Three
classic comedy features on 35 mm.
Not exact matches
Set among the upper class in 1930s Philadelphia, this irreverent
classic romantic
comedy features radiant performances by three legendary stars.
Schwartz has written two
features for Imagine Entertainment and Universal and was hired by Paramount to re-make the 1991
classic comedy SOAPDISH with producers Rob Reiner and Alan Greisman.
And this past Saturday they
featured one of their most delightful screenings yet: a 16 mm print of King Vidor's
comedy classic Show People (1928) preceded by Hal Roach's criminally unseen one - reeler Sure - Mike!
WHY: Though the original «Vacation»
featured its share of lowbrow
comedy, the 2015 sequel / reboot is so embarrassingly dumb that it makes the Harold Ramis / John Hughes
classic seem decidedly highbrow by comparison.
Re-Animator Blu - ray (1985) One of the most wildly popular horror movies of all - time, Stuart Gordon's enduring splatter -
comedy classic «Re-Animator» returns to Blu - ray in a stunning restoration packed with special
features.
For his second
feature after the gentle teen
comedy The Myth of the American Sleepover, writer - director David Robert Mitchell has produced the most unexpected and downright unnerving fright flick in years, a film that riffs smartly on the
classics while adding something ineffable of its own.
Held at The Bitter End, the
classic folk and
comedy club in New York, and recorded for television, it
features Woody Allen talking about his stand up.
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The disc also comes with a 51 - minute TV spot from 1987
featuring Vincent Price discussing his career with historian David Del Valle, an interview with writer Richard Matheson and a video essay about the career of director Jacques Tourneur so there's plenty of material for fans to trawl through, but overall The
Comedy of Terrors may not be a
classic when compared to its main cast members» more celebrated works but it is a fun ride through the cemetery with four bona fide horror legends as your guides.
Fans of
classic creature
features may want to book a trip to Hotel Transylvania, Sony Pictures Animation's 3 - D horror
comedy that
features the voice acting of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, David Spade, Jon Lovitz, Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon and Selena Gomez.
To bring the guest reviews to a conclusion, I would like to
feature Rob from the prolific MovieRob and his take on a
comedy classic.
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His appearances in film and television throughout the years were jump - started by his turn as ambitious warehouse manager Daryl Philbin in cult TV
classic The Office which in turn resulted in a string of parts in Evan Goldberg
comedies including Pineapple Express, This is the End and, most recently, Sausage Party as well as
features on other notable
comedies as Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and a starring role in the two Hot Tub Time Machine movies (though we wish we could forget that second one.)
Featuring a
classic Frances McDormand turn and fabulous support from previous McDonagh cast members Harrelson and Rockwell, this sharply written dark
comedy is a unique and memorable experience that's going to be a big player at the upcoming Oscar's.
The second director to arrive on stage was Chris Columbus to talk about his action
comedy PIXELS (July)
featuring two casts of characters, animated
classic video game characters including Pac Man and Donkey Kong and another
featuring Sandler, Peter Dinklage, and Josh Gad.
More than just little - kid cute, she made portraying two diametrically different twins look easy, using her expressive
features and innate charm to give the
classic comedy a fresh twist.
In this award - winning debut
feature, Israel delivers a precious take on the
classic romantic
comedy, casting a pair of autistic characters as its lovestruck leads.
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.
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Of course, it helps that the crackerjack
comedy team (one of whom is an avowed Criterion fanatic) launched the anthology series, which
features a different documentary spoof each week, with Sandy Passage, a film that looks suspiciously like a certain cinema verité
classic in the Criterion Collection.
From film noir to screwball
comedy to the roman - tic
classics, here are some of the greatest films of Hollywood's Golden Age
featuring cocktails in unforgettable supporting roles.
My Best - Friend's Wedding: One of the greatest romantic
comedies of all time,
featuring such
classic comfort elements as: Julia Roberts, giant cell phones, multiple musical numbers, Carrie Preston and Rachel Griffiths as slatternly bridal cousins, scheming, a chase, and a fantastic ending.
Among the newly
featured films this week: two very different but very good thrillers in Se7en on Monday and The Crying Game on Wednesday, both on IFC; some
classic sci - fi in The Thing from Another World on Thursday; zany
comedy Airplane!
Street artist Sabo plastered California buildings and benches with fake movie posters
featuring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and disgraced mega producer Harvey Weinstein standing next to each other, a near - mirror image of the film art for Schwarzenegger's 1988
comedy classic Twins.