Sentences with phrase «work in another romantic comedy»

Presenter Rita Ora copped it for doing the deed after Efron won Best Shirtless Performance for his work in the romantic comedy That Awkward Moment.

Not exact matches

It is hard to say just what Moby - Dick, Melville's greatest and most famous work, really is: a metaphysical Romantic tragedy about Captain Ahab's sexual obsession with an enormous white whale; an immense picaresque comedy about sailing; or a serio - comic grand opera that begins with the narrating Ishmael bored by the streaming crowds of New York and ends with him alone in the ocean, floating on the harpooner Queequeg's coffin.

Well, if you've driven to work on auto - pilot, reaching your destination without any recollection of the drive there, or been completely enthralled in a romantic comedy or footy game on TV, then you've been in trance.

This year, I'm working on a series of eight short films, one of which is a romantic comedy in pre-production as we speak.

When Eigenberg's Sex and the City run ended with the wrap - up of that series (at the end of the 2003 - 2004 season), he continued his cinematic work, first voicing Nermal the Cat in the FX - extravaganza Garfield: The Movie, then playing Reggie, the lover of Alicia Goranson's Myra, in Adrienne Weiss» quirky indie romantic comedy Love, Ludlow.

A romantic comedy that's a hoot in every sense, worth a smidgen of disapproval and a whole lot of helpless laughter... The film works ridiculously well because it never stoops to being mean - spirited or (despite all appearances) authentically inane.

That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andComedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats andcomedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Worked out for his role in the romantic comedy I Give It a Year, telling Britain's Daily Mail: «I wanted to look convincing enough that audiences would believe Rose Byrne would fancy me.»

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.

Working mostly in comedies, Ruffalo appeared in The Last Big Thing (1996) and alongside comic character actor stalwarts Steve Zahn and Paul Giamatti in Safe Men (1998); he also starred as an artist with love problems in the romantic comedy Life / Drawing (1999).

Smart without being smart - mouthed, shrewd without being calculated, and quite obviously the work of a filmmaker with something important to say and a clear and impish way of saying it, Jerry Maguire is a triumph of nuanced social satire masquerading as a commercial romantic comedy, a movie that can both make fun of and wallow in its celebration of the crass spectacle American sport has become.

Take him out of this romantic comedy equation at a Brit university well above his working class station in life, and you'd have a sum of zero.

Enough Said is a romantic comedy - drama from Nicole Holofcener, the writer - director of other critically acclaimed films exploring the daily travails of mostly upper middle - class affluent women (and men) in such as Lovely & Amazing and Friends with Money — something that invites comparisons to the works of Woody Allen often.

With oodles of cast chemistry, inspired direction by veteran William Wyler (Ben - Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives), and impressive locale work, shot completely on location in Rome, this ranks as one of the best romantic comedies ever made.

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.

With another big film, Rebel in the Rye (directed and written by Danny Strong and co-starring Nicholas Hoult) coming to theaters this fall, a recent wrap on The Year of Spectacular Men (written by her sister Madelyn Deutch and directed by their mother), and production starting on the Netflix romantic comedy Set It Up, a work drought does not seem to be in Zoey's future.

she hasn't always been properly appreciated... a common fate for stars whose work looks effortless and who excel in «light» genres like dramedies and romantic comedies.

An earnest, uncomplicated and funny - around - the - edges little romantic comedy about a guy on the rebound but still stuck in psychological orbit of his ex, multi-hyphenate Juddy Talt's movie works best as a showcase for his talents.

Acquired after its World Premiere at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival, «The Wedding Plan» is an Israeli romantic comedy about a woman with an elaborate wedding in the works and no groom in sight.

TWO WEEKS NOTICE Sandra Bullock plays a corporate lawyer working for a needy boss (Hugh Grant) in this charming romantic comedy that rides entirely on the chemistry of its two stars — but rides nicely.

The man who takes a simple - ish romantic comedy and builds a fully functional airport terminal to film it in is never really going to work on a small scale, maybe.

Luketic's previous work consists mostly of fluffy romantic comedies like Killers, Monster - in - Law, and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

It's this immature view of women — the view of a tongue - tied schoolboy idolising the prettiest girl in class — that sets Curtis's work apart from When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall, His Girl Friday and the other great romantic comedies.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Frustrated Writer Finds New Career as Criminal in Wacky Romantic Comedy When his grandfather (Harry Sterling) has a heart attack while sitting in the balcony during the performance of his latest play, Max Solomon (Spencer Berger) takes it as indication that maybe he's chosen the wrong line of work.

Now, other romantic comedies have similarly followed this list but end up working in spite of themselves.

In 1984, the Walt Disney Company launched the Touchstone Pictures banner with Splash, a PG - rated romantic comedy / fantasy that handily became the studio's top - grossing work in an otherwise dormant year (reissues of Pinocchio and The Jungle Book were the only other reels sent theaters» wayIn 1984, the Walt Disney Company launched the Touchstone Pictures banner with Splash, a PG - rated romantic comedy / fantasy that handily became the studio's top - grossing work in an otherwise dormant year (reissues of Pinocchio and The Jungle Book were the only other reels sent theaters» wayin an otherwise dormant year (reissues of Pinocchio and The Jungle Book were the only other reels sent theaters» way.)

Turn Left, Turn Right is about chance and fate, the interplay of which forms one of the thematic cores of To's work, expressed across genres in romantic comedies and gangster epics alike.

Until a couple of tired romantic roundelays — Jasmine takes up with a wealthy widow played by Peter Sarsgaard, while Ginger strays with speaker - installation guru Louis C.K. — turn up in the last act, as they do in most of Allen's weaker comedies, this is an uncharacteristically focused work from the auteur.

Time and again she sets up a great set piece or exhibits some real insight into how romantic comedies work, then shoots herself in the foot with her unending need to make everything cute and sitcom - y.

Winona Ryder channels the post-grad blues in this romantic comedy co-starring Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller (making his directorial debut), and Janeane Garofalo, playing an aspiring filmmaker who realizes that her hard work and talent aren't necessarily enough to make it after college.

Roger makes almost accidental headway at work and in his love life, but in true romantic - comedy fashion never considers what will happen when he's jobless or his lies to his beloved inevitably catch up to him.

Stanley Tucci is engaged to Emily Blunt's sister.The «Burlesque» actor starred with Emily in romantic comedy «The Devil Wears Prada» and she decided to set the him up with her sibling Felicity - who works...

In recent years, the 31 - year - old Dubliner has, amongst other things, worked with the Coen Brothers, starred in a Richard Curtis romantic comedy, appeared in two Harry Potter films and secured a role in JJ Abrams» Star Wars reboot The Force AwakenIn recent years, the 31 - year - old Dubliner has, amongst other things, worked with the Coen Brothers, starred in a Richard Curtis romantic comedy, appeared in two Harry Potter films and secured a role in JJ Abrams» Star Wars reboot The Force Awakenin a Richard Curtis romantic comedy, appeared in two Harry Potter films and secured a role in JJ Abrams» Star Wars reboot The Force Awakenin two Harry Potter films and secured a role in JJ Abrams» Star Wars reboot The Force Awakenin JJ Abrams» Star Wars reboot The Force Awakens.

«Her» The premise of this film — a romantic comedy - drama in which the lovers in question are a lonely and withdrawn man (Joaquin Phoenix) and his computer's new and highly advanced operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson)-- was so inherently odd that it seemed impossible that it could ever work as anything other than an exceptionally absurd «SNL» sketch.

Speaking of humor, the man is pretty darn hilarious in the romantic comedy «Working Girl» — it's not great, but it is great to see Harrison in full Cary Grant mode alongside both Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.

Filmmaker Cecilia Miniucchi's smart, unpredictable feature debut is a truly fresh take on the romantic comedy: It's as sad as it is funny, and the boy - girl match so misbegotten you can't help but pray it won't work out in the end.

In this sequel to the hugely successful 2001 romantic comedy, Bridget is happily involved with dashing lawyer Mark Darcy until she becomes paranoid about a glamorous work colleague of his and starts spying on him.

but even if she's not in contention for those big roles, at least she's not doing the zany romantic comedies (let's forgive the cameo from the awful Sex and the City 2) and instead of sulking around LA, she's working on passion projects.

Next up is more TV work, as the lead in epic Ridley Scott - produced miniseries «Labyrinth,» along with Smiths - themed indie «Shoplifters Of The World,» which will mark her U.S. debut, while she's also attached to the Scottish romantic comedy «Not Another Happy Ending,» with «Doctor Who» star Karen Gillan.

This is a rare case where all of the elements work in harmonious fashion to become a work of true craftsmanship of the highest order, from Alfred Hitchcock's perfect pacing, Cary Grant's consummate romantic comedy leading man persona, Bernard Herrman's (Citizen Kane, Journey to the Center of the Earth) sumptuous scoring, and perhaps most impressive of all, a stellar script full of quotable lines delivered by Ernest Lehman (The Sound of Music, West Side Story).

Heather Graham's debut as both a screenwriter and a director is a mishmash of romantic comedy, buddy movie, and feminist ideas about empowerment in relationships, through sex, and at work — with the suggestion that there's some magic at play in achieving those goals.

Jeff Wells, high on Anne Hathaway's work in «Love and Other Drugs,» recently wrote a piece bemoaning the lack of awards consideration usually granted to romantic comedy performances: «[There is a] belief,» he complains, «that to qualify for an acting award you have to solemnly suffer and pour your heart out in a somewhat doleful -LSB-...]

And then I'm working on something that has elements of romantic comedy, but people still die in it.

But the key member of the so - called «mumblecore» independent film movement reached a new level last year, when his romantic comedy Drinking Buddies was a modest hit, especially on V.O.D. Working with established stars like Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, and Jake Johnson, Swanberg made his work available to a bigger audience than ever — which puts more attention on the two new films he had showing for audiences in January alone.

As the film moves away from Stanley's initial misanthropic cynicism (something Mr. Firth perfected in his work in «Pride and Prejudice» and Bridget Jones's Diary) to later genuine hope and feeling, the script devolves into hackneyed romantic - comedy conventions, and we lose interest.

In the end, Danny Collins works best as a romantic comedy, written by Fogelman with cheeky irreverence and delivered with offhanded charm by two seasoned actors who clearly relish their improbable chemistry.

You can think of it as a romantic comedy that is cenetred around the lives of people working in a library.

Angela Quarles is a geek girl romance writer whose works includes Must Love Breeches, a time travel romance, and Beer & Groping in Las Vegas, a geek romantic comedy in novelette form.

A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England, London and Kent between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne.

In the screwball romantic comedy OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB by Bisco Hatori, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids» school, is forced to repay an $ 80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all - male club — as a boy!