 | Screwball Comedy w/ Comic Genius Buster Keaton! Slapstick! Buster Keaton is the touchstone silent film comic. Innovative, imaginative, and prolific, Keaton always delivered throughout a long career in Hollywood that spanned the silent era and early talkies. Here in Neighbors, Keaton plays a modern day Romeo whose Juliet lives next door. The parents don't approve and begin to feud; but this is all just a pretext for a showcase of hilarious pranks, stunts, and sight gags. Not utilizing Keaton's usual gadgetry, Neighbors is more of a physical stunt free-for-all that will leave any viewer gasping for air between belly laughs. One of Keaton's best. |
 | Old Screwball Comedy w/ Circus Elephants: Machine Gun Mama If one is looking for an absurd romp through Mexico transporting a giant full grown African elephant, Machine Gun Mama is just the film. Reminiscent of rib splitting silent film two-reelers, Machine Gun Mama is short on story but long on brainless good times and mayhem. Just for a chance to meet the gorgeous Nita Cordoba (Armida), two not so intelligent Americans take an elephant halfway through Mexico in order to sell it to the carnival owner. In a good way, it's hard to figure out who the real show stealer is in this screwball film: the machine gun blasting and voluptuous Armida, the mustache twirling circus owner, or the very talented elephant. Regardless, Machine Gun Mama is nothing less than a wonderful guilty pleasure. |
 | KINO: The German Film Magazin 2007 -- The Year in Cinema Between Laughter and Tears Comedy is one of the most popular film genres. 2007 saw a lot of humorous films produced in Germany, but not all were audience favourites. Dani Levy, for instance, was unable to fulfil the expectations for his Nazi parody «Mein Führer -- the Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler». More successful was the literary adaptation «Runaway Horse», which presented writer Martin Walser's eponymous novella as a light summer comedy. And Germany's most successful film comedian Michael «Bully» Herbig drew in 2.2 million moviegoers with his animated parody of royal historical films, «Lissi und der wilde Kaiser». KINO looks at three very different approaches to film comedy. To Live and Die in LA A few young German directors were able to realise their dreams of working in Hollywood this year, with varying degrees of success. Oliver Hirschbiegel filmed «The Invasion» starring Nicole Kidman, but the studio was unhappy with the original cut, and the film has been changed. But Menan Yapo's mystery-thriller «Premonition» gave its star Sandra Bullock her biggest US box-office hit to date. And with support from Roland Emmerich, Marco Kreuzpaintner made the acclaimed film «Trade». KINO looks at three young directors and their experiences working in the US. Tinseltown on the Spree At the start of the year, the German film industry got considerable financial support from the Federal Ministry for Culture: 60 million euros aimed at boosting film production. That money lured big international productions such as «Valkyrie», starring Tom Cruise, and «Speed Racer» to Berlin-Babelsberg. But German productions such as Tom Tykwer's «The International» and Leander Haussmann's «Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken» also profited. KINO looks at what the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) did for film in 2007. Three Big Winners Box office success is one thing. But major international festivals and prizes are also important for a film's reputation and for gaining attention from abroad. And 2007 was a good year for German film seen from that perspective as well. KINO presents Oscar winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the underground film «Four Minutes», which won the German Film Prize, and Fatih Akin, who was honoured both at the Cannes Film Festival and at the European Film Awards for the screenplay to his latest film. KINO Hits the Road in Europe With German Films In order to promote German cinema abroad, German Films organises film weeks and presents the works of German film school students at major international festivals. KINO tagged along in Madrid, Cannes and Warsaw.Cinematic Christmas Our end-of-the-year programme would not be complete without a holiday-themed film. What happens when, for her first Christmas with her new partner, a woman invites her three ex-husbands, the fathers of her three children? KINO presents a new screwball comedy starring Martina Gedeck. |
 | Step Brothers - film clip Will Ferrell, John C Reilly |
 | Kiss is a Kiss Two strapping lads fight for the affections of a lady-friend in this screwball comedy. I edited this film for Film II class, and ended up doing a significant amount of the sound design as well. |
 | The Interconnection of Mr. Daily (Short Film) Mr. Daily confronts Jennifer about their supposed interconnectedness. Screwball comedy. Directed by John D. Moore; written by Joseph Schlegel. Starring Brouge Morgan and Andrew Whittaker. |
 | Review of the Film WAITRESS featuring Keri Russell Review of writer/director Adrienne Shelly's delightful screwball comedy WAITRESS... See it with someone you love. |
 | Easy Living - Piano Solo Easy Living (1937) is a screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin composed the song "Easy Living" for the film, and it has since become a jazz standard, made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and many other jazz singers. For Stereo Piano Sound Just Go Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNA5HybhgQ&fmt=18 |
 | JOEY'S PLACE - a short comedy by Duane Graves & Justin Meeks © 2003. JOEY'S PLACE is a short Mel Brooks style comedy film by Duane Graves & Justin Meeks. Synopsis: "An ordinary poker game goes horribly wrong when a midget kicks some a**." Look for their other short works on their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/dignan00 or visit www.greeksproductions.com for more information! TAGS: midget fight poker texas strange screwball slapstick dwarf cards austin short film goofy weird movie redneck mel brooks |
 | the delinquent the hipster and the square short film for the delinquent the hipster and the square fall 07 official website http://www.dhsla.com/ |
 | Birds Eye View Comedy Trailer 2008 Trailer for Birds Eye View's women in comedy retrospectives at the BFI as part of the 2008 film festival starring a host of female comedy talent including Jo Brand, Meera Syal, Sally Philips, Jessica Hynes, Shazia Mirza and Maureen Lipmann. |
 | I Wish I Were in Love Again Screwball comedy, more or less... A difficult genre to pin down, but I imagine these films at least come close to your definition. Song: "I Wish I Were in Love Again" -- Frank Sinatra |
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