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| Release Date: June 16, 2006 |
Starring:
Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, Will Shortz
Summary:
Wordplay focuses on the man most associated with crossword puzzles, New York Times puzzle editor and NPR Puzzle Master Will Shortz. Director Patrick Creadon introduces us to this passionate hero, as well as to the inner workings of his brilliant and often hilarious contributors and many celebrity crossword puzzlers. (IFC Films)
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At times the film resembles a promo for Shortz and the Times, and the celebrity puzzlers, who include filmmaker Ken Burns, Bill Clinton, and the Indigo Girls, have an unfortunate tendency to bloviate. Not so Jon Stewart, who seems to regard each Times puzzle as an opportunity to go mano a mano with Shortz.
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What's an eight-letter word for a non-fiction feature that is witty, wise and wonderful? "Wordplay."
Jun 16, 2006
Very funny even if you don't do crosswords!
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Jun 22, 2006
Before seeing this, I thought the subject matter might be too dry...but half way through I found myself really enjoying this movie. Crossword puzzles, here I come!
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Jul 10, 2006
It's puzzling that such an entertaining movie should have such a small audience.
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Jun 19, 2006
Very engaging. At times, I wasn't sure whether I was watching a documentary or a Christopher Guest spoof of one. Suspense, laughter, and genuine affection. All that, plus Jon Stewart and Bill Clinton (both, like most of the people in this film, lefties -- in the handedness sense).
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