In particular, Forman, Ivan Passer and Jaroslav Papoušek have collectively become known as the "Forman school" of filmmaking, which combines an interest in documentary realism, including consistent focus on the quotidian, with a surrealistic tendency to "uncover the hidden side of reality, its comical or monstrous quality which lies just beneath everyday mishaps, stutters and waverings".
Mr Sloan tethers his story to a weird reality, striking a comical balance between eccentric and normal.
The Lib Dems' conference promises have gone from a cynical exercise in rewriting reality to a comical one.
I believe a person lives long enough to realize that reality is more comical, absurd, tragic, and mystical than anything I could conjure with pure imagination.
In reality, however, it is as grimly comical as the heroic failures played out at previous Olympics.
In reality it is the Mangalica, a comical but appealing breed that is taking the food industry by storm.
The Bush Administration's refusal to face reality is, at this point, becoming almost comical in its badness.
By James Surowiecki November 13, 2008 The Bush Administration's refusal to face reality is, at this point, becoming almost comical in its badness.
Ron Howard had the original idea to create a comedy series in the style of handheld cameras and reality television, but with an elaborate, highly comical script resulting from repeated rewritings and rehearsals.
Nothing about the band has aged, although when railing against the harsh realities of life, guitarist Lars Frederiksen took a comical aside: "I'm a father now.
