Sentences with phrase «comedy hits like»

Not exact matches

And for every hit like «X-Men: Days of Future Past» there were flops like the raunchy western - comedy «A Million Ways to Die in the West» and Tom Cruise action film «Edge of Tomorrow.»

CBS, home of broad - based hits like «NCIS» and «Big Bang Theory,» is exploring a tie - up with Viacom, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, as well as Paramount studios.

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

She was the object of Adam Sandler's misguided affection in the comedy Just Go With It and she's currently filming What to Expect When You're Expecting alongside heavy - hitters like Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, while her action / alien invasion flick Battleship is set to hit theaters next year.

If you like sports this one will really hit the spot its a great mix of comedy and action.

The man behind «Boy» and «What We Do in the Shadows» not only knows how hit a comedy beat with perfect timing, but he knows the rhythm a piece like this needs to work.

As a kid of the 80's I personally liked the cult hit as it was a throwback to all the cheesy 80's comedies filled with drinking, bullies, and naked chicks.

The Malin Akerman — led comedy about a third wife, her husband, his two ex-wives (Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins) and their assorted three children hits a comedy sweet spot by being both tart and warm, like a Granny Smith apple pie.

Not everything he's made has been a hit, but the last few years have seen Nicholas Stoller establish himself as one of the more reliable comedy directors in the business, with films like «Forgetting Sarah Marshall,» «The Muppets» (which he co-wrote) and «Get Him To The Greek.»

The comedy of manners and social mores that ensues has Hollywood insiders predicting a perfectly pitched hit with SJP's cult - like following and an exciting new chapter Stateside for Horgan.

50/50 looks like it might hit on all comedy / drama cylinders.

I believe he is a talent with a true understanding of comedy compared to the likes of Mel Brooks or Monty Python, and I don't even think he has hit his peak yet.

All you'll need is a high - speed internet connection to watch our award - winning series like «Homeland», «Shameless» and «Ray Donovan», star - studded hit movies, groundbreaking documentaries, hilarious comedy specials and action packed sports including live championship boxing events.

Before the Butterworth brothers (director / screenwriter Jez, screenwriter Tom, and producer Steve) hit this twist, Birthday Girl feels like a poorly written, quirky British comedy with occasional verges into soft - core porn.

This part feels like it could have easily been Will Ferrell's but as Reilly has proven in the past five years, he can play in the lower levels of comedy and hit homers just as well as anyone.

A group of Harvard graduates struggling to come to terms with the end of their 30s might not sound like the recipe for a new hit comedy.

Like most of the Stiller / Wilson / Farrell / Vaughn comedies of the last 5 years, it's very hit and miss.

The ensemble comedy Think Like a Man, inspired by Steve Harvey's best - selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, was a huge hit, naturally leading to a sequel that will be bringing all of the couples back for...

Either way, it looks like all the right elements are there for Warner Brothers to have another hit comedy on their hands... don't you think?

But it's possible that some Academy voters who missed the summer hit will make sure to catch Girls Trip on - demand (or on a screener) after seeing Haddish's comedic stylings on S.N.L. Haddish already seems like a lock for a Golden Globe nomination — given the show's separate categories for comedy performances — but this S.N.L. appearance could be the beginning of a very smart Oscar campaign as well.

The film — which also features the likes of Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Tom Hiddleston, Kathy Bates, Marion Cotillard and Adrien Brody — provided Allen with his biggest hit, banking over $ 145m at the global box office, and it will also contest the Golden Globe awards for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor — Musical or Comedy (Wilson).

In a way, the film plays like a greatest - hits collection of the worst films so far of Summer 2017, from an appearance by the Knights of the Round Table that calls to mind «King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,» the leaden comedy and leering courtship of «Baywatch» and the general «Why are we in England again?»

Granted, the plot's paper - thin, and there will be more than a few times throughout where someone is going to be wondering how many times déjà vu can hit them in a single movie — there's no doubt there are similarities to the outrageous hit comedy, The Hangover (what with all the drunken banter, inexplicable behavior and general distrust of one another in a city that likes to bring out the worst in people).

A first trailer has hit for the movie, and it looks like some solid romantic comedy fun.

Helms was in one of the biggest comedies of all - time, The Hangover (we'll forget the sequels happened), while Wilson has had numerous hits like Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.

A joint effort between a company known as The Collective and (of course) our friends at Bloody Disgusting, «BD Selects» hit screens of various sizes with solid acquisitions like Yellowbrickroad, Rammbock, Cold Fish, Atrocious, and (especially) The Woman, but it's nice to see the BD Selects team casting a wider net and reeling in some weirdly likable horror / comedies like Deadgirl / Cheap Thrills screenwriter Trent Haaga's Chop.

Before hitting it big with his smash hit Three Kings, writer - director David O. Russell made his mark with small indie comedies like Spanking the Monkey and this cult gem, Flirting with Disaster.

In what feels like a dreadfully long overdue return to comedy, Sally Field is the complete charmer we've always known her to be in 2015 SXSW hit Hello, My Name is Doris.

The writers of «The Hangover» turn their «adults behaving like kids» milieu from men in Vegas to moms in suburbia in this hit summer comedy that should find a very loyal audience on the home market.

In particular, R - rated raunchy comedies, once tagged as an exclusively male genre, has seen an explosion in popularity in the wake of hits like Spy and Trainwreck.

«It's Always Sunny» has opened doors for its stars / writers / producers, especially designated wild card Charlie Day, who has landed roles in major movies like the hit 2011 comedy Horrible Bosses and this summer's Pacific Rim and Monsters University.

In this 30 - Episode, 3 - Disc collection, the hit cartoon spin - off of the legendary law - and - disorder comedy franchise, Mahoney and Co. are joined by the stalwart members of the K - 9 Corps, dog cops who are a few bones short of being top dogs, while battling super-villains like the Kingpin, Lockjaw, Amazona, Numbskull, Mr. Sleaze and the Claw.

Could hits like Girls Trip or Baby Driver land in the Best Picture Comedy lineup with less competition?

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The movie might not have potential pop hits — the songs sound much more like musical theater show tunes than Miley Cyrus auto - tuned — but the animated comedy - adventure has a sweet and very modern message, plus strong characters.

Last week news hit that comedy duo David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, best known for their work on films like «Pineapple Express» and «Your Highness», would be writing / directing the new «Halloween» movie.

Last week news hit that comedy duo David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, best known for their work on films like «Pineapple...

While most of us are still trying to wrap our heads around a Joe Dante-less Gremlins remake, the legendary director has a new film on the horizon — the undead comedy Burying the Ex, which looks (and sounds) a lot like last year's indie hit Life After Beth.

When he ended up directing the smash - hit stoner comedy Pineapple Express, what should've been a step - up in his career turned out to bring out the worst, with commercial and critical failures like Your Highness and The Sitter following it.

It seems like just yesterday when Seth Rogen and Zac Efron engaged in a battle of wits in the 2014 comedy Neighbors, which became one of the surprise hits of the summer, taking in in more than $ 270 million worldwide from just an $ 18 million budget.

Director Mick Jackson has been quiet after a dominant «90s that included hits like «The Bodyguard» and «Volcano,» along with one of my favorite comedies of all time, «L.A. Story.»

Director Alfredo De Villa doesn't play it for the kind of knockabout comedy so often seen in these films (like the shrill hit «Four Christmases»).

For the last few years, Apatow has reigned as the King Midas of comedy, a kingmaker who transformed the doughy, stony likes of Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen into movie stars and produced or directed a formidable string of big hits: Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Legend Of Ricky Bobby, Knocked Up, Superbad, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

A musical version of hit British comedy film Bend It Like Beckham is to open in the West End in May (15).

McCarthy started her career as a stand - up comic but quickly found more of her footing as a member of The Groundlings, the sketch - comedy improvisation group in L.A.. There, she worked with the likes of Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, and as we know, the three found themselves launched into comedic stratosphere with their 2011 massive hit Bridesmaids — but more on that in a minute.

It feels like we've been waiting a long time for indie comedy The Oranges to actually hit cinemas outside of the festival circuit since it was finished last year.

Auto Focus stars Greg Kinnear (Stuck on You, Someone Like You) as Bob Crane, star of the hit television show, «Hogan's Heroes», but don't let that fool you into thinking this is a comedy.

David Gordon Green's once - lofty critical reputation — the filmmaker was once lauded as a successor to Terrence Malick — took something of a hit after a left - turn into poorly - received studio comedies like «Your Highness» and «The Sitter,» but this year's «Prince Avalanche» seemed to mark a return to the lo - fi indies he made his name with.

When it became a hit, much like 101 Dalmatians had six years earlier, the successors of Walt and his brother Roy (who passed away in 1971) seemed to believe that the way to honor the studio's legacy was with jaunty animal musical comedies.

We saw animated hits like Minions and Inside Out and the decline of comedies (Ted 2, Vacation, Pixels not making anywhere near predictions).