Sentences with phrase «coming comedy star»

Yes, you read that right: An established comedy star and a hot up - and - coming comedy star are joining forces for a film, and it's a...

There was quite a bit of debate as to whether he would be able to carry an entire movie on his own, but even though Carell does get a lending hand from his scene - stealing co-stars, the up - and - coming comedy star does a great job with the material.

Apatow takes the same style of comedy, improvised scenes performed by up and coming comedy stars, but this time throws the routine into a very real scenario.

Not exact matches

Among the shows still to come is the new series «Maniac,» a dark comedy starring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, along with second seasons of «Marvel's Luke Cage» and «GLOW.»

The Minneapolis City Pages suggests Swardson's biggest break came when comedy star Adam Sandler called him out of nowhere.

She may star in the new comedy Bad Moms this summer, but we're sure she's anything but «bad» when it comes to her daughter at home and her little one on the way.

Tinder is a great introduction, but come out from behind the phone if you want to YouTube Red is taking on Tinder dating with a new eight - episode female comedy series starring Carly Craig, Swipe Right, for 2018 premiere.

A romantic comedy about lazy rich people on holiday in Italy in the 1930s, it stars Helen Hunt as a gold - digging woman «of a certain age» who's stalking a young married couple — for third - act catharsis reasons you can see coming — and causing snippy, gossipy society people to make snippy, gossipy comments.

Landline being a zippy and friendly episodic comedy and coming - of - age story from the director Gillian Robespierre, whose well - received 2014 Obvious Child starred Jenny Slate.

Larson's other film credits include the comedy HOUSEBROKEN starring Danny DeVito, the coming - of - age drama TANNER HALL, and the dark comedy JUST PECK starring Marcia Cross and Keir Gilchrist.

Coming to cinemas in just a couple of weeks is The Trust, a new black - comedy buddy cop thriller that stars Nicolas Cage and Elijah...

The coming - of - age comedy stars Hailee Steinfeld (actress, «True Grit», «Pitch Perfect 2»; pop singer, «Starving», «Love Myself») as Nadine, a girl in the midst of an early - life crisis.

Though there may not be as much pomp and circumstance about HBO's comedy series Doll & Em as there is surrounding Game of Thrones or the cable network's other comedy series like Silicon Valley and Veep, the show starring Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) and Dolly Wells (Some Girls) has enough of a following and acclaim for a second season coming in September.

What makes it a cut above others that came before it is the ethnic make - up of the two stars, very unique in the world of not only lowbrow comedies, but movies in general.

As you might hope, «Alan Smithee» is only used in exceptional circumstances, and most of the movies credited to the non-existent director are rightly forgotten: Mark Harmon / Robert Duvall actioner «Let's Get Harry» (actually helmed by «Cool Hand Luke» director Stuart Rosenberg), Jon Cryer comedy «Morgan Stewart's Coming Home,» ropey Charlton Heston sci - fi «Solar Crisis» (originally by «Vanishing Point» director Richard C. Sarafian), with Dennis Hopper's «Catchfire,» starring Jodie Foster, perhaps being the best known example.

Yet another bonkers thriller starring Nicolas Cage, this trashy crime comedy comes from director Paul Schrader, who wrote classics like Taxi Driver before turning director with American Gigolo.

From the directors of Little Miss Sunshine comes a «charming and delightful» (Marshall Fine) romantic comedy starring Paul Dano and writer - actress Zoe Kazan.

On Monday 30th April at Canberra, Newtown and Coorparoo locations, Dendy is set to host a screening of the iconic coming - of - age comedy The Breakfast Club starring Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson.

As always, summer also means plenty of comedies («Snatched,» starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn as kidnapped tourists) and horror films («It Comes At Night,» featuring Joel Edgerton as a family man battling an unnatural evil).

Lady Bird is a masterful, exquisite coming - of - age comedy starring the great Saoirse Ronan as Christine — or «Lady Bird,» as she's re-christened herself — and it's as funny, smart, and filled with yearning as its heroine.

A revival of «Murphy Brown,» from original series creator Diane English and starring Candice Bergen, is coming to Thursday's comedy block, and a modern retelling of «Magnum P.I.,» with Jay Hernandez in the role of the private investigator made famous by Tom Selleck, is headed to Mondays.

Saddled with a premise that's downright irresistible, Pipe Dream primarily comes off as an affable romantic comedy that boasts expectedly terrific performances from stars Martin Donovan and Mary - Louise Parker.

This comes on the heels of HBO recently picking up to series the political comedy The Brink, with Jack Black and Tim Robbins starring.

That limits the time she can spend starring in movies, but she'll be part of a new big screen comedy coming from two outstanding British filmmakers.

The fact that it is a female - driven independent comedy that stars several talented and underrated actresses leads me to believe that this may be one of the most popular and best - reviewed films to come out of SXSW this year.

Too many projects have come by that somehow didn't make John Cho a mega-star: «Star Trek,» Sundance indie «Columbus,» even the excellent romantic comedy series «Selfie.»

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There's too much of a «Star Wars» feel when it comes to the action and way too much of a «Guardians of the Galaxy» vibe when it comes to the comedy and soundtrack.

Here's where I regurgitate my time - honored rule of thumb when it comes to films starring Robin Williams, but it proves true once again: Robin Williams in a drama = good, Robin Williams in a comedy = bad.

The quote comes as Film 4 has released the first clip from Stephen Merchant's wrestling comedy / drama «Fighting With My Family» starring Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Lena Headey and Nick Frost.

This will mark the second comic - themed role for Bacon in the coming months as the actor recently wrapped a part in «Super» — a comedy send up of the genre starring Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler.

Rumor came in last week that John C. Reilly will star (with an impressive cast of supporting players) in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, the first feature - length film from comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.

I suppose I could choose the great movies that have made me laugh the most — the first that come to mind, such as: a Keaton («Sherlock, Jr.» or «Steamboat Bill, Jr.»), a Fields («It's A Gift» or «The Bank Dick»), a Marx Bros. («Animal Crackers» or «Duck Soup»), a Sturges («The Lady Eve» or «Miracle of Morgan's Creek»), and, let's say, a classic comedy (preferably starring Cary Grant or Barbara Stanwyck or Jean Arthur, and written and / or directed by Ernst Lubitsch or Howard Hawks or Billy Wilder or Mitchell Leisen, like «Trouble in Paradise» or «Heaven Can Wait» (1943) or «Bringing Up Baby» or «His Girl Friday» or «The Major and the Minor» or «Some Like It Hot» or «Easy Living» or «Ball of Fire»...).

From New Line Cinema comes the action comedy «We're The Millers,» starring Jennifer Aniston («Horrible Bosses») and Jason Sudeikis («The Campaign»).

The comedian - turned - actor proves why he was the scene - stealing breakout star of Jordan Peele's horror - comedy with standout turns on «Insecure» and JAY - Z's «Moonlight» video — and even more to come in 2018.

It does not matter if they are comedy or drama, the star - crossed lovers and cloying romanticism comes across more as trite than warm.

When it comes to this crop of nominees, there seems to be a movement towards bigger, stronger, more popular casting and films like Adam McKay's The Big Short and Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant — the former a dramatic comedy centered around the collapse of the housing and credit bubble of 2008, the latter a brooding take on life on the frontier in 19th century America — epitomize star - studded casts.

Before that show's disappearing act, Darby starred in Coming & Going, a romantic comedy that premiered on TNT last summer, a familiar venue to co-star Sasha Alexander of the network's lady crime drama «Rizzoli & Isles.»

Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and Woody Harrelson star in this coming - of - age comedy - drama about an endearing but self - absorbed teen whose life goes into a tailspin after her older brother starts dating her best friend....

I Don't Know How She Does It DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Female Empowerment Comedy Comes to DVD Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a high - powered, Boston investment banker whose boss (Kelsey Grammer) is ready to recommend his rising star for a big promotion.

The uproarious comedy that turned our beloved Tiffany Haddish into a true star is finally coming to streaming, and we couldn't be more excited.

What's coming Aug. 10: «St. Vincent» is a comedy about a babysitting gig blossoming into a genuine friendship, starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts.

And you have two movies about race relations, each starring Sidney Poitier, but coming at the issue from different angles — the social comedy - drama «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» and the crime drama «In the Heat of the Night.&coming at the issue from different angles — the social comedy - drama «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» and the crime drama «In the Heat of the Night.&Coming to Dinner» and the crime drama «In the Heat of the Night.»

While those new additions come in the form of talented veteran stars like Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon, and Peter Gallagher, the film's decision to shift the focus away from the relationship of its original three women to their tattered bonds with their even worse mothers results in a disappointingly uneven and scattershot comedy.

The coming - of - age - comedy starring Saoirse Ronan has broken the Rotten Tomatoes record for the longest unspoiled run of positive reviews.

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For his feature debut, Richard Ayoade, a star of British television's The IT Crowd as well as a director of music videos and several earlier comedy series, fashions a storybook elegance out of his coming - of - age material.

Coming - of - age comedy Red Oaks is directed by David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Joe) and produced by Steven Soderbergh and stars Craig Roberts (Submarine) as a tennis coach in a 1980s country club.

Well, fear not, because all of your wishes are about to come true (well, not really - the turkeys won't be spared), in the form of new CG comedy Turkeys, starring Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson.

Most of the expected contenders came away with something to show from the nominations, including the scientific space adventure «The Martian» (including nods for star Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott), David O. Russell's matriarch portrait «Joy» (best picture, comedy and best actress Jennifer Lawrence).