Topic: movies
I heard a knowing giggle
from my two boys as we were walking into the movie "Lemony
Snickets: A Series Of Unfortunate Events". They were covering their mouths,
trying to hold on to their secret. I looked down at them and nearly ran into their
inside joke. It was
a huge poster for the Meet the Fuckers
Fockers movie. I could read their minds. I have an excuse to say a near
swear word! Ok, hurray for Universal Studios for good
marketing, but that's not why I'm writing about the movie. Dustin Hoffman plays an at-home
dad in the flick. With the tonnage of reviews, what would the critics call
him? A Mr. Mom or a stay-at-home dad? The most widely distributed
movie reviews were from AP Movie Writer David Germain and Reuters reporter Sheri
Linden. Checking both sources, they decided to use the stay-at-home dad
term. The Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune, (also widely syndicated)
followed suit. The only major reporter using Mr Mom so far was NewsDay's
Gene
Seymour. It was refreshing to finally see an absence of the Michael
Keaton descriptor from the major news outlets. It could be an early
indicator that the media may lighten up a bit in next year Father's Day
articles. Below are the early results and links (more reviews will be out today
and into the weekend).
Source | Writer | Term Used |
Associated Press |
David Germain AP Movie Writer |
stay-at-home dad |
Reuters | Sheri Linden | stay-at-home dad |
Boston Globe | Ty Burr, Globe Staff | stay-at-home dad |
Chicago Tribune | stay-at-home dad | |
New York Post | Kim Burnes | stay-at-home dad |
Lincoln Journal Star | L. Kent Wolgamcott | stay-at-home dad |
NewsDay | Gene Seymour | Mr Mom |
Updated: Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:58 PM EST
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