Sentences with phrase «for black comedy»

That's not a problem for a black comedy, but The Details grinds to a halt as its main character receives valuable life lessons or as he heads into another predictable comic set - up.

This set - up is ripe for both black comedy and soul - searching drama, and yet writer Steven Knight throws in irrelevant sideroads including a mandated therapist (the wonderful Emma Thompson), a bitter rival (a jagged Matthew Rhys), a couple of randomly violent loan sharks and a precocious little girl.

Director John Michael McDonagh has received nominations in the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories for black comedy «Calvary».

For a black comedy, The Big White lives up to its name by being completely devoid of dark moments meriting our laughs or our interest.

9:35 am — Sundance — A Girl Cut in Two One of the last films from great French director Claude Chabrol before his death, with Ludivine Sagnier as an up - and - coming TV personality faced with choosing between two men — with Chabrol at the helm, you know there's more than that to it, and his touch for black comedy thrillers should make this one an enjoyable watch.

To those not interested in the greater ideas presented in the film, Barton Fink — despite its artsy and meaningful storytelling — should really appeal to anyone with a taste for black comedy (a subgenre the Coens rarely blunder.)

Wingard and Barrett play that character's death for black comedy, but it's not a one - off experience.

You might think this would set the stage for a black comedy, but director Christine Jeffs and screenwriter Megan Holley opt for a less showy, more mundane approach.

The setup is ripe for a black comedy but the movie never fully embraces the darkness and the level of humor is on par with the limp skits for which Wiig is responsible on Saturday Night Live.

If you find yourself in the mood for a black comedy about a guy who is definitely worse off than you are right now, The Husband is that guy.

Note to Peter Berg: the next time you make a film (which hopefully will never happen) try not to make the victims so sympathetic and your heroes so despicable and you may have an easier time keeping the right tone for a black comedy.

I don't really think I'm suited for black comedies anyway.

Not exact matches

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Comedy Dynamics, based in Burbank, California, is footing the bill for Black's show, including his fee and the costs of postproduction, editing, and delivery to Epix.

Known for her hit HBO comedy Insecure, Issa Rae of Issa Rae productions is the first black woman to create and star in a premium cable series.

Prior to the show, Waithe built a resume marked by episodes of Fox's Bones and Netflix's Master of None (the latter earned her an Emmy, making her the first black woman to take home the award for comedy writing).

Anthony can also be seen in the ABC sitcom, Black - ish, for which he was recently nominated for an Emmy ® award, in which he stars and produces, and which recently won two NAACP Image Awards for both Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

Donald Glover, who won two Emmys including best comedy actor for his FX show «Atlanta,» joked on stage, «I want to thank Trump for making black people number one on the most oppressed list, he's the reason I «m up here I think.»

To pose with her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series award for «Black - ish,» she changed gears, donning a tawny furry jacket which gave the frock a»70s vibe.

My favorites would have to be Band of outsiders for holding it at a comedy club I think that's a fun idea and would make a cool thing to watch.I also liked Pronounce I would so wear those clothes but in black of course, but my first fav would have to be KTZ as a punk in my youth yes I had a mowak I really liked the old school vibes in this collection.

Or when Donald Glover became the first black person to win an Emmy for directing a comedy.

Auckland has several legendary nights that make wonderful date ideas: in New Lynn try heading to the Black Salt Bar for Wednesday's rollicking quiz, in Grey Lynn opt for Malt Bar's comedy quiz on a Monday or, in Newton, try Tuesday night's music quiz at the King's Arms Tavern.

The movie's got everything from slapstick comedy, to jack - in - the - box spooks, to 17 - year - old Wynona Rider wearing gothic - black attire and it was an essential starting point for many of Hollywood's finest working artists today.

On the first Pappa Lazarou claims another victim for his harem... More hilarious impressions and black comedy sketches from BBC's The League of Gentlemen.

Pappa Lazarou claims another victim for his harem... More hilarious impressions and black comedy sketches from BBC's The League of Gentlemen.

Shark Dating Simulator XL is a quick - to - play comedy visual novel with colorful cartoon characters and a multiple choice storyline with consequences for Watch Sexy Black 3d Woman Taking Anal in Multiplayer Dating Simulator online on.

«To the Bone» Marti Noxon, a longtime symbol of female empowerment in TV for her work on «Buffy the Vampire Slayer» and «UnREAL,» makes her feature directorial debut with a pitch - black comedy about her own struggle with anorexia.

Moran continues to perform at various international comedy festivals, and is known for his role as David in Shaun of the Dead, as well as a quirky bookshop owner in the popular British sitcom Black Books, which he also co-wrote.

The music is superb, the Simon Boswell piano theme is well suited and also suits for the horror genre, I don't really find this as a standard black comedy thriller, it is something like it is ripped off from Coen Brother's Blood Simple, with more of less funny dialogue but I find this a perfect thriller and quite known for its time and still is today because of Channel 4 which is now a popular channel with many sub-channels.

Some employees of an international arms dealer go out into the Hungarian wildeness for a weekend company retreat, only to find themselves menaced by a group of militants who don't like having them around their territory in this modestly budgeted dark comedy / horror film from Christopher Smith, who also directed Black Death (with Sean Bean).

A graduate of the Tuskegee Institute, Wayans entered the comic arena in the mid -»80s by stepping up to the mike and honing his stand - up act, but he later branched out into movies, by scripting the low - budget black satire Hollywood Shuffle (1987) and the aptly - titled comedy vehicle Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987), both for director pal Robert Townsend.

Bart is perhaps best known, however, for his portrayal of George Williams on the prime - time black comedy hit Desperate Housewives (2004 - 2005).

A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money in this action - comedy.

Greig has starred in episodes of the ground - breaking series PEOPLE LIKE US, DR.. WHO, WHEN I»M 64 for the BBC, but she gained recognition and a British Comedy nomination for her television role as Fran Katzenjammer in Channel 4's BLACK BOOKS with Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey.

This made - for - cable black comedy centers on Jim Farley, the governor of Idaho in a future United States.

She played the woman who gets to play scenes opposite all three of the leading men in the Oscar - winning No Country for Old Men, and followed that up in the odd romantic black comedy Choke.

For the most part, the movie is really a black comedy about Los Angeles - style self - obsession spiced with sudden drug interludes that jar you for a minute, then fade from memory as we head on to the next (occasionally facile) showbiz send - For the most part, the movie is really a black comedy about Los Angeles - style self - obsession spiced with sudden drug interludes that jar you for a minute, then fade from memory as we head on to the next (occasionally facile) showbiz send - for a minute, then fade from memory as we head on to the next (occasionally facile) showbiz send - up.

Critics Consensus: It struggles to find a balance between its humor and its message, but The Last Supper's sharp script and well - chosen cast offer just enough nourishment for fans of black comedy.

The following year she had some success for her supporting role in Neil LaBute's remake of Frank Oz's black comedy Death at a Funeral, in which she co-starred with Danny Glover, Peter Dinklage, and Martin Lawrence, among others.

In this black comedy, a criminal discovers a market for murder in the suburbs.

The 2014 Academy Award nominations are due later today, with Lawrence widely - tipped to receive a nod for her role as Rosalyn Rosenfeld in O Russell's black comedy American Hustle.

It's Mother's Day across the Pond today, and STX Entertainment is marking the occasion with a special message from the cast of the upcoming comedy Bad Moms; check it out below... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Bad Moms Amy Mitchell (MILA KUNIS, Black Swan) puts her family first, second, and third.

He also received a Best Actor nomination in 1944 for «The Human Comedy» and earned Best Supporting Actor nods in 1957 for «The Bold and the Brave» and 1980 for «The Black Stallion.»

Uzo Aduba — Susan «Crazy Eyes» Warren of «Orange Is the New Black» — is up for the award for a female actor in a comedy series.

Like most black comedies, Mini's First Time isn't for everyone.

We've got the first trailer and poster for the indie comedy - drama Black Mountain Poets that stars Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells and Tom Cullen.

He didn't exactly choose an easy project for a first film, as black comedy is a very difficult style of film to pull off, and with a cast of very seasoned actors to have to tell precisely what to do, Guthe very well could have lost control and focus on the project and turned in a disaster.

Electric Dynamite and 20th Century Fox just released the latest international movie poster for the upcoming comedy «Gulliver's Travels» by director Rob Letterman (Monsters vs Alien, Shark Tale) and starring Emily Blunt (Charlie Wilson's War, The Wolfman), Jason Segel (Despicable Me, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up) and Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, Year One, Tropic Thunder).

Unafraid to inhabit the ragged edges, she captures the black comedy that's at the core of this gritty independent drama, making audiences ache for more LaVona while keeping Rogers» original idea for the film intact.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) rarely knows what to do with comedies, so it's no surprise that Don Roos» insanely black comedy about a pregnant runaway (Christina Ricci, deserving of a Best Actress nomination) conning everyone in her path, including a guileless bisexual (Ivan Sergei) and her gay half - brother Bill (Martin Donovan, Supporting Actor - worthy for sure), never registered with them.