Sentences with phrase «longtime writing partners»

The longtime writing partners make their directing debut with this vehicle for Amy Schumer.

Sacha Baron Cohen's longtime writing partner, Dan Mazer, tries to balance his flair for shock - humor and his desire to make a realistic romantic comedy in his feature - directing debut.

Not exact matches

A woman had written to an advice columnist about how fat and lazy her longtime partner — whom she also describes as «intelligent, accomplished, emotionally mature, kind, loving, and funny» — had become, only to be told, «I'm sick, sick, sick of women beating up on tubby guys... Take him as he is!

But there is also an internal depth to these macho doofuses played by Hill's longtime pal and writing partner, Danny McBride, and comedy star Seth Rogen, to surpass the high art of a perfectly - timed and pronounced «fuck.»

Grandma Directed and written by Paul Weitz (USA)-- New York Premiere, Narrative Reeling from a recent breakup and still mourning the loss of her longtime partner, once - famous poet Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin) is surprised to find her teenage granddaughter on her doorstep in need of $ 600 and a ride.

Fleck and Boden (who serves as editor as well as writing and directing with her longtime partner) take their time and trust that the audience will go along for the ride.

Along with longtime producing and writing partner Grant Heslov, Clooney took the Coen Brothers» post-Blood Simple, proto - Fargo script and married a classic Coen Brothers» plot involving greedy, inept criminals, cosmic comeuppance, and film noir homage to a woefully misguided, badly underwritten, running racial subplot that could have been safely deleted altogether or rewritten as a standalone film.

From the mid -»80s until the mid -»90s, the films of Merchant Ivory Productions, which he led with his late life partner, Ismail Merchant, and their late longtime writing collaborator Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, were such a dominant force at the box office and during awards season that «Merchant Ivory» became a genre unto itself.

In fact, it is written and directed by Jordan Peele, whose recent movie Keanu, which he co-wrote and co-starred with his longtime comedy partner Keegan - Michael Key struck me as a bit lame.

Alfred Hitchcock may be the name in lights, but behind closed doors, he relies heavily on Alma's writing abilities and guidance, so when he suspects she's having an affair with her longtime friend and new writing partner, Whitfield Cook (Danny Huston), Hitch is crushed and his emotions affect the making of «Psycho,» a project that now not only puts the couple's finances on the line, but their relationship, too.

«Blindspotting»: Characters erupt into verse, and into displays of resentment regarding their rapidly gentrifying hometown of Oakland, in this film written by longtime creative partners Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal.

Kathy Gomez, Superintendent of Evergreen School District and longtime YouthTruth partner, recently wrote for District Administration about the ways project - based education helps start young children on the path towards college and career.

As Trisha wrote once in an edition of BookPageXTRA: «The premise of Lionel Shriver's ninth novel sounds like a classic beach read: her heroine, children's book author Irina, must choose whether to stay with her longtime partner or embark on a new romance with a snooker star.