Showing posts with label Comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comedy. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2009

THE HANGOVER

Screenplay by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Directed by Todd Phillips

Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis

Premiere date: June 2, 2009
R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and soem drug material.

Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three buddies drive to Vegas for a blow-out night they'll never forget. But when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning with pounding headaches , they can't remember a thing. Their posh hotel suite is beyond trashed and the groom is nowhere to be found. With no clue what happened and very little time to spare, the trio must attempt to retrace their bad decisions from the night before in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time for his wedding. However, the more they uncover, the more they realize just how much trouble they're really in.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

ZOMBIELAND

Screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Directed by Ruben Fleischer

Woody Harrelson
Jesse Eisenberg
Emma Stone
Abigail Breslin

Premiere date: October 2, 2009
R for horror violence/gore and language.

A cowardly shut-in named Columbus is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie slayer named Tallahassee in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita and Little Rock, two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

ADVENTURELAND

Written and directed by Greg Mottola

Jesse Eisenberg
Kristen Stewart
Ryan Reynolds
Martin Starr
Bill Hader
Kristen Wiig

Premiere date: January 19, 2009 (Sundance Film Festival)
R for language, drug use and sexual references.

Recent college grad James Brennan slogs his way through summer as a games attendant at a local amusement park, where he learns about the shady goings-on of the carny’s world and is introduced to an assortment of weirdos, stoners, goons, and other lost souls. Among that last group is the angsty Em, who captures James’s heart despite her involvement with the park bad-boy, a rocker-turned-maintenance-man who seduces women with a dubious story about jamming with Lou Reed.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

Written and directed by Woody Allen

Woody Allen
Michael Caine
Mia Farrow
Carrie Fisher
Barbara Hershey
Lloyd Nolan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Daniel Stern
Max Von Sydow
Dianne Wiest

Premiere date: February 7, 1986
PG-13

Hannah has put her acting career aside in order to take care of her family with second husband Elliot. Elliot has fallen in love with Hannah's sister Lee, who herself is feeling suffocated by her cynical, mean-spirited loner of a lover. Meanwhile, third sister Holly is struggling to find her own voice, working as a caterer while she tries to get her own acting career going. And in the middle of everything is Mickey, a television writer who is divorced from Hannah, has dated Holly, and, when he suspects he might have a brain tumor, decides to reevaluate his life and his faith in God.

National Board of Review
Best Director
Best Supporting Actress - Dianne Wiest

7 Academy Award Nominations, 3 Wins
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor - Michael Caine
Best Supporting Actress - Dianne Wiest
Best Original Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Art Direction

Friday, September 25, 2009

TROPIC THUNDER

Screenplay by Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen
Directed by Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller
Jack Black
Robert Downey, Jr.
Jay Baruchel
Brandon T. Jackson

Premiere date: August 13, 2008
R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.

Desperate director Damien Cockburn, trying to make a Vietnam war movie, drops his pampered actors into the heart of the jungle. Cockburn's stars include Tug Speedman, an action hero who's starting to make bad career choices, Jeff Portnoy, an insecure low-brow comedy star going through heroin withdrawals, and Kirk Lazarus, an Australian Oscar winner so lost in his "craft" he underwent a procedure to become black for his role. In the jungle, they remain under the delusion that they are still being filmed even after they encounter a dangerous gang of druglords.

1 Academy Award Nomination
Best Supporting Actor - Robert Downey, Jr.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

Screenplay by Richard Curtis
Directed by Mike Newell

Hugh Grant
Andie MacDowell
James Fleet
Simon Callow
John Hannah
Kristin Scott Thomas
Charlotte Coleman

Premiere date: March 9, 1994
R for language, and for some sexuality.

Charles is a confirmed British bachelor with a colorful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie, at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must return to America the next morning. The two continue to cross paths at other people's weddings, never finding each other at a time when both are single. As all of Charles's friends find love, he's left wondering if he will ever be the one going to the altar.

2 Academy Award Nominations
Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay