Sentences with phrase «black comedy featuring»

Still, the movie, for those who do not need to draw clear lines between villainy and heroism, is a fascinating meld of shocking violence and familial tenderness, a black comedy featuring characters who flip from kindness to cruelty in the span of 20 seconds.

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The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Utah - based filmmaker Andrew Black makes his feature debut with Pride & Prejudice: A Latter - Day Comedy.

«To the Bone» Marti Noxon, a longtime symbol of female empowerment in TV for her work on «Buffy the Vampire Slayer» and «UnREAL,» makes her feature directorial debut with a pitch - black comedy about her own struggle with anorexia.

Some of her more notable work included Clay Pigeons, a black comedy with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix; Permanent Midnight, which marked another collaboration with Stiller; and the animated Kiki's Delivery Service, which featured Garofalo as the voice of a new age artist and mystic.

Prior to that, he produced and starred in Phil Morrison's black comedy ALL IS BRIGHT alongside Paul Rudd and lent his vocal talents to the English - language version of the Oscar - nominated French animated feature, ERNEST & CELESTINE, and the highly anticipated feature - film adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE, directed by Mark Osborne.

Feeling doomed, Delacroix decides to present the most outrageous, unbelievable farce of stereotypical comedy he can imagine - hearkening back to the old days of «black - face» minstrels with a variety show featuring Manray, a homeless tap dancer, and his sidekick Womack.

Although the show was eventually cancelled, the actress continued to appear in a number of TV series and independent films, including Hartley's Flirt (1995), Susan Streitfeld's Female Perversions (1996), which cast her as Tilda Swinton's psychiatrist lover, and Sour Grapes (1998), a black comedy which featured her as the girlfriend of a greedy neurologist.

Born in London and raised in Norwich, Norfolk, Harris studied at the Drama Centre in London and made his feature leading role debut in 2007's SAXON, a black comedy set in a London housing project.

After landing the coveted «Discovery» award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and being courted by distributors at a loss as to how, exactly, one goes about marketing a surreal, funhouse black comedy anymore, Aaron Woodley spoke to us by telephone fresh from an animating session on a new project while planning his sophomore feature, Blueberries.

Her directorial work includes Paper Chase, a teen comedy in pre-production with Gunpowder and Sky; All Styles, a dance movie in post production starring Fik - Shun (So You Think You Can Dance) and Heather Morris (Glee); Black Folk Don't, a documentary web series in its fourth season featured in Time Magazine's «10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life» and (A) sexua, l a feature - length documentary about people who experience no sexual attraction that streamed on Netflix and Hulu for four years.

One of the year's most intellectually stimulating features, Beyond the Hills is a brazen meditation on the constant fight between religion and superstition, blending some truly dark themes with an oddly entrancing sense of black comedy to make something entirely his own.

His feature debut, A Dark Song is somewhere in - between an ultra-involving parental drama, a 60s - style occult horror and an out - and - out black comedy, balancing the trio surprisingly well and delivering a thoroughly entertaining and refreshing new slice of British cult cinema.

Director Dave McCary makes a superb feature debut with this offbeat black comedy, which explores the experiences of a young man rescued after years in captivity.

Tropic Thunder (2008) featured several trailers, including The Fatties: Fart 2 which was a Jack Black comedy about obesity, farts and burps.

Director Dave McCary makes a superb feature debut with this offbeat black comedy, which explores...

Why, for example, did director Abrahamson (whose previous feature was the lovely, bizarre black comedy «Frank») stage the crucial sequence with Jack in the back of a pickup truck so clumsily, risking logic and credibility?

Red Christmas is both written and directed by Australian actor - filmmaker Craig Anderson, making his feature directorial debut after numerous short films and TV work including «Double the Fist», «Black Comedy», and «How Not to Behave».

Turns out that Entertainment Weekly released the first production photo for Ben Stiller «s summer comedy Tropic Thunder, and it features our first look at Robert Downey Jr. «s character Kirk Lazarus, who is a black man.

Featuring a blistering, Oscar - nominated performance from Peter O'Toole, Peter Medak's scathing black comedy satire The Ruling Class takes a caustic shot at British social structure, while creating a truly terrifying portrait of mental illness.

The final trailer for Shane Black's upcoming action comedy The Nice Guys has arrived online, along with seven character posters featuring supporting cast members Angourie Rice, Beau Knapp, Keith David, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer and Yaya DaCosta; check them out here... SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for The Nice Guys Down on his luck private -LSB-...]

The animated superhero comedy features the voice talents of Bryan Cranston (Titanium Rex), Keegan - Michael Key (American Ranger), Jillian Bell (Viking Woman, Clown Girl), Tucker Gilmore (Black Saturn), Zeb Wells (Robobot), and Heidi Gardner (Cooch); check them out -LSB-...]

South Korean writer - director Bong Joon - ho (The Host) made his feature debut with the grisly black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), but this one (2003)...

Best Picture: «Get Out» (Universal Pictures) Best Director: Jordan Peele — «Get Out» (Universal Pictures) Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya — «Get Out» (Universal Pictures) Best Actress: Frances McDormand — «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» (Fox Searchlight) Best Supporting Actor: Laurence Fishburne — «Last Flag Flying» (Amazon Studios / Lionsgate) Best Supporting Actress: Tiffany Haddish — «Girls Trip» (Universal Pictures) Best Comedy: «Girls Trip» (Universal Pictures) Best Ensemble: «Detroit» (Annapurna Pictures) Best Independent: «Crown Heights» (Amazon Studios / IFC Films) Best Animated: «Coco» (Disney / Pixar) Best Documentary: «Step» (Fox Searchlight) Best Foreign: «The Wound» (Kino Lorber) Best Screenplay: «Get Out» (Universal Pictures) Best Song: «It Ain't Fair» — «Detroit» — The Roots featuring Bilal (Motown Records) Best New Media: «Mudbound» (Netflix) Best TV Series (Comedy): «Black - ish» (ABC) Best TV series (Drama): «Queen Sugar» (OWN) Breakout: Lakeith Stanfield — «Crown Heights» (Amazon Studios / IFC Films)

Alongside The Unjust, box office hit The Man From Nowhere features in the «Crime and Punishment» section, whilst black comedy Shim's Family and Blue Dragon Film Award winner The Show Must Go On join Oki's Movie in «Extraordinary Ordinary Families».

«Birdman» looks to be nothing if not unique, a sort of dark comedy version of «Black Swan» about celebritydom and crisis of identity that features an excellent cast, including the rather brilliant casting of Michael Keaton in the lead role.

The film, steeped in black comedy, features rock star Sting and his real - life wife, Trudie Styler, who also produced.

The black comedy also features Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy and Woody Harrelson.

In the TV honours, the Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series prize will be contested by «The Crown», «Game of Thrones», «The Handmaid's Tale», «Stranger Things» and «This Is US», while the shortlist for the Comedy equivalent features «black - ish», «Curb Your Enthusiasm», «GLOW», «Orange Is the New Black» and «Veep&rablack - ish», «Curb Your Enthusiasm», «GLOW», «Orange Is the New Black» and «Veep&raBlack» and «Veep».

The Pretty One, the first full length feature from AFI grad Jenée LeMarque from her Black List darling script, seems to have fallen into a few of these indie comedy traps, with it's subtlety and filtered reality, but was no less enjoyable to view, and sweet in it's presentation.

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.

THE VERDICT: Refreshingly subversive and featuring a never - better Jack Black, The D Train takes bromantic comedies to their natural conclusion.

Alice Lowe (Prevenge) Veteran writer and comedy performer Alice Lowe - you know her from Sightseers - made her feature directing debut with pitch black and blood drenched comedy Prevenge, the tale of an expectant mother driven to murder by her unborn child.

Sure, it's based on a stage - play and betrays its origins, it features a stunning performance from Jason Robards and, as far as I remember, was a bleak, black comedy set in a pre-gentrifiied NYC.

Best Foreign Film A Fantastic Woman First They Killed My Father In the Fade Loveless The Square Animated Feature Film The Boss Baby The Breadwinner Coco Ferdinand Loving Vincent TV Nominations Best TV Series, Drama The Crown Stranger Things Game of Thrones This Is Us The Handmaid's Tale Best Comedy Series Black - Ish The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Master of None SMILF Will & Grace Best TV Miniseries or Movie Big Little Lies Fargo Feud: Bette and Joan The Sinner Top of the Lake: China Girl Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama Sterling K. Brown, This is Us Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Jason Bateman, Ozark Best Performance by an Actress in TV Series, Drama Caitriona Balfe, Outlander Claire Foy, The Crown Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

Described by director Jim Jarmusch as a «neo — Beat noir comedy,» Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring fine performances and crisp black - and - white photography by esteemed cinematographer Robby Müller.

The movie features a bevy of hot young actresses, a streak of black comedy and more than a few grisly death scenes that almost make up for the fact that the film's very existence is completely unnecessary.

The bright and colorful image features accurate contrast and a solid black level while providing strong detail; in short, the transfer does just fine with this undemanding family comedy.

«Birdman was the big winner at the Gotham Awards on Monday, as Alejandro G. Iñarritu's black comedy scored the top prize of best feature and star Michael Keaton took the actor honor.»

Gadon went on to become somewhat of a muse for Cronenberg, working alongside the filmmaker on three features to date, including 2012's Cosmopolis (adapted from the Don DeLillo novel) alongside Robert Pattinson and 2014's black comedy Maps to the Stars with Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, and Pattinson once again.

Knight has made a career of following his own interests, cutting his teeth in spoof comedy, creating the original British edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and parlaying that success into his feature writing debut, the black - market organ harvesting drama Dirty Pretty Things.

(2015) dir Jamie Babbit w / Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Aubrey Plaza, Malcolm Barrett, Ron Livingston, Allison Tolman, Fred Armisen [85 min; DCP] This black comedy from director Jamie Babbit (But I'm A Cheerleader) features the great Judy Greer — finally in a starring role — as Shannon, a fresh - out - of - rehab sex addict, whose optimistic sister Martha (Lyonne) lands her a job as a maid at Fresno Suites, the local hotel.

Featuring Cranston in an excellent villainous role and Beloved Character Actress Margo Martindale, it's a black comedy with a pleasing amount of bite.

Also in multiplexes: Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson square off as rival birdwatchers in the star - studded comedy The Big Year, while Craig Brewer gives the Hustle & Flow / Black Snake Moan treatment to Footloose, a sexed - up remake of the 1984 «classic» that features all the steamy sensuality and dirty dancing a PG - 13 rating will allow.

by Angelo Muredda The apocalypse becomes an occasion for everything from learning what makes humans tick to getting to know the distant alien who is your significant other in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's genre - defying twentieth feature Before We Vanish, which might be most firmly characterized as a black comedy if it weren't so puckishly sunny.

The trailer to Craig Brewer's post Hustle & Flow feature made it seem like some sort of out there black comedy, but once you get past the whole Samuel - L.

Older bro John Michael McDonagh possesses a similar talent, and an ear for devilish dialogue, and having penned «Ned Kelly,» he made his feature - length debut with the cheeky, underrated black comedy «The Guard» (underrated internationally, that is; the film is the most successful Irish film of all time in Ireland).

We briefly mentioned the then - upcoming film Baggage Claim as an example of a movie, written and directed by an African - American filmmaker, that exists outside of any perceived «black genre» (whatever that means), which is really just a comedy that happens to feature African - Americans rather than whites of European descent.

Complete List of NAACP Image Award Winners Film Categories Best Picture - «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Director - Gina Prince - Bythewood, «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Actor - Will Smith, «Seven Pounds» Best Actress - Rosario Dawson, «Seven Pounds Supporting Actor - Columbus Short, «Cadillac Records» Supporting Actress - Taraji P. Henson, «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Independent Film - «Slumdog Millionaire» Documentary - «The Black List» Foreign Film - «The Class» Best Screenplay - Jenny Lumet, «Rachel Getting Married» Television Categories Best Comedy Series - «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actor in a Comedy Series - LaVan Davis, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross, «Girlfriends» Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Lance Gross, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Keshia Knight Pulliam, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Dramatic Series - «Grey's Anatomy» Best Actor in a Dramatic Series - Hill Harper, «CSI: NY» Best Actress in a Dramatic Series - Chandra Wilson, «Grey's Anatomy» Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series - Taye Diggs, «Private Practice» Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series - Angela Bassett, «ER» Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - «A Raisin in The Sun» Best Actor in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Sean Combs, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actress in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Phylicia Rashad, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actor in a Sopa Opera - Bryton McClure, «The Young and the Restless» Best Actress in a Sopa Opera - Debbi Morgan, «All My Children» Best Director in a Dramatic Series - Ernest Dickerson, «Lincoln Heights - The Day Before Tomorrow» Best Director in a Comedy Series - Kevin Sullivan, «30 Rock - MILF Island» Best Screenplay for a Dramatic Series - Shonda Rhimes, «Grey's Anatomy: Freedom Part 1 & 2» Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series - Erica D. Montolfo, «The Game: White Coats and White Lies» News / Information Series or Special - «In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview» Talk Series - «The View» Reality Series - «American Idol 7» Variety Series or Special - «An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson» Children's Program - «Dora The Explorer» Best Performance in a Children's Series or Special - Keke Palmer, «True Jackson» Music Categories Best Male Artist - Jamie Foxx Best Female Artist - Beyonce» Best New Artist - Jennifer Hudson Best Duo, Group or Collaboration - Jennifer Hudson, featuring Fantasia - «I'm His Only Woman» Best Jazz Artist - Natalie Cole - «Still Unforgettable» Best Gospel Artist - Mary Mary Best World Music Album - Cheryl Keyes - «Let Me Take You There» Best Music Video - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Song - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Album - Jennifer Hudson - «Jennifer Hudson» Literary Categories Fiction - «In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel,» Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes Nonfiction - «Letter to My Daughter,» Maya Angelou Debut Author - «Barack, Race, and the Media: Drawing My Own Conclusion,» David Glenn Brown Biography / Autobiography - «The Legs are the Last to Go,» Diahann Carroll Instructional - «32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,» Earvin «Magic» Johnson Poetry - «Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of «Poetry With a Beat»» Nikki Giovanni Children - «Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope,» Nikki Grimes (illustrator - Bryan Collier) Youth / Teens - «Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny,» Hill Harper

Select group exhibitions and biennials featuring her work include Making & Unmaking, Camden Arts Centre, London (2016); Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection, Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York (2016); Surrealist: The Conjured Life, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2015); Picasso & Contemporary Art, Le Grand Palais, Paris (2015); Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, traveled to Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, GA, and the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (2014); The Shadows Took Shape, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2013); Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013); The Luminous Interval, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain (2011); The Spectacle of the Everyday, and Black Womanhood, San Diego Museum of Art, CA (2009).

Other Grooms films include: The Big Sneeze (1962), a hand - drawn comic filmed by Rudy Burckhardt; Before an» After (1964), a sadomastic comedy that casts Mimi Gross as part dominatrix / part healthclub operator; Fat Feet (1966), a collaboration with Mimi Gross, Yvonne Andersen and Dominic Falcone that begins where Shoot the Moon ends; Tapping Toes (1968 - 70), which uses his first sculpto - pictorama City of Chicago (1967) as its set; Conquest of Libya by Italy (1912 - 13)(1972 - 3), a black and white animation that spoofs that era's newsreels; Hippodrome Hardware (1973), based on Grooms» 1972 live performance of the same name, whose main character Mr. Ruckus is played by Grooms; Grow Great (1974), a live - action short that features Mimi Gross as the household consumer; Little Red Riding Hood (1978), which features his daughter Saskia; and Man Walking Up (1984).