Sentences with phrase «greatest modern comedy»

Actually, there's a very good article by A.O. Scott on the art of the pratfall in which he explains why some of the greatest modern comedy (from «Little Miss Sunshine» to «Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan») is of the well - executed physical variety.

Actually, there's a very good article by A.O. Scott on the art of the pratfall in which he explains why some of the greatest modern comedy (from «Little Miss Sunshine» to «Borat») is of the well - executed physical variety.

Not exact matches

Unlike many great modern TV comedies that rely on cynicism and irony, the show is super funny without ever being cynical or mean - spirited.

But those are all 50 - 75 years old, and I haven't even mentioned my modern - era favorites, like Luis Bunuel («The Exterrminating Angel,» «Simon of the Desert,» «The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,» «The Phantom of Liberty»), Monty Python («Life of Brian» — greatest comedy of the last half - century), Christopher Guest & ensemble («Spinal Tap,» «Waiting for Guffman,» «Best in Show») or the Coen Bros. («Barton Fink,» «The Big Lebowski»).

Like with the greatest modern director of romantic comedies, She's Funny That Way questions the very nature of the cinema's relation to reality, reveling in the idealized illusions while simultaneously undermining their spell by pointing out their unreality.

Not forgetting the quality Will Ferrell cameo as Chazz, who was the notorious albeit deluded man who invented «the rules of wedding crashing,» or the beautiful montage of half - naked women being bedded in the film's earlygoing set to the classic celebratory song «Shout,» Wedding Crashers has assured its place among the great raunchy comedies of modern day filmmaking.

One of the film's most memorable aspects — and arguably the facet which helped to entrench itself within the annuls of modern comedy greats — is the work undertaken by the Max Fischer Players: Broadway - sized high school theatre reinterpretations of classic movies.

As far as modern romantic comedies go, No Strings Attached is at best passable, and yet, when lined up against the greats of the genre, it falls embarassingly short.

Rian Johnson, who received great critical acclaim for his modern film noir homage, Brick, crafts another genre homage to the old con capers with The Brothers Bloom, mixing the stories you'd find in such films as The Sting with the light comedy you'd occasionally find in a Marx Brothers comic adventure.

He deserves to be remembered as one of «the greats» and if modern audiences watched The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, even though it's about 70 years old, they would find that the comedy holds up remarkably well.

The New Guy is a great example of the new - type of modern comedy in which a fairly mundane, straight - forward plot is coupled with genuinely bizarre, unrealistic jokes.

The film doesn't pretend to be great art, but as light comedy is more than slightly entertaining, and does provide a perspective on the modern day as seen through the eyes of the past.

A great script and some excellent supporting performances made this a modern - day comedy classic that's even managed to spawn spin - offs and online casino games like Bridesmaids slots.

Archer writer / producer / voice actor Adam Reed and Modern Family writer Megan Ganz teamed up to work on an animated, woman - centric, comedy - action show called Cassius and Clay, starring greats like Kaitlin Olson, Lake Bell and Susan Sarandon.