The self-serious movie is beautiful to look at but light on humor.

Certainly Oscilloscope seemed a model of the serious if not self-serious film company.

That movie was probably one of the last moments when the girl makes the decision to go with the poor, self-serious dude.

But it's easy to see where a title like this could become self-serious or smirky.

Though both candidates sometimes seemed scolding and self-serious, there were a few lighter moments.

The film is thankfully less self-serious than the mopey Twilight films.

But the mood and movement palette stayed static, and a bit too self-serious.

He added that Crystal was "the perfect antidote to the entire evening's self-serious posturing."

Dense, self-serious and overly ambitious: all the things this band is rightfully famous for.

Maybe we're natively uneasy with any art that's so frankly self-serious and indifferent to novelty.

He made vague, self-serious remarks about how he was trying to make rock 'n' roll exciting again.

Rule: For every fiery, self-serious verse here, you’ll find at least one maladroit dud.

He was particularly critical of the "self-serious" and "pompous" tone of the episode.

As egotistical as Hoffman was, even he might have balked at this self-serious portrait.

In the university's self-serious marching band, he plays drums - the heavy, shoulder-mounted quad kind.

One shows a typically self-serious congress, using the multi-microphone floor format giving each lawmaker a part in solving the day's agenda.

But her presence provides a spark in Maybury’s otherwise self-serious film, and Miller’s unpredictable performance adds an element of danger.

Self-serious films like "Closer," which tamp down her natural radiance, do her no favors.

And John Goodman is completely great as his volatile, self-serious sidekick, Walter.

A self-serious person, she carded on mindlessly.

Still, NPR's reputation for being self-serious can be glaring and maybe even a little grating to some.

There's a slightly less self-serious tone to the proceedings this time around, though questers do "enter the mountain" and play important games of riddles.

Nor is it self-serious.

Mr. Jones, for instance, appears to be on the verge of laughter during some of his more self-serious patriotic speeches.

Holly Hunter in “Broadcast News” isn’t one either — she’s a maniacally self-serious bore.