Sentences with phrase «of great romantic comedies»
His other books include «The Dream Team - The Rise and Fall of DreamWorks: Lessons from the New Hollywood» (2006), «I'll Have What She's Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies» (2008) and «Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and other observations about science fiction movies» (2011).
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«Following in the tradition of great romantic comedies like Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The Proposal, The Pre-Nup is a wholly original romantic comedy of errors about what happens when you mix Brits and Americans, marriage and family, and money with love.»
Perhaps one of the greatest romantic comedies in the history of film, It Happened One Night stars Clark Gable as Peter, a recently fired journalist and Claudette Colbert as Ellie, a very spoiled heiress.
While Warm Bodies falls far short of the greatest romantic comedy with zombies, Shaun of the Dead, it is harmless fun that would serve as a fine date night for the younger crowd.
Richard Curtis has written and directed some of the greatest romantic comedies of the past two decades, so it should come as no surprise that his latest movie follows in the same footsteps.
My Best - Friend's Wedding: One of the greatest romantic comedies of all time, featuring such classic comfort elements as: Julia Roberts, giant cell phones, multiple musical numbers, Carrie Preston and Rachel Griffiths as slatternly bridal cousins, scheming, a chase, and a fantastic ending.
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It is hard to say just what Moby - Dick, Melville's greatest and most famous work, really is: a metaphysical Romantic tragedy about Captain Ahab's sexual obsession with an enormous white whale; an immense picaresque comedy about sailing; or a serio - comic grand opera that begins with the narrating Ishmael bored by the streaming crowds of New York and ends with him alone in the ocean, floating on the harpooner Queequeg's coffin.
Bloom's counterweight to this dreary reductionism is the Great Tradition of Western letters from Plato to Tolstoy; and most of the book is devoted to individual chapters on such novelists as Rousseau, Austen, Stendahl, and Tolstoy, with a whole section devoted to the romantic comedies and tragedies of Shakespeare, and a concluding fugue on Plato's Symposium.
I'm outgoing, good hearted single gentleman, enjoying the gift of life, fishing, pool, cards, concerts, comedy clubs, festivals, dancing, romantic picnics, and cooking, I have a great sense of humor
I have a great sense of humor, very romantic, a great listener and drama free;) I enjoy live music, smooth jazz, art shows or museuums, plays, comedy clubs, dinning out, traveling and spending time with my family and friends.
She's Dating the Gangster is a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy - drama film based on the best Pop Fiction book of the same name originally published on This article gives you a huge catalog of great dating ideas.
He told his students that I would be included in the speed dating round and who is This is a great review game to use for students of any Speed - Dating movie reviews & Metacritic score: This high - energy romantic comedy follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women.
For The Guardian, «there's a generous pinch of very funny lines» but not much else, and Variety finds «the romantic - comedy form... a strange choice for such a tale» even though it «means well and looks great.»
We all know that Murray plays a great smart - ass, but he shows early skill at light romantic comedy (which most of Murray's best roles dabble in), and he seems naturally confident with the kids.
Book Club isn't just a romantic comedy but a film that manages to team up four of the greatest female actors of their time in the same movie.
It's a silly Gen X romantic comedy / coming of age movie, albeit one with a great cast.
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.
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.
Although a romantic comedy involving teens, the R rating is earned for a great deal of sexuality, including a shroom - induced hallucination showcasing some animated coital action.
The great recession of» 08 - 09 has gained blanket coverage in just about every form of media and it's only fitting that it now has its very own romantic comedy.
Over ten years before Rob Reiner («All in the Family», This is Spinal Tap) would direct the great romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally, he wrote this very similar piece for ABC television, which featured a very similar premise of two best friends of the opposite sex that develop feelings for one another, but are unsure whether or not they should stay friends or take it a step beyond.
With her sparkling presence and sharp timing, the stunning Lombard delighted audiences in some of the greatest screwball comedies ever made, but she spent the early part of her brief career playing dramatic roles and romantic ingénues.
It's this immature view of women — the view of a tongue - tied schoolboy idolising the prettiest girl in class — that sets Curtis's work apart from When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall, His Girl Friday and the other great romantic comedies.
The first trailer has been released for Cameron Crowe's upcoming romantic comedy Aloha which stars Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone; check it out below after the official synopsis... In Aloha, a celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs — the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii — and -LSB-...]
It would be hard to find a greater counter-point to the mood of the current election than this idealistic romantic comedy.
Though Curtis has recently announced that «About Time» will likely be his final film as a director, the movie represents everything that's great about the kind of romantic comedies Curtis excels at making.
As far as modern romantic comedies go, No Strings Attached is at best passable, and yet, when lined up against the greats of the genre, it falls embarassingly short.
She starred as Estella in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations in 2011, and as Joanna in Richard Curtis» romantic comedy About Time in 2013.
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.
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«' The Room» has been playing for 14 - and - a-half years, sort of like the new «Rocky Horror Picture Show» but, like, even worse,» Franco, 39, chuckles about the ineptly written, acted and directed tale of romantic betrayal that novice director Wiseau thought would be a Tennessee Williams - style, Oscar - contending drama, but since its laughed - at premiere has agreed with the world that it is a so - bad - its - great comedy.
2015 is shaping up to be the year of the great rom - com as Judd Apatow «s Trainwreck is the third great romantic comedy or romantic comedy drama (or romantic dramedy) that I've seen this year — the other two being Adult Beginners and Sleeping With Other People.
To think such a story would be palatable for mainstream America, but also revered as a great romantic comedy by many people 8 to 80 is nothing short of astonishing.
Speaking of humor, the man is pretty darn hilarious in the romantic comedy «Working Girl» — it's not great, but it is great to see Harrison in full Cary Grant mode alongside both Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.
Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy Someone Great.
Less a spoof of vampire flicks than a fish - out - of - water romantic comedy about a Victorian nobleman trying to negotiate the dating scene of Studio 54 - era Manhattan, this enjoyably silly film is no one's idea of great cinema, but writer Robert Kaufman's concept of a vampire being the standard bearer for old - style morality and romance is an inherently funny conceit helped immensely by a straight - faced lead performance by Hamilton.
Midnight in Paris is a romantic comedy — hate that Woody Allen movies are classified the same way as Jennifer Aniston movies, it's totally NOT the same — described by the studio to be «(the celebration of) a young man's great love for Paris, and simultaneously explores the illusion people have that a life different from their own is better.»
Sturges takes a whole assortment of disagreeable elements — cliché rich people, cliché cardsharps, snakes, and slapstick — and makes one of the greatest romantic and funny comedies.
We've seen it in a number of romantic comedies — it's a great way to get a little closer to that special someone