Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: France | Lebanon
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: Arabic | French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Rodney El Haddad (writer) Jihad Hojeily (writer)
Cast: Nadine Labaki … Layale
Yasmine Elmasri … Nisrine (as Yasmine Al Masri)
Joanna Moukarzel … Rima
Gisèle Aouad … Jamale
Adel Karam … Youssef
Sihame Haddad … Rose (as Siham Haddad)
Aziza Semaan … Lili
Fatmeh Safa … Siham
Dimitri Staneofski … Charles
Fadia Stella … Christine
Ismaïl Antar … Bassam
Yousra Karam … Salon client
Victoria Bader … Salon client rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nancy … Woman in taxi
Plot: A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut.
Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations
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Saturday, May 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music
Release Year: 2007
Country: Israel | France | USA
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English | Arabic | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Once-not long ago-a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this…It wasn't that important.
Cast: Sasson Gabai … Lieutenant-colonel Tawfiq Zacharya
Ronit Elkabetz … Dina
Saleh Bakri … Haled
Khalifa Natour … Simon rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shlomi Avraham … Papi
Uri Gavriel … Avrum
Imad Jabarin … Major-general Camal Abdel Azim
Ahuva Keren … Lea
François Khell … Makram
Hisham Khoury … Fauzi
Tarak Kopty … Iman
Rinat Matatov … Yula
Rubi Moskovitz … Itzik
Hilla Sarjon … Iris
Eyad Sheety … Saleh
Tomer Yosef … Ars
Plot: A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. add synopsis
Awards: 41 wins & 9 nominations
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Saturday, April 28th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Keep your eyes on the prize.
Cast: Alan Rickman … Eli Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg … Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy … Thaddeus James
Mary Steenburgen … Sarah Michaelson
Bill Pullman … Det. Max Mariner
Eliza Dushku … City Hall
Danny DeVito … George Gastner
Lindy Booth … Beth Chapman
Tracey Walter … Simon Ahrens
Ted Danson … Harvey Parrish
Ernie Hudson … Sgt. Bill Canega
Hal B. Klein … Tully's Guy
Kevin West … Jaundice rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Baily … Wil Cavalere
Dawn Balkin … Stewardess
Marina Black … Female Student
Mark Charran … Party Goer
Greg Collins … Foreman
Reid Collums … Delivery Guy
Lucy DeVito
Tiffany Downey … Model
Bennett Dunn … Bartender
Mark Famiglietti … Officer Relyea
Mary Pat Gleason … Ruby
Brendon Graham … Soldier
Joyce Guy … Eileen Moses
Larry Hankin … Dr. Polaczek
Juliette Jeffers … Claire
Matthew Kimbrough … Deacon
Joe Koons … Poet
Valerie Long … Excrement Woman
Wayne Lopez … Cabbie
Danika Quinn … Opera Singer (as Danika Osterman)
Dean Rader-Duval … Ernie
Johanna Torell … Analea
Matt Winston … Clifford
Avis Wrentmore … Model
Plot: Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He’s struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson… add synopsis
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Friday, March 16th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You can't keep a miracle secret
Writers: Judy Hecht Dumontet (writer) Mitchell Leib (story)
Cast: José Zúñiga … Isidor
Miguel Sandoval … Gil Garcia
Olivia Hussey … Petra
Elpidia Carrillo … Hermenegilda
Alexis Cruz … Marco
Judy Herrera … Dinora
Marcelo Tubert … Father Pancracio
Irene Bedard … Liberata
Lupe Ontiveros … Adelfa
Del Zamora … Ruffino
George Lopez … Everardo
Deborah Chavez … Vangie
Geno Silva … Don Transito
Rick Gutierrez … Bulmaro
Jonathan Levit … Dr. Webman
Plot: Isidor’s Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in New Mexico maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious… add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This man will bring order to the universe…or not.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer … Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend … Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke … Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin … Ed
Constance Zimmer … Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor … Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois … Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin … Damon
Jovanna Huguet … Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot … Simon / Best Man
Alessandro Juliani … Ken
Lisa Calder … Sherri
Ty Olsson … Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen … Pregnant Nancy
Plot: The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness. add synopsis
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Horror
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Every rose has its thorns.
Cast: Jess Weixler … Dawn O'Keefe
John Hensley … Brad
Josh Pais … Dr. Godfrey
Hale Appleman … Tobey
Lenny von Dohlen … Bill
Vivienne Benesch … Kim
Ashley Springer … Ryan
Julia Garro … Gwen
Nicole Swahn … Melanie
Adam Wagner … Phil
Hunter Ulvog … Little Brad
Ava Ryen Plumb … Little Dawn
Trent Moore … Mr. Vincent
Mike Yager … Elliot
Nathan Parsons … Soda Spritzer
Plot: Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.
Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2006
Country: Czech Republic | Slovakia
Runtime: Czech Republic:120 min
Languages: Czech | German
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal (novel) Jirí Menzel (writer)
Cast: Ivan Barnev … Jan Díte, younger
Oldrich Kaiser … Jan Díte, older
Julia Jentsch … Líza
Martin Huba … Skrivánek
Marián Labuda … Walden
Milan Lasica … Professor
Josef Abrhám … Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus … Hotel Boss
Jaromír Dulava … Waiter Karel
Pavel Nový … General
István Szabó … Stock Marketeer
Tonya Graves … Abyssinian Emperor
Rudolf Hrusínský … Tichota
Petr Ctvrtnícek … Stockbroker
Jirí Sesták … Waiter
Plot: A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. add synopsis
Awards: 8 wins & 2 nominations
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There glows the neighborhood
Cast: Danny DeVito … Buddy Hall
Matthew Broderick … Steve Finch
Kristin Davis … Kelly Finch
Kristin Chenoweth … Tia Hall
Alia Shawkat … Madison Finch
Dylan Blue … Carter Finch
Kelly Aldridge … Ashley Hall
Sabrina Aldridge … Emily Hall
Jorge Garcia … Wallace
Fred Armisen … Gustave
Gillian Vigman … Gerta
Ryan Devlin … Bob Murray
Sean O'Bryan … Mayor Young
SuChin Pak … Herself
Jackie Burroughs … Mrs. Ryor
Plot: Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Jessica Lange … Arvilla
Kathy Bates … Margene
Joan Allen … Carol
Tom Skerritt … Emmett
Christine Baranski … Francine
Victor Rasuk … Bo Douglas
Tom Amandes … Bill
Tom Wopat … Arlo
Evan May … Robert Brimm
Erin May … Lauren Brimm
Nancy Roth … Waitress at Kozy Cafe
Lyn Vaus … Mechanic
Ryan Christopher Combe … Bellhop
Skip Carlson … Larry rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Conder … Taxi Driver
Jayson Creek … Maitre d'
Arabella Field … Motorcycle Cop
Kari Hawker … Newlywed
Kristen Marie Jensen … Student (as Kristen Marie Hullinger)
Ivey Lloyd … Evelyn (as Ivey Lloyd Mitchell)
Bruce Newbold … Bishop Paul Evans
Steve O'Neill … Doctor
Laura Park … Riva Fox
Jodi Russell … Alison
Amber Woody … Crystal
Plot: Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2006
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 104 min | Thailand:86 min (DVD)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A fairytale like no other.
Cast: Richard E. Grant … Franklin Wilhern
Catherine O'Hara … Jessica Wilhern
Nick Prideaux … Penelope's Great Grandfather (as Nicholas Prideaux)
Michael Feast … Jake / Witch
Christina Ricci … Penelope Wilhern
Ronni Ancona … Wanda
Simon Woods … Edward Vanderman
Paul Herbert … Leonard Wilhern
Simon Chandler … Doctor
Peter Dinklage … Lemon
Andi-Marie Townsend … Young Penelope
John Voce … Station Cop
Burn Gorman … Larry
Andrew Bailey … Floorman in Card Club
James McAvoy … Johnny / Max
Plot: A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with “one who will love her faithfully.” add synopsis
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Enjoy yourself . . . It's later than you think!
Cast: Queen Latifah … Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J … Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton … Matthew Kragen
Giancarlo Esposito … Senator Dillings
Alicia Witt … Ms. Burns
Gérard Depardieu … Chef Didier
Jane Adams … Rochelle
Michael Estime … Marlon (as Mike Estime)
Susan Kellermann … Gunther
Jascha Washington … Darius
Matt Ross … Adamian
Ranjit Chowdhry … Dr. Gupta
Michael Nouri … Congressman Stewart
Jaqueline Fleming … Tanya
Kendall Mosby … Anton
Plot: After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation. add synopsis
Awards: 6 nominations
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Sunday, January 1st, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Ben Best (written by) Jody Hill (written by)
Cast: Danny McBride … Fred Simmons
Ben Best … Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace
Mary Jane Bostic … Suzie Simmons rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Aguilar … Rick
Tyler Baum … Armand
Sean Baxter … Roy Powers
Bruce Cameron … Bruce
Erin Fisher … Ticket Girl #1
Randy Gambill … The Gentle Warrior
Libertad Green … Drunk Model
Juan-Carlos Guzman … Carlos
Jody Hill … Mike McAlister
Jeff Hoffman … Dr. Love
Danielle Jarchow … Connie
Deborah Loates … Marge
Carlos Lopez … Henry Harrison (as Carlos Lopez IV)
Spencer Moreno … Julio Chavez
Erica Owens … Mrs. Fisher
Nicholas Stanley … Lil' Stevie Fisher
Chris Walldorf … Shane
Collette Wolfe … Denise
Plot: An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck “The Truck” Williams.
Awards: 1 win
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 134 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Nathan Lane … Max Bialystock
Matthew Broderick … Leo Bloom
Uma Thurman … Ulla
Will Ferrell … Franz Liebkind
Gary Beach … Roger DeBris
Roger Bart … Carmen Ghia
Eileen Essell … Hold Me-Touch Me
Michael McKean … Prison Trustee
David Huddleston … Judge
Debra Monk … Lick Me-Bite Me
Andrea Martin … Kiss Me-Feel Me
Jon Lovitz … Mr. Marks
Bryn Dowling … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Meg Gillentine … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Kevin Ligon … Workman / Little Old Lady
Plot: After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world’s worst show.
Awards: Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations
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Monday, August 22nd, 2005
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 119 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: Can't stop the signal.
Cast: Nathan Fillion … Mal
Gina Torres … Zoë
Alan Tudyk … Wash
Morena Baccarin … Inara
Adam Baldwin … Jayne
Jewel Staite … Kaylee
Sean Maher … Simon
Summer Glau … River
Ron Glass … Shepherd Book
Chiwetel Ejiofor … The Operative
David Krumholtz … Mr. Universe
Michael Hitchcock … Dr. Mathias
Sarah Paulson … Dr. Caron
Yan Feldman … Mingo
Rafael Feldman … Fanty
Plot: The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.
Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations
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Sunday, July 24th, 2005
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: Brains, Brawn And Beyond.
Cast: Michael Angarano … Will Stronghold
Kurt Russell … Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Kelly Preston … Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Danielle Panabaker … Layla Williams
Christopher Wynne … News Anchor (as Chris Wynne)
Kevin Heffernan … Ron Wilson – Bus Driver
Dee Jay Daniels … Ethan (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
Kelly Vitz … Magenta
Loren Berman … Little Larry
Nicholas Braun … Zach
Malika … Penny
Khadijah … Penny
Jake Sandvig … Lash
Will Harris … Speed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead … Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain
Plot: Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:128 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:128 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: Love and sex. Some things just get better with age.
Cast: Elizabeth Peña … Lolita
America Ferrera … Blanca
Lucy Gallardo … Dona Genoveva rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliana Alexander … Nora
David Barrera … Sal's Uncle
Steven Bauer … Victor Reyes
Alek Carrera … Soap Opera Actor
Ana Cervantes … Doña Loda
Jorge Cervera … Don Pedro
Patricia De Leon … Soap Opera Actress
Marina Dena-Santo … Cuka
Alyssa Diaz … Rose
Ricki Lopez … Father Miguel
Leo Minaya … Sal
Alberto Montero … Freddie
Alberto Montero … Freddie
Ruben Moreno … Old Man
Rick Najera … Jose Luis
Marina Dena Santo … Cucka
Jane Sevilla … Carla
Perla Walters … Nena
Victor Wolf … Oswaldo
Plot: Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, October 15th, 2004
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2004
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Beyond the Beauty Shop
Cast: Mo'Nique … Peaches (as Mo'Nique)
Kellita Smith … Angela
Gina Torres … Marcella
David Ramsey … Cliff
Taraji P. Henson … Tiffany (as Taraji Henson)
Keiko Agena … Jun Ni
Cee Cee Michaela … Simone
Joe Torry … Brian
Andre B. Blake … Gianni (as André Blake)
Bryce Wilson … Drake
Vivica A. Fox … Herself
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Agent Little
Tom Virtue … Agent Scott
Reagan Gomez-Preston … Fiona
James Avery … Seymour Gold
Plot: Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills… add synopsis
Awards: 4 nominations
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Friday, September 26th, 2003
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2003
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home…And then they moved in.
Cast: Ben Stiller … Alex Rose
Drew Barrymore … Nancy Kendricks
Eileen Essell … Mrs. Connelly
Harvey Fierstein … Kenneth
Justin Theroux … Coop
James Remar … Chick
Robert Wisdom … Officer Dan
Swoosie Kurtz … Jean
Wallace Shawn … Herman
Maya Rudolph … Tara
Amber Valletta … Celine
Cheryl Klein … Ginger
Tim Maculan … Terrence
Jackie Sandler … Bartender (as Jackie Titone)
Yevgeni Lazarev … Mr. Dzerzhinsky (as Eugene Lazarev)
Plot: A young couple has a chance to move into a gorgeous duplex in the perfect New York neighborhood. All they have to do is bump off the current tenant, a cute little old lady. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2003
All Genres:
Musical, Comedy
Release Year: 2003
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You heard the rumors
Cast: Ebon Moss-Bachrach … Dave Katz
Capone Lee … Damon Dash (as Capone)
Loon … Turk
Robert Stapleton … Jay-Z / Bootlegger 1 / Hot Boy 1 / Dre / A1 / Gay Guy
Rashida Jones … Layna Hudson
Stephanie Raye … Monica (as Stephanie Ray)
Damon Dash … Harlem
Charlene … Miss Jones
Chloë Sevigny … Sexy Woman No. 1
Kari Wuhrer … Sexy Woman No. 2
Jamie-Lynn Sigler … Sexy Woman No. 3 (as Jamie-Lynn DiScala)
Beanie Sigel … Charles 'Sandman' Patterson / Himself
Adam Moreno … A&R Guy / Hipster / Lew Chaplin (as Mr. Blue)
Sale Johnson … Enchante R&B Singer No. 1
Lorraine Bracco … Enchante R&B Singer No. 2
Plot: A young journalist, David Katz, who writes for a hip-hop magazine called “Mic Check”, starts following… add synopsis
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Monday, December 2nd, 2002
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy
Release Year: 2002
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 min | Germany:100 min (DVD version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The hottest chick in town just switched bodies with the luckiest loser in the world.
Cast: Rob Schneider … Jessica
Anna Faris … April
Matthew Lawrence … Billy
Eric Christian Olsen … Jake
Robert Davi … Stan
Melora Hardin … Carol
Alexandra Holden … Lulu
Rachel McAdams … Jessica
Maritza Murray … Keecia
Fay Hauser … Mrs. Thomas
Jodi Long … Korean Mother
Tia Mowry … Venetia
Tamera Mowry … Sissy
Lee Garlington … Vice Principal Bernard
Angie Stone … Madame Mambuza
Plot: An attractive and popular teenager who is mean spirited toward others, finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body. add synopsis
Awards: 3 nominations
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