Sentences with phrase «american movie comedy»

The kind of comic actor that Anna Faris represents, and the kind of unabashedly screwball comedy that she embraces, is quite possibly rarer than a comet hitting Earth — or a good, solidly - made American movie comedy.

There are shades of Adams» comical tempo here, with layers of «Monty Python» - inspired visual gags and tropes familiar to fans of high - concept American movie comedies.

Not exact matches

It's a movie I wish I had when I was in high school instead of the then - standard «American Pie» or «Superbad» or every other male - centric teen sex comedy.

Following is a list of the 100 best first lines from novels, as decided by the American Book Review, a nonprofit journal published at the Unit The Top 10 Best Comedy Movie Lines From Classic Films (According to Turner Classic Movies) 1.

Ultimately, good intentions aside, the only point that You Don't Mess With the Zohan really proves is Newton's Law of Gravity; cowriter Judd Apatow has been THE dominant voice in American film comedy for the last three years (and I'm even counting the underrated Drillbit Taylor), but this movie proves that even HE had to come down some time!

I've decided after seeing the third installment of the American Pie trilogy that these three movies are the Star Wars of teen comedies.

She spoofed her own iconic persona by appearing in the 2001 comedy Not Another Teen Movie, and in 2008 she was cast as the mother in the Fox Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

The third and hopefully final entry in the American Pie series, American Wedding keeps with the sweet charms and gross out comedy of the first two movies, but can't live up to the humor of the original or its sequel.

The movie was a hit; a greatly esteemed comedy that unlike American Pie or similar movies did not contain forced dirty language and scenes, rather completely natural and honest humor.

We're beyond the era of Airplane and The Naked Gun, but even some of the early Scary Movie films had some merit, and then Walk Hard, Black Dynamite, and Wet Hot American Summer are shining examples of the best the comedy subgenre has to offer.

Dorsey's movie career ranges from heavy drama (WALK THE LINE), to lighthearted family comedy (JUST LIKE HEAVEN, Disney's GIRL VS. MONSTER, and the American Girl series MCKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS), but her appearance in the Golden Globe ® and Academy Award ® nominated film MONEYBALL established her as a bona - fide star.

A Farrelly brothers movie is always worth seeing, too, even if it doesn't have a chance of making the next American Film Institute list of 100 best comedies («There's Something About Mary» was No. 21 on the just - released list, and deservedly so).

Smart without being smart - mouthed, shrewd without being calculated, and quite obviously the work of a filmmaker with something important to say and a clear and impish way of saying it, Jerry Maguire is a triumph of nuanced social satire masquerading as a commercial romantic comedy, a movie that can both make fun of and wallow in its celebration of the crass spectacle American sport has become.

Check out the latest movie stills from the comedy «The Hangover Part II» by director Todd Phillips (Due Date, The Hangover, School for Scoundrels) and starring Zach Galifianakis (Bored to Death, Dinner for Schmucks, American Dad!)

Derbez, one of Mexico's brightest stars, and Faris, and who has been winning over American audiences with her own brand of quirky charm since «Scary Movie,» prove to be a winning pair in this comedy that celebrates diversity while exploring universal themes.

After I realized how this movie massages nuanced social commentary (about fetishization of the african american body, caucasian self - image, etc.) into a film «genre» that does not neatly fit into any particular category (it's neither thriller, nor horror, nor comedy, but a taste of all three), I was absolutely impressed.

Directed by John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London) at the height of his success and released the same year as both his iconic music video for Michael Jackson's «Thriller» and his career - damaging lethal contribution to Twilight Zone: The Movie, this is a high - concept comedy as straightforward as its title suggests.

Like much of what passes for mainstream American comedy nowadays, the movie (which Gluck wrote with Rob Lieber) seems to anticipate a mirthless reception by laughing long and hard at its own jokes.

While not without its broad moments — the very obvious rip - off, err... template here is Scrubs — the movie works well enough as a comedy of colorful relationships, and should thus provide amusing counterpoint to fans of Grey's Anatomy, which has, of course, supplanted ER as the dominant surgical soap of the American small screen.

Fans of writer - director David O. Russell like to compare his films to those of Preston Sturges, who in the 1940s produced the most singular run of movies in the history of American comedy, including The Lady Eve, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, and Hail the Conquering Hero.

The buzz: Six years ago, Albert Brooks made a silly movie called «Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World,» which commented more on American foolishness than what people in India do or don't believe.

With twelve different comedy genius directors including Peter Farrelly («Dumb & Dumber», «There's Something About Mary», «Shallow Hal»), Steve Carr («Daddy Day Care», «Dr Dolittle 2»), Steven Brill («Little Nicky») and Brett Ratner («Rush Hour») to name but a few and eight different writers, this jaw - droppingly crude and often obscene movie features a diverse star - studded cast, both British and American, who have banded together to shock you in the most hilarious ways you can think of.

Fans of whimsical American indie movies will enjoy this ramshackle road comedy about a couple of losers who only come to life when they play their music.

Animated feature «The Croods» «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Frozen» «Monsters University» «The Wind Rises» Action movie «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Iron Man 3» WINNER: «Lone Survivor» «Rush» «Star Trek Into Darkness» Actor in an action movie Henry Cavill — «Man of Steel» Robert Downey Jr. — «Iron Man 3» Brad Pitt — «World War Z» WINNER: Mark Wahlberg — «Lone Survivor» Actress in an action movie WINNER: Sandra Bullock — «Gravity» Jennifer Lawrence — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» Evangeline Lilly — «The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug» Gwyneth Paltrow — «Iron Man 3» Comedy WINNER: «American Hustle» «Enough Said» «The Heat» «This Is the End» «The Way Way Back» «The World's End» Actor in a comedy Christian Bale — «American Hustle» WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio — «The Wolf of Wall Street» James Gandolfini — «Enough Said» Simon Pegg — «The World's End» Sam Rockwell — «The Way Way Back» Actress in a comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave&Comedy WINNER: «American Hustle» «Enough Said» «The Heat» «This Is the End» «The Way Way Back» «The World's End» Actor in a comedy Christian Bale — «American Hustle» WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio — «The Wolf of Wall Street» James Gandolfini — «Enough Said» Simon Pegg — «The World's End» Sam Rockwell — «The Way Way Back» Actress in a comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave&comedy Christian Bale — «American Hustle» WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio — «The Wolf of Wall Street» James Gandolfini — «Enough Said» Simon Pegg — «The World's End» Sam Rockwell — «The Way Way Back» Actress in a comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave&comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave»

Universal Pictures just released the first theatrical movie poster for the upcoming comedy «Little Fockers» by director Paul Weitz (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, American Pie) and starring Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba and Robert De Niro.

Another impressive aspect of this year's numbers is that the billion was reached via a wide array of genres — war movies (American Sniper), Fantasy (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), disaster movie (San Andreas), post-apocalypitic thriller (Mad Max: Fury Road, and R - rated comedy (Get Hard) among them.

Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events combine to show the film that topped the American Film Institute's list of 100 all - time greatest comedies in 24 Bay Area theaters on Sunday, June 11, and Wednesday, June 14.

In the 80s, John was a bonafide teen star — hanging around the Brat Pack crowd before closing the decade with «Say Anything,» the movie that crowned him as the American Prince of the Romantic Comedy.

Gag after gag, line after line, there's no more unhinged comedy in the whole of American movies than this genius invention, crafted by director - screenwriters Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker.

There are many theories on the perfect runtime for a movie — but we can say with confidence that the audience for an American comedy will not be sitting still for nearly three hours.

Get Out: The most astonishing writing - directing debut in years, Peele's mash - up of horror and comedy and social satire is, also, flabbergastingly, the most trenchant new movie about American race relations.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association has unveiled its list of nominees for the upcoming Critics» Choice Movie Awards, and 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle lead the pack with 13 nominations each — though three of Hustle's nominations come from «Comedy»...

It looks like The Greatest American Hero is heading back to TV screens, with Deadline revealing that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are teaming with Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa for a single - camera comedy remake of the cult 1980s TV series for 20th Century Fox TV.

Together, these two movies, which played in a savage register unseen in American comedy since the days of Preston Sturges, marked Payne as a major new directorial talent.

Burn After Reading is in many ways a cruel movie, but that is not what separates it from most contemporary American comedy, which is, after all, largely predicated on pain and humiliation.

Music and Lyrics isn't the sort of romantic comedy that will wow anyone who doesn't already have a preference for them, but if you love Hugh (American Dreamz, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), love Drew (Fever Pitch, 50 First Dates), and the types of movies they typically make, this is about as polished, efficient, and spot on as they come in terms of formula rom - coms.

The movie has been directed by the Weitz brothers, Paul and Chris, who directed «American Pie» — which was better than its countless imitators — and now give us a comedy of confidence and grace.

• Best Drama Series: The Americans (FX) • Best Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC) • Best Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX) • Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC) • Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Lorraine Toussaint, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) • Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series: Sam Elliott, Justified (FX) • Best Comedy Series: Silicon Valley (HBO) • Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon) • Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) • Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley (HBO) • Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janey, Mom (CBS) • Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford, Transparent (Amazon) • Best Movie Made for Television: Bessie (HBO) • Best Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: David Oyelowo, Nightingale (HBO) • Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) • Best Reality Series: Shark Tank (ABC) • Best Reality Competition Series: Face Off (Syfy) • Best Reality Series Host: Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) • Best Talk Show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) • Best Animated Series: Archer (FX) • Critics» Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award: Seth MacFarlane • Most Exciting New Series: American Crime Story (FX), Aquarius (NBC), Blindspot (NBC), Minority Report (FOX), The Muppets (ABC), Scream Queens (FOX), Supergirl (CBS) and UnREAL (Lifetime)

He is the author of three books: Method Actors: Three Generations of an American Acting Style (winner of the Joe A. Calloway Prize for Best Book in Theatre), No Surprises, Please: Movies in the Reagan Decade, and High Comedy in American Movies: Class and Humor from the 1920s to the Present.

Still, Hollywood has used this most American of holidays to frame several fine stories of redemption, be they Academy - Award - winning sports movies like Rocky, Woody Allen comedies like Hannah and Her Sisters or even a short horror movie by Eli Roth (which we had to include).

When seeking the best American movies of all time, one could turn to Academy Award winners, sports movies, classic romantic comedies or the most patriotic movies of all time.

Pictures released this HD movie trailer for the upcoming comedy «The Hangover Part II» by director Todd Phillips (Due Date, The Hangover, School for Scoundrels) and starring Zach Galifianakis (Bored to Death, Dinner for Schmucks, American Dad!)

The poster and the comedy element of THE AMAZING CATFISH might recall American indie movies, like LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.

Check out the latest international movie poster for the upcoming comedy «The Hangover Part II» by director Todd Phillips (Due Date, The Hangover, School for Scoundrels) and starring Zach Galifianakis (Bored to Death, Dinner for Schmucks, American Dad!)

Only part film noir — the rest is gangster movie parody and screwball comedy — but noir can be proud to claim even a portion of the greatest American sound comedy.

And yet, there's still enough to the camaraderie and comedy to liken this movie to other landmark adolescent snapshots, like American Graffiti and Dazed and Confused.

With his 1990 indie Slacker, he put Austin's independent filmmaking scene on the map, introducing the American audiences to an eclectic cast of local burnouts and philosophers, but Dazed and Confused, his more mainstream coming - of - age comedy, is the movie that really captures the relaxed cool of the Lone Star State.

Fresh: Silliness is the movie's only ambition, but there's something mind - blowing about seeing a fratty comedy through two pairs of Asian - American eyes, particularly when those eyes belong to actors who were token minorities in other dumb comedies.

And yet, it works, not unlike The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, because we meet it halfway with our own awareness of the forebears Russell lightly subverts (whether underdog sports movies, screwball comedies or, now, Scorsese's American crime epics), and we're willing to fill in the blanks to enjoy trappings like Bale finessing Irving's «rather elaborate» combover or Lawrence yammering Rosalyn's way into getting what she wants.

Documentarian Chris Smith has previously tackled obsession, comedy, and questionable genius in Collapse, The Yes Men, and his breakout hit, 1999's American Movie.