Sentences with phrase «in black comedies»

Usually actors in black comedies rarely snag a nod if they are submitted as the lead — supporting roles more often nab the nomination — but I'll never underestimate Colin Farrell.

Despite an interesting premise and excellent cast, the film flopped, but Arquette continued to work steadily the following year, with lead roles in the black comedy Goodbye Lover; Stigmata, in which she starred opposite Gabriel Byrne as the unwitting target of a supernatural phenomenon; and Martin Scorsese's Bringing out the Dead, a film starring Arquette's then - husband Cage as a burnt - out paramedic.Following the weightiness of the creepy Stigmata and the disturbing Bringing Out the Dead, Arquette took things in a decidedly lighter direction with her next two projects.

In this black comedy, a philosophical hit man (Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit which coincides with his 10 - year high school reunion in the upscale suburb of Grosse Point,...

People do very bad things in Very Bad Things, but in a black comedy it isn't so much what you do as how you do it, and Berg hasn't the gallows humor to turn this excursion into bad taste from a sick idea to the despicably funny film it should be.

Matthew Perry is very funny in this black comedy about a dentist whose wife hires a hit man to kill him.

Joey Travolta and Jeff Conaway star in this black comedy about Geno, a talentless lounge singer whose career is going nowhere.

In this black comedy, a criminal discovers a market for murder in the suburbs.

In this black comedy, five friends» lives spiral out of control when they try to cover up a prostitute's accidental death during a bachelor party.

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis plot revenge against their «Horrible Bosses» (Warner) Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey in the black comedy.

Moving on, as recently reported, talks are already underway with cast members Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz - Plasse to reprise their roles in the black comedy superhero film that grossed $ 48 million domestically and $ 96 million globally back in 2010.

Suicide and apartment troubles turn a perky couple into serial killers in this black comedy misfire from the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

In this black comedy, everyone in a small town becomes a suspect when a much - despised woman not - so - accidentally drives her Yugo off a cliff.

The Best Actress, according to FFCC voters, was Margot Robbie for her performance as embattled former figure skater Tonya Harding in the black comedy / biopic I, Tonya.

An over-achieving student (Reese Witherspoon) runs for student body president and a popular teacher (Matthew Broderick) resorts to drastic measures to keep her from winning in this black comedy.

Prevenge Sightseers and Adult Life Skills star Alice Lowe makes her directorial debut in this black comedy about a pregnant woman out for revenge.

Sally Field, Justin Theroux, Julia Garner, and Jemima Kirke also star in the black comedy.

Here's every twist and turn in this black comedy.

Allison has received widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of LaVona Fay Golden in the black comedy.

The film, steeped in black comedy, features rock star Sting and his real - life wife, Trudie Styler, who also produced.

Michael Keaton — wonderfully wired as always — stars in this black comedy about celebrity and showbusiness.

Monty Python star Michael Palin has landed another Tv acting role after returning to the small screen last year (13) in black comedy The Wipers...

Bornedal just doesn't get the balance right in this black comedy.

The 60 - year - old actor was «delighted» to be asked by writer - and - director Sally Potter to star in the black comedy, and had a great experience working alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, and Cherry Jones on the film.

Colin Farrell appears in this black comedy crime - caper from playwright Mark O'Rowe and theatre director John Crowley.

In 2010, she stars in the black comedy Burke and Hare.

Toby Maguire and Elizabeth Banks star in the black comedy The Details (2011, R) as a suburban Seattle couple who make some very bad choices and Q'orianka Kilcher is Princess Kaiulani (2009, PG) in the dignified but sanitized story of the last princess of Hawaii.

The Thin Red Line's Ben Chaplin will also star in the black comedy remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Showing support: Mckenna Grace who played young Tonya in the black comedy biopic also was in attendance

The Irish actor was required to don the fibreglass headgear, normally worn by Michael Fassbender, in one scene in the black comedy, which is loosely based on writer Jon Ronson's experience performing with the mask - wearing creation of comedian Chris Sievey.

And while it becomes far less comical as it moves inexorably towards its somber, come - to - Jesus conclusion, what it loses in laughs it gains in profoundly moving drama and emotional texture (one serious scene between Gleeson and his daughter Reilly is as poignant and heartrending as anything you've ever witnessed in a black comedy).

Not exact matches

Back in the old days of television programming — say, 15 years ago — most standup specials like Black's ran for a limited time on one of the three main cable channels that aired comedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the arccomedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the arcComedy Central) before being shuffled off to the archives.

Comedy Dynamics, based in Burbank, California, is footing the bill for Black's show, including his fee and the costs of postproduction, editing, and delivery to Epix.

Known for her hit HBO comedy Insecure, Issa Rae of Issa Rae productions is the first black woman to create and star in a premium cable series.

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson: Black - ish Aziz Ansari: Master of None Zach Galifianakis: Baskets Donald Glover: Atlanta William H. Macy: Shameless Jeffrey Tambor: Transparent

But in a night filled with traditional, safe, punchlines from Fallon, the duo's brief detour into absurdist black comedy was probably the funniest moment of the whole show.

Unlike Mel Brooks's comedy Blazing Saddles, in which Brooks plays against the genre by making it clear that he's spoofing it, with the black sheriff and the horse KO'd by an uppercut to the nostrils, Lucas goes with flow of his story.

I know in my earlier years when I would «align» myself with «white» values, I felt I was different and doing something special, and then I realized what Whoopi Goldberg said in her comedy routine years ago about the little girl who wanted to be white with the long flowing hair, «you still gon be black.»

Anthony can also be seen in the ABC sitcom, Black - ish, for which he was recently nominated for an Emmy ® award, in which he stars and produces, and which recently won two NAACP Image Awards for both Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

And in closing, who could forget the illustrious 2006 comedy «Nacho Libre» starring Jack Black?

In an event Daley said «had overtones of comedy slapstick,» another black American runner — John Woodruff, who died last week at 92 — won the 800 meters by stopping dead in mid-racIn an event Daley said «had overtones of comedy slapstick,» another black American runner — John Woodruff, who died last week at 92 — won the 800 meters by stopping dead in mid-racin mid-race.

It was an experiment in writing «A Clockwork Orange» - style black comedy and was intended to be a dark satire on the loneliness and frustration that is so often a part of the contemporary male experience, as well as an attack on rape culture.

Over the weekend, Democratic candidate Nate McMurray tweeted that he had met Black at the Helium comedy club in Buffalo.

To pose with her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series award for «Black - ish,» she changed gears, donning a tawny furry jacket which gave the frock a»70s vibe.

My favorites would have to be Band of outsiders for holding it at a comedy club I think that's a fun idea and would make a cool thing to watch.I also liked Pronounce I would so wear those clothes but in black of course, but my first fav would have to be KTZ as a punk in my youth yes I had a mowak I really liked the old school vibes in this collection.

Auckland has several legendary nights that make wonderful date ideas: in New Lynn try heading to the Black Salt Bar for Wednesday's rollicking quiz, in Grey Lynn opt for Malt Bar's comedy quiz on a Monday or, in Newton, try Tuesday night's music quiz at the King's Arms Tavern.

The movie's got everything from slapstick comedy, to jack - in - the - box spooks, to 17 - year - old Wynona Rider wearing gothic - black attire and it was an essential starting point for many of Hollywood's finest working artists today.

The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London presents.

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British actor Tim McInnerny first caught the attention of audiences in the early»80s, playing Lord Percy Percy on the comedy series The Black Adder.

«To the Bone» Marti Noxon, a longtime symbol of female empowerment in TV for her work on «Buffy the Vampire Slayer» and «UnREAL,» makes her feature directorial debut with a pitch - black comedy about her own struggle with anorexia.