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The Nice Guys (2016). D: Shane Black. DP: Phillippe Rousselot. W: Shane Black & Anthony Bagarozzi. Starring: Ryan Gosling/Russell Crowe/Angourie Rice/Margaret Qualley/Yaya DaCosta/Keith David/Matt Bomer/Lois Smith/Jack Kilmer/Kim Basinger. This summer a new duo has joined the streets in an original story by action genre wiz kid and Lethal Weapon creator Shane Black. Also a co-writer…
Out in the US on July 29 and in the UK on August 19, the first trailer for the new comedy Bad Moms has dropped. Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate and Kathryn Hahn it is basically revenge of the non cardigan-set mothers. Written and directed by the Hangover team of Jon Lucas and…
Our Idiot Brother (2011). D: Jesse Peretz. DP: Yaron Orbach. W: David Schisgall & Evgenia Peretz. Starring: Paul Rudd/Emily Mortimer/Zooey Deschanel/Elizabeth Banks/Adam Scott/Rashida Jones/Steve Coogan/Kathryn Hahn/T.J. Miller. Summer comedies have been all over the map this year. Great highs like Bridesmaids, decent highs like Crazy, Stupid, Love and lows like Horrible Bosses (let’s not forget…
Crazy Stupid Love (2011). D: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa. DP: Andrew Dunn. W: Dan Fogelman. Starring: Steve Carell/Ryan Gosling/Julianne Moore/Emma Stone/Marisa Tomei/Analeigh Tipton/Jonah Bobo/Joey King/Kevin Bacon/Josh Groban. Although considered another entry in the rom-com category for the year, Crazy Stupid Love actually holds its own and gives audiences an engaging, balanced, relationship driven comedy.…