Sentences with phrase «political comedy drama»

The stars of the political comedy drama talk to Nigel M Smith about their mistrust of politicians and the machinations behind any political campaign

Not exact matches

The study revealed that less than 10 percent of adult viewing on Netflix was of its much - buzzed - about original series, like «House of Cards,» its political drama, and «Orange Is the New Black,» the dark comedy about prison.

The strong negative reviews are surprising, though the film is mislabeled as a «comedy» when it is a family / political drama.

The hard - to - characterize film (which blends comedy, musical, political drama and more) follows Halla (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, in a highly praised performance) as she battles the local aluminum industry in order to protect her beloved Icelandic Highlands.

Just now I suffered through the first episode, and I really like political tv shows, drama and comedies, but this one is just in every sense

In telling this story, the choice of Jay Roach as director pays tremendous dividends, as he's able to take his comedy background and mix it with the serious aesthetic he brought to top notch political dramas Game Change and Recount for HBO.

Again, these films were a throwback to film history, with O Brother riffing on the work of director Preston Sturges, Cruelty being inspired by the screwball comedies of the 1930s and Burn owing a heavy debt to the paranoia political dramas of the 1970s - a period which appears to have inspired a cast amount of Clooney's cinematic output.

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In between rounds of kicking HYDRA's ass, the actor's chameleon - like ability to fit any role has landed him roles in drama and comedy, including «Logan Lucky,» «The Martian,» «Black Swan» and the TV mini-series «Political Animals.»

After a string of studio comedies, followed by a microbudget indie and a couple of dramas, he's back on screens this fall with the political satire Our Brand Is Crisis.

The real meat of the comedy, and drama, comes in the ingenious dirty tricks that Candy and Bodine play on each other, which could kick off a primer on the political practice recently known as «rat - f ** king» (although that phrase is never uttered in the film).

HBO cleaned up in the Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series awards, with the network's political satire breaking Modern Family's six - year winning streak in the former category.

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As he proved in 1999's underrated war drama / western / satire / heist / action film / comedy / political thriller / social conscience movie Three Kings, Russell is a master at defying genre.

Current and upcoming domestic releases from Focus include Victoria & Abdul, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria; Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill; the untitled Entebbe project, a gripping political thriller directed by José Padilha and starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl; Jason Reitman's new comedy Tully, starring Charlize Theron and written by Diablo Cody; Lenny Abrahamson» atmospheric thriller The Little Stranger; Joel Edgerton's coming - of - age and coming - out drama Boy Erased starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe; Mary, Queen of Scots with Saoirse Ronan as Mary and Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I; and the untitled new film from Paul Thomas Anderson starring Daniel Day - Lewis.

Don't forget, the Golden Globes divide best film into two categories (drama and comedy / musical), so critical favourites (which also made the AFI list) such as the dark gem Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the star - studded political thriller The Post and Greta Gerwig's poignant mother - daugther comedy - drama Lady Bird are also strong contenders.

''... at the centre of it all, Bill Nighy, who somehow manages to move from comedy to serious political drama like this with the same deceptively effortless charm.

David Gordon Green, a director who cut his cinematic teeth with stoner comedies Pineapple Express and Your Highness, before going the more serious route with Joe and last year's Mangelhorn, takes the helm for this over-cooked political drama that relies on Bullock's quirk and overdone clumsiness.

On the menu are political British Gangster dramas, Nazi propaganda films, Art - Giallo hommages, silent comedies, a knuckle - biter suspense spectacular, the Bard with music «n guns, more 80s nostalgia and TVs Party Down.

The film is certainly an unusual blend of comedy, tragic drama, and contemporary political commentary.

The jurors — Dianna Agron, Joy Bryant, Diane Lane, Zoe Lister - Jones and Christina Ricci — awarded the 2017 Nora Ephron Prize of $ 25,000, (which is sponsored by Chanel), to The Divine Order's Petra Volpe: «For its intrepid and compassionate storytelling, beautiful cinematography, complex characterization of the female experience, seamless navigation of both drama and comedy, and true embodiment of the personal being political.»

A Beautiful Mind and Enigma are obvious comparisons, yet The Imitation Game has something for everyone: war adventure, betrayal, political intrigue, love, romance, drama, deception, comedy and heroism.

Opening October 23, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is Our Brand Is Crisis, director David Gordon Green's new comedy drama based on Rachel Boynton's 2006 documentary of the same name which looked at the tactics and consequences of American political campaigns.

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.

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