Sentences with phrase «comedy groundhog day»

Our cycle of pinning our hopes on the power of student outcome measurement calls to mind the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray plays a self - centered TV weatherman who finds himself snowbound in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, doomed to repeat the same day until he finally changes his ways.

The plot bears some similarity to the 1993 Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day, and that's intentional.

Ramis also directed the revered comedy Groundhog Day, undoubtedly one of Murray's best films, and wrote and starred in Stripes.

Not exact matches

The difference is that Groundhog Day was a comedy, but I didn't see too many people laughing at the Emirates on Wednesday night.

That glimmer of recognition is what makes Groundhog Day a particularly witty and resonant comedy, even when its jokes are more apt to prompt gentle giggles than rolling in the aisles.

One of the best and finest comedy movie I have ever seen so far, about a weatherman stuck in the Groundhog Day.

Harold Ramis, one of the most respected writers and directors of comedy film, has thirty years of successes, including Groundhog Day and both Ghostbusters, to fall back on.

Comedy this may be, Groundhog Day is also a cleverly disguised scifi flick.

In no particular order Planes, Trains and Automobiles (John Hughes, 1987) Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995) The Hudsucker Proxy (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1994) Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) The Naked Gun (David Zucker, 1988) The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980) King Of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1982) In The Loop (Armando Ianucci, 2009) Dr Strangelove: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) The Man With Two Brains (Carl Reiner, 1983)

This quirky comedy stars Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Midnight Run) as Wayne «Mad Dog» Dobie, a timid police photographer who saves the life of a local crime boss, Frank (Bill Murray, Groundhog Day), during a robbery.

by Walter Chaw The stupid version of Groundhog Day, or, more to the point, the capering warm - up act for Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the latest Adam Sandler vehicle 50 First Dates is just like almost every other alleged comedy released in the first quarter of any year in that lacks pace and energy.

Early repetition recalls Groundhog Day, another romantic comedy grounding its fantasy elements in mundane reality.

Premature (R for profanity, drug use, crude humor and pervasive sexuality) Coming - of - age comedy, reminiscent of Groundhog's Day, revolving around a high school senior (John Karna) forced to relive over and over again the day he loses his virginity to the girl of his dreams (Carlson YounDay, revolving around a high school senior (John Karna) forced to relive over and over again the day he loses his virginity to the girl of his dreams (Carlson Younday he loses his virginity to the girl of his dreams (Carlson Young).

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Ten more: S. Craig Zahler's Brawl in Cell Block 99, a violent yarn with an indomitable Vince Vaughn performance; BPM, a moving look at AIDS activists in Paris; Before I Fall, a teen Groundhog Day; Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name, a lush holiday at an Italian villa; Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, with its ingenious time - shifting narrative; Alexander Payne's social comedy Downsizing; William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth, a period piece with bite; the uneven but lively satire The Square; Steven Soderbergh's clever heist picture Logan Lucky; and the Twilight Zone vibe of The Killing of a Sacred Deer.

With all of the formula - driven, painfully unfunny comedies available today, it's a pleasure to uncover something as unique as Groundhog Day, especially in the month of February, which isn't known for strong releases.

But the fact that Happy Death Day addresses the groundhog in the room is part of its self - aware, played - for - comedy charm.

Even though not horror, this reminded me of the action - comedy «Edge of Tomorrow», which also had that «Groundhog Day» feel.

Coming off Saturday Night Live, a string of actors have strived to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray, who can effortlessly leap from quirky comedies like Groundhog Day to tender dramas like Lost In Translationor Broken Flowers.

And now the star of movies like Groundhog Day and shows such as Californication is heading to one of the best comedies on television.

Think of «Groundhog Day» morphing from comedy to Science - Fiction and you'll get an idea of the amazing stuff waiting for you in «Edge Of Tomorrow», an incredibly entertaining summer movie from director Doug Liman that is potent enough to make us stop ID» ing him as «that guy from The Bourne Identity».

Danny Rubin, co-writer of Groundhog Day, deconstructs the unconventional romantic comedy's progression from script to screen and reminisces on his unique collaboration with the legendary Harold Ramis.

Well, his character Phil Connors did in the 1993 comedy «Groundhog Day» — but hey, count it!