Sentences with phrase «modern comedy like»

It might be unfair to compare this aggressively average gross - out comedy — which sits in some depressing space between Trainwreck and Dirty Grandpa — to a classic modern comedy like Step Brothers.

Not exact matches

It's not the first modern reboot of the retro comedy: Along with two really bad live action movie adaptations, even animators like Seth McFarlane have (unsuccessfully) tried their hand at bringing the series back.

Unlike you, though, we're really into comedies (Parks and Rec, Arrested Development, Modern Family), although I love shows like LOST and Firefly, too.

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 is comparable to modern romantic comedies like (500) Days of Summer, although more mature smart.

While it's not as zany, if you love crazy fun ski movies like Hot Dog or Ski Patrol, Force Majeure is a brilliant modern take on that kind of ski movie comedy, but with added depth to the characters.

OUR TAKE: Seeing former SNL stars like Wiig and Hader in a movie with Modern Family star Ty Burrell screams comedy - but this is actually a drama.

But the concept of the movie felt like it lent itself to lots of comedy, this movie plays a game, its fun, its funny, the idea of modern kids stuck with Reagan era sex bomb idiot counselors was just too funny to not plum...

There was also a conversation with one of his proteges, Lena Dunham, plus he got to introduce a 35 mm print of Hal Ashby's 1979 masterpiece Being There starring Peter Sellers because, when you are introduced to a packed house of society swells as «the man who transformed the face of modern American comedy», you get to do things like that.

But those are all 50 - 75 years old, and I haven't even mentioned my modern - era favorites, like Luis Bunuel («The Exterrminating Angel,» «Simon of the Desert,» «The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,» «The Phantom of Liberty»), Monty Python («Life of Brian» — greatest comedy of the last half - century), Christopher Guest & ensemble («Spinal Tap,» «Waiting for Guffman,» «Best in Show») or the Coen Bros. («Barton Fink,» «The Big Lebowski»).

Like with the greatest modern director of romantic comedies, She's Funny That Way questions the very nature of the cinema's relation to reality, reveling in the idealized illusions while simultaneously undermining their spell by pointing out their unreality.

I hate to sound like a broken record, but the state of the modern comedy is pretty depressing.

Before I begin my review, I would like to point out that even though I am not a fan of most modern horror films, I do love the horror comedy genre and horror films from the 70s and 80s.

Better Things — the Pamela Adlon and Louise C.K. FX comedy is poignant, often hilarious, and sometimes so true if feels more like a documentary on modern L.A. life and family — but neither the show nor its lead landed a nomination.

There are the expected scenes of actors riffing all over each that populate most modern comedies, but also hints at a bigger budget and attention to aesthetics like nifty camera work, tilt - shift photography, and some decent action set pieces.

Though the National Lampoon is no longer in circulation, its legacy is undeniable: From Saturday Night Live to The Onion to, of course, films like Animal House and Vacation, it's had major impact on modern American comedy.

The movie might not have potential pop hits — the songs sound much more like musical theater show tunes than Miley Cyrus auto - tuned — but the animated comedy - adventure has a sweet and very modern message, plus strong characters.

Movie will be a modern musical like no other, says co-creator, currently starring in People, Places, Things, working on a comedy radio play and flummoxing New Zealand customs

A great script and some excellent supporting performances made this a modern - day comedy classic that's even managed to spawn spin - offs and online casino games like Bridesmaids slots.

The impact of their magazine and movies like «Animal House» and «Caddyshack» can undeniably be felt in almost all modern comedy, but certainly in the quirky style of writer / actor / director David Wain.

Archer writer / producer / voice actor Adam Reed and Modern Family writer Megan Ganz teamed up to work on an animated, woman - centric, comedy - action show called Cassius and Clay, starring greats like Kaitlin Olson, Lake Bell and Susan Sarandon.

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Using silkscreened mass media images, he also produced a series of illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy, creating 38 Inferno drawings as a modern accompaniment to Dante and Virgil's journey through hell, substituting his own heroes - like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning - for Dante's characters.

This means your customers can open their favorite app and then use their Amazon Echo or other Alexa device to issue commands like «Alexa, find comedies,» «Alexa, tune to HBO,» or «Alexa, play episodes of Modern Family.»

The list of movies suggested by Rogge includes everything from Hollywood classics such as The Thin Man, Gone With The Wind, and Funny Girl, to tear - jerkers like Love Story and Steel Magnolias, to your favorite modern romantic comedies like Sweet Home Alabama, The Backup Plan, and Wanderlust.