60 Stories on Movie Comedies
In the midst of the ongoing culture wars, can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible?
It's Borat in super-short lederhosen in the new poster for the comedian's upcoming film
The romantic comedy "New In Town" puts co-stars Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. at odds through most of the film. But behind the camera, the story was completely different, the pair told CNN.
This year's fest will bring out Ashton Kutcher, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock, among others
The Grey's Anatomy star lands just behind Angelina, Julia, Reese and Cameron
Technically, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) do make a porno in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
As Zack and Miri make their porno, Kevin Smith loses his mojo, then finds it again
Subtlety may not be in Kevin Smith's vocabulary, but a lot of off-color words are. They're sprinkled liberally throughout the writer-director's new movie, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
As a comedic sidekick, Brian Fantana in "Anchorman" was golden -- the clueless ladies' man who sex-panthered his way into fans' hearts.
The exes are screening two of 249 films featured during the Toronto Film Fest
In the midst of the ongoing culture wars, can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible?
It's Borat in super-short lederhosen in the new poster for the comedian's upcoming film
The romantic comedy "New In Town" puts co-stars Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. at odds through most of the film. But behind the camera, the story was completely different, the pair told CNN.
This year's fest will bring out Ashton Kutcher, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock, among others
The Grey's Anatomy star lands just behind Angelina, Julia, Reese and Cameron
Technically, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) do make a porno in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
As Zack and Miri make their porno, Kevin Smith loses his mojo, then finds it again
Subtlety may not be in Kevin Smith's vocabulary, but a lot of off-color words are. They're sprinkled liberally throughout the writer-director's new movie, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."
As a comedic sidekick, Brian Fantana in "Anchorman" was golden -- the clueless ladies' man who sex-panthered his way into fans' hearts.
The exes are screening two of 249 films featured during the Toronto Film Fest
Two affable stoners get caught in an action movie
Producer Judd Apatow continues his popular assault on common decency in "Pineapple Express," an R-rated celebration of recreational drugs, anti-authoritarianism and mindless violence.
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly learn to share their toys
Forget the screaming and scandal. Is it possible the pregnancy pact is a sign of maturity? Nancy Gibbs thinks so
Sacha Baron Cohen, known to the world as Borat, joins Hollywood's most exclusive club (along with 104 others)
You may not know him by name, but you certainly know Romany Malco. The Brooklyn-bred actor burst onto the scene three years ago as Jay, the smooth talking friend of Steve Carell in the 40-Year-Old Virgin and as Conrad Shepard, in Showtime's dark comedy series Weeds.
Will cable's favorite Manhattan muses be a fantastic four at the multiplex, or over-the-hill ladies who lunch? We ask five experts
The British rockers will perform the first single off their upcoming album at the show
The actor speaks out on the comedian (his former boss), Paris Hilton and bombing at the box office
Tina Fey's latest movie is a comedy with the old-time blend of wit and sentiment
Another classic rom-com re-programmed for the youth of today
With "Drillbit Taylor," the Brat Pack meets the Frat Pack, courtesy of the House of Apatow.
Poor Owen Wilson - this pro forma comedy script did nothing to enable his significant talent
Who won and who walked away empty-handed? The following are the nominees and the winners at the 80th annual Academy Awards.
Oscar night offers comforting awards and few surprises, as No Country for Old Men takes the top honor
Juno takes the top award, as Hollywood's annual pre-Oscar tribute to independent films has a beach party
As host of Film Independent's Spirit Awards, Rainn Wilson is forgoing traditional formal attire for a more revealing look.
The Oscars will be a showdown between a coldblooded killer and a coldblooded tycoon.
No debate: Denzel Washington's film The Great Debaters won hands down Thursday at the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards.
Paris Hilton may be known for saying, "That's hot" – but early returns for her new film certainly are not.
A superb Romanian film gives a creepy twist to Hollywood's unwanted-pregnancy comedies
Eva Longoria Parker gets top billing in Jeff Lowell's mediocre supernatural romantic comedy, "Over Her Dead Body," and then the movie bumps her off in the first five minutes.
Like wine vintages, some years at film festivals are better than others. This year's Sundance Film Festival was by general consensus a lackluster one.
Like wine vintages, some years at film festivals are better than others. This year's Sundance Film Festival was by general consensus a lackluster one.
A coldblooded killer and a coldblooded tycoon led the Oscar nominations Tuesday, with a lawyer suffering from an ethical crisis also earning a strong showing.
George Clooney and 20-year-old Juno star Ellen Page woke up to great news on Tuesday – they are among the top nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards, announced at dawn in Beverly Hills.
Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures
Who'll win and who will lose? The following are the nominations for the 80th annual Academy Awards. Winners will be announced February 24.
Following is a complete list of the nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards:
What do you get when you combine Juno with Charlie's Angels? The roller-derby movie Whip It!, starring Juno lead Ellen Page and directed by Charlie's Angels executive producer and star Drew Barrymore.
Tim Burton's macabre musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street won big at the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced during a live press conference from Hollywood on Sunday, while the film's star, Johnny Depp, picked up best actor in movie comedy or musical.
Ellen Page's 16-year-old mom-to-be Juno and George Clooney's sleazy Michael Clayton are among the films named as The Writers Guild of America's best of 2007.
The year in film was a mixed bag, though one that holds great promise for the future.
Not since Spinal Tap has there been a sharper satire of cinematic mythomania
American Film Institute's year-end honors have a surprise topping their annual list: Judd Apatow's Knocked Up.
Trophy season kicked into high gear Thursday morning, with an impressive roster of seven movies nominated for best dramatic picture in the Golden Globes race.
The critics hailed films no one will see. Now the Hollywood Foreign Press tries to balance prestige and popularity
As No Country for Old Men gets the best-picture nod from the New York Film Critics, Richard Corliss wonders if his colleagues are actually talking to the audience
After knocking the movie Knocked Up, in which she starred, as being "a little bit sexist" in a recent interview, Katherine Heigl has clarified to PEOPLE that it was the "best filming experience of my career."
Noah Baumbach's dysfunctional-family comedy thinks it's being funny and serious. But it's mostly just self-indulgent
Performing an autopsy on the Vince Vaughn comedy
Jaime King's romance with fiancé Kyle Newman is like a fairytale
- but she describes their engagement as "a scene out of a romantic
comedy."
Judd Apatow's slacker romantic comedy is not only hard to believe, but hard to swallow
"If a girl says she likes 'The Big Lebowski,' instantly, I think 'stoner.' " That's Matthew Kuhlke speaking. We're sitting at a table full of grilled meat and jug sodas on a late-summer weeknight i...
I can't count how many times since Christmas I have been informed of the imminent arrival of "Failure to Launch," by movie trailers and TV spots as well as by eye-catching full-page newspaper and magazine ads that feature a breezy Sarah Jessica Parker propping up a loungey Matthew McConaughey.
"Just Like Heaven" could draw comparisons to the wildly successful 1990 film "Ghost." But unlike that sometimes overwrought life-and-death flick, "Heaven" leans more -- much more -- towards laughter.
Start with a nice little battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy, the kind favored by the likes of Frank Capra and Howard Hawks. Then dump in a whole lot of 21st-century action and ear-splitting gunplay, in the vein of Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay.
Don't expect ''Monster-in-Law'' (opening May 13) to be a grand summation of Jane Fonda's four-decade, two-Oscar film career.
In Nick Hornby's book "High Fidelity," the protagonist -- a passionate, music-loving used-record store owner -- compulsively makes top-five lists of songs, of girlfriends, of breakups.
There's an old theater saying: Dying is easy, comedy is hard.
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