Sentences with phrase «of romantic comedies featuring»

Baggage Claim has come from a long line of romantic comedies featuring impossibly beautiful women with problems finding love.

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It's obviously not one of your lesser - known relationship sites, either, having been featured in the Diane Lane / John Cusack romantic comedy «Must Love Dogs», and a few other box office hits.

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 dweeby and unenchanting concoction as romantic comedies go, Mark Decena's debut feature also juggles enough storylines to fill five or six movies in barely 80 minutes of screen time, ending up with a whole distinctly less than the sum of its parts.

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.

A Lot Like Love is one of those romantic comedies that features characters so annoying that one hopes they break up and save the gene pool irreparable damage.

An unsurprising entry in that hoary micro-genre of romantic comedies to feature a fresh - from - the - corpse disembodied spirit who just can't seem to get a move - on.

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.

Add to it a soundtrack (featuring The Cure, The Smiths, and Tears for Fears, among others) that is the English equivalent to an 80's John Hughes film, and you have a film that will have all post-punk, 80's nostalgic fans tapping their feet while delighting in the chemistry of this pleasant romantic - comedy.

Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Michael Showalter's unassuming romantic comedy is one of the year's funniest films, featuring some truly jawdropping one - liners and set pieces, but it's also so completely naked - hearted and raw that you'll frequently be weeping even as you laugh.

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.

Early last year, I took a chance on an independent New Zealand feature called «Eagle vs. Shark,» a decidedly off - beat romantic comedy which introduced me to the cinematic brilliance of Jemaine Clement.

Sony low - budget division Screen Gems released his first feature in 2000, «The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy,» which followed the lives of a group of gay friends living in West Hollywood.

In spite of several lines about how romantic comedies have given people seriously messed - up expectations about the way the world works, it's unsurprising that Tropper is already working on adapting the book as a feature film.

«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.

Also new: coming - of - age high school comedy Dude (2018, not rated) with Lucy Hale and Alexandra Shipp and romantic drama Porto (2016, not rated, with subtitles) featuring Anton Yelchin in one of his final performances.

Steve Carrell is a sweet, shy middle - aged geek and the last American virgin in The 40 - Year - Old Virgin (2005), the feature debut of director Judd Apatow (who wrote the film with Carrell), an oddly sweet mix of romantic comedy and adolescent shenanigans, albeit with a slightly older cast.

This award - winning film features the voice talents of Sarah Silverman, Dermot Mulroney, David Carradine, Martha Plimpton, and Justin Long in an outrageous romantic zombie comedy that tells the story of a teenage couple murdered on prom night, who return for revenge.

No one would expect the son of David Cronenberg to direct romantic comedies, so it's no shock that 33 - year - old Brandon's feature debut, «Antiviral,» is about a clinic that sells celebrity's illnesses to clients.

A UK poster has arrived online for director Lone Scherfig's upcoming romantic comedy Their Finest featuring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Read our review of Their Finest here 1940, London, the Blitz; with the country's morale at stake, Catrin (Gemma Arterton), an untried screenwriter, and a makeshift cast -LSB-...]

But his previous work as a feature director, 2005's «The Baxter,» was another sweet and off - kilter romantic comedy; both films are far less caustic and a lot more compassionate than most of his other comedy work.

Ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, two images have arrived online for How to Talk to Girls at Parties giving us a look at Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in the upcoming sci - fi romantic comedy, along with the first poster featuring Fanning and Alex Sharp; take a look below... -LSB-...]

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.

Man Up is the new romantic comedy featuring one Simon Pegg esquire and the comedy stylings of the ace Lake Bell.

This wreaks of the male - oriented romantic comedy, which features a few shots of T & A to satiate the appetites of the over-sexed and the women that they wish existed.

Momentum Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled Half Magic, the feature directorial debut of actress Heather Graham, who also stars in the film in the lead role as «Honey».

Federico starred in the award winning feature, LEAVES OF A TREE, directed by Ante Novakovic, CONTRORA directed by Rosella di Venuto, THE DECOY BRIDE a romantic comedy, directed by Sheree Folkson starring David Tenant, filmed entirely on location in Scotland and the Isle of ManOF A TREE, directed by Ante Novakovic, CONTRORA directed by Rosella di Venuto, THE DECOY BRIDE a romantic comedy, directed by Sheree Folkson starring David Tenant, filmed entirely on location in Scotland and the Isle of Manof Mann.

In Greenberg (Focus Features), the writer / director Noah Baumbach attempts the heady, possibly foolish experiment of trying to write a romantic comedy without charm.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD — 2004, Focus Features, 99 min, UK / France / USA, Dir: Edgar Wright Director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg cowrote this funny and bloody film, which breathed new life into both the zombie and romantic comedy genres.

In the world of Hollywood movies, films have usually tackled such ideas in a wide variety feature films from hard - hitting dramas to more lighthearted romantic comedies.

One of my personal favorite scenes ever in a feature film is from this romantic comedy / drama — and if you've seen the movie, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

(Also worth mentioning is a brief shot of a bus stop Marion drives by — featuring a poster for Six Days, Seven Nights, Heche's romantic comedy from this past summer.

In a way, it's of a similar mindset to the crude romantic comedies which came out around 2000, especially any of the Farrelly Brothers films, which went for lowbrow laughs at the expense of some dim bulb characters, featuring a nonstop soundtrack of modern pop - rock hits, and with a sweetness underneath to try to make it seem cute in its own juvenile way.

If that sounds a little like every romantic comedy to be released in the wake of When Harry Met Sally, take solace in the fact that the second feature written and directed by Leslye Headland (Bachelorette) actually earns the comparison.

MAN UP features two magnificent lead actors in the shapes of Simon Pegg and Lake Bell as they take on a romantic comedy with...

An HBO original movie, but featuring A-list stars, Running Mates is an amiable romantic comedy that is carried by the personalities and acting ability of the two appealing stars.

Romantic comedies, for instance... Debut feature director Rachel Israel's «Keep the Change,» an expansion of a 2013 short, assumes strengths of the romantic comedy genre while avoiding most pitfall clichés of the past two decades of ill - imagined wish - fulfillmRomantic comedies, for instance... Debut feature director Rachel Israel's «Keep the Change,» an expansion of a 2013 short, assumes strengths of the romantic comedy genre while avoiding most pitfall clichés of the past two decades of ill - imagined wish - fulfillmromantic comedy genre while avoiding most pitfall clichés of the past two decades of ill - imagined wish - fulfillment sap.

Get your friends together for a movie night, featuring some of our favorite Georgia - filmed romantic comedies and romantic movies.

Maggie Kiley's first feature, «Brightest Star,» has all the trappings of a contemporary romantic comedy, but also the good sense to strive for a deeper examination of a young man's search for his place in the universe.

Army of One's romantic subplot illustrates why King of Comedy was better off not being weighed down by a half hour of scenes featuring Rupert Pupkin's arbitrary love interest (played by, I du n no, Maria Conchita Alonso) about how, as a woman of a certain age who's been banged around by life a bit, she's lucky to have a good - hearted, if someone eccentric ambitious young show business striver like Pupkin in her life.

A smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage amongst modern day New Yorkers, Freundlich's fourth feature film centers on the romantic escapades of two couples: a successful actress (Freundlich's real - life significant other, Julianne Moore) and her stay - at - home husband (David Duchovny), and said actress» slacker younger brother (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal).

This is the fifth feature film for director Mark Steven Johnson, and he's displayed some genre versatility over the course of his career, moving from family drama (Simon Birch) to superhero action (Daredevil, Ghost Rider) to romantic comedy (When in Rome) and now lean thriller.

Now she's making her feature directing debut with the romantic - comedy, coming of age...

Best known as one of the pioneers of the indie mumblecore movement, Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha, Computer Chess) attempts to cross over to the commercial world with Results, a romantic comedy featuring professional actors with a budget that appears larger than all of his previous work combined.

Interestingly, we learn that López's background is in romantic comedies, which have featured some of this film's cast members.

Now she's making her feature directing debut with the romantic - comedy, coming of age film Carrie Pilby.

Other bits featuring in Oswalt's Finest Hour: the value of sweatpants, the differences between a comedian and a stripper, the way in which he'd like to see a Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy advertised, a depressing description of the circus, his desire to be the first non-ironic visitor of the Spam Museum, his experiences with Weight Watchers, dreams on Ambien, and a Disneyland attraction with the potential to traumatize children.

In this award - winning debut feature, Israel delivers a precious take on the classic romantic comedy, casting a pair of autistic characters as its lovestruck leads.

Whether you're judging it as just a 1950s romantic comedy or simply a Disney animated feature (the only of its kind released in between 1953 and 1959), Lady and the Tramp holds up nicely.

Played for romantic comedy yuks rather than gravid melo - operatic contortions (and distinguishing itself from other products of the UK comedy mill by not featuring any old men and women or young boys naked), the picture follows the plight of shiftless loser, small - time criminal Jimmy (Robert Carlyle) as he steals a lot of money from three circus clowns and returns to his small Scottish burg to reclaim his lost love Shirley (the insufferable, simpering Shirley Henderson) and their daughter Marlene (Finn Atkins) from the clutches of mild - mannered simp Dek (Rhys Ifans).