Sentences with phrase «hit romantic comedy»

Earlier this year I tried to figure out why there wasn't a single hit romantic comedy in 2013.

-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.

«Blended» marks the third collaboration between stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies «The Wedding Singer» and «50 First Dates.»

Not exact matches

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

It's obviously not one of your lesser - known relationship sites, either, having been featured in the Diane Lane / John Cusack romantic comedy «Must Love Dogs», and a few other box office hits.

Or did you meet your partner in a way that not even a hit romantic - comedy could compete with?

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a This hit comedy chronicles the foibles of disgruntled office workers — led by deluded boss Michael Scott — at the Dunder Mifflin paper company.

Critics Consensus: Baggage Claim hits the same notes as a number of successful romantic comedies without establishing much personality of its own.

Critic Consensus: Sweet, smart, and quirky, Waitress hits the right, bittersweet notes through this romantic comedy through its witty script and a superb performance by Keri Russell.

That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andcomedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Following a substantial role in the independent romantic comedy Better Than Chocolate (1999), Crewson seemed to be on the verge of adding another hit to her resumé as one of Robin Williams» original owners in the fantasy Bicentennial Man (1999), but the film failed to live up to box - office expectations.

Critics Consensus: Sweet, smart, and quirky, Waitress hits the right, bittersweet notes through this romantic comedy through its witty script and a superb performance by Keri Russell.

It was a critical and commercial hit, grossing $ 246 million on a $ 3.7 million budget and establishing Grant as a romantic comedy leading man.

Instead, The Happening is a Larry Cohen-esque thriller along the lines of God Told Me To, delivered with a heavy hand, to be sure, but full of some of the most delicious misanthropy to hit screens since Julia Roberts was making romantic comedies.

To follow up their hit comedy Crazy Stupid Love, writer - directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa have merged the con - artist heist thriller with the romantic - comedy genre; a move that was Will Smith's first encouragement with getting...

The first trailer for the romantic comedy Monte Carlo has hit the web.

Although Ant - Man and The Wasp doesn't hit theaters for another few months, one thing is for certain: it's not a romantic comedy.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

It also manages to hit the bull's eye as a splatter horror film, an ode to Romero, a buddy picture, and an authentic romantic comedy.

Twofers are no new thing in soundtrack releasing, but surely there's never been quite such a bizarre pairing as this one, presenting two previously - unreleased Jerry Goldsmith scores — his music for the feather - light romantic comedy IQ paired with John Frankenheimer's hard - hitting, sometimes rather disturbing thriller Seconds.

Romantic comedy fans just want something cute, funny, and charming enough to hold their interest; along these lines, Music and Lyrics succeeds by hitting all the right notes at the right times.

A first trailer has hit for the movie, and it looks like some solid romantic comedy fun.

Wilson's string of box office successes also include Little Fockers, the third installment of the blockbuster Fockers series, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro; Marley & Me, with Jennifer Aniston, based on the popular memoir by John Grogan; the Night At The Museum franchise opposite Robin Williams and Ben Stiller; the smash hit comedy Wedding Crashers, opposite Vince Vaughn; the romantic comedy You, Me And Dupree; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney's Cars and Cars 2.

In the theater he collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award winning play «700 Sunday,» Martin Short's Broadway hit «Fame Becomes Me,» and he wrote the off - Broadway play «Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner - A Sort of Romantic Comedy» which he adapted from his bestselling book.

In the world of Hollywood movies, films have usually tackled such ideas in a wide variety feature films from hard - hitting dramas to more lighthearted romantic comedies.

Gangster Squad is now scheduled to hit theaters on October 19, 2012, where it is currently set to open against the star - filled romantic comedy The Wedding (a.k.a..

# 3: Save the Date - With a realism that hits close to home, and a complete lack of cliches that usually populate romantic comedies, Save the Date stands out as a real genuine story about different stages of love and relationships.

So far the Hollywood movies screening at Cannes — Woody Allen's romantic roundelay «Cafe Society,» starring Kristen Stewart, Shane Black's hit - man comedy «Nice Guys» starring Ryan Gosling, and Jodie Foster's Wall Street thriller «Money Monster» starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts — have played out of competition, more as red - carpet plays and marketing junkets than surefire Oscar launches.

In a way, it's of a similar mindset to the crude romantic comedies which came out around 2000, especially any of the Farrelly Brothers films, which went for lowbrow laughs at the expense of some dim bulb characters, featuring a nonstop soundtrack of modern pop - rock hits, and with a sweetness underneath to try to make it seem cute in its own juvenile way.

Targeting the lazy contrivances and conventions that permeate the romantic comedy genre, They Came Together is a hit and miss affair that lacks the cohesion and consistency of similar spoofs Airplane and The Naked Gun.

The addictive 1987 hit guides every «step» of the prospective lovebirds» evolution in Chaumeil's film: the discovery, the groundwork, the bonding moment, the physical connection, the eventual coming clean — elements common to romantic comedies.

The slightly unhinged [in a good way] fusion of romantic comedy and action flick starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey as an old married couple trying to kick a bit of pizzazz back into their humdrum marriage hits shelves today and well worth a look.

The 1950s produced no small amount of frothy romantic comedies centering around the lives (and lifestyles) of wealthy, winsome people, and Pillow Talk proved to be one of the biggest commercial hits in this field.

It's also an overly familiar cartoon schema of a romantic comedy, stitched together from the most monstrous parts of Meet the Parents, Shallow Hal, and American Pie (one punchline, clearly overdubbed late in the editing stage, shamelessly plagiarizes a memorable ad - lib from hit comedy The 40 Year - Old Virgin).

But his efforts in Flaming Star and Wild in the Country fell flat with audiences, leading Presley to return to the weakly plotted musical romantic comedies that were big hits at the box office.

Leaning heavily on her mother's stock - in - script - trade, Meyers - Shyer's screenplay hits practically every beat of the romantic - comedy genre, albeit with one or two superficial tweaks, primarily in a premise that throws an unsure - of - herself Alice with three young wannabe filmmakers, Harry (Pico Alexander), an aspiring director, George (Jon Rudnitsky), an ambitious screenwriter, and Teddy (Nat Wolff), a would - be actor.

Aside from Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride must also face comparison with Roberts's early - summer romantic comedy hit, Notting Hill, and again the newer film falls short; it lacks the running satire of Tinseltown celebrity that gave that fluffy film an unexpected edge.

It might be 14 years since the original romantic comedy, Love Actually, hit our screens but for some actors the death of one of the film's pivotal...

His next film was the unconventional romantic comedy Amelie (2001), a huge hit worldwide, and still one of the most beloved films of the 21st century.

Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell have often been the lone bright spot in otherwise dismal movies, and it takes their combined charm to redeem Mr. Right, an at - times - excruciatingly quirky mashup of romantic comedy and hit - man thriller.

That film didn't end up being a big hit — a disappointment that affected Headland deeply — but now she's back at the festival with the sexy romantic comedy Sleeping With Other People.

But the key member of the so - called «mumblecore» independent film movement reached a new level last year, when his romantic comedy Drinking Buddies was a modest hit, especially on V.O.D. Working with established stars like Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, and Jake Johnson, Swanberg made his work available to a bigger audience than ever — which puts more attention on the two new films he had showing for audiences in January alone.

Mr. Right (R for violence and pervasive profanity) Romantic comedy about a woman (Anna Kendrick) who becomes smitten with an intriguing suitor (Sam Rockwell) unaware that he's a professional hit man on the run from miffed mobsters.

Twelve years after the conclusion of the original serialization of BOYS OVER FLOWERS (with over 61 million copies sold worldwide), Yoko Kamio delivers BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, the sequel to the smash hit romantic - comedy series.

Her second book, a romantic comedy called The Temp, also began its life online, as a serialised novel on Wattpad and racked up two million hits under its original title Spray Painted Bananas.

One of the most interesting romantic comedies to hit theaters this summer is Obvious Child.