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Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Summary
"This work examines the Depression decade's popular type of comedy--the clown. The study filters its analysis through twelve pictures. While some of the comedians in this text have generated previous analysis, some funnymen are all but forgotten. This book addresses these oversights and attempts to re-expose the brilliance and ingenuity the screen clowns contributed"--Provided by publisher.
23) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Summary
Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail connects with grad student Emily after a standup set. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing.
25) Post grad
Pub. Date
2010
Summary
Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend, and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins out of control when she's forced to move back home with her eccentric family. By the time she lands her dream job, Ryden realizes it's meaningless without the man of her dreams, and the people she loves. Bonus features included.
"It's a screwball comedy. It's also, I have to say, a feel-good movie that made...
26) Ruthless people
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Summary
When loathsome millionaire Sam Stone's wife is kidnapped by inept kidnappers, Sam cries tears of joy and refuses to pay the ransom. And when the abductors threaten to kill the abrasive heiress, Sam celebrates!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
A few decades before the gold rush in the 1870s, there are prospectors out in the Pacific Northwest trying to make a name for themselves. One of them suddenly finds himself in a world of trouble when a notorious pair of brothers marks him for death. The Sisters brothers are known all throughout the area for their wicked ways, and now they believe that he has crossed them. In order to escape their wrath, he'll need to draw upon resources he's not even...
Pub. Date
c1998
Summary
Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. Assisted by the hunchbacked Igor and the curvaceous Inga, he creates a monster who only wants to be loved.
31) All of me
Pub. Date
1984
Summary
Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin make the perfect couple of comedy in this hilariously concocted plot.
32) American reunion
Pub. Date
c2012
Summary
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
"While her friends wish for meet cutes worthy of their favorite rom-coms, Julia is ready to give up on love. Swiping right has replaced getting swept off your feet and good old-fashioned romance has become, well, old-fashioned. A writer for a popular website, love becomes the last thing on her mind when impending layoffs threaten her job. As Julia searches for the ultimate pitch to impress her boss, she stumbles upon a resort offering guests a chance...
34) Beautiful girls
Summary
A group of old friends meet at their 10-year high school reunion, which creates some unexpected surprises. Willie and Paul may have lost a bit of their youth, but they're ready to party with the "beautiful girls" who've turned their lives upside down.
36) Gigantic
Pub. Date
2009
Summary
Brian is a mattress salesman who gets swept up into a romance with Harriet when she falls asleep on one of the beds in his store. To win her over, he must compete with her father, an art-collecting loudmouth with a bad back and deep pockets. Includes alternate ending, deleted scenes, commentary, and behind the scenes.
"***Recommended. ...presented with more than usual charm and dry wit...low-key yet strangely exhilirating and quirky film...recommended."--Video...
Pub. Date
c2004
Summary
"Sandra Bullock and Jonathan Penner star in this hilarious, sexy comedy. New York advertising executive, Morris Codman (Jonathan Penner), seems to have it all - lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie (Sandra Bullock). When he loses his job he decides to use his advertising expertise to create, package, and market a shady product that will make him millions. Debbie tries to convince him that money isn't everything and that she loves him...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Summary
From City Lights to Knocked Up, this history examines American film from the perspective of its unwanted stepbrother, the comedy, and puts the comic titans of the present in the context of their predecessors. The 30 chapters and 100 essays follow the connections that link Mae West to Marilyn Monroe and W. C. Fields to Will Ferrell. Offering unvarnished insight into comedians and directors such as Buster Keaton, Christopher Guest, Eddie Murphy, and...
