Sentences with phrase «comedy set in»

-- Blackadder II, British Comedy set in Elizabethan times.

(2003), a comedy set in the early 1990s amid the profound political and cultural changes sweeping through recently unified...

If we can get to 40 Amazon reviews of The Variant by noon (LA time) on Thursday, I'll share a scene from my never - finished comedy Greeks, a collegiate buddy comedy set in mythological times.

The melancholic comedy set in the»60s New York City folk scene earned a Best Actor win for Oscar Isaac and a Best Screenplay nod for the Coen brothers.

Based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841, 12 Years a Slave is joined in the Best Film category by Alfonso Cuarón's sci - fi thriller Gravity and Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis, a melancholic comedy set in the»60s New York folk scene.

The Happytime Murders is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist.

Written by Soderbergh's producing partner Gregory Jacobs and screenwriter Joe Gangemi, «Red Oaks» is a coming - of - age comedy set in 1985.

Cassius and Clay is an action - buddy comedy set in the post-apocalyptic American South in a town called Wilke, and follows two female bandits.

Set amidst the latest trends in music, dance and fashion, WE THE PARTY is a colorful, cutting - edge comedy set in an ethnically diverse Los Angeles high school during America's first black president.

Coming in at a much quieter frequency is Getting On, a new comedy set in an extended care facility in Los Angeles, specifically the elderly women's floor.

Though Steven Soderbergh partnered with Showtime for his critically acclaimed series, The Knick, he also will also serve as Executive Producer for Red Oaks, a coming of age comedy set in 1985 for Amazon.

Author and filmmaker Rebecca Miller reflects on relationships, parenthood and all the messy stuff that come with them in this light, fast - paced romantic comedy set in the world of high academia.

Here's the synopsis: «A comedy set in the offices of Heaven Inc..

However, that slightly boastful manner may just be a result of the fact that he can also claim to have made one of 2016's most beloved films: Hunt for the Wilderpeople, a charming, mischievous chase comedy set in the leafy backwoods of the New Zealand bush.

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal wrote and star in the hip - hop - flavored buddy comedy set in a rapidly...

POWERLESS (NBC) Vanessa Hudgens stars in this comedy set in the DC comic book world, set to premiere on Thursday, February 2.

(single - camera) PICKED UP TO SERIES STUDIO: Sony Pictures Television / Happy Madison TEAM: Adam F. Goldberg (w, ep), Seth Gordon (d, ep), Doug Robinson (ep) LOGLINE: Family comedy set in the»80s that centers on an in - your - face mother and hot - tempered father who love their three eccentric kids so much, they can't bear to see them grow up; inspired by Goldberg's experience growing up in the»80s with a highly screwed up but loving family CAST: Wendi McLendon - Covey, Jeff Garlin, George Segal, Darien Provost, Troy Gentile

Rapper Boots Riley makes his filmmaking debut with an off - kilter comedy set in his hometown of Oakland, California.

But otherwise, there hasn't been a straight up comedy set in a galaxy far, far away, and I think that might be an amusing prospect.

Gina Rodriguez at the LA Screening of «Ferdinand», a Golden Globe nominated animated comedy set in Spain, held at the Zanuck Theater at the 20th Century Fox Studio - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 10th December 2017

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version of London), The Book of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).

A contemporary comedy set in Manhattan, The Real Blonde centers on Joe (Matthew Modine), a struggling actor, and Mary (Catherine Keener), a successful high - fashion makeup artist.

Anthony Anderson at the LA Screening of «Ferdinand», a Golden Globe nominated animated comedy set in Spain, held at the Zanuck Theater at the 20th Century Fox Studio - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 10th December 2017

Seoul Searching / U.S.A., Korea (Director and screenwriter: Benson Lee)-- Seoul Searching is a comedy set in the»80s about a group of foreign - born Korean teenagers who meet at a Seoul summer camp to learn what it means to be Korean.

Red Oaks: Season 3 * Amazon Original: A coming - of - age comedy set in the «go - go» 80s about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end — and the future begins.

A Serious Man (R for profanity, sexuality, nudity and brief violence) Semi-autobiographical comedy set in Minnesota in 1967, written and directed by the Coen Brothers, about a college professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) whose life falls apart when he is left by his wife (Sari Lennick) for one of his colleagues (Fred Melamed).

Sure, it's based on a stage - play and betrays its origins, it features a stunning performance from Jason Robards and, as far as I remember, was a bleak, black comedy set in a pre-gentrifiied NYC.

«The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)» writer - director creates a pitch - perfect dysfunctional family in this dark comedy set in NYC.

Fortunately, there is sound, so you will be treated to an enjoyable comedy set in turn of the century England.

But there is more than food and wine on tap in a program that also includes dramas on immigration and comedy set in today's tragi - comic world.

Grand Budapest Hotel is one of his most delightful confections, a skittish comedy set in central Europe between the wars and inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig.

A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on on Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg), a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother (Kind) won't move out of the house.

A script by first - time screenwriter Andrew Sodroski from the 2013 Hollywood «black list» of unproduced screenplays, Holland, Michigan is a contemporary dark comedy set in what Morris describes as «this strange city on the Western coast of Michigan.»

Warm Bodies (PG - 13 for violence and profanity) Romeo and Juliet re-imagined as a romantic horror comedy set in a devastated, post-apocalyptic America and revolving around a zombie (Nicholas Hoult) who falls in love with the girlfriend (Teresa Palmer) of one of his victims.

He's back at the centre of this acidic comedy set in the financial services around the time of the 2008 crash, with a strong supporting cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Brad Pitt.

«Jabberwocky» (1977), also an outrageous comedy set in medieval times, was Gilliam's first solo directorial effort, officially his first post-Python film (although it was produced by Python Films and stars Python's Michael Palin).

Angela is currently in post-production on the fiction short The Row, commissioned by Indigenous Media through their Project Her Incubator and in development on fiction feature projects The Space Between, about a woman obsessed with becoming a professional bodybuilder, and Sparkle Panthers, a comedy set in the arena of eSports and multi-player online gaming.

Per its logline, The Happytime Murders is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist.

A black comedy set in 1967 and that centers on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won't move out of the house.

Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi, and Christina Kirk will join Vanessa Hudgens in this office comedy set in the DC universe, according to Variety.

With a rollicking black comedy set in a war zone, the tone necessarily goes plural, as the story careens from the abruptly tragic to the blithely, weirdly funny and back again.

From Richard Linklater (Boyhood) comes this ensemble comedy set in a 1980s college, billed as the «spiritual sequel» to Linklater's classic Dazed and Confused (1993).

is an episodic dark comedy set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, starring Josh Brolin as fixer, Eddie Mannix.

Like the trailers promised, «The Lego Batman Movie» is a dazzling, knockabout, joke - a-second comedy set in the DC Comics universe that's so overstuffed with gags that catching them all in one viewing is impossible.

Red Oaks is a coming - of - age comedy set in the «go - go» 80s about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end — and the future begins.

BUTTER is a comedy set in the Midwest U.S., where an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman (Garner) in their town's -LSB-...]

The film is a romantic comedy set in 1990's Los Angeles that also features Academy Award and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Terry Crews, Lamorne Morris, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, Jane Seymour and Grammy winner Aaron Neville.

From Sweden comes a film titled Force Majeure, or also known as Turist (in French) at the festival, a dark comedy set in the French Alps following a family on a ski vacation.

«The Goldbergs,» a family comedy set in the 1980s, is based on creator Adam Golderg's childhood, which he obsessively documented with the family video camera.

It's so much fun, and there's nothing like watching a beautifully shot, Swedish dark comedy set in the Alps with a satisfying conclusion.