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fourth wall
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fourth wall
n.
The space separating the audience from the action of a theatrical performance, traditionally conceived of as an imaginary wall completing the enclosure of the stage.
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For Taser to put its controversial product on Facebook and humanize it, Zarella says, is an apt counter-strike, one thats a little like breaking the fourth wall and winking at everybody.
Newest Taser wants to be your Web friend by Abigail Goldman / Las Vegas Sun
True, Sax's subject matter won't be to all tastes, and yes, some of the more in-your-face elements of "Clay" might have been rethought (we probably didn't need Sax/Clay breaking the fourth wall and climbing into patrons' laps).
ONE MAN AND HIS RAP DRAW ATTENTION WITH COMPELLING, CLOSE PRESENTATION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Allan Brocka has used the unusual device of breaking the fourth wall to have X speak directly to the audience, who informs us right away that this is a movie and it's about his life--which in turn must be pretty interesting, because, hey, you're watching a movie about it
I am the movie by Schneider, Richard, Jr. / The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
 
 
 
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