Sentences with phrase «age comedy lady»

Saoirse Ronan: Another standout performer, Ronan's work in coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird was affecting and engrossing.

Delving into equal parts poignancy and playfulness with surety and poise, Greta Gerwig makes an impressive and unhesitating directorial debut with the charismatic coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird.

Before winning hearts and Oscar nominations with her coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig starred in the perfect companion film, about an aimless 27 - year - old who hops from New York City to her hometown of Sacramento to Paris to Poughkeepsie and eventually back to New York in hopes of stumbling into the perfect job, the perfect relationship, and the perfect life.

The most conspicuous absence from the category was Greta Gerwig, whose superb coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird was a critical and commercial smash (and scored a bunch of other nominations besides).

As shouted by a flurry of headlines, the wry, humane coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut of actor Greta Gerwig — is no longer merely «well - regarded» or «critically acclaimed»: it is, officially, THE BEST REVIEWED FILM OF ALL TIME.

VANCOUVER, B.C. (December 18, 2017)-- Greta Gerwig's coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird leads the Vancouver Film Critic's Circle international awards with three wins, including Best Film.

Not exact matches

Dotted with honest observational drama and comedy, it makes a curious spiritual sibling to Lady Bird (another coming - of - age movie and another female director's solo debut), though it's considerably more sanguine.

Greta Gerwig won the best screenplay award for her Oscar - nominated coming - of - age comedy - drama Lady Bird.

Lady Bird is a masterful, exquisite coming - of - age comedy starring the great Saoirse Ronan as Christine — or «Lady Bird,» as she's re-christened herself — and it's as funny, smart, and filled with yearning as its heroine.

The coming - of - age comedy, out next year, chronicles a year in the life of Christine (Saoirse Ronan), an angsty teen who refuses to be known by anything other than Lady Bird.

The Salt of Life (Unrated) Midlife crisis comedy about an aging guy (Gianni Di Gregorio) neglected by his wife (Elisabetta Piccolomini) who decides to find out whether he's still attractive by flirting with neighborhood ladies.

And no, this is not a biopic of former First Lady «Lady Bird» Johnson, but rather an offbeat, coming - of - age comedy that, in the wrong hands, could've been quite ordinary.

Greta Gerwig's coming of age indie comedy Lady Bird had followed Three Billboards with three nominations.

As familiar as the coming - of - age comedy may seem, «Lady Bird» is filled with so many charming surprises and brilliant performances, most other films of its type feel even more mundane by comparison.

Aged ladies swearing is always comedy gold, but there's no audience - sopping twinkle in Kirkland's fierceness as this profane mother who, in Buddy's words always was «hitting me too hard, or holding me too close.»

Lady Bird is something truly special: a coming - of - age comedy so funny, perceptive, and truthful that it makes most other films about adolescence look like little more than lessons in cliché.

Besides «Marshall» director Hudlin, stars Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and Sterling K. Brown and producer Paula Wagner, high - profile guests expected at various screenings and events during the festival include Patrick Stewart (subject of an Oct. 25 career retrospective tribute and a conversation with yours truly); Vanessa Redgrave (Oct. 16, presenting her documentary «Sea Sorrow» and represented elsewhere in the festival by a revival screening of «Blow - Up»); Alfre Woodard (subject of an Oct. 21 career retrospective tribute); Michael Shannon (Chicago's own, as the locals like to call him, representing «The Shape of Water» on Oct. 26); Tracy Letts (Chicago's own, as the locals also like to call him, participating Oct. 18 on behalf of Greta Gerwig's acclaimed directorial debut «Lady Bird»); Michael Stuhlbarg (arriving Oct. 25; he gives a beautiful supporting turn in the coming - of - age drama «Call Me by Your Name»); Jon Lovitz (part of the Chicago - sprung comedy «Chasing the Blues,» appearing Oct. 14); and, in an Oct. 23 addition announced after the program went to press, Bill Pullman (getting good notices for the western «The Ballad of Lefty Brown»).

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Lady Bird) Already nominated for three Golden Globes at the age of just 23, Saoirse Ronan isn't merely one of her generation»

That acclaimed film is director Greta Gerwig's coming - of - age comedy called «Lady Bird,» which has a

The coming - of - age comedy, which comes out in the UK in early 2018, concerns a year and a half in the life of Christine, a loquacious teen who insists that everyone should call her Lady Bird.

Lady Bird is an absolute gem of human comedy and personal drama, a coming - of - age story turned on its ear by virtue of its intense female gaze and crushing human subtlety.

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The 34 - year - old actress made her directorial debut with the coming - of - age comedy and Gerwig - who has been nominated for Best Director at this year's Academy Awards - has nothing but praise for her leading lady.

Just a few hours after receiving a standing ovation for one of his short film programs, Jenkins took the stage at the Chuck Jones Cinema for the world premiere of «Lady Bird,» the coming - of - age comedy that marks the solo directorial debut of veteran actress Greta Gerwig.