Sentences with phrase «into romantic comedies»

Many in Hollywood say they see the spiritual - memoir - turned - movie as the next hot genre, suggesting there are ongoing talks about turning Lauren Winner's «Girl Meets God» into a romantic comedy, Ian Cron's «Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me» into an action flick, Anne Lamott's «Traveling Mercies» into an indie road trip film, Kathleen Norris» «The Cloister Walk» into something really creepy involving monks.»

The encounter that follows will reveal unexpected depths in both characters, and new layers of moral complexity in Sean Baker's unmissable Tangerine, a sneaky slice - of - life indie that comes on all casual and cinéma - verité in the early scenes, then slowly coalesces into a romantic comedy as intricately constructed as any door - slamming stage farce.

How do you turn a self - help book into a romantic comedy?

Cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi ensures that whilst the film may sometimes drift into romantic comedy territory, the look of the film is anything but conventional.

The joy of new love collides with the anxieties of everyday life in Paul Thomas Anderson's off - kilter foray into romantic comedy.

Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off - kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson.

There are moments when generic boundaries blur and the movie threatens to abandon its dramatic aspect and dissolve into romantic comedy territory and, charming as these moments are, at times it makes the audience forget the purpose of the story, and turns slightly farcical.

Iâ $ ™ m on the sharp end of a divorce so going into a romantic comedy for me, well itâ $ ™ s like a vegan booking an abattoir weekend.

Director Michael Mohan (who previously came to Sundance with One Too Many Mornings and the short Ex-Sex) returns to the festival with this genuine, honest story that I wouldn't simply lump into the romantic comedy subgenre.

Real - life married couple, Gordon and Nanjiani, decided to turn their story into a romantic comedy for the big screen.

Directed by David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights), the thin material constantly threatens to collapse into romantic comedy third - act ennui, but Vaughn and Wilson keep kicking and dragging more life out of it.

Not exact matches

Plus, no other romantic comedy has topped this movie's insight into relationships.

Chinese buyers are surging into Washington state, thanks to a top - grossing Chinese romantic comedy filmed in Seattle as well as direct China - Washington flights, reports The Associated Press (20 December 2014)....

I hesitate to recommend that you see The Lobster, since this romantic comedy about a man facing transformation into an arthropod is just too painfully realistic.

The reason romantic comedies work so well is because they pitch us a world that fits into a two - hour window.

If real life was a romantic comedy, starting a new relationship would go something like this: You'd lock eyes, knowing in some deep and spiritual way that you'd found The One, and from that moment forward tumble head - over-heels into love, never to be separated again.

A woman finds herself drafted into the battle of finding the perfect man in this romantic comedy.

But then it seems to shift away from being a dark comedy into yet another bland romantic comedy where occasionally someone says something depressing to remind you about the approaching meteor.

By devolving into a run - of - the - mill romantic comedy it leaves a lot to stay involved.

Baggage Claim is definitely a film that is made for an audience that is into these kinds of clichéd romantic comedies, which feature attractive casts and the bare minimum requirements to develop a premise that slightly differs from those that came before it.

Even as it administered a patchouli - scented dose of fan service to James's hungry readership, 2016's «Fifty Shades of Grey» was a brittle, brisk surprise, refashioning the book's lilac prose into a warped romantic comedy of personal boundaries, with S&M as the bargaining currency between Anastasia and Christian — played by Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan with a wary, push - pull dynamic.

«Triumph of Love,» Marivaux's 270 - year - old romantic comedy, is a beguiling trifle, a gauzy, teasing inquiry into the fungibility of emotions.

He kept both programs going into 2010, then appeared the next year in the romantic comedy Love's Kitchen.

What reads like a standard romantic comedy premise is transformed, in the hands of master filmmaker Denis, into something altogether deeper, more poignant, and perceptive about the profound mysteries of love.

Just when you thought Matthew McConaughey had settled into pre-retirement content to play the (dry - aged) beefcake in a string of dippy romantic comedies, the actor comes roaring back with some real acting.

The director's most ambitious work to date is a wildly successful romantic heist comedy, propelled from scene to scene with a lively soundtrack that elevates its slick chase scenes into a realm of musicality that develops its own satisfying beat.

Her performance, which perfectly displayed the hyperkinetic comic energy and sardonic wit that came to characterize many of the actress» portrayals, won her a «special recognition for acting» at Sundance that year.The year 1998 brought more independent work in the form of The Misadventures of Margaret, a romantic comedy in which Posey had the title role and a foray into mainstream features with a turn as Tom Hanks» book - editor girlfriend in Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail.

On the big screen, Leggero starred in NEIGHBORS, alongside Seth Rogen; LET»S BE COPS, opposite Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr.; and appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy HE»S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.

If you were going down the list of things needed for a comedy to take flight you'd find them all here; the three main players pass the ball, the chemistry works, and the film never devolves into that most debilitating trope of the romantic comedy - a serious third act.

In this romantic comedy, a freshman weenie finds himself the new project of the Bi Beta Kappa frat boys who want to turn him into a real ladies man so he can win the love of a luscious librarian.

A romantic comedy has to woo an audience into taking a chance on love.

Sure, a romantic comedy about people searching for something real is old hat, but writer / director Bujalski (Computer Chess) gives us interesting characters in unique situations to breathe some fun new life into the genre.

From there the Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo turns the film into a dark romantic comedy that focuses on human relationships and human flaws.

Director Arthur Penn, at his peak, turned the movie into an ironic blend of twisted love story, dark comedy, caustic social portrait and breezy romantic crime thriller, with Bonnie and Clyde as a pair of deadly innocents, caught up in the poverty of the Depression and the turbulence of the»30s gangster period.

The perfect holiday gift for romantic comedy fans of all ages, Home Again on Blu - rayTM, DVD and Digital features a bonus commentary with the director and the producer of the film, taking viewers even deeper into the heartfelt story.

But however you size it up, the film is essentially an excuse to tap into the burgeoning market for retro romantic comedy — represented, most recently, by the «Sex and the City» movie and «Bride Wars.»

The ever - loveable Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) steps out of Simon Pegg's shadow and into dance shoes and a sequined shirt for the leading role in the new romantic comedy, Cuban Fury.

Now, add a romantic comedy narrative combining elements of amnesia, lack of consent, and sexism into the mixture and you have Garry Marshall's 1987 screwball flick Overboard.

Whitney Cummings tries to breathe new life into the tired, men - are - like - this, women - are - like - this style of romantic comedy both in front of and behind the camera with «The Female Brain.»

Punch - Drunk Love finds the potential of that moment, and pulls it out into an entire movie — an angry, raw, shockingly beautiful romantic comedy that tests the limits of our every expectation.

«Drinking Buddies,» Joe Swanberg's deceivingly jolly, sharply alert romantic comedy, doesn't just pay homage to those confusing unspoken feelings, but engages in that very opaqueness itself, plunging viewers into the same kind of what's - really - going - on - here questions that its young, attractive protagonists are facing.

Earlier this week we brought you a trailer for the romantic comedy The Escort starring Michael Doneger and Lyndsy Fonseca, and now we've got an exclusive clip for you, which you can watch right here... The Escort follows a sex - addicted journalist (Michael Doneger) who throws himself into the world of high - class escorts when he starts -LSB-...]

The director's most ambitious work to date is a wildly successful romantic heist comedy, propelled from scene to scene with a lively soundtrack that elevates its slick chase scenes into a realm that develops its own satisfying beat.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus also gave one of the all - time great romantic comedy performances in «Enough Said,» quite nearly matched by the late James Gandolfini — she's absolutely radiant, even when other characters attempt to shame her into spinsterhood.

While it has its funny moments, its not really a romantic comedy and that's a good thing since it doesn't have much potential to be funny and any physical humor would have just turned it into another Leap Year, and that's the last thing we need.

Apatow produced Rogen and Goldberg's first forays into screenwriting, but they've gone separate ways, with Apatow clearly preferring to tell conventionally romantic human interest stories and Rogen - Goldberg displaying more of an appetite for genre - infused comedy.

In «Friends With Benefits,» a romantic comedy about two pals who try to incorporate sex into their friendship, Mr. Timberlake has his biggest role yet, playing a hotshot art director with intimacy issues.

Chase changed into well - known for his comedic roles in motion pictures like National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Caddyshack, whilst Hannah is common for romantic comedies like Splash and Roxanne.

Since then, they've written a handful of female - driven romantic comedies including He's Just Not that Into You, Valentine's Day and How to be Single.

Based on a novel by Cally Taylor, this British romantic comedy is so simplistic that it offers very little to anyone who doesn't buy into the trite movie formula.