Sentences with phrase «comedy dramas followed»

A few gentle comedy dramas followed with Penny Marshall's Renaissance Man and Herbert Ross» Boys on the Side.Many film roles opened up in the late»90s, from Victor Salva's independent comedy Rites of Passage to the big - budget Robert Zemeckis mystery What Lies Beneath.

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The actress / singer dropped off the movie scene for several years in order to pursue her musical career and other ventures, then came back with a bang for a supporting role in Whip It, a comedy drama following an ex-pageant queen's experiences on a roller derby team.

Representing the festival strand dedicated to music we have a British comedy drama following a young teenager struggling with family life after his mother leaves the family home.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile on the TV side, the site TorrentFreak found that for the third year running, HBO's Game of Thrones is the most pirated program of 2014 with more than 8 million downloads from BitTorrent, followed by AMC's The Walking Dead (4.2 million), and CBS's The Big Bang Theory (3.6 million), the consistently most watched cable drama and network comedy.

Hulu revived The Mindy Project after Fox decided not to renew the comedy series in 2015, while Netflix has resuscitated freshly - cancelled series such as the western crime drama Longmire (previously on the A&E Network) while also bringing back fan - favorite shows like Arrested Development and Gilmore Girls following long absences.

Follow @lawlessfilm She's Dating the Gangster is a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy - drama film based on the best Pop Fiction book of the same name originally published on

The hard - to - characterize film (which blends comedy, musical, political drama and more) follows Halla (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, in a highly praised performance) as she battles the local aluminum industry in order to protect her beloved Icelandic Highlands.

In 1987, she won the leading role in the fact - based comedy Personal Services, as well as a major supporting role in the Joe Orton biopic Prick up Your Ears, and the following year she starred opposite pop star Phil Collins in another comedy - drama drawn from real life, Buster.

Affectionately spoofing 1940s film noir and detective dramas, this comedy follows a private investigator's attempts to solve the murder of a scientist.

Written by Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm, who did the excellent, nervy «Obvious Child» together, «Landline» follows the contours of a conventional ensemble comedy - drama.

She reprised the role of Googie Gomez in the film version of The Ritz, followed by Alan Alda's The Four Seasons, the award - winning independent film I Like it Like That and the comedy - drama Angus, with George C. Scott and Kathy Bates.

Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Paramount Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming sci - fi comedy drama Downsizing.

In a year filled with medicore comedies, dramas and action adventures, the flicks, either fiction or based on a true story, that stood out from the rest as the most memorable for being deeply moving, inspiring and / or thought provoking were the following.

Directed by David O. Russell, the comedy - drama tells the story of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano, following the single mother of three as she struggles to build her business empire.

Following a poster for Janicza Bravo's Lemon [check it out here], a trailer has now arrived online for the upcoming comedy drama which stars Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera, Nia Long, Shiri Appleby, and Fred Melamed; watch it below after the official synopsis... Lemon: a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or -LSB-...]

Like a 20 - years - later sequel to Before Midnight, this sharply observant comedy - drama follows a couple through a soul - searching weekend in which they evaluate their relationship with real wit and emotion.

Following its world premiere at SXSW last month, Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the first trailer for writer - director Shana Feste's upcoming comedy drama Boundaries which stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Yahya Abdul - Mateen II, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Fonda, and Dolly Wells; watch it here...

This source material provided the basis for Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 film of the same name — a rare foray into drama by a master of comedy, and one which promises to be a tough act to follow.

Following up his 2015 Cannes break - out, the stunning, very original dry comedy The Lobster, a film that we really loved — Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos enters the official competition at Cannes 2017 with this drama of family matters and other dark materials.

After a string of studio comedies, followed by a microbudget indie and a couple of dramas, he's back on screens this fall with the political satire Our Brand Is Crisis.

Following its success with the hit HBO comedy series «Eastbound and Down,» Rough House has established itself as a unique hub for both comedy and drama.

Following the screening of the pilot episode of Netflix's new series GLOW at the Austin Television Festival, co-stars Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin discussed how things have or have not improved for actresses since the 1980s when the wrestling comedy drama is set.

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• True Grit followed the Coens» typical pattern (occasionally adjusted in light of financing issues and casting availability) of alternating comedy with drama, and more - commercial with less - commercial projects.

She then took on a role in the romantic comedy Falling In Love, opposite Robert De Niro, followed by the British drama, Plenty, with Charles Dance and Sir Ian McKellen.

Release date: August 17 Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu Directed by: Jon M. Chu (Now You See Me 2) Why we're excited: Based on Kevin Kwan's bestselling novel, this romantic comedy follows an American - born Chinese professor (Wu) who travels to Singapore for a wedding and gets caught up in the drama of her boyfriend's ridiculously wealthy family.

ABC on Tuesday unveiled its 2018 schedule, along with previews for its upcoming series, including the ensemble drama A Million Little Things, the Scott Foley - Lauren Cohan FBI midseason dramedy Whiskey Cavalier, the 1970s comedy The Kids Are Alright and Nathan Fillion's Castle follow - up The Rookie.

The first drama from long - time comedy director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) and based on a true story and the best - selling book by Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side), The Big Short follows an all - star cast take a bet against the banks in the run up to the 2008 financial crisis.

If you count these two projects as the follow - ups to Doctor Strange and Spotlight, Rachel's career plan over the last two years looks like this: Oscar - winning ensemble drama, superhero blockbuster, independent female - driven drama, broad comedy ensemble.

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.

Following a red band trailer for I, Tonya [watch it here], the first poster has arrived online for director Craig Gillespie's biographical dark comedy drama ahead of its US release next month, featuring Margot Robbie as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding; take a look at the poster here... SEE ALSO: Read our review of I, Tonya here -LSB-...]

Chris made his TV debut in the RTÉ drama series The Clinic followed by a role in the hugely CH4 popular comedy series IT Crowd.

The tone of the comedy proves to be wildly inconsistent, employing moments of slapstick, crude humor, sitcom antics, and silliness in abundance, followed by some serious moments of drama that don't jibe well with the sophomoric antics that precede them.

Nonetheless, it lacks both the flair of flashy comedies like The Love Bug and the heart of a light drama such as Follow Me, Boys!.

In sticking with tradition, Fraser followed his latest hits with misses: Inkheart fell way short of expectations, the true drama Extraordinary Measures co-starring Harrison Ford launched CBS films on a lackluster note, and the forest - saving family comedy Furry Vengeance was even too bad for the Razzies to single out.

The critically acclaimed, geektastic series, which recently received two Emmy ® nominations for Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, follows THE JOURNEY of Wray Nerely (Alan Tudyk), a washed - up, former sci - fi celebrity who revisits his GLORY days on the convention circuit.

The comedy of their initial awkwardness gives way to drama as they break down each others» identities, followed by the uplift of their unexpected bonding.

The actor, who is currently in Prestige Acting Mode for Sacha Gervasi's making - of - Psycho drama Hitchcock, is apparently happy to kick back and play a scheming baddie named Edward Bailey in the knockabout action comedy follow - up.

Following its world premiere at SXSW this week, Flickering Myth's Rafael Motamayor sat down with Boundaries writer - director Shana Feste and actors Yahya Abdul - Mateen II and Lewis MacDougall to discuss the road trip comedy drama; watch the interview here... SEE ALSO: Exclusive: Yahya Abdul - Mateen II is «very happy» with what he has seen of Aquaman so -LSB-...]

Following its world premiere at SXSW last month, Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the first trailer for writer - director Shana Feste's upcoming comedy drama Boundaries which stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Yahya Abdul - Mateen II, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Fonda, and Dolly Wells; watch it here... SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview — Shana Feste, Yahya -LSB-...]

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 the tone of the piece, because it goes from farcical comedy to high drama in a heartbeat and it was hard to adjust the tone to tell the story in a way that the audience could follow it and not be whiplashed back and forth emotionally.

Continuing to show a late - career hunger for genre experimentation, Martin Scorsese follows his highly - decorated 3D fantasy Hugo with The Wolf of Wall Street, a brash, rise - and - fall stock - market satire that seems to boast more comedy than the filmmaker's typical hard - hitting drama.

Notable credits include: Alexander Lehmann's romantic drama Blue Jay, Lynn Shelton's Gotham - award winning Your Sister's Sister, Charlie McDowell's sci - fi romance The One I Love, Patrick Brice's horror - comedy Creep (along with its follow - up, Creep 2), Colin Trevorrow's Independent Spirit award - winning Safety Not Guaranteed, the Sundance sensation Humpday and Katherine Bigelow's Oscar - winning Zero Dark Thirty.

Six Feet Under is a grim comedy - drama following the Fishers, a family of morticians who must confront death with every episode in the form of a new corpse to be buried.