Sentence examples for wit of its from inspiring English sources

In a world where "Fargo," "Ash vs. Evil Dead," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Damien" and "12 Monkeys" are converting film to television, surely there is room for this thing, which though it lacks the star power and acrobatic wit of its theatrical model, makes up for it in other ways.

Remember the Milan-based collective that split the world in two between those who loved the postmodernist wit of its kitschy, colorful furniture and those who loathed it?

That opera seems almost at war with the debonair wit of its source.

Still, while the package is all wrapped up a little too neatly, there's no denying the classiness and wit of its contents.

There is a crucial difference in content between The Onion and CollegeHumor.com: while the success of the former depends on the wit of its writers, the appeal of the latter is closer to that of "America's Funniest Home Videos".

JOE'S WORD (City Lights, paper, $11.95) gets my nod for the wry wit of its author, Elizabeth Stromme, and for the amused affection she has for an unglamorous neighborhood at the losing end of Sunset Boulevard.

Instead of eliminating conflicts of interest, Goldman hopes to rely on greater disclosure and the wits of its people to defuse them.

But neither Hitchcock nor Grant would come off nearly as well without the help of Ernest Lehman, whose screenplay is overflowing with wit and ahead-of-its-time irony (Grant to his abductors: "Don't tell me where we're going. Surprise me").

Getting any economic reform or legislation passed has been beyond the wit of Congress since its re-election in 2009, when it managed to increase its number of seats but still fell short of getting a majority.

But unhappily, as the movie goes along, its initial flash of wit and its hint of an ironic self-referential sensibility quickly dim.

The filmmaking has some of the wit and irreverence of its subject, but goes on meandering tangents rather than having a cohesive vision or tone.