Curmudgeon Films

	Curmudgeon Films Curmudgeon may refer to: * ''Dyskolos'', sometimes translated ''The Curmudgeon'', an ancient Greek comic play by Menander * ''Curmudgeons'' (film), a 2016 short film See also * '' I, Curmudgeon'', a 2004 documentary film by Alan Zweig * The Comics Curmudgeon, blog analyzing newspaper comics * ''I quatro rusteghi'', sometimes translated '' The Four Curmudgeons'', a comic opera * ''Il burbero di buon cuore'', sometimes translated ''The Good-Hearted Curmudgeon'', an opera dramma giocoso * Misanthropy Misanthropy is the general hatred, dislike, distrust or contempt of the human species, human behavior or human nature. A misanthrope or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings. The word's origin is from the Greek words μῖσ ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dyskolos ''Dyskolos'' ( el, , , translated as ''The Grouch'', ''The Misanthrope'', ''The Curmudgeon'', ''The Bad-tempered Man'' or ''Old Cantankerous'') is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, the only one of his plays, and of the whole New Comedy, that has survived in nearly complete form. It was first presented at the Lenaian festival in 317–316 BC, where it won Menander the first-place prize. It was long known only through fragmentary quotations; but a papyrus manuscript of the nearly complete ''Dyskolos, ''dating to the 3rd century, was recovered in Egypt in 1952 and forms part of the Bodmer Papyri and Oxyrhynchus Papyri. The play was published in 1958 by Victor Martin. The ''Dyskolos'' inspired Molière, who knew only the theme of the play, as it had not yet been found, in his writing of ''The Misanthrope'' (1666). Plot The play begins with Pan, the god who acts as the driving force behind the play's main actions. Setting the scene, he tells the audience about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Curmudgeons (film) ''Curmudgeons'' is a 2016 American comedy short film directed, produced by, and starring Danny DeVito. It is written and co-produced by Joshua Conkel. The film was nominated for the Best Narrative Short award in the Tribeca Film Festival. It was also selected as Vimeo's first official Staff Pick. Plot summary Ralph, a foul-mouthed elderly man living in a Brooklyn assisted living facility attended to by Daniela, is visited by his granddaughter, Robin. The two discuss family matters and someone named "Jackie" until Robin inquires if Ralph loved his late wife (Robin's grandmother). Ralph reveals that, although he was fond of his wife, he had never truly fallen in love until now. He is then visited by Brent, Jackie's grandson, who had brought his grandfather along, revealed to be another foul-mouthed old man who happens to be Ralph's lover (in a wheelchair), astonishing Ralph. The couple bemoan the fact that they live separately and briefly get into an argument. Jackie eventually ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	I, Curmudgeon ''I, Curmudgeon'' is a 2004 documentary film by Alan Zweig about curmudgeons, himself included. Self-declared curmudgeons interviewed in the film also include Harvey Pekar, Fran Lebowitz, Mark Eitzel, Cintra Wilson, Bruce La Bruce, Andy Rooney and Scott Thompson. The film was shot with a camcorder, with Zweig using a mirror to record his own experiences. Film festivals The film was selected to the 2004 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and received a Silver Hugo at the 2005 Chicago International Film Festival. It also received an honorary mention at the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival The Brooklyn Underground Film Festival was an annual showcase of typically low-budget, under-distributed or amateur videos and metavideos. The festival was initially held in DUMBO, Brooklyn and later moved to Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, N ..., in 2005. References External links * English-language Canadian films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Comics Curmudgeon The Comics Curmudgeon is an American blog devoted to humorous and critical analysis of newspaper comics. Its author, Josh Fruhlinger, is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. Content For each blog post, author Josh Fruhlinger selects two to eight comic strips for comment, usually focused on topics such as poor artwork, inappropriate coloring, nonsensical plots, and sexual subtext or innuendo. Long-running soap opera-style comic strips such as ''Apartment 3-G'', '' Mark Trail'', and ''Mary Worth'' bear the brunt of Fruhlinger's humor, an emphasis that he attributes to their being " heperfect targets for the sort of metatextual detached irony that is our generation's terrible contribution to Western civilization." Fruhlinger's blog also features commentary on long-running legacy cartoons like ''Family Circus'' and '' B.C.'' Weekly "metaposts" update readers on notable events in Fruhlinger's life, such as his July 22, 2008, appearance on the game show ''Jeopardy!'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	I Quatro Rusteghi ''I quatro rusteghi'' (''The Four Curmudgeons'', ''The Four Ruffians'', in Edward J. Dent's translation ''School for Fathers'', also translated by James Benner as ''Foolish Fathers'' ) is a comic opera in three acts, music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a libretto by and Giuseppe Pizzolato based on Carlo Goldoni's 18th-century play ''I rusteghi''. The opera is written in Venetian dialect, hence "quatro" instead of "quattro". Performance history The opera was first performed as ''Die vier Grobiane'' in German at the Hoftheater in Munich on 19 March 1906. Its first performance in Italian was on 2 June 1914 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan under Ettore Panizza. The work was first performed in the United States by the New York City Opera on 19 October 1951 with Laszlo Halasz conducting. Wolf-Ferrari's most successful full-length work, it is still regularly performed. Roles Synopsis The action takes place in 18th century Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Il Burbero Di Buon Cuore ''Il burbero di buon cuore'' (''The Good-Hearted Curmudgeon'') is an opera dramma giocoso in two acts by Vicente Martín y Soler. The Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte is based on the French comedy ''Le bourru bienfaisant'' by Carlo Goldoni. Background The opera premiered on January 4, 1786 in Vienna at the Burgtheater with a cast that included three well known Viennese singers of the day: Nancy Storace as Angelica, Francesco Benucci as Ferramondo, and Maria Mandini as Marina. The opera premiered in the same year and at the same house as Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'', and both operas enjoyed revivals at the Burgtheater three years later – each boasting two new arias for new leading ladies. The new arias for ''Il burbero di buon cuore'' ("Chi sa, chi sa, qual sia" K. 582 in act 1 and "Vado, ma dove?" K. 583 in act 2, both for Lucilla) were actually composed by Mozart, as Martín y Soler had left Vienna to work at the court of Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]