Sentences with phrase «make romantic comedies»

Complete with a great quartet of performances from Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber and Martin Starr, not to mention one of the most authentic pieces of writing, this should make romantic comedies rethink their strategy.

Elizabeth Banks» career has turned out very differently to what she expected as she initially hoped to make romantic comedies like «Pretty Woman» star Julia Roberts.

The «Power Rangers» actress joked her «timing was terrible» when it came to launching her movie career, as at a time when she wanted to make romantic comedies, studios were taking a different approach to the light - hearted films they wanted to produce, leading her down a different path.

What it's about: Before pesky production codes changed what movies were allowed to show onscreen, Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable made a romantic comedy for the ages, about a socialite who runs off on an escapade with a reporter.

Writer / Director (Perry) tries so hard to make a romantic comedy I am not sure he understand LIFE, He does not try so hard to make a movie why does Lionsgate support his movies?

Plus, their onscreen sparring radiated a sweet, sexy spark that has made the romantic comedy a DVD / streaming perennial over three decades.

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.

Lo and behold, Headland has made a romantic comedy that's genuinely romantic and highly comedic — further proof that, at Sundance, the films that sound the least promising can be the most rewarding.

He's making a romantic comedy, and an enormously funny and affecting one at that.

My family says that one of my statements while I was still half doped after surgery was, «How am I going to make a romantic comedy out of this?»

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We pretend that romantic comedies or naturalistic thrillers set in the present day are more «realistic» than any that require us to remember that we live between immensities, for no more than a fraction of sidereal time in a world that we did not make.

She was there when the morning sickness made me run to the bathroom each day like a character in the romantic comedies we loved to watch together.

I doubt that taking estrogen blockers will make me hate romantic comedy movies and true romance novels by Danielle Steel any less than I do now.

Indian cinema is mainly known for making passionate romantic movies, romantic musicals, romantic comedies, action films.

I like making friends, watching romantic drama and comedy, reading and taking walks.

It makes Michael Lehman's 40 Days and 40 Nights is a surprisingly funny, smart, edgy romantic comedy with an amazing sweetness to it.

Visita That Awkward Moment - Quel Momento Imbarazzante (2014)[BRrip - XviD - Italian English Ac3 - Sub ita Eng] MIRCrew Quel Momento Imbarazzante Romantic comedy about three male friends (Efron, Teller, Jordan) in Manhattan who make a pact to remain single just as they start falling in love.

A high - energy romantic comedy that follows three A schedule of the speed dating NYC singles have made famous, with events throughout New York, organizers of NYC singles events for over 9 years.

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.

A romantic comedy about lazy rich people on holiday in Italy in the 1930s, it stars Helen Hunt as a gold - digging woman «of a certain age» who's stalking a young married couple — for third - act catharsis reasons you can see coming — and causing snippy, gossipy society people to make snippy, gossipy comments.

In 1987, she made her breakthrough film performance in the romantic comedy Making Mr. Right, ideally cast as the high - fashion publicist Frankie Stone opposite the literally robotic John Malkovich.

Over Her Dead Body may be the worst romantic comedy I've ever seen, although I hesitate to make such a resolute pronouncement about a movie that's so barely even there.

It'd be unlike Denis — whose far - flung features over the last 30 years have ranged from the luridly modern vampirism of 2001's Trouble Every Day to films tackling war, colonialism, French modernity, and so on — to make a straightforward romantic comedy.

He made his big screen debut in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994), and he subsequently appeared in Lee's Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996), the last of which cast him as a gay man on his way to the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C.Some of Washington's other memorable credits during the»90s included the Hughes brothers» Dead Presidents (1995), the warmly received ensemble romantic comedy Love Jones (1997), Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998), in which Washington gave a memorable turn as a scheming con's violent brother - in - law; Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998), and Clint Eastwood's True Crime (1999), which cast Washington as a man awaiting execution on death row after being falsely accused of murder.

A respected actor who became one of the more prominent figures in the growing African American cinema of the 1990s, Isaiah Washington has made his name in gritty crime dramas and romantic ensemble comedies alike.

Kinney, of course, had aspirations beyond regional theater, and, in 1986, made his film debut with a small part in the romantic comedy Seven Minutes in Heaven.

«The Lincoln Lawyer» just may have the makings of a terrific franchise, if only because it finds McConaughey so clearly in his comfort zone after a string of forgettable romantic comedies and action pictures.

Writer / actress Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein 72, Ira & Abby 62) makes her feature directing debut with a romantic comedy about two best friends (played by Westfeldt and Adam Scott) who decide to have a baby together while maintaining a platonic relationship.

(There's a whole other romantic comedy waiting to make a break for it in Kit's brief bull's - eye encounter with a gun salesman played by The Daily Show «s Rob Corddry.)

A cheerful and stylish romantic comedy that's easy on the eyes and ears, and makes few demands on the intellect.

Smart without being smart - mouthed, shrewd without being calculated, and quite obviously the work of a filmmaker with something important to say and a clear and impish way of saying it, Jerry Maguire is a triumph of nuanced social satire masquerading as a commercial romantic comedy, a movie that can both make fun of and wallow in its celebration of the crass spectacle American sport has become.

Sandler and Watson make something out of their underwritten roles, and that they do is testament to their talents: They make this punchy romantic comedy more engaging than it should be.

Nicholas Stoller makes his directorial debut and it's obvious he hasn't been «tainted» by the established mindset of how to film a romantic comedy as he has a «anything goes» mentality.

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.

Neither My Week With Marilyn, the bittersweet romantic comedy about the making of The Prince and the Showgirl, or The Iron Lady, the biopic of Margaret Thatcher, did as well as their longlist positions suggested: the former picked up six nominations (including best actress for Golden Globe winner Michelle Williams) while the latter took four (including Meryl Streep for best actress and Abi Morgan for best original screenplay).

The romantic comedy, starring Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore and Bill Hader, seemed like a good fit for Sundance in January, but it will be making its world premiere at Toronto following a remarkably tight turnaround.

WHY: «Man Up» received such a limited theatrical release in the U.S. that most people have probably never even heard of it, but it's actually one of the better recent entries in the romantic comedy genre, which makes its desultory treatment all the more bewildering.

The 26 - year - old actor stars in new romantic comedy «That Awkward Moment» - about three buddies who make a pact...

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 12, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Morning Glory (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality and drug references) Romantic comedy about an aspiring TV producer (Rachel McAdams) whose hopes to save a struggling news program depend on her controlling the show's feuding co-anchors (Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford).

-- 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.

These two couples have made a delightful romantic comedy that tugs at the heartstrings and rings of an instant classic.

Winona Ryder channels the post-grad blues in this romantic comedy co-starring Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller (making his directorial debut), and Janeane Garofalo, playing an aspiring filmmaker who realizes that her...

I Feel Pretty was written and directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein who have made a long string of romantic comedies together, including Never Been Kissed (1999), Valentine's Day (2010), The Vow (2012), and How to be Single (2016).

With oodles of cast chemistry, inspired direction by veteran William Wyler (Ben - Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives), and impressive locale work, shot completely on location in Rome, this ranks as one of the best romantic comedies ever made.

It may not be a film that relies on intelligent jokes, but it's a film that understands how to make its audience fall in love with its characters, and sometimes, in a romantic comedy, that's all that's needed.

The Mountain Between Us builds towards a tame romance that left me wondering what kind of film it might have been if the studio had the courage to make a straight romantic comedy starring Winslet and Elba, who are above this parodic material.

Spoof movies have made fun of action movies, adventure movies, horror films, and science - fiction movies, so romantic comedies were certainly ripe for lampooning.

The vibe of the film is different, refreshing and it makes for one of the best romantic comedies that I have seen.

«I Give it a Year»: «Borat» scribe Dan Mazer makes his feature film directing debut with this romantic comedy about a young couple (Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall) who are doing their best to stay married despite the doubts of their friends and relatives.

The Shape of Water is the closest Del Toro will get to making either a romantic comedy or Beauty and the Beast.