Sentences with phrase «other comedy stars»

Not exact matches

The upcoming reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise features one of the funniest ensemble casts of any film this year: Along with stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, the sci - fi comedy will also feature appearances by Cecily Strong, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and a bunch of other big names.

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

Comedy Central's other rising stars, Keegan - Michael Key and Jordan Peele, have been hitting satirical sketch comedy out of the park over on their show, Key and Comedy Central's other rising stars, Keegan - Michael Key and Jordan Peele, have been hitting satirical sketch comedy out of the park over on their show, Key and comedy out of the park over on their show, Key and Peele.

Other interesting fare this year includes an adaptation of T.S. Eliot's «The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,» by Cavan P.M. Hallman, and a premiering comedy from the talented Sue Cargill with fine actress Amy Warren in the starring role, called «The Chapel Brown Papers.»

The beloved Legislative Revue performance, held every other year at Queens Theatre in the Park and starring the borough's elected officials, has been postponed from Nov. 20, much to the disappointment of its organizers and those who planned to participate.The off - beat musical comedy has been a centerpiece of the nonprofit's fund - raising calendar since 1997, when Jeffrey Rosenstock, the theater's executive director, created and first produced the show.

It's a Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

FLUSHED AWAY — ** 1/2 — Animated comedy starring the voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and others; rated PG (violence, vulgarity, ethnic slurs).

Satirical comedy starring Iwan Rheon and Rupert Grint that reimagines the megalomaniac dictator as an 18 - year - old oddball who dreams of nothing other than becoming a famous painter.

What a brilliant Film i am not sure which one of the three main stars you would say steels the show they are all equally as good as each other and play there parts excellently there are some very funny bits but I would not necessarily call it a typical comedy if you like The Best Marigold

What a brilliant Film i am not sure which one of the three main stars you would say steels the show they are all equally as good as each other and play there parts excellently there are some very funny bits but I would not necessarily call it a typical comedy if you like The Best Marigold Hotel and Beginners you will love this if not keep away its not for you.

Alex Orr's dark comedy Blood Car stars Mike Brune as Archie Andrews, a mild - mannered elementary teacher attempting to beat the high cost of gasoline (forty bucks a gallon) by creating a car that runs on something other than traditional petrol.

And both actors are a bit outside of their comfort zones in The Other Guys; Ferrell generally doesn't do a whole lot of action (admittedly, neither does his character), while Wahlberg has yet to star in a well - reviewed comedy (we loved I Heart Huckabees, but many critics didn't).

It's played as a comedy, with director Taika Waititi reveling in awkward pauses, uncomfortable exchanges, some physical comedy, and other things that seem quite unlike what we might expect from a movie starring Thor.

Opening this weekend, buddy - cop action - comedy The Other Guys stars a pair of actors caught in a mid-career slump.

Here's a slightly racier look at the upcoming romantic comedy Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a pharmaceutical sales rep for, of all things, Viagra, and Anne Hathaway as the love interest that will change his life.

Larson's other film credits include the comedy HOUSEBROKEN starring Danny DeVito, the coming - of - age drama TANNER HALL, and the dark comedy JUST PECK starring Marcia Cross and Keir Gilchrist.

The film is split down the middle, with many elegant symmetries and curling plotlines bridging the two halves: one part is a bracing, funny, almost Keaton-esque comedy starring Harry as a deadpan center of disaster; the other is a brooding, brutal film noir, starring Sondra Locke as a vengeful femme fatale.

He starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in BIRTHDAY GIRL and his other movie credits include British romantic comedy CONFETTI, BILLY ELLIOTT, BEYOND THE POLE, and RUSH, directed by Ron Howard.

Though there may not be as much pomp and circumstance about HBO's comedy series Doll & Em as there is surrounding Game of Thrones or the cable network's other comedy series like Silicon Valley and Veep, the show starring Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) and Dolly Wells (Some Girls) has enough of a following and acclaim for a second season coming in September.

What makes it a cut above others that came before it is the ethnic make - up of the two stars, very unique in the world of not only lowbrow comedies, but movies in general.

John C. Reilly is an eccentric high school vice-principal in «Terri» (Fox), an indie comedy with Sundance credentials, Rhys Ifans plays «Mr. Nice» (MPI), based on the crazed true story of a wildly successful British marijuana smuggler, and «Beautiful Boy» (Anchor Bay) stars Maria Bello and Michael Sheen as separated parents who turn to each other in shared grief.

Though it isn't as laugh - out - loud funny as you might expect from a film starring a Seinfeld - alum, Enough Said still emerges as a warm and insightful romantic comedy that sees its characters as flawed but well - meaning people looking for happiness in their interactions with others, but ultimately finding it within themselves.

It's not his fault, though, as this film would have been weak regardless of the star, with a predictable storyline and events that will have you recalling bits and pieces of plenty of other comedies of humiliation featuring a meek man finding the cojones to finally take on the bully in his life, only to make an utter ass of himself.

Ballers: The Complete First Season (Blu - ray + Ultraviolet) Details: 2015, HBO Home Entertainment Rated: TV - MA, language, sexual content The lowdown: This HBO comedy series stars Dwayne Johnson, set in Miami, about a retired football superstar - turned - financial manager who helps other athletes figure out what to do when they take off their uniforms.

Tags: 1 Star, Cameron Diaz, Comedy, Don Johnson, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann, Nick Cassavetes, Nicki Minaj, Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, Rating 12A, Romance, Taylor Kinney, The Other Woman

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The comedy in these action movie spoofs is supposed to arise from seeing two big stars playing characters that constantly get in each other's face.

Her other early roles included a 2004 guest stint on the futuristic CBS drama «Century City,» starring future Oscar winner Viola Davis, and a 2005 role on the Shannon Elizabeth UPN comedy «Cuts.»

Snipes» other film that year, the comedy White Men Can't Jump, was also successful, allowing the actor to enter the arena of full - fledged movie star.

In 2001 he starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in The Wedding Planner and, other than forgettable turns in the dreary Frailty and Reign of Fire, he suddenly turned and barreled down a chipper but oddly gloomy road of shallow, glossy romantic comedies and fruitless attempts to become a mellower Harrison Ford.

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, comic violence and drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray With the help of Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, John C. Reilly, Will Forte and many others, comic actors Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim star in this sketch comedy - like movie about two idiot filmmakers that lose everything and are forced to run a mall that has been rundown.

One other movie that barely was finished in time — «Wolf of Wall Street,» which had to postpone its release for more than a month from Nov. 15 because director Martin Scorsese was behind schedule — collected a nomination for star Leonardo DiCaprio in the comedy or musical actor race.

Other clips included scenes from Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Won't Back Down, Taken 2 and a family comedy, Parental Guidance starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei, which is scheduled to open on Christmas.

Other honorees were Male Star of the Year, Jeremy Renner; Female Star of the Year, Jennifer Garner; Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film, Charlize Theron; Cinema Icon Award, Michelle Pfeiffer; Comedy Star of the Year, Anna Faris; Award of Excellence in Filmmaking, Judd Apatow; Male Star of Tomorrow, Taylor Kitsch; Female Star of Tomorrow, Chloë Grace Moretz; Breakthrough Performer of the Year, Josh Hutcherson and Rising Star of 2012, Diego Boneta.

Love and Other Drugs Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material Available on DVD and Blu - ray This controversial film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway appears on the outset to be a romantic comedy about a drug rep that falls for a patient at one of his doctor's offices.

John can currently be seen in the revisionist thriller «The Raven» as American poet Edgar Allen Poe, and has a number of other projects in the works, including the black - ops thriller «The Numbers Station,» the Spanish - language comedy «No somos animales,» the true crime thriller «The Frozen Ground,» and two new films from director Lee Daniels: «The Paperboy» and as Richard Nixon in the star - studded «The Butler.»

On the video side, where everything is encoded in HD, we start with «It's Never Just a Movie: Chris Rock and Top Five» (20:08) considers the star - filmmaker's parallels to his character and his history in comedy, with looks at his comedy bits and home movies, as well as interviews of other influential figures, from over the years.

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming comedy Daddy's Home which reunites The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg; check it out below below... The film follows a mild - mannered radio executive (Will Ferrell) who strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their -LSB-...]

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming comedy Daddy's Home which reunites The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg; check it out below below...

Other stars attending the TCAs were co-stars Bill Hader and Henry Winkler as they promoted their upcoming HBO comedy series Barry along with Judd Apatow who promoted his upcoming documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.

Following on from last week's clip [watch it here], Paramount Pictures has debuted a new TV spot for the upcoming comedy Daddy's Home, which reunites The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

A comedy reunion for the Other Guys stars, Daddy's Home saw Ferrell as Brad, a mild - mannered husband to Linda Cardellini's Sara's and step - dad to her kids.

Other films playing are It Follows, which caused a stir earlier this year at Cannes; Jermaine Clement & Taika Waititi's vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows; Kevin Smith's Tusk; [REC]: Apocalypse, the fourth entry in the hit Spanish franchise, and Big Game, the new film from the director of past TIFF film Rare Exports starring Samuel L. Jackson as the president.

Paramount Pictures has released a poster for the upcoming comedy Daddy's Home, which reunites The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg...

Other releases this week include «Get Hard,» the answer to America's pleas for a buddy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart that features numerous prison rape jokes.

Other notable films in competition this year include noirish drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, starring Frances McDormand and directed by Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), and Paulo Virzi's comedy - drama The Leisure Seeker, starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland.

Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster star in this enjoyable 1970s comedy about a rebellious daughter and a fussy mother who are forced to appreciate the other's point of view when they wake up one morning and find themselves inhabiting each other's bodies.

The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have reunited for another comedy, Daddy's Home.

The duo starred alongside one another in the 2010 comedy film «The Other Guys», which...

Cameron Diaz will star in the revenge comedy «The Other Woman», with «Bridesmaids» headline - act Kristen Wiig also circling the picture.