Sentences with phrase «black comedies like»

If you enjoy irreverent, sexy, and perverse black comedies like Wild Things and Cruel Intentions, Mini's First Time should prove worth a look, especially if you're a fan of any of the film's talented stars.

He could easily stick to one genre but he'll make a black comedy like Sight Seers and switch it up by offering a mind - bending trip like A Field in England.

Not exact matches

Back in the old days of television programming — say, 15 years ago — most standup specials like Black's ran for a limited time on one of the three main cable channels that aired comedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the arccomedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the arcComedy Central) before being shuffled off to the archives.

The study revealed that less than 10 percent of adult viewing on Netflix was of its much - buzzed - about original series, like «House of Cards,» its political drama, and «Orange Is the New Black,» the dark comedy about prison.

Whoever puts these things together must feel like a real comedy genius when he or she puts «Rebecca Black» as a Lollapalooza headliner to fool the 0.0 % of people who buy the joke.

My favorites would have to be Band of outsiders for holding it at a comedy club I think that's a fun idea and would make a cool thing to watch.I also liked Pronounce I would so wear those clothes but in black of course, but my first fav would have to be KTZ as a punk in my youth yes I had a mowak I really liked the old school vibes in this collection.

I am a white 53 yr old 5» 8» tall male black hair brown eyes I am a wrestling fanatic I like listening to music everything except gospel, opera classical, contemporary christian.I love horses and or horse back riding.I like watching sci fi, horror, action adventure, romance comedies I like frozen...

a black comedy w / o jokes, and like a Cassavettes movie w / o excess, every action goes the real way not the movie way; it hurts

The music is superb, the Simon Boswell piano theme is well suited and also suits for the horror genre, I don't really find this as a standard black comedy thriller, it is something like it is ripped off from Coen Brother's Blood Simple, with more of less funny dialogue but I find this a perfect thriller and quite known for its time and still is today because of Channel 4 which is now a popular channel with many sub-channels.

Not quite a car crash of a movie, Boorman's uneven black comedy is more like a fender - bender.

Some employees of an international arms dealer go out into the Hungarian wildeness for a weekend company retreat, only to find themselves menaced by a group of militants who don't like having them around their territory in this modestly budgeted dark comedy / horror film from Christopher Smith, who also directed Black Death (with Sean Bean).

Black Sheep is bleatingly awful as it reteams Chris Farley and David Spade, the poor idiot's Abbott and Costello, in a comedy so desperately inept it makes their previous effort, Tommy Boy, look like a minefield of high wit.

Looks like the best new TV series of the fall season, filled with fascinating people, ingenious turns of plot, strong, offbeat drama, an unmistakable air of realism and some delicious bits of black comedy.

At times, this feels like a slightly milder version of Peter Berg's generally reviled Very Bad Things, a 1998 black comedy also about a Las Vegas bachelor party gone grotesquely awry.

Greig has starred in episodes of the ground - breaking series PEOPLE LIKE US, DR.. WHO, WHEN I»M 64 for the BBC, but she gained recognition and a British Comedy nomination for her television role as Fran Katzenjammer in Channel 4's BLACK BOOKS with Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey.

You could almost imagine the two films, or at least their heroes, figuring in the kind of good - natured, racial - stereotype humor that used to be a staple of stand - up comedy (and was memorably parodied on «The Simpsons»): «white guys abolish slavery like this» (pass constitutional amendment); «but black guys, they abolish slavery like this» (blow up plantation).

If he were to do another Shane Black buddy comedy, Kilmer already has a shortlist of who he'd like to play his partner in crime: «always Robert Downey Jr till the day I die.

Like most black comedies, Mini's First Time isn't for everyone.

I»LL TAKE YOU THERE is recommended for people who like black comedies, off - beat indie films, or are just curious to see Ally Sheedy in a good performance again.

From British / Irish director Martin McDonagh, who'd already had massive transatlantic success with plays like «The Beauty Queen of Leenane» and «The Cripple of Inishmaan» and had already won an Academy Award for his short film «Six Shooter,» the hitman black comedy was not just the arrival of an exciting new director, but also marked a refreshing change of pace for Farrell, whose split personality of rugged charm, soulfulness and hair - trigger volatility found its most perfect vehicle to date.

Reminiscent in tone to classic dark screwball comedies like Ruthless People, director Seth Gordon (Four Christmases, The King of Kong) succeeds by keeping the energy high, the actors flowing naturally with off - the - cuff reactions, and by keeping the tone light, the performances spot on, and the quips lightning - fast throughout, even during the pitch - black comedy moments.

«Cemetery Man» (1994) is a quirky blend of romance, lust, surrealism, horror, and black comedy which transcends the work of better - known Italian horror maestros like Dario Argento thanks to its grotesquely humorous bent.

Donald Glover's series took the observational, auteur - driven comedy that FX has nurtured in such shows as «Louie,» «Baskets» and «Better Things» and succeeded, by all accounts, in fulfilling Glover's stated claim — to «show people what it feels like to be black.»

The movie has even drawn some comparisons to «Trainspotting,» even if the pitch - black comedy feels more like another book - to - film cult classic, «Fight Club.»

Like Headhunters, which was also based on a Jo Nesbo story, this Norwegian thriller almost plays more like a black comedy than an action moLike Headhunters, which was also based on a Jo Nesbo story, this Norwegian thriller almost plays more like a black comedy than an action molike a black comedy than an action movie.

Stockholm, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, feels like such an irreverent black comedy that you wouldn't expect it to be based on real - life events.

His first movie, «Man Up,» was like an exercise with filmmaking using very broad comedy, but this movie has a grittier vibe, as shot in black and white and an aggressive title.

The Last Days of Emma Blank Matt P. [LIKED] Great black comedy set up, about a rich and empathy impaired superbitch using her fortune to make everyone around her behave how she wants them to.

From the line delivery to the physical comedy elements, it's like watching a younger Black finding his way and it's frequently a struggle.

This film may look like one of those annoyingly mannered independent films, with its wacky young cast and arty - farty black and white photography, but it's actually a fresh, smart and very funny comedy.

In between rounds of kicking HYDRA's ass, the actor's chameleon - like ability to fit any role has landed him roles in drama and comedy, including «Logan Lucky,» «The Martian,» «Black Swan» and the TV mini-series «Political Animals.»

You've got comedy giants like Simon and Mike and Margot, who's absolutely hilarious, and they sort of elevated the script in terms of it being this jet - black comedy.

A deliciously heightened, caviar - black comedy that sets up its brittle, bourgeois characters like bowling pins and gleefully knocks them down in 71 minutes flat.

Sony's hard at work on a spinoff for their»90s sci - fi comedy film series Men in Black, but now it's looking a little more like a reunion for the stars of Thor: Ragnarok.

I, Tonya follows in the tradition of edgy black comedies Fargo and To Die For, with moments like the one we experienced in Fargo, which provokes laughs when Steve Buscemi is fed through a wood chipper, and only later do you wonder if there is something seriously wrong with you.

Last Summer's biggest gimmick comedies, Year One (Jack Black in animal skins) and Land of the Lost (Ferrell in another dimension), were crushingly bad; by comparison, Forte's MacGruber (if ever a title deserved to be followed by an exclamation point, this is it), seems like a piece of comic genius.

Now that the acquisitions floodgates are open, the buys keep piling up like it's Black Friday in studio shopping baskets, and this afternoon has brought news of the biggest deal yet at the festival, with Variety the first trade to report that Relativity Media are set to put down what may be a record - breaking sum for «Don Jon's Addiction,» the raunchy comedy that marks the directorial debut of Joseph Gordon - Levitt.

There are many different subgenres of the comedy genus, including screwball, black comedy, parody, anarchic comedy, and gross - out, a subgenre that has become increasingly popular with films like «There's Something About Mary» and «American Pie.»

And if the deep theological dread of The Exorcist doesn't get to you, what you're left with is an elegant but still pretty over-the-top FX spectacular — one that occasionally plays, I have to confess, like gross - out black comedy, what with the vomiting and the masturbation - by - crucifix and «Your mother sucks cocks in Hell.»

Like I said, I love your movies, and I truly hope that you continue to do more great and hilarious works of arts, comedy, and action, but, as a black movie buff and a film studies student, PLEASE INCLUDE MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN YOUR FUTURE FILMS.

Now, they're hoping to translate their brand of comedy to the big screen in this take on black inner city action movies — like «New Jack City,» but with two nerds and a cute kitten at its center.

For its 25th Anniversary, Def Comedy Jam 25 features a host of black comedy giants — like the quartet pictured above — many of whom got their big break on a DCJ special, for a comedy blowout / Comedy Jam 25 features a host of black comedy giants — like the quartet pictured above — many of whom got their big break on a DCJ special, for a comedy blowout / comedy giants — like the quartet pictured above — many of whom got their big break on a DCJ special, for a comedy blowout / comedy blowout / party.

In a year that has consistently felt like an apocalyptic black comedy, albeit one that is no laughing matter, the greatest films have served as an anchor of sanity.

It's also very funny, Peele never afraid to exploit the material as a twisted comedy of manners, particularly when Chris is shown off like a prize trophy to Dean and Missy's moneyed friends («Black is the new trend!»

Together with cinematographer Barry Peterson they give us the best use of tilt - shift in a comedy film that makes the locations look like a game board, and a one - take action scene to rival the one in Black Panther.

To me, it was dark, pitch black humor like Fargo or Wolf of Wall Street, both of which were also nominated as comedies at the Globes.

With a cast of all - round greats including Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale and Paul Whitehouse, it certainly looked like a sure - fire black comedy treat.

Identity Thief is all over the map when it comes to the kind of film it wants to be, sometimes playing like a wacky farce, sometimes as a black humor raunch-fest, sometimes as a silly thriller with laughs, and sometimes trying to draw out even some touching moments in a mismatched buddy road - trip comedy, a la Trains Planes and Automobiles.

It's a «Six Degrees of Ben Stiller» world of comedy right now, with chummy folk like the Wilsons (Owen and Luke), Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jack Black, supporting players like Hank Azaria and Stephen Root, and behind - the - camera talent like Judd Apatow professionally colliding like guests at an overcrowded party.

She teamed up with some of Hollywood's greatest directors: Huston, Hawks, Otto Preminger in «River of No Return» (1954), Joshua Logan in «Bus Stop» (1956), twice with Billy Wilder, in 1955's «The Seven Year Itch» and four years later in the black - comedy classic «Some Like It Hot.»