Sentences with phrase «comic talent on»

The film hits and misses, despite the comic talent on display.

Cedric the Entertainer is also around to provide second - banana back - up jokes; given the amount of heavy - hitting comic talent on display here, this may be the one sitcom this season that we love so much we wan na take it out back and get it pregnant.

Not exact matches

Audible founder and Chief Executive Donald Katz said in a statement on Monday the company had been attracted by Rooftop's content as well as its pool of comic talent.

The comic, who found fame after winning the New Faces talent contest and starred on 70s kids show Tiswas doing impressions of naturalist David Bellamy, also took a swipe at US President Donald Trump.

Originally famous as the bodacious, brain - challenged Bundy offspring Kelly on Fox's long - running dysfunctional family sitcom Married... With Children, Christina Applegate parlayed her comic talents and sexy image into a parallel movie career.

John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight Graphic Novel — The legendary director and recent comics writer assembles an all star lineup of talent to tell a collection of tales all set on our favorite night of the year.

Will Gluck, who directed the light comedies Easy A and Friends with Benefits, brings his audience - friendly talent on board for this musical, though it is interesting that the film only really comes to life through some of the musical numbers and not through the spoken dialogue or comic characterizations.

(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.

As the actor brings her comic talents to bear on the Ab Fab movie, we look at her playful turns on the big screen

Based on Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's 2011 Justice League: Origin New 52 comic books, the movie stars the voice talents of Michelle Monaghan, Alan Tudyk, Shemar Mo...

Who knows whether the erstwhile comic has lost his talent entirely or merely lowered his standards to foist as many take - the - money - and - run ripoffs on the public till his fans catch on?

Based on Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's 2011 Justice League: Origin New 52 comic books, the movie stars the voice talents of Michelle Monaghan, Alan Tudyk, Shemar Moore, Christopher Gorham, Justin Kirk, Jason O'Mara, Steve Blum, Sean Astin, and Zach Callison.

R100 / Japan (Director and screenwriter: Hitoshi Matsumoto)-- A mild - mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrices — each with a unique talent — in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comic mastermind Hitoshi Matsumoto.

Seemingly a light, comic take on «Shame,» the idea of casting yourself as a sex addict opposite Scarlett Johansson might seem like a vanity project, but there's plenty of other promising talent involved, including Julianne Moore, Rob Brown and, of all people, Tony Danza.

Based on a script by Chris Galletta that finished high on the 2009 Black List, we're expecting an offbeat combination of «Moonrise Kingdom,» «Son Of Rambow» and» Where The Wild Things Are» (we may yet be way off...), and while the film has a trio of newcomers in the lead roles, there's some ace comic talent in the supporting cast, including «Community» actress Alison Brie, and «Parks & Rec» duo Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally as some of the boys» parents.

Based on a Black List - approved script by Chris Galletta, the story of three teenage boys who run away to live in a house in the woods mixes breakout new talent like Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso and Moises Arias with beloved comic stars like Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie.

On top of the obvious talents of De Niro (in his first true comic role), you get the hugely underrated Grodin and the ever reliable skills of Joe Pantoliano (or Joey Pants as he's often known), Dennis Farina, John Ashton, Yaphet Kotto and even Philip Baker Hall pops up in a small role.

Language: English Genre: Biography / Drama MPAA rating: R Director: Gus Van Sant Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara Plot: Based on a true story: a slacker survives a near - fatal car accident and, on the path to sobriety, finds a talent for drawing irreverent, often controversial, comics for the local paper.

Thus freed from the burdens of narrative logic and / or character development, the comic talents of Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Ike Barinholtz, and others are allowed to float free and act on their impulses in an «anything goes» atmosphere — the raunchier the better.

The bright - eyed comic talent is now starring in the popular sitcom New Girl on Fox as another quirky and offbeat chick with a sense of humor trying to figure out life in her early thirties.

For starters, it trades on a similar formula of bromantic mystery plus broad comedy played out by strong (but not overly expensive) comic talent.

June Squibb is also at the table, as the former nanny of the bride, so that's another sizable comic talent wasted on bad material.

website on 14th February 2011, this is a star - studded line up to reflect the excitement and the talent involved in the biggest year for comic book movies so far.

The fact that Gervais isn't leading man on looks or physique ensures us it is his talents which got him this job, and his excellent comic timing greatly benefits the proceedings.

What works: In her first lead role, Emma Stone proves to be an adept comic, gifted with both talent and an engaging on - screen presence.

Northwest Press is a small publishing house devoted to spotlighting the best in LGBT graphic novels and comics and is focused on encouraging upcoming talent.

The House of Ideas has wasted little time in announcing some new comics for their hottest property, putting some of their biggest talents on board as well.

«The longer term thing is to be available as both a creative consultant and a consultant on those things in the business that have mattered most to me — how we treat the talent and what the relationships are like there,» Levitz tells Comic Book Resources.

On Friday afternoon at WonderCon in Los Angeles, top comics talent gathered downtown to talk the latest from Marvel publishing.

It's a new entrant in the original digital comics race, but one with some heavy - hitting talent behind it — in addition to Waid, John Rogers is a founder, and artist Peter Krause, who previously teamed with Waid for IRREDEEMABLE, will be collaborating on a new strip with him.

Given how many people flock to San Diego every year to attend Comic - Con International, it's nice to occasionally get quality one - on - one time with one of the multitude of creative talents appearing at the show.

As we mentioned yesterday, at San Diego Comic Con we had the opportunity to sit down one on one with one of DC's top creative talents, Marv Wolfman of Crisis of Infinite Earth fame, to discuss his involvement on DC Universe Online.

«The video basically outlines what went on - as far as we know - on the creative side of things for the (infamous) Brazilian comic, down to how much experience the guys doing the comic had with the franchise, to how much were they paid to do it, and a comic that never materialized using the same talent that - odds are - would've fared a little better.»