Sentences with phrase «as a comedy about»

A dark psychological drama disguised as a comedy about an offbeat, mysterious family, specifically their five girls and how their parents (James Woods, Kathleen Turner) start to take their hands off their leashes after one of the girls (Hanna Hall) takes her life.

Director Liza Johnson may undoubtedly see this as a comedy about two, big personalities and the clash between them.

What follows however, isn't really effective as a comedy about middle - aged men taking stock of their lives.

Not exact matches

Just look at Seinfeld: as of this April, the emblematic»90s comedy «about nothing» has banked more than US$ 3 billion in syndication revenue for its creators.

Though it will presumably have a similar plot as the Richard Linklater comedy — about...

In comedies as diverse as Shakespeare's and those on prime time television, life progresses from a state of crisis created by some illusion to a harmonious recovery brought about by discovering the true nature of the circumstances.

In some sense, indeed, Kierkegaard's life could be written as a kind of dark comedy; despite his premature death, and a great number of sadnesses that afflicted him along the way, there was something enchantingly absurd about his character, a certain benign perversity that often prompted him to make himself willfully ridiculous, and a peculiarly touching element of the ludicrous that clung to him all the way to his early grave.

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

The fact that Paul Kerensa fell into comedy because nothing else worked out is as surprising as the slightly personal piece of information about him with which we launched into our conversation.

There is a show that is supposed to be funny... about home videos where people have «accidents» or strange things happen to them and often I believe someone must have gotten hurt when they fall or slam into something... and people just roar and think it is so funny, but stuff like that does not make me laugh as I think about how that must have hurt... so I guess humor is in one's funny bone, and that is about all I can say about comedy!

Many in Hollywood say they see the spiritual - memoir - turned - movie as the next hot genre, suggesting there are ongoing talks about turning Lauren Winner's «Girl Meets God» into a romantic comedy, Ian Cron's «Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me» into an action flick, Anne Lamott's «Traveling Mercies» into an indie road trip film, Kathleen Norris» «The Cloister Walk» into something really creepy involving monks.»

It's about realizing he couldn't litigate his past comedy, about trusting his staff, about understanding why politicians act the way they do in interviews, about recognizing why the norms of the Senate matter.So this is an interview about what it's like to be a politician, why perfectly nice and interesting people end up acting like all those other politicians after getting elected, and the role we as voters (and we in the media) play in it.

Resort to offensive analogies that might just about pass muster at a north London middle - class stand - up comedy gig are not a substitute for serious debate on matters as weighty as the future direction of the Labour Party.

Never mind the comedy moat, the real story about Douglas Hogg is he listed his 13th C estate as a second home http://t.co/kZZWmiULeM

Show creator and co-writer Tilke Hill describes it as a dark comedy about a search for female friendship that ends up in murder.

How about a Wes Anderson comedy starring Jeff Goldblum as Erdos?

It was very funny — as the publisher describes it, it's «a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.»

Director: Fred Cavayé Cast: Dany Boon, Lawrence Arné, Noémie Schmidt In this comedy about taking obsession too far, France's maestro of laughter, Dany Boon returns to the screen as François, a middle - aged violinist and compulsive «penny pincher», whose parsimonious ways are upended by the surprise arrival of two new women in his life.

Refinery29 asked Brooks about what that particular period of post-college angst was like for her, what advice she has for her younger self, and why she's reclaiming the romantic comedy as a genre.

I describe myself as... well to start weird as f# @k and well pretty out going iv got the whole «tragedy behind comedy» thing going on i like to try and keep others smileing and laughing... right upto the point someone talks s.h.i.t about skyrim or tenacious D thats when i bring the pain.

Speaking to Business Insider, Alper spoke about the viral success of the app, which started as an idea for a comedy sketch and became serious after the entrepreneur discovered a study that said people «bond over the things they hate more strongly than over the things they love».

Dating The Enemy is a 1996 Australian comedy about a boyfriend and girlfriend who swap bodies and have to live as each other.

What Netflix's Autism Comedy Atypical Gets Right About Dating While on the Spectrum Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

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Watch In a Relationship by Sam Boyd on Short of the Week — a Comedy about Love in the short is less an examination of dating as a construct and is more In Ontario, the normal dating ultrasound is 8 - 10 weeks.

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Its members were in bands such as Carcass Dating The Enemy is a 1996 Australian comedy about a boyfriend and girlfriend who swap bodies and have to live as each other.

Director Tom Dey's film is yet another by - the - numbers romantic comedy where the same tired escapades ensue, including one character's climactic discovery of the other's secret (in this case, when Tripp finds out about Paula's career as a female Hitch), and their eventual reunion at the end.

Lars And The Real Girl is a film without compare, about as far removed from conventional comedy as it's possible to be.

Will Ferrell's Cam Brady will do just about anything for more campaign financing, as you can see in this new scene from the upcoming comedy.

As the trailer reveals, it's a sly mix of violence and black comedy about a detective and a father who seek revenge against the same man, a suspected child killer.

The 40 Year - Old Virgin is a buoyantly clever and amusing comedy full of fresh gags about porn and speed dating, yet it has the wit to present its title character's dilemma as a projection of all our romantic anxieties.

Funny as she was in the much sharper - edged black comedy «There's Something About Mary,» she spends her time here as a ninny, worrying about wedding plans and eventually bashing the best man with a coat stand when he puts the wedding's perfection in jeopAbout Mary,» she spends her time here as a ninny, worrying about wedding plans and eventually bashing the best man with a coat stand when he puts the wedding's perfection in jeopabout wedding plans and eventually bashing the best man with a coat stand when he puts the wedding's perfection in jeopardy.

With enough humor to make up for any minor shortcomings, this story about the bumbling Pinot (Gérard Jugnot), a Parisian patrolman with a heart of gold, works as both comedy and drama.

A romantic comedy about lazy rich people on holiday in Italy in the 1930s, it stars Helen Hunt as a gold - digging woman «of a certain age» who's stalking a young married couple — for third - act catharsis reasons you can see coming — and causing snippy, gossipy society people to make snippy, gossipy comments.

Director Ron Howard brings his usual light touch to the proceedings and manages to hold the viewer's interest even through the narrative's oddly action - packed final third (ie once the truth about Hannah's character is revealed, the film becomes more of a thriller than a cute little romantic comedy and there's even a chase sequence as the army attempts to capture the mermaid / woman).

Fan ascended to star billing as Breeze Loo (a riff on Bruce Lee) in Finishing the Game (2007)-- a martial arts - themed comedy about director Robert Clouse's attempts to polish off the actioner The Game of Death following the death of lead actor Lee.

A 33 - year - old actor and comic best known for his long - running role as Maurice in the Britcom «The IT Crowd,» Ayoade has an evident gift for the kind of slightly offbeat comedy that's about the differences between a character's self - perception and the way the world sees him.

The nicest thing about the movie is that it incorporates fleeting footage from several Charlie Chaplin comedies, as Carrey discovers that the penguins are mesmerized by his waddling Little Tramp figure on his television screen.

I enjoyed the film as a horror / comedy, but I can't give it one of my TOP ratings simply because I was in the mood to get scared tonight - and there's nothing particularly scary about this film.

And even more unfortunately, the improbable new romantic comedy team of Steve Carell and Keira Knightley works about as well as you'd guess — like oil and water.

Besides, if we're going to talk about double standards, at least men in comedies get treated as good - hearted fools who learn a lesson and Become Better People.

A politically correct accountant and a womanizing real - estate agent find their lives suddenly thrust into chaos as their generally reliable roommate announces plans to leave while handing over his keys to a beautiful actress and model from New York in a topical comedy about just getting along in life.

In re: the unfairness of men being depicted as buffoons: We are aware we're talking about a comedy here, right?

This comedy special is Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole.

Although billed as a romantic comedy, this film is neither: it's a drama spanning about two decades in a marriage

As raw and raunchy as the comedy sometimes gets on Crashing, there's something incredibly endearing and downright sweet about this new HBO serieAs raw and raunchy as the comedy sometimes gets on Crashing, there's something incredibly endearing and downright sweet about this new HBO serieas the comedy sometimes gets on Crashing, there's something incredibly endearing and downright sweet about this new HBO series.

Russell pokes fun of his weight, makes ludicrous power plays to establish his dominance in prison, and invites a number of deeply uncomfortable jokes about his inevitable sexual abuse in prison — a line of comedy that feels even more unwelcome given that the film's cast includes an accused sexual assailant in T.J. Miller, who needlessly returns as Deadpool's best friend, Weasel, in a few throwaway scenes.

James Franco stars as mysterious mastermind (of sorts) Tommy Wiseau in «The Disaster Artist,» a sunny comedy about a misbegotten fruit of moviemaking, «The Room.»

House of Lies, Season 1: A new original comedy series about business as usual.