Worse, its jokes are the same jokes that the jovial, fraternal gross -
out sex comedy genre has been riding into the ground since Animal House — though the picture does provide a certain breed of rough beast its annual fix of unabashed homophobia, gratuitous body - double skin, arbitrary ass - invasion, lame surprise cameo, and the inevitable forced - sentiment finale.
Not exact matches
Shot with an iPhone, this low - budget
comedy that focuses on a transgender
sex worker
out for answers when she learns that her pimp boyfriend has been cheating on her is incredibly executed and the performances are top - notch.
In this campus
comedy, the war between the
sexes turns into a veritable holocaust when a bunch of guys try to get all the females
out of their school.
That may seem strange for a
comedy to all outward appearances bawdy as all get -
out, but The 40 - Year - Old Virgin is essentially a relationship
comedy masquerading as a
sex farce.
Despite these flaws, people sick of gross -
out films and teen -
sex comedy may be so hungry for farce that they laugh.
The American Pie flicks aren't the classiest or smartest
comedies there are but, once you get past all the gross -
out humor and
sex talk, what strikes you is how sweet they actually are.
Dissatisfied with a mere taste of the theatrical arts and eager to extend acting into a full - time passion, Eigenberg subsequently moved to New York and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, working odd jobs on the side (construction et al.) to put himself through school.Scattered roles followed, including a guest appearance on The Cosby Show and a bit part in the awful 1989 generation - gap
comedy Rude Awakening (co-starring Cheech Marin and Eric Roberts), but
Sex and the City (which Eigenberg auditioned for
out of innumerable hopefuls) represented the actor's first huge break.
I wouldn't call it gross -
out humor or even a
sex comedy, but it was definitely guy humor.
«Get
Out» is not a film that takes breaks for
comedy routines (even if Howery allows a little relief, it's often in the context of how he's convinced all white people want black
sex slaves), keeping us on edge and uncertain from the opening scene to the final one.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or
Comedy James Franco, The Disaster Artist Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get
Out Steve Carell, Battle of the
Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 31, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS Balls of Fury (PG - 13 for profanity, crude behavior and
sex - related humor) Dan Fogler stars in this revenge
comedy as a washed - up ping - pong champion coaxed
out of retirement by an FBI Agent (George Lopez) to enter a tournament hosted by the Asian crime lord (Christopher Walken) who murdered his father.
Emma portrayed the tennis legend in Battles Of The
Sexes and was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or
Comedy, but lost
out to Saoirse Ronan for her role in Lady Bird.
Bridesmaids, from director Paul Feig, producer Judd Apatow and based on a script by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, became the highest grossing R - rated female
comedy of all time, edging
out Sex and the City.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or
Comedy Steve Carrell, Battle of the
Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver James Franco, The Disaster Artist Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get
Out
The arithmetic behind «Blockers» is not hard to add up: Take your prototypical teen
sex comedy premise of three horndogs looking to lose their virginity on the night of the prom / homecoming / big party, flip their genders to girls, have their parents stumble upon the #SexPact2018, freak
out and spend the night following them around to prevent said flowers from being plucked.
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE — MUSICAL OR
COMEDY Nominees: Steve Carell, «Battle of the
Sexes» Ansel Elgort, «Baby Driver» James Franco, «The Disaster Artist» Hugh Jackman, «The Greatest Showman» Daniel Kaluuya, «Get
Out»
Best Motion Picture —
Comedy / Musical: Get
Out Lady Bird Battle of the
Sexes The Big Sick I, Tonya or Downsizing or The Disaster Artist
Relativity Media bought
sex - themed romantic
comedy Don Jon's Addiction, in which Gordon - Levitt stars as a ladies» man with a porn addiction who sets
out on a Don Juan - like quest for more satisfying romantic engagements.
Much like the Tina Fey show that came before it, 30 Rock, this fem - powered
comedy excels at being laugh -
out - loud funny without relying too heavily on
sex, violence, or cursing.
The Big Sick was bizarrely shut
out of the Golden Globes, especially since they have a whole category for
comedies and it's probably the best
comedy of the year, along with Lady Bird, I Tonya, Battle of the
Sexes, Girls Trip, and the...
Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt, The Good Girl) directs this R - rated
comedy, which contains many adult
comedy vets and a few
sex and poop jokes, but never goes for the all -
out gross -
out moments you'd expect.
The act of trying to combine a road trip
comedy and a teen
sex comedy is one which only the most gifted Hollywood chemists should ever attempt, but director Sean Anders and his co-writer John Morris managed to deliver a strong, if raunchy, outing with Sex Dri
sex comedy is one which only the most gifted Hollywood chemists should ever attempt, but director Sean Anders and his co-writer John Morris managed to deliver a strong, if raunchy,
outing with
Sex Dri
Sex Drive.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture,
Comedy or Musical James Franco, The Disaster Artist Steve Carell, Battle of the
Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get
Out
That said, the film is very much your standard
sex comedy filled with generic characters that are never fully developed, cheap gross -
out gags and several moments of pure stupidity.
The Big Sick was bizarrely shut
out of the Golden Globes, especially since they have a whole category for
comedies and it's probably the best
comedy of the year, along with Lady Bird, I Tonya, Battle of the
Sexes, Girls Trip, and the Disaster Artist.
At the Globes, Franco is a nominee for musical /
comedy actor along with Steve Carell of «Battle of the
Sexes,» Ansel Elgort of «Baby Driver,» Hugh Jackman of «The Greatest Showman» and Daniel Kaluuya of «Get
Out.»
First up is director Jake Kasdan's (Bad Teacher)
comedy Sex Tape, which stars Diaz and Jason Segel as a couple who, after discovering that their three - hour intimate video has been stolen, set
out to recover the tape and ensure that their reputations aren't ruined.
She and her representatives are figuring
out if she can squeeze filming Tammy around other commitments, including Mark Lawrence's latest Hugh Grant
comedy and Showtime series Masters Of
Sex.
After a long summer of special effects, explosions, stabbings, shootings, gross -
out comedies, supernatural mystifications, horror stories and movies about the alarmingly sophisticated
sex lives of teenagers, September brings relief.
Blockers sets
out to update the classic prom night
sex - pact teen
comedy for a post-Weinstein Hollywood.
ACTOR (MUSICAL OR
COMEDY) Steve Carell - Battle of the
Sexes Ansel Elgort - Baby Driver James Franco - The Disaster Artist Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya - Get
Out
(2015) dir Jamie Babbit w / Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Aubrey Plaza, Malcolm Barrett, Ron Livingston, Allison Tolman, Fred Armisen [85 min; DCP] This black
comedy from director Jamie Babbit (But I'm A Cheerleader) features the great Judy Greer — finally in a starring role — as Shannon, a fresh -
out - of - rehab
sex addict, whose optimistic sister Martha (Lyonne) lands her a job as a maid at Fresno Suites, the local hotel.
To waste are an appealing cast of actors, most notably Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar, Van Wilder), whose agent really should strive to find him something to get him
out of the
sex comedy rut he's in before he gets permanently typecast.
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture — Musical Or
Comedy James Franco, The Disaster Artist Steve Carell, Battle Of The
Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get
Out
The beginning of the film is much like a typical teenage
sex comedy — albeit one with a lot more graphic detail than anything Hollywood has put
out — as two teenage boys spend a bored summer away from their girlfriends and look for whatever action may come their way, whether it be
sex, drugs, alcohol, or swimming in the country club pool when no one's around.
Having made his mark as a serious actor to be on the look
out for, his film credits of note include playing the gay socialite Paul in the
sex and drugs filled dark
comedy The Rules of Attraction with James Van Der Beek, Life as a House with Kevin Kline, and Hayden Christensen, Changing Hearts with Faye Dunaway and Lauren Holly, and stars opposite Kristen Bell (TV's Veronica Mars) in the Weinstein Company's horror / thriller Pulse.
Bad Teacher co-stars Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz star in
Sex Tape, a new
comedy about a married couple who finds
out their night of lovemaking has been uploaded into the Cloud.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or
Comedy Steve Carell, Battle of the
Sexes Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver WINNER: James Franco, The Disaster Artist Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman Daniel Kaluuya, Get
Out
Three parents try to stop their teens»
sexed - up prom - night plan — and turn a typical gross -
out comedy into something special
Among the leading actor Globe contenders who may go on to earn SAG and Oscar recognition are drama nominees Hawkins, Jessica Chastain of «Molly's Game,» Frances McDormand of «Three Billboards,» Michelle Williams of «All the Money in the World,» Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks of «The Post,» Timothée Chalamet of «Call Me By Your Name,» Daniel Day - Lewis of «Phantom Thread,» Gary Oldman of «Darkest Hour,» and Denzel Washington of «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» Heading up the musical or
comedy categories are Judi Dench of «Victoria & Abdul,» Helen Mirren of «The Leisure Seeker,» Margot Robbie of «I, Tonya,» Saoirse Ronan of «Lady Bird,» Emma Stone and Steve Carell of «Battle of the
Sexes,» Ansel Elgort of «Baby Driver,» James Franco of «The Disaster Artist,» Hugh Jackman of «The Greatest Showman,» and Daniel Kaluuya of «Get
Out.»
«Kay Cannon knocked it
out of the park,» said Jim Orr, distribution head for Universal, who credited Cannon with inverting the «double standards» of the teen
sex comedy.
I find a pair of biopics (the film flavor of the year, it seemed), a thriller, a sports movie, two epics
out of myth, a teen
sex comedy, a political drama, and a duo of romances, but they all go beyond such misleading genre labels and find lives of their own.
But one day,
out of the blue, I had an idea for a novel and began to write it, which ultimately became my romantic
comedy novel Perfect
Sex.
This is a 100 % escapist laugh -
out - loud romantic
comedy with lots of
sex, del...