Sentences with phrase «great comedy comes»

«I'm always more of the dramatic force, so I'm always like, «Let tragedy befall these people,» because I think that great comedy comes out of it, and great drama.

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Tinder is a great introduction, but come out from behind the phone if you want to YouTube Red is taking on Tinder dating with a new eight - episode female comedy series starring Carly Craig, Swipe Right, for 2018 premiere.

This heart - warming made - for - television holiday comedy drama from Great Britain tells the tale of a recently unemployed art dealer whose every Christmas wish comes true after he finds a genie bottled up in a tarnished old lamp.

HollyHood Comedy TV is the go to destination to laugh your head off with established commedians as well as up and coming talented comedians and entertainers looking to reach a greater audience.

It doesn't have great dialogue or memorable set pieces, but within the confines of its setup it comes up with enough madness to please the average idiot - comedy buff

However, that film was a great deal like the other wise - cracking crime comedies that have come out since Tarantino's debut, often encroaching into Guy Ritchie territory, except without the skillful writing or wit required to make these eccentric oddball characters remotely appealing.

It's also pretty clearly influenced by such wry post coming - of - age comedies as «Diner,» «The Big Chill» and, believe it not, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's great 1955 noir musical, «It's Always Fair Weather.»

Lady Bird is a masterful, exquisite coming - of - age comedy starring the great Saoirse Ronan as Christine — or «Lady Bird,» as she's re-christened herself — and it's as funny, smart, and filled with yearning as its heroine.

Released: April 14 Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham Director: Dash Shaw Why it's great: The scraggly sketch style of acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw comes to life in a teenage dream comedy about a coastal town high school that cascades off a cliff, drifts out to sea, and provokes a student - body class war.

Classic performances all round and seemingly unrelated storylines that all come crashing together, a great comedy.

It's a silly Gen X romantic comedy / coming of age movie, albeit one with a great cast.

I suppose I could choose the great movies that have made me laugh the most — the first that come to mind, such as: a Keaton («Sherlock, Jr.» or «Steamboat Bill, Jr.»), a Fields («It's A Gift» or «The Bank Dick»), a Marx Bros. («Animal Crackers» or «Duck Soup»), a Sturges («The Lady Eve» or «Miracle of Morgan's Creek»), and, let's say, a classic comedy (preferably starring Cary Grant or Barbara Stanwyck or Jean Arthur, and written and / or directed by Ernst Lubitsch or Howard Hawks or Billy Wilder or Mitchell Leisen, like «Trouble in Paradise» or «Heaven Can Wait» (1943) or «Bringing Up Baby» or «His Girl Friday» or «The Major and the Minor» or «Some Like It Hot» or «Easy Living» or «Ball of Fire»...).

His debut turn behind the camera, however, came a lot later than the scripts that made his name (you can read our rundown of those right here), and while it was hardly the box office blockbuster it may have been hoped the «Lethal Weapon» writer would turn out, it's in fact a great, great film; a hugely enjoyable comedy / murder msytery / noir hybrid romp with plenty of meta flourishes and sideways - winking humour.

There is so darn much setup that it leaves no room for impulses to run free, so Confetti lacks the outlandish giddiness that comes from great improvisational comedy, but it's also missing the benefits of scripted film - like character development or storylines that are brought to a satisfying conclusion.

For the ten years that I have been coming to SXSW, I have watched some great comedies like The Disaster Artist and Spy while comedies like Sausage Party and Neighbors just didn't work for me.

Final Verdict: It is good to see that clever writing trumps visual gags, especially coming from two of Britain's great comedy doubles.

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.

Segel, a 35 year old whose high points have come in goofball comedies such as I Love You Man and Forgetting Sarah Marshall pulls a Jonah Hill by completely transforming himself into a seriously great actor.

When: October 24th Why: I was originally going to write about Lynn Shelton's sweet coming - of - age comedy «Laggies,» but after hearing so many great things about «John Wick» after its debut at this year's Fantastic Fest, it seemed crazy not to highlight that film instead.

Payne's signature comedy comes out in great interactions between Davey, his mom, and the moochers looking for handouts.

Baseball has been at the foreground of a diverse group of great films, from the classic drama Pride of the Yankees to the screwball comedy Major League, from coming - of - age tale The Sandlot to Disney's own spiritual family dramedy Angels in the Outfield.

Release: Friday, April 10, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Alex Garland Directed by: Alex Garland In 21st Century filmmaking creating an original sci fi film is arguably a greater challenge than coming up with a respectable romantic comedy.

«Damsels In Distress «In a decent year for comedy, two femme - centric examples of the genre were battling it out of for this place, and while «Bridesmaids» is certainly the best of the Judd Apatow films to date and as consistently funny a mainstream film as has come along since «Anchorman,» nothing brought me greater joy than Whit Stillman «s return after 13 long years away — «Damsels in Distress.»

Sometimes the best surprise comes when one is least expecting it, and this bizarre melange of coming - of - age drama and Fargo-esque black comedy / thriller is a great example.

«Dan in Real Life» is not a perfect movie by any means, but right when you're about to give it credit for not being an unwatchable wreck (ahem, «Along Came Polly,» the definitive «Everybody Hates Ben» movie), you remember that it also had the potential to be both a great family comedy and a great romantic comedy.

There was quite a bit of debate as to whether he would be able to carry an entire movie on his own, but even though Carell does get a lending hand from his scene - stealing co-stars, the up - and - coming comedy star does a great job with the material.

It is a very cool story with a very hilarious Borat - Ozzy type character... this is just a great movie and since it's a comedy but achieves so much more... maybe it should win best film awards... I feel excited for the cast but also for the original the room cast... I hope somethings good comes to them other than just Greg and Tommy...

A Chan film wouldn't be complete without comedy, and while he does some great physical gags that emerge from the action scenes, the best comic moments do not come from Chan but co-star Anita Mui.

Deutch, in the latest of a string of great performances, provides balance to the film's self - reflexive, dark coming - of - age comedy.

How about a great horror thriller with elements of The Stepford Wives, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Oldboy, Psycho, Total Recall, Jeeper's Creepers + comedy to boot?

All that is holding Sausage Party back from serious consideration of being one of the greatest comedies of all time is that much of the insanity and truly memorable moments come in the final act (you will never ever forget the last 30 minutes of this movie for as long as you live, even if you get Alzheimer's), while the first hour ever - so slightly pales in comparison.

Blending great silent film era comedy with full blown visceral action sequences, and shifting gears on the spur of a dime, «Kung Fu Hustle» is one of the most richly imaginative, creative, downright enjoyable movies to come along in some time.

Tommy Boy «s star - studded cast affords it a great deal more laughs than one might expect out of the standard road - trip / buddy - comedy — a package taken straight from the assembly line and built out of comedy scraps that have come before it; however, Peter Segal makes great use of his talented leads.

In 21st Century filmmaking creating an original sci fi film is arguably a greater challenge than coming up with a respectable romantic comedy.

Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.

The Buzz: Rock doesn't have the greatest of track records when it comes to bringing his comedy to the big screen.

Writer / director Adam Brooks may not have a great track record when it comes to the romantic comedy genre, but he's certainly making up for it with his latest directorial effort.

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The comedy comes from his increasing terror as Vince drags him into greater and greater danger.

A new UK trailer has debuted for Greg Berlanti's coming - of - age comedy drama Love, Simon which stars Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg, Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, and Tony Hale; watch it here... Everyone deserves a great love story.

The trailers have showcased the comedy of the thing, which in my opinion is a great step away from the stuffy high - nosery that could have come from a movie focusing on art and Nazis.

Richard Curtis has written and directed some of the greatest romantic comedies of the past two decades, so it should come as no surprise that his latest movie follows in the same footsteps.

The international comedy industry comes to Québec City every year for this great event, which draws hundreds of artists and tens of thousands of festival goers.

By paying tribute and playing parody to the great horror games and films that came before it, Streets of Red: DDD balances lighthearted comedy against tension so thick that you could cut through it with a knife, axe, or even a chainsaw!

We here at ComedyGuys.com hope that Jim comes back to great comedy films.