Sentences with phrase «budget action comedy»

Not exact matches

These included the big - budget action yarn Transformers (2007), the teen - oriented comedies College (2008) and My Best Friend's Girl (2008), and the Owen Wilson vehicle Drillbit Taylor (2008).

With this true crime drama set in late 1940s Los Angeles, director Ruben Fleischer looks to make the jump from modestly budgeted action - comedy (Zombieland 73, 30 Minutes or Less 49) to serious dramatic filmmaking.

And you're choosing to ignore all the female - centered dramas and comedies that have been SUCCESSFUL compared to budget: Lady Bird, Winter's Bone, Wild, Girls Trip, Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Clueless, Pitch Perfect, and on and on (not including the huge box office of the female - led action / sci - fi / Disney films like Frozen, Hunger Games, Gravity, Wonder Woman, etc).

Mr. Golin says that while he wants to step back a little as his company grows, he wants it to diversify, going into genres where modest - budget projects can still pop, including comedies, young - adult movies and action films like «Triple 9,» a police - heist movie with Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor opening Feb. 26.

It's a mix of action and comedy, plus b - movie exploitation with a much higher budget.

It's been a fantastic year for Joe Cornish, formerly one half of the comedy duo Adam and Joe and now Hollywood screenwriter of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, not to mention writer - director of Attack the Block, a low - budget sci - fi action comedy about a group of youths fending off an alien attack on a South London council estate.

Star McCarthy and director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) are fresh off their second critical / financial success with this year's summer action - comedy offering, The Heat ($ 230 million worldwide on a $ 43 million budget).

Warner Bros. is understandably worried about sending out a big budget film with unproven talent, helmed by gross - out comedy director like Dobkin making his first action movie.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening May 8, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Next Day Air (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity and brief sexuality) Action - oriented crime caper about the comedy of errors which ensue after a couple of hapless hoodlums (Mike Epps and Wood Harris) are mistakenly delivered a large package filled with bricks of pure cocaine.

By ROBERT W. WELKOS When you ask indie producer Luillo Ruiz how his recent low - budget action - comedy film Welcome to the Jungle featuring veteran martial arts star Jean - Claude Van Damme could come with 31 producer credits, his answer is simple and straightforward.

We've seen Scarlett Johansson do everything from arthouse sci - fi to indie rom - com to big - budget action over the past few years, but her latest new project, Rock That Body, takes her into still new territory: the R - rated comedy.

There are the expected scenes of actors riffing all over each that populate most modern comedies, but also hints at a bigger budget and attention to aesthetics like nifty camera work, tilt - shift photography, and some decent action set pieces.

The film is an incredible tightrope walk between comedy and action and drama, and while there are some significant pacing issues, Black pulls it off beautifully, deftly summoning the best traits of big budget filmmaking.

The coming weekend sees another balanced offering, with high - concept, low - budget horror The Devil Inside (a US box - office smash, on opening weekend at least), action comedy 21 Jump Street, heist thriller Contraband and family drama We Bought a Zoo.

Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low - budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers.

Director: David Gordon Green Writers: Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Nationality: US Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime Release year: 2008 Running time: 111 min Budget: $ 27,000,000 (estimated) Character: Amber Heard is Angie Anderson Release Date: August 6th 2008 Rated: R

Well, that depends on your cinematic appetite, but perhaps more than any other month this summer, July offers something for everybody — you've got comedy, horror, action, and big - budget sequels... but why are we telling you this now?

Apparently, Reynolds, the sequel's screenwriters, and even 20th Century Fox preferred a mild budget action - comedy, whereas Tim Miller was hoping to boost the production value in Deadpool 2.

Dubbed as the most expensive war movie ever made, filming is halted only five days into production due to a skyrocketing budget and a cast of prima donnas that include A-list action star Tugg Speedman (Stiller), Australian method actor Kirk Lazarus (Downey Jr.), drug - addicted comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), rapper - turned - actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and rookie actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening January 16, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Chandni Chowk to China (Unrated) Action comedy about a humble chef (Akshay Kumar) from Delhi who moves to China after being mistaken by a couple of visitors from the Orient as the reincarnation of an ancient war hero.