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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star in a sorta - romantic dramatic comedy from David O. Russell.

Academy Award winner Charlize Theron is the antithesis of glamour in the just - released trailer for «Tully,» a dramatic comedy from Academy Award - winning screenwriter Diablo Cody and Academy Award - nominated director Jason Reitman.

A dramatic comedy from Naomi Foner (mother of Maggie Gyllenhaal and screenwriter of «Running on Empty»), «Girls» will star Olsen and Dakota Fanning as teenagers the summer after they graduate from high school.

Not exact matches

Lister - Jones is also generous enough an auteur to allow for memorable moments from others, whether it's hilarious bits from the likes of Retta (as Anna and Ben's unlucky marriage counselor), Brooklyn Decker, and Jamie Chung; the escalating weirdness of Armisen (who was, of course, a seasoned indie - band drummer before he turned to acting and comedy); or a knockout dramatic scene between Pally and the great comedian Susie Essman as Ben's mother, who provides some invaluable advice.

With this true crime drama set in late 1940s Los Angeles, director Ruben Fleischer looks to make the jump from modestly budgeted action - comedy (Zombieland 73, 30 Minutes or Less 49) to serious dramatic filmmaking.

Sure, they may have popped up in the odd film to give a solid dramatic performance, or cameo in a comedy, but the real magic from seeing these actors on - screen just is not the same anymore.

While the premise sounds depressing, the tone actually takes a romantic comedy - like approach, from the «meet cute,» to the maudlin sentimentality, to the begging - for - one - more - chance set against a dramatic backdrop.

Hader shows off dramatic chops you didn't even realize he had while Wiig completes her transformation from a comedian to someone capable of seamlessly slipping back and forth between comedy and drama.

No one really expected that the Dramatic Competition title Austenland, a comedy from Napoleon Dynamite's co-writer Jerusha Hess about a resort that recreates Regency - era romances from the Jane Austen canon for tourists, to be very good — but no one expected it to be quite that lazy and unfunny either.

That acclaimed dramatic turn in Nebraska clearly wasn't enough to make Will Forte stray from the comedy path.

From the trailers, I was expecting the movie to be a dramatic action / adventure flick, but I found the movie to be filled with odd moments of comedy, mostly at the hands of Samuel L. Jackson as the film's main source of comic relief.

In the past year, Omar Sy has gone from being a French comedy writer and actor, to a star known internationally for his dramatic performance in The Intouchables.

The dramatic comedy was directed by Tony Award - winner Matthew Warchus («God of Carnage») from a screenplay by Stephen Beresford.

Although coming from a comedy background, Izzard revealed he always wanted to be a dramatic actor.

Over the years, there have been some very entertaining con artist films, and they range from outright comedy (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) to cheeky (The Sting) to dramatic (The Grifters).

KW: Children's book author Irene Smalls says: This very dramatic role is very different from the comedies you are known for?

When Sean described it as a dark comedy from Roman Polanski, I assumed it would be more dramatic with some comedy peppered in.

Since then, Brittany has continued to make a name for herself through a variation of roles that range from psychotic dramatic characters to bubbly romantic comedy leads.

Previously announced pilots for the latest round of voting include the half - hour dramatic comedy «The Cosmopolitans» starring Adam Brody and Chloe Sevigny from writer - director Whit Stillman, «Hand of God» starring Ron Perlman as a judge who believes he's been sent on a vigilante mission from the man upstairs; and the comedy «Really,» created by and starring Jay Chandrasekhar.

No word on what the tone of the film will be as of yet, although from the sound of things it'll share quite a bit in common with the rest of his work; a combination of morbid and absurdist comedy with the occasional heavy dramatic element... and plenty of foul language.

The next few years could very well see Steve Carell move from comedy titan to respected dramatic actor, especially if this year sees Foxcatcher become an Oscar player.

Folks who only know Keaton from his more recent dramatic work may not even know that he began his career in comedies.

Director Shane Black lets his cast do their thing and so we get a comedy duo from Crowe and Gosling, the dramatic Keith David being a hit man and Matt Bomer, not dancing, («Magic Mike») but being another hit man.

Wright keeps things moving with whiz - bang in - camera tricks, action choreographed by Jackie Chan's longtime stunt coordinator, and pop music from [the main characters»] salad days... I think you can deduce from the foregoing that I pretty much unreservedly loved «The World's End,» whose compact dramatic structure and steady flow of good jokes puts most mainstream American comedies... to shame.»

Aniston's filmography runs the gamut from broad comedy to romantic comedy, yet ironically her comic chops serve her remarkably well in this breakout dramatic role.

Almodovar's trademark shifts in tone from black comedy to heart - breaking drama are accomplished with customary flair, while Cruz relishes the opportunity — finally — to showcases her dramatic range, embodying a woman of sensuality and fierce determination.

Snapshot: A dramatic comedy about a family from India that settles down in France to open a restaurant — right across the street from a Michelin - starred eatery run by a haughty Helen Mirren.

This latest project marks the end of a four year break from the screen for Solondz, and very little is known about it - including the title - save for it being «a dramatic comedy set against the backdrop of a war».

Franco stayed away from comedies after Freaks and Geeks, instead opting for dramatic fare such as Tristan and Isolde, Flyboys and Annapolis.

You may recognize the directors of Battle of the Sexes from Little Miss Sunshine; their new film has been called «a comedy with dramatic and political overtones» in the vein of their Oscar - winning movie.

Dramatic films which have portrayed the «homefront» during times of war, and the subsequent problems of peacetime adjustment include William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver (1942) about a separated middle - class family couple (Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon) during the Blitz, Clarence Brown's The Human Comedy (1943) with telegram delivery boy Mickey Rooney bringing news from the front to small - town GI families back home, John Cromwell's Since You Went Away (1944) with head of family Claudette Colbert during her husband's absence, and another William Wyler poignant classic The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with couples awkwardly brought back together forever changed after the war: Dana Andrews and Virginia Mayo, Fredric March and Myrna Loy, and Harold Russell and Cathy O'Donnell.

But, since the run - away success of Mary, the Farrelly's have seemed determined to emphasize the dramatic story sides of their films and have gotten away from the comedy.

As a comedy, the laughs are paltry, with most jokes coming from crude insults or innuendo, with the occasional exception of the unintentional chuckles which may be evoked during the hackneyed teary - eyed dramatic scenes.

Inspired by a true story from the Civil War and rewritten as comedy with a romantic air and a happy ending, it maintains an admirable fidelity to authenticity in costumes and props — the imagery evokes Matthew Brady's Civil War photography — and the visual scope of the film is not simply impressive, it is dramatic and cinematic and at times awesome.

The dramatic story of Partition in India is rendered as a glossy, light comedy in this underwhelming effort from Gurinder Chadha.

In addition, fans can win a Happy Hour Kit from director Martin Scorsese's Oscar - nominated dramatic comedy.

Warner Bros sent over 20 new production photos from No Reservations (Movie Trailer), the by the book dramatic crisis romantic comedy, complete with the overtly cute little kid (who you might reccognize as Abigail Breslin from Little Miss Sunshine).

No Reservations looks like the by the book dramatic crisis romantic comedy, complete with a cute little kid (who you might reccognize as Abigail Breslin from Little Miss Sunshine).

Still, though it's a dramatic improvement from the last film Craig Gillespie directed, the abysmal Billy Bob Thornton comedy Mr. Woodcock, the two share a one - joke premise that gets tired quickly.

He rounded out the 90's with the title role in George of the Jungle, a serious dramatic role in the superb film Gods and Monsters about the director James Whale and a flirtation he has with the Fraser character, and another supremely underrated comedy, Blast from the Past, about a man who emerges from a bomb shelter after 35 years and falls in love with Alicia Silverstone.

A has - been rock manager from Van Nuys, California stumbles upon a once - in - a-lifetime voice in a remote Afghan cave in Rock the Kasbah, a dramatic comedy inspired by stranger - than - fiction, real - life events and directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson.

Most of the movie's dramatic thrust comes from his continual harassment of his secretary Alva (Maris Conchita Alonso), which treads the fine line between black comedy and genuinely disturbing.

From that description, you'd almost think the whole thing is a motivational sports drama like Warrior or The Blind Side, but the dramatic part of the movie is disguised by the comedy of Kevin Hart and Alan Arkin who plays Razor's trainer, Louis «Lightning» Conlon.

Amazon Studios most recently debuted its dramatic comedy Mozart in the Jungle from Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Weitz, John Strauss and Alex Timbers as well as Jill Soloway's multi-Golden Globe Award - winning dark comedy Transparent; its first live - action series for kids 6 - 11, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street; and a second season of the Garry Trudeau political comedy Alpha House.

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