And ever since, the best
comedies about filmmaking have been created by those who, like the Tramp, cheerfully stick their tongues out at the camera while knowing in their hearts they can never tear themselves away from it.
They're both satirical
comedies about filmmaking of a sort, but from opposite corners of the industry.
Item of the day: Elaine May and husband Stanley Donen have co-written
a comedy about filmmaking to be produced by Mike Nichols.
Not exact matches
Borrowing several
filmmaking techniques from the latter, Awful Nice is an off - kilter
comedy about two brothers who get so caught up competing with each other that they completely tune out everything else around them.
«The Good Postman»: Fans of documentaries with excellent real - life
comedy, political relevance and superb
filmmaking can not miss «The Good Postman,» a film
about a Bulgarian village's mayoral election, and the two men with contrasting takes on how Syrian refugees should be treated.
The ultimate
filmmaking chameleon, in the past five years alone Steven Soderbergh has directed an action infused spy thriller, a globespanning medical disaster movie, a seventies - set
comedy about corporate corruption, an experimental drama starring a hard - core pornstar, a four hour Che Guevara biopic, and a documentary
about Spalding Gray.
What's interesting
about filmmaking is that, if it's a
comedy, or a horror film, or a melodrama, or a chick flick, or a science fiction film, or a fantasy film, or a Western, it's exactly the same process.
«Safety Not Guaranteed» is an amalgamation of everything that's great
about independent
filmmaking — from its hugely original script to its wonderful cast of characters — but the one thing that it does better than anything else is create a cinematic experience that's rich in both
comedy and emotion.