Sentences with phrase «for excellent comedies»
The 80s were well - known for excellent comedies that have stood the test of time to become comfort classics.
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As for matches, The Carnies match Duke said is here, an excellent comedy match against Angel Cruz, B Cool and Tyler Bate (I know, just watch), vs Joey Ryan, Colt Cabana and Candice LeRae and a few promos that are fantastic.
The film is anchored by two excellent central performances; normally known for stand - up comedy, Dave Johns as the titular character delivers solid work in his film debut but it's Hayley Squires as the single mother of two who finds herself in some devastating circumstances that truly captures your heart.
Excellent for fans of drama, romance, comedy, and musicals (or a light combination of all four)!
Excellent for fans of drama, romance, comedy, and
For all the funny possibilities of Mr. Murphy's neat transformation here, the latest comedy from Stephen Herek («Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure,» «The Mighty Ducks») doesn't know what to do with him.
Still, it does at least support an interesting premise for a family comedy, although it does come off as a second - rate rekindling of the Jumanji (rampant animal madness) and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure formulas (a motley ensemble of historical figures coming together to help the people of the present).
The Thunder Buddies return next week with the U.S. release of the comedy sequel Ted 2, and a rather excellent Flash Gordon - inspired poster has arrived online for the Seth MacFarlane film, which you can see right here... SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Ted 2 Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and co-star of -LSB-...]
The show had excellent buzz but was surprisingly passed over, reportedly because CBS relies mostly on multi-camera comedy, and as a single - camera effort, the show was thought to be difficult to pair with the likes of «How I Met Your Mother» and «The Big Bang Theory» (this is why network television is nosediving, for the record...).
Stiller has proven that he can produce a good film («Zoolander» and «Tropic Thunder» are both excellent comedies), but this marks a major departure for the director / actor.
VERONICA MARS successfully demonstrates that television can be an excellent source for Hollywood material with this fantastic neo-noir comedy.
While there are plenty of high points to recommend here from the giddy sophisticated comedy - romance Jewel Robbery (1932), a Pre-Code Ernst Lubitsch wannabe, to the eclectic political espionage thriller British Agent (1934) to the exotic and risque melodrama Mandalay (1934), I cast my vote for THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET (1933) as the quintessential Kay Francis vehicle and an excellent introduction to the actress.
Unfortunately, despite its excellent cast and my indifference for the overrated Kristen Wiig comedy, «Bachelorette» is actually worse.
Remembered mostly as the springboard for John Belushi's volcanic career, Animal House remains one of the smartest and best scripted comedies of the Seventies — an era lousy with excellent American films.
Still, while expectations were undoubtedly high for their third (and hopefully not last) cinematic outing, Wright, Pegg and Frost have produced another excellent comedy that, although it falls a little short of their previous films, still delivers all the laughs that we've come to expect from the trio.
The duo's debut feature «Keanu,» co-written by Peele and frequent collaborator Alex Rubens, may not be as steeped in political and racial humor as some of their funnier skits, but it's an enjoyable and often hilarious action - comedy that serves as the perfect showcase for Key and Peele's excellent onscreen chemistry.
A Chinese star who grew up in England (which accounts for her excellent English) and who's appeared in almost 70 films since 1984, including most of the features of Wong Kar - wai, Cheung is exceptionally gifted when she's doing comedy (as in the 1989 The Iceman Cometh) and pantomime (as in her great performance as the silent Shanghai film actress Ruan Ling - yu in Stanley Kwan's 1991 masterpiece Actress).
An excellent comedy and a great tribute to New York City, this story of a prince just looking to be loved is a must - see for everyone — including those of us who've already seen it.
She's known for all this comedy on Community, and yet I didn't know her from Community first, I knew her from a movie called Gardens of the Night, which is one of the most wrenching dramas, and she's excellent.
That being said, Brie Larson made the overall Best Actress cut for her excellent turn in Short Term 12, and it's nice to finally see The World's End and star Simon Pegg getting some attention (nicer still that BFCA recognizes actual comedies in the Best Comedy category, unlike the Golden Globes).
For this latest episode of Film Club, A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky return to Farmhouse Tavern to talk about three excellent smaller films in theaters or coming soon to them: Richard Linklater's»80s campus comedy Everybody Wants...
For this latest episode of Film Club, A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky return to Farmhouse Tavern to talk about three excellent smaller films in theaters or coming soon to them: Richard Linklater's»80s campus comedy Everybody Wants Some, now in theaters everywhere; the smart, moving family drama Louder Than Bombs, which opened in select theaters today and will expand in the coming weeks; and the forthcoming punk - rock thriller Green Room, which begins its theatrical release next week.
The Coen brothers crafted a hugely elaborate non-conspiracy for the CIA to solve in this excellent black comedy starring Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Frances McDormand.
Open Road, best known for distributing the animated comedy «The Nut Job» and the excellent Jake Ghyllenhaal thriller «Nightcrawler», won the multi-studio bidding war.
Best Scores and Soundtracks of the Year (some of them talked about in depth here) Michael Andrews» «Jeff Who Lives At Home» (he's criminally underrated), Nick Urata's score for «Ruby Sparks» (beautiful and heartrending, maybe my fave of the year), «Beasts of the Southern Wild» (anthemic, celebratory, overwhelmingly burst - into - tear inducing), Hans Zimmer's «The Dark Knight Rises» (typically thrilling and towering), Howard Shore and Metric — «Cosmopolis» (sinisterly futuristic; we overlooked by accident), the soundtrack to «The Comedy» (poignantly wistful soul), the soundtrack to «Take This Waltz,» «Rust & Bone,» «Nobody Walks» and «Keep The Lights On» (an excellent soundtrack of forlorn Arthur Russell songs that we regrettably failed to mention at length in our music piece).
Following on from his excellent last film What We Do In The Shadows, director Taika Waititi is back with this hilarious and heartfelt comedy, Hunt For The Wilderpeople.
Director Lee, best known for the «Best Man» comedies, handles the huge, excellent ensemble and tonal shifts with skill as the crew argues about sexism and politics, along the way mocking everyone from President Obama and R. Kelly to Bill Cosby and the Kardashians.
The film is tighter than a hooker who mistook Super Glue for Preparation H. Filled with marvelous performances, an excellent musical score by John Morris, and superb production design, «Young Frankenstein» is a classic comedy that will endure.
Ms. Hawn, known mostly for comedy films, does an excellent job playing it straight in Deceived.
The list of icons making appearances was truly unprecedented: Superman soars twice — once in the «return» and the other as Ben Affleck; Crockett and Tubbs exude cool; Ethan Hunt falls short; Captain Jack Sparrow sets the stage for the finale; Jack Black sometimes wears stretchy pants; Huey Long is resurrected and somehow over-played by Sean Penn; the mass appeal of the DaVinci Code novel fizzled onscreen; Robert Altman's amazing career ended with an excellent adaptation of a radio series starring Garrison Keillor's made for radio face; Johnny Depp tried to untrack his career with The Libertine; Nicolas Cage was front and center in the disastrous remake of The Wicker Man, but if the preview is any indication, his sleep - walk was merely a tune - up for this year's Ghost Rider; Woody Allen (with Scarlett Johansson as his muse) re-emerged with his best comedy since Crimes and Misdemeanors; amazingly, Jen and Vince's real life break - up was more entertaining than the film version; and while on - set hook - ups seem to the norm, how could the dreadful You, Me and Dupree have been an aphrodisiac for Kate and Owen?
Bell is best known for comedy, including her excellent work on the TV series «Children's Hospital» and the delightful indie «In a World...,» set in the world of voiceover artists, which she starred in, wrote and directed.
And Carell does bring the comedy here, the Eagle bit is for the highlight reel and his deliveries of «good» have rightly reminded people of Mr. Burns» «excellent».
I had the chance to see the movie the week before its UK premiere, and while expectations are undoubtedly high for their third (and hopefully not last) cinematic outing together, Wright and Co. have produced another excellent comedy that, although it falls a little short of their previous two films, still delivers all the laughs that we've come to expect from the trio.
Laura's unsolicited hitchhiking - ride - from - hell is pure horror comedy, followed by a foreboding walk through the abandoned Point Dune, is an excellent little vignette of just how bizarre it would be for a sane person hanging out in an insane town.
BRICK cements Joseph Gordon - Levitt's transition from kid comedy star to serious adult actor, though, for those with long memories, he was doing some excellent work as his generation's designated «creepy kid» before signing up for the absurdist shenanigans of «Third Rock from the Sun.»
Prior to my dad's illness, our house was a fusty solarium of normalcy: television detective stories and westerns in the evening, televised hockey games, televised comedy shows; in short: televised happiness for a life unexplored (although I did long to travel, Kerouac - style, with Buzz Murdoch and Tod Stiles in the excellent Route 66 series, and later, down the long and lonesome highway with Jim Bronson [Michael Parks] in the hit television series, Then Came Bronson).
Headlander has a lot going for it, the comedy writing is excellent along with an incredibly well designed and thought out aesthetic.
The outlandish set pieces and comedy cinematics are excellent, but they're only modest rewards for slogging through the action and platforming that make up most of the game.
I let go of my corporate day job of a high salary, excellent benefits, and security for the freedom of pursuing my acting / comedy career and it's a wonderful feeling, but I'm not used to being broke and I started temping to build my bank account back up... now commercial auditions are rolling in.
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