Sentences with phrase «old cult comedy»
'' «Galaxy Quest»: The Oral History»: MTV's Jordan Hoffman tells the untold story of the 15 - year - old cult comedy classic.
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From 3D cane toads on opening night (Cane Toads: The Conquest) to John Woo kung fu to close the program (Reign Of Assassins), possibly the world's first «womantic» feature (the Brisbane - based comedy Jucy) to the utterly indescribable (Tommy Wiseau cult phenomenon The Room), the new look festival — in a new timeslot and new venues (Palace Centro and Barracks cinemas, and Tribal Theatre)-- has assembled an amazing line - up, with films for young (well, 18 and over for the most part, given the severing of links between BIFF and Cine Sparks) and old.
Hot on the heels of the Alice Lowes and Ben Wheatleys of this world, are an entire new movement of young, cult - driven filmmakers, pushing old - school movie monsters and pitch black dark comedy to the very front of their repertoires.
Put 2003's Old School at the top of the list when you consider the new millennium's first comedy cult smashes.
Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.