Sentences with phrase «great comedy writing»

When: April 27th Why: There are a number of great comedy writing teams in Hollywood, but perhaps one of the most underrated is Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, who already have a pair of terrific films to their names in «Forgetting Sarah Marshall» and «The Muppets.»

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In some sense, indeed, Kierkegaard's life could be written as a kind of dark comedy; despite his premature death, and a great number of sadnesses that afflicted him along the way, there was something enchantingly absurd about his character, a certain benign perversity that often prompted him to make himself willfully ridiculous, and a peculiarly touching element of the ludicrous that clung to him all the way to his early grave.

Phillips and the writing team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore throw a wealth of creative twists at the viewer, and even though the occasional misfires are a bit distracting, The Hangover frequently rises to the level of a great comedy, occasionally even flirting with the sublime.

Shrek the Third isn't a great hand - hold movie (like The Incredibles, say, or Finding Nemo), but it's a flat - out triumph of comedy writing.

It's written well enough as far as comedies go, and the performances are great of course, making it a fun ride.

Always the holy grail for Woody Allen, who has tried for many decades to write the great dramatic masterpiece, one that fully eliminates any of the comedy he is best known for.

Showalter is quite a talent because he mixes comedy and drama while writing great characters.

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.

Among the great events lined up is a little, short comedy sketch «To Have or To Hold», already written By Katie, and to be performed by herself and fellow local thesp James Fogerty as part of the Variety Concert in the Marian Hall on the Sunday night.

This movie was different in the fact that there was a well - written comedy, a great ensemble, and a heartfelt story line.

This show is funny, charming and overall gives you everything you want in a animated comedy based in the 1970's, the animation is cool, the voice acting is great and this show is just so cool, cant wait to see what's next for the well written show.

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»...).

On a quest to enlighten the masses, the great and the good of comedy writing gathered for the second instalment of BSÉ / IFB's Give Me Direction.

Over ten years before Rob Reiner («All in the Family», This is Spinal Tap) would direct the great romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally, he wrote this very similar piece for ABC television, which featured a very similar premise of two best friends of the opposite sex that develop feelings for one another, but are unsure whether or not they should stay friends or take it a step beyond.

«The great romantic comedy about first - world power has yet to be written,» McFeely jokes.

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

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.

I can't write a movie script, but I can and have created a superb scenario in which great comedy can be written.

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.

The Ladykillers is a remake of a great 1955 comedy written by William Rose, directed by Alexander Mackendrick and starring Alec Guinness.

Complete with a great quartet of performances from Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber and Martin Starr, not to mention one of the most authentic pieces of writing, this should make romantic comedies rethink their strategy.

He said: «When you get great writing, where the comedy and tragic are all part of the same thing.

«' The Room» has been playing for 14 - and - a-half years, sort of like the new «Rocky Horror Picture Show» but, like, even worse,» Franco, 39, chuckles about the ineptly written, acted and directed tale of romantic betrayal that novice director Wiseau thought would be a Tennessee Williams - style, Oscar - contending drama, but since its laughed - at premiere has agreed with the world that it is a so - bad - its - great comedy.

I'm not too suprised that it is so well written since it is by the great Steve Martin, who has a better grasp on comedy than any of the younger actors going around in comedies right now (I'd dare say that Martin and Bill Murray are the official choices for best working comedians).

OK, so these films also had great writing and directing as well so it wasn't all her, but if you don't believe that she can make a comedy that much better, I hereby submit Legally Blonde as Exhibit A.

Directed by Matt Ross Written by Matt Ross Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn Captain Fantastic is almost the perfect comedy, with a great variety of humour, drama,... Continue reading →

In fact, the movie as a whole is much funnier than you might expect, using comedy to break up the monotonous nature of the story, and it works remarkably well thanks to a combination of smart writing, great actors and pitch - perfect editing by James Herbert.

Sure, Stanley Kubrick had a great film in nearly every genre, others like John Ford are synonymous with Westerns and Woody Allen with a well - written comedy, but take someone like Paul Thomas Anderson, whose oeuvre spans the decades and lifetimes of his misanthropic characters, oftentimes creating an entirely new universe within a specific period or era.

Directing from a screenplay by Kogo Noda, who went on to write many of Ozu's greatest films (including Tokyo Story, 1953, and Floating Weeds, 1959), Ozu fills the film with deft sight gags, many thanks to the antics of the son, yet there's undercurrent of desperation to the comedy.

It's just a superior blend of great comedy timing, character chemistry, brilliant performances and solid writing.

Less commercially successful than its predecessor, The Lady Eve, it has nonetheless become a true classic, standing the test of time as an example of great writing, great directing, and great «serious» comedy.

Written and directed by Lake Bell, I Do... Until I Don't is a great end of summer comedy, exploring matrimony, happiness, envy, and insecurity.

Such are the cases with «Adult Beginners,» helmed by Ross Katz, whose «Taking Chance» deals with a lieutenant colonel who takes on a greater appreciation of the sacrifices of our soldiers in the Iraq war and written by a husband - wife team whose comedy «Blades of Glory» focuses on two male figure skating rivals.

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 impressive standard of entries shows how comedy can capture pupils» imagination and mobilise great writing in the classroom.»

It's great to know that Comedy Classroom has encouraged pupils across the UK to have a go at writing comedy for themselves and to learn about the Comedy Classroom has encouraged pupils across the UK to have a go at writing comedy for themselves and to learn about the comedy for themselves and to learn about the craft.

It has a comedy theme and was a great stimulus for writing alternative endings to the Hansel and Gretel story.

In our 32 years of Red Nose Days, we've raised more than # 1billion for our amazing projects here in the UK and in Africa — so it's great to be partnering with the BBC's Comedy Classroom to help children write their own jokes and comedy for Red Nose DayComedy Classroom to help children write their own jokes and comedy for Red Nose Daycomedy for Red Nose Day 2017.

Participants will learn about the historic precedents for making comedy out of hardship both within the LGBT community and in the greater progressive activism movements, practice simple techniques for increasing their ability to use of laughter as a coping mechanism, and finally respond to writing prompts to help them embolden any art form with humor.

Comedy Writer Mr.J has written a very unusual book incorporating all aspects of writing and yet having a great many grammatical and spelling errors.

Since I write romance, my research treat is to watch a great romantic comedy.

It's a great comedy, a great shoujo, good for teens, just as good for adults, beautifully drawn, well written, and interesting.

Scripted comedy in games is great - Portal and Monkey Island are up there with any sitcom in terms of writing - but for me two games stand out in terms of delivering laughs on a consistent and persistent basis: - Dead Rising 2 - the ability to combine a plank of wood, a lawnmower, a chiselled jawline, a serious expression and a pretty floral dress leads to some of the greatest emergent comedy I've ever seen in a game.

Ronald Minkoff performs in The Adventures of Peter the Great - Twelfth Night, an original musical comedy written, produced and performed by members of the New York City Bar.

Written by Hollywood comedian writers and driven by the Improv Comedy Club, you get online drivers ed along with great laughs.