines to the Waiter 2012-08-23T20:25:11Z There was not even a nod towards civility or a gesture towards respectful behavior; it was just a showy, over-the-top pageantry of argument. Hate-watching the GOP: The debates are officially trashy reality TV — and by those rules, Trump’s winning 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z A mock rehearsal of “The Taming of the Shrew” devolves into a fight scene that further warps into an over-the-top tango. At La MaMa, a Dance Festival That Embraces States of Change 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Relentless scenes of over-the-top mayhem and maiming have placed the series in the top ranks of TV's most violent dramas, alongside "Game of Thrones," "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." FX's 'Sons of Anarchy' rides into final season with deadly intent 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Among their far happier moments: All those over-the-top birthday bashes, lavish weddings and baby showers, let alone the weddings themselves. A journey back through the Kardashians as their TV show ends 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the most alluring work is the local premiere of Daniil Trifonov’s Piano Concerto, a wonderfully over-the-top piece in the idiom of Scriabin and Rachmaninoff played by the pianist himself. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z I also thought Daryl shooting the surrendered Savior was over-the-top in heartlessness. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Many of his films were hokey, with absurd plots and over-the-top acting. George Kennedy, Versatile Actor Who Won an Oscar for ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 91 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z An over-the-top satire of operatic quest narratives and would-be coups d’état, Prokofiev’s opera shoots ripe parodies of Romanticism through with sardonic punchiness and zany chaos. A Festival Adds to Opera’s Soaring Body Count 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z More fun for Showalter, though, was playing a very over-the-top Ronald Reagan in heavy foundation, sometimes acting opposite himself as Coop. Michael Showalter on the Mature Side of Wet Hot American Summer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z My dad is weird in this robust, over-the-top way. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Ben Falcone on the Father-Son Bond 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z But some activities, which we once enjoyed as a child, are a bit too over-the-top for us to participate in as adults. How old is too old to trick-or-treat? The Halloween custom should be reserved just for the kids 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z While the result seems authentic, “powerful” may be over-the-top. ‘The We and the I’: A freewheeling bus ride on the last day of school 2013-03-21T20:29:33Z Musically, she has married accessible, mainstream hits with over-the-top costumes and high-concept videos long before Lady Gaga did. Why Japanese pop matters 2010-03-25T23:10:00Z The book may on occasion be silly and over-the-top, even for a satire. Review: In ‘The Improbability of Love’ by Hannah Rothschild, an Art-World Caper 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z I appreciated her hilariously over-the-top pronunciation, her Italian-ness, her culinary training and her easy advice. As Giada departs The Food Network, an appreciation of the channel she helped define 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z And what happened next was theatrical and over-the-top and entirely persuasive. Review: When Real Life Adds an Unexpected Round to the Fugue 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z After getting brutally beaten one night by horde of masked motorcyclists, he stumbles on a local dojo run by an over-the-top alpha played by Alessandro Nivola and signs up for classes. ‘Art of Self-Defense’ examines, satirizes toxic masculinity 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z There would probably not be excessive sing-songy statements, nor would there be over-the-top facial expressions. Perspective | Following an expert’s parenting method can be great. But don’t ignore your intuition. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z These over-the-top, garish takes on the Batman franchise drew heavily from the Bob Kane comic books, as Schumacher wanted to root his vision in a cartoon aesthetic. Joel Schumacher dies: "St. Elmo’s Fire," "The Lost Boys," "Batman Forever" director was 80 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Le Thanh Son’s “Clash” is an over-the-top martial-arts crime thriller that luxuriates in that format’s clichés, with special attention paid to beautiful women in low-cut blouses breaking men’s arms. Film: The Tribeca Film Festival?s Cinemania Series Has Dark Treasures 2010-04-22T22:56:00Z Shortly after the movie opens, these well-matched empty vessels are making goo-goo eyes at each other on a Brazilian train, a lull before the over-the-top robbery that sparks the combustible action. | 'Fast Five': Vrooooom! Vrooooom! Flex ?Em if You Got ?Em 2011-04-28T18:24:33Z Rural towns are hoping to draw visitors and cash in on tourist dollars by building extravagant – sometimes even over-the-top – resorts with all-inclusive experiences. Rural resort draws visitors by offering exotic, lap-of-luxury experience 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Over the last month, as this column has been exploring zinfandels that were a step back from the popular over-the-top blockbuster style, he wrote: “Restrained is not authentic to the variety.” Finding the Heart of Zinfandel 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z If you're after an over-the-top comedy drama, then this is the courtroom for you. TV highlights 03/08/2011 2011-08-02T20:59:00Z See for yourself: As over-the-top as many of the action sequences may be, they remain accessible because they involve—unlike many blockbusters these days—actual humans. Vroom to Grow: How Fast & Furious Became Hollywood’s Greatest Action-Movie Franchise 2013-06-03T19:41:45Z I'm not going to pay to watch it, but this over-the-top review had nothing to do with my decision. Review: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,’ Antics to Not Love nor Cherish 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Hard-core fans have thrilled at the over-the-top costuming, the catty lines, the general fabulousness of this season, but there’s been little heart to the many story lines. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 5: We Have Two Selves 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z There is potential here for camp, for glamour, for something louche and nasty and over-the-top. ‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Mitchell, meanwhile, is fabulously over-the-top as Annie's egotistical boss, a gay man who evaluates worth based on his own perspective and concept of what is cool and expects others to adjust accordingly. "SNL" star Aidy Bryant glows in "Shrill," a comedy about refusing to diminish your light 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Its over-the-top rococo style was designed to show off the luxuriousness of the French court when its owner brought the chair with her on European travels. Masterpieces of 18th-century French furniture showing at Versailles 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z At first, Maria is thankful for Rocky’s over-the-top generosity, but is soon disheartened by her friend’s casual cruelty and racism. You need to read this: 5 hot new fiction books coming in August 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Bourbon Brunch & Beer was created by the same folks who own the over-the-top Uptown. Finding the Perfect Cocktail in Buenos Aires 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z |
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