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ANSWERS TO O'BLIVION PART 2: IMPORTANT FILM COMEDIES, WORST TITLE EVER, REASONS TO BLOG, BLASPHEMY, DEATH and MORE DIFFICULT-TO-IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES

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2008-07-07 23:31:00 by Dennis Cozzalio in Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule
...comedies. The Big Lebowski and The Hudsucker Proxy really are pretty great. Let me throw in Brad Bird's films, too, while we're at it. To get outside of America, I think Bruce Robinson's How To Get Ahead In Advertising is some kind of special. But more and more I think Kung Fu Hustle is one of the great films of the last decade. (Ryland...
 
 
 
 
 
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French comedies stay home

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2008-06-15 11:53:00 by Gareth in gareth's movie diary
...comedies. After Bienvenue and La Grande vadrouille other big French hits include Ast érix et Obélix: Mission Cléopatre (2002), Les Visiteurs (1993) and Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie (2006): the first non-comedy local production comes in ninth, and that film, Le Grand bleu (1988), was partly shot in English Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la...
 
 
 
 
 
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Film Clips: Should Comedies Get a Free Pass from Critics?

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2008-04-05 00:00:00 by Kim Voynar in Cinematical
...comedies to the same standard as more highbrow films. Kennedy, dialed into the Q&A over Addis's cell phone, noted that Bell had called Malibu's Most Wanted an "easy target," and wondered why Bell and other critics hold comedies to a different standard than a film like, say, There Will be Blood Continue reading Film Clips: Should Comedies Get...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cinematical Seven: Mock-Rock Comedies

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2008-04-08 00:00:00 by James Rocchi in Cinematical
...comedies that have mocked rock and punctured the pretensions of pop 1) Walk Hard Starring John C. Reilly as roots-rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard doesn't just stick a foot out to trip up Walk the Line ; it also manages to spoof The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Elvis and much more. (Indeed, Walk Hard follows such a carefully-crafted timeline as it...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cinematical Seven: Deliberately Offensive (But Fun) Comedies

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2008-04-22 00:00:00 by Jette Kernion in Cinematical
...comedies have we seen and loved? I'm not thinking about provocative or transgressive films that try to make you stop and think about your life. I'm talking about movies that, when they succeed, evoke that amazing moment in which your jaw has plummeted to the floor in disbelief as a bubble of laughter starts to force its way out of you and...
 
 
 
 
 
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DVD Review: Silent Ozu: Three Family Comedies (Criterion Eclipse #10)

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2008-05-14 00:00:00 by Jeffrey M. Anderson in Cinematical
...Comedies . (The Eclipse series offers no-frills box sets of films that may otherwise never see the light of day Continue reading DVD Review: Silent Ozu: Three Family Comedies (Criterion Eclipse #10) Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
 
 
 
 
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Browser: My time at The Glen Workshop; Over the Rhines new live album and upcoming tour; Farwell to Pauline Baynes; R-rated comedies; Peter Bucks fave

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2008-08-07 23:58:38 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...comedies suffer at boxoffice Headline in the Associated Press, August 4: Hollywood strikes gold with R-rated comedy wave And now, back to the Hollywood Reporter, August 6: R ratings might help comedies Confused yet PETER BUCKS FAVORITE ALBUMS Peter Buck is talking about his favorite albums . And hey theres Sam Phillips Martinis and Bikinis ...
 
 
 
 
 
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Willie List Bonus: Top 5 Horror Comedies

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2007-10-31 20:00:00 by Ed Hardy, Jr. in Shoot the Projectionist
...Comedies. Take a look at the results 5. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) (1992; Peter Jackson 4. Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetary Man) (1994; Michele Soavi 3. Bride of Frankenstein (1935; James Whale 2. Shaun of the Dead (2004; Edgar Wright 1. Evil Dead II (1987; Sam Raimi Whether you like your zombies super gorey ( Dead Alive ),...
 
 
 
 
 
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Most Anticipated Comedies Of 2008

2008-01-08 19:45:00 by Brian Jacks in MTV Movies Blog
 
Yesterday, we told you our picks for the most anticipated sequels of this new year. Today were announcing our picks for the hottest comedies of 2008. Watch our video below for the run-down, and then click here for more detail