Sentences with phrase «ensemble romantic comedy»

Italian actress Nadir Caselli is a special guest of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival this year, visiting Australia to introduce her films — the ensemble romantic comedy «University: More Than Friends» and the comedy «I Can Quit Whenever I Want».

In Australia to introduce her films — the ensemble romantic comedy «University: More Than Friends» and the comedy «I Can Quit Whenever...

Drew Barrymore continued her shocking run opening films that don't star Adam Sandler, and director Ken Kwapis must be praying to land an a gig directing an ensemble romantic comedy ASAP.

Last month, the day after Valentine's Day, we learned that the ensemble romantic comedy Love Actually was getting a sequel.

A two - hour ensemble romantic comedy adapted from a self - help book by Steve Harvey sounds like the worst movie ever, but Think Like a Man manages to be fairly painless and fun.

Lionsgate has released a new trailer for director Justin Zackham's ensemble romantic comedy The Big Wedding.

Instinctively, Marshall's rationale in gathering top - notch talent for his flaccid ensemble romantic comedy is a given as he obviously has to place box office bodies in the seats.

Bumbling, overstuffed, and set in the middle - class fantasy world of Richard Curtis, Love Actually is an uneven ensemble romantic comedy that frequently appears on lists of the top Christmas movies.

In 2009 she would play a first lady embodying Eleanor Roosevelt in the biopic Amelia, and had a busy 2011 appearing in Jodie Foster's The Beaver as well as Garry Marshall's ensemble romantic comedy New Year's Eve.

He made his big screen debut in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994), and he subsequently appeared in Lee's Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996), the last of which cast him as a gay man on his way to the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C.Some of Washington's other memorable credits during the»90s included the Hughes brothers» Dead Presidents (1995), the warmly received ensemble romantic comedy Love Jones (1997), Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998), in which Washington gave a memorable turn as a scheming con's violent brother - in - law; Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998), and Clint Eastwood's True Crime (1999), which cast Washington as a man awaiting execution on death row after being falsely accused of murder.

Given the chance to break out of ensemble romantic comedies, Gabrielle Union sells the hell out of her rare leading role in a thriller.

Not exact matches

A respected actor who became one of the more prominent figures in the growing African American cinema of the 1990s, Isaiah Washington has made his name in gritty crime dramas and romantic ensemble comedies alike.

Along with acting in Broadway and off - Broadway plays in the late»90s, Williams also played the young Sharon Stone in the film version of Sam Shepard's Simpatico (1999), joined the ensemble cast of the romantic comedy Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999), and starred as a contemporary young woman transported to fairytale land in the splashy NBC miniseries The 10th Kingdom (2000).

-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.

Perhaps that's why they programmed a special screening of one of the most purely enjoyable romantic comedies in a long time and a world premiere of a wacky, broad, gigantic ensemble laugher that equally allowed moviegoers to leave the real world behind for 90 minutes.

Reinventing the romantic - comedy genre and pushing up a notch, this terrific summer film bringing forth one of the best ensembles of the year, inhabits a strong sense of family, friendship, and of course, love.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

It's a difficult film to describe, part drama about longterm love (both platonic and romantic), part ensemble black comedy, part agitprop about personal choice in matters of the end of life rather than machine - mandated life, and all parts delightful.

As directed by veteran Norman Jewison (Agnes of God, Rollerball), this is an ensemble comedy that relies on good cast chemistry and charm for most of its laughs, and along those lines, the on - screen charisma does make for an enjoyable romantic comedy for most audiences.

Keegan - Michael Key and Cobie Smulders lead the ensemble, and the series hails from creator Nicholas Stoller, the director behind thoughtful romantic comedies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Five - Year Engagement.

Writer & director Max Heller's heartfelt, ensemble comedy is filled with wry, sly, funny and sexy connections reminiscent of Nora Ephron, Neil Simon, Woody Allen, The Farrelly Brothers and Rob Reiner's romantic concoctions.

Parker herself is also joining the huge ensemble for Garry Marshall's romantic comedy New Year's Eve while Halle Berry is in negotiations for a role too.