Sentences with phrase «funny piece of film»

It might just be the most unintentionally funny piece of film to survive the 1980s.

Not exact matches

One of the funniest examples of this was when the director of Awakenings mistakenly said the film took place in a «menstrual hospital» instead of «mental hospital», Williams immediately said, «It's a period piece.»

As a follow - up to his Oscar ® - winning The King's Speech, he could have played it safe and done another smart, funny period piece or a family drama — or any number of equally small independent films.

Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Michael Showalter's unassuming romantic comedy is one of the year's funniest films, featuring some truly jawdropping one - liners and set pieces, but it's also so completely naked - hearted and raw that you'll frequently be weeping even as you laugh.

Mike Birbiglia's sensitive, funny, sad, honest film Don't Think Twice, which has more affection for and understanding of a certain kind of comedy person than perhaps any piece of fiction that's ever been written about them.

Stay through the end credits for a funny scene involving his character that likely had been intended as a set piece within the main body of the film, but which works much better out of the context.

MEMENTO The second reality - testing film to make my list this year, Christopher Nolan's darkly funny noir piece Memento is something of a tribute to the editor's craft.

When the film premiered at the festival on May 19, TheWrap called it «a long, scathing, brilliantly funny film with a jaw - dropping set piece... It is a bold, generous and marvelously constructed exploration of its director's favorite question: «Aren't we humans a sorry lot?»»

''... impressive is the chemistry of the two leads... their interactions are funny, gutsy, and keep the momentum of the film going, even when it's time for a breather from the high - falutin» action pieces.»

In pursuing that goal, Sestero and Bissell thoughtfully tell a genuinely affecting story, and elevate The Disaster Artist from a funny, diverting curio to a truly vital piece of pop film writing.

Next Movie feels much more like the deleted scenes of their first and much funnier film, Up In Smoke, than it does as a stand alone piece.

Episodic to a fault, the film offers one raunchy, cartoonish set - piece after another, only a few of which are especially funny or clever.

Although The Disaster Artist maintains a great reverence for The Room, the film can be seen as a funny comedy about how such true - to - life absurdities can be a catalyst for such a terrible yet mesmerising piece of art.

The plot never runs out of steam, but you'll soon see it as an excuse for dazzling bits of business: a spaghetti strand turned into a lasso, an excruciatingly funny piece of on - set dialogue direction (some cowpokes will never become urbane smoothies) and Channing Tatum in a screwy - sailor dance number that plays like a reason to make the film.

Most of the appeal of the film comes from the interaction of Fox and Woods, both known for giving energetic performances, but without good, funny material to surround them with, all we're left with is a personality piece that might only appeal to fans of the leads.

The film features multiple scenes in which «Toni,» sporting a ludicrous fright wig and fake teeth, unexpectedly shows up to embarrass his daughter at important work functions; there's also a showstopping karaoke performance (of sorts) and an extended, screamingly funny set piece involving nonsexual full - frontal nudity.

The new film is structured much like the first one, based largely on extensive set pieces and montages; this time they're less funny, while also throwing in a lot of fan service for fan service's sake.

A solid cast of comedy actors lend their voices to the supporting characters, including Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods and Fred Armisen, but the film loses them in the cacophony of kung fu movie references, colourful action and fitfully funny comic set pieces.

It's a tremendously funny film, due more to its sustained deadpan tone than the deployment of elaborate set pieces or scene - stealing side players.

«Boyhood»: Richard Linklater's masterwork, and a piece of cinema as superb as it is unique, with one boy's step - by - step trek through the years brought to meaningful, beautiful life in a film made up almost entirely of the kinds of real, wrenching and funny scenes other, lesser movies either cut or never include in the first place.

Filmed on three cameras during the night of October 16 2004, it is a funny, perplexing and oddly affecting piece.

Mike Kelley: Day is Done Judson Church Dance Tuesday November 17 — Thursday, November 19 at 8 pm and 10 pm In the first of two related Performa projects, Season 3 artist Mike Kelley will present three short dance / performance pieces in the Judson Memorial Church inspired by the darkly funny vignettes in his 2005 film and video installation Day Is Done.