Sentences with phrase «though anchorman»

Though Anchorman didn't come out until 2004, Ron Burgundy's classic»70s news anchor look is the perfect homage to your favorite decade.

Not exact matches

At one time Anchorman 2 was a musical, but that was years ago when Paramount didn't believe it was worth spending money on a sequel to a film that grossed $ 85 million (though it has only grown in popularity since its 2004 release).

Though plenty of the film's scenes possess an honed improv feel much like the extemporaneous riffing of Anchorman, they are also usually more focused — in terms of plotting, there's so little time to waste when the end is nigh.

Initially it looked like «Anchorman 2» was going to have life as a Broadway musical (though quite how anyone thought they were going to make a glitzy stage show about the cutthroat rough - and - tumble of television news and the sobering questions of journalistic ethics the original film raised is beyond us), but thankfully sanity prevailed and we get to revisit the Channel Four News team nearly one decade on, as they face the challenges of a new era with hope, integrity and, probably, scotch.

Even though her scenes in «Step Brothers,» «Anchorman,» and most recently «We're The Millers» rank among those films» finest and funniest moments, actress Kathryn Hahn had, until recently, never landed a proper starring vehicle to showcase her considerable chops.

The restraint in his performance marks something of a diversion for Rudd, taking on a more dramatic persona here (though he's not completely sullen — just think more stoic, as in Perks of Being a Wallflower and dial the infectious inanity of Anchorman down to 1).

Though not as gleefully absurdist as Anchorman, the movie achieves at least a garden - variety lunacy.

Though a fairly big comedy sequel announcement was made a couple days ago on Conan, when Will Ferrell dressed up as Ron Burgundy and announced Anchorman 2, The Hollywood Reporter brings us even better sequel news today: Twins, the 1988 movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as the titular twins, will be getting a sequel.

And then, on top of that, I am no particular Will Ferrell fan, as I am one of the few people in my circle of friends who did not like Anchorman (though I loved Elf and Stranger Than Fiction, which are admittedly atypical of his usual vulgar output).

2004's TV news comedy «Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy» is still one of Will Ferrell's most popular films, even though it only grossed $ 85 million at the box office.

Anchorman works by attacking a specific target which feels pretty fresh, even though it isn't.

And though I've always favored Ferrell's absurdist, noisier roles (Elf, Anchorman, Step Brothers) to his goofy «straight» characters (Kicking & Screaming, Land of the Lost, The Other Guys), there's something to be said for Ferrell stepping out of the lime light and playing the middle ground between the two (Old School, Stranger Than Fiction, Wedding Crashers).

Despite their talents, though, the fruits of their labors are hardly ever satisfying, so the deliriously funny Anchorman — written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and starring Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Steve Carell — is cause for momentary celebration.

A belated follow - up to the much - loved Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is an entertaining affair, even though it does not match the laughs of the original.

300, Sin City, (Bad Santa 2, has a loose December - ish date, my guess is it gets pushed back, though) and now Anchorman.

This could be an «Anchorman» moment between us again, though.