Articles related to "Film Comedy"

Audiences are only starting to see James Franco's versatility. Fans who were used to seeing him in more brooding roles observed a new side of him in "Pineapple Express."

Planet Terror is one of the most daring high-profile films to emerge from the US in recent years. It succeeds as a full-on gore-fest.

When Carl Allen decides to say yes to everything, it transforms his life and leads to some bizarre and funny adventures, but can he live with the consequences?

Local Hero is a classic Scottish film comedy directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster, it is famous for its music, quotable lines and beautiful locations.

Exodus Film Group and The Weinstein Co. are producing CG animated film Igor, featuring the voice talents of Christian Slater, John Cleese, and Steve Buscemi.

Despite the great chemistry between Nicholson and Freeman, Rob Reiner's lastest flick about dying lands with a disappointing thud. Ouch!

Cult Comedy Fletch has been highly popular since its original release in 1985. This article examines some of the reasons behind the phenomenal success of the film.

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) is the hilarious movie based on the twisted adventures of writer Hunter S. Thompson. Bill Murray's portrayal of Thompson is uncanny.

Directed by two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Freddie Francis and starring Vanessa Howard, this rare comedy/horror cult classic is still waiting for its due.

The Blues Brothers movie stars Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi as Elwood and Jake Blues as they flee the cops, try to keep an orphanage open, all the while causing chaos.

Dave meets earthlings Gina and Josh, wonderfully played by Elizabeth Banks and Austyn Myers. Myers puts in a highly intuitive performance for a child actor.

Has-been pop star meets would-be writer in Music and Lyrics (2007), a light-hearted musical romp set in New York City.

The first half of Pixar's WALL-E harkens back to cinema's silent era in the best possible way -- with stylized images in the place of ordinary dialogue to tell its story.

Consistently over-praised, this was the team's first film at highbrow MGM and it shows - with the usual winning Marx formula watered down by a meddling studio.

Read how Fred liked watching tween film Aquamarine.

Fred reviews the Special Features off the Glory Road DVD.

Fred finds the Pink Panther release amusing, but boring.

Fred reviews the 50th Anniversary Edition DVD.

A brief look at the history of British Cinema, and the new crop of directors working on British films today.

Popular characters in legends and storybooks, mythical creatures have now graced British postage stamps.

Gamers eagerly awaiting the release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game were sent for a loop after yet another publishing change was announced - this time in Europe.

The Man Between is a classic thriller starring James Mason and Claire Bloom set in post war Berlin, Germany, when the city was divided between East and West.

The Manchurian Candidate is a Cold War thriller and intense political satire with sinister plot twists starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury.

The animated series captured the late 1980s zeitgeist with clever quips, big hair, era-perfect synthesizers and messy ectoplasmic ghosts with stories of their own.

Looking new movie rental ideas? Try one of the top 10 classic westerns, as voted on by members of the American Film Institute.

It's that time of year again when thoughts turn to all things festive. Here are 10 classic movies to get you in the mood for Christmas.

This 1941 classic is among the most romantic films of Hollywood's Golden Era, a fantasy perhaps hokey by today's standards, yet charming, heartwarming and funny as hell.

Regarded the first screwball comedy, It Happened One Night almost didn't happen. Once it did, the magic was apparent.

Watching television with your child can be annoying, but Nick and Disney air some shows that are written with both kids and adults in mind.

The Princess Bride DVD has bonus features delving into the creation of this timeless romantic comedy fantasy starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.

Director Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, the classic story of an angry young man, heralded a new kind of cinema for British audiences.

Social realism has brought true greats of the British film industry such as Mike Leigh and Ken Loach to the fore, and as a genre it is hugely influential on modern cinema

These top ten classic gangster films are great inexpensive movie rentals. Plan a double feature weekend with DVD rentals and a potluck dinner.

Director Bill Forsyth sets his 1983 film in Scotland's most picturesque places which can be visited in a tour that covers both west and east coasts.

Disney/Pixar's WALL-E has received two Golden Globe nominations, one for Best Animated Film and another for Best Song. Golden Globes handed out January 11th.

Wuthering Heights, 1939, starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as Heathcliff and Cathy in a story of love and cruelty based on a novel by Emily Bronte.

"Get Smart" never quite makes you laugh as much as it should, but still survives thanks to solid performances from Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway

Despite some shortcomings, Ghostbusters: The Video Game delivers a fun, nostalgia-packed adventure that stays true to the classic '80s movie franchise.

A top star of the 1930s and '40s, Jean Arthur was a bundle of contradictions. Shy and self-conscious, she nonetheless crafted a unique persona that charmed audiences.

With the months on the calendar flying by, many Xbox gamers are salivating at the thought of the big releases waiting in the wings for the remainder of 2009.

Steve Carell is perfect as the bluming agent Maxell Smart in this big screen adaptation of the popular television series of the same name.

From humble beginnings to legend, the popularity of SPAM® continues to be driven by its humor. Love it or hate it, SPAM® has taken on a life of its own

Tarantino has shown his love for the movies by filling Inglourious Basterds with references to film history. Here is a brief list.

Whatever Works is Woody Allen's starkest comedy since Deconstructing Harry (1997), and one of his best in over a decade; thanks to another sharp turn by Larry David.

In the second of twin DVD releases, Columbia Pictures revisits four vintage films -- although only three really qualify as screwball comedies; the fourth is a pretender.

In the first of twin DVD releases, Columbia Pictures revisits four of its lesser comedies featuring two great comic actresses and some often-underrated leading men.

Duck Soup - the fifth and best of the Marx Brothers' movies - is their funniest and fastest film, a multi-faceted farce that plays as razor-sharp today as it did in 1933.

Was Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon the Perfect Movie?

Celebrate the age of the zombie by digging into this list of classic undead features. Scares, laughs and requests for more paramedics abound when hell and earth combine.