Originally posted on Linnet Moss:
Screwball comedy, a genre invented during the Depression, often features a madcap woman (think Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck) embroiling an earnest and slightly stodgy man in a series of wild adventures. Along the way, Mr. Uptight is humiliated in one way or another and has his masculinity challenged. Although women…
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My Top 15 Favorite Screwball Comedies
Originally posted on The Old Hollywood Garden:
I love screwball comedies. They are so crazy and fun and over-the-top! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and I finally decided to do it, simply because I’ve been waiting too long, so I just thought ‘why not now?’ CRITERIA This is my personal list…
5 American Comedy Series to Binge Watch AGAIN
How Fred Astaire Sells Musical Comedy
Originally posted on Silver Screenings:
Go Fred! Image: tumblr Naturally, we love Fred Astaire‘s dancing. He’s Fred Astaire, for pete sake. Yet, when we recently watched the musical comedy Shall We Dance (1937), we realized Astaire is also a gifted salesman. First, a little about the film, a madcap look at celebrity gossip and the…
August 2017 COMEDY Stories, Screenplays, Short Films
Submit your Comedy Screenplay or Film to the Festival Today: http://festivalforcomedy.com NOVEL Transcript – ZAPINETTE GOES TO THE NORTH POLE August 2017 Readingby Albert Russo COMEDY SHORT Screenplay – EVERYONE HAS THEIR DEMONS August 2017 Readingby Dustin Prince Under 5min. SHORT Screenplay – KEEP SMILING August 2017 Readingby Courtney Wallace 1PG. SHORT Screenplay – DAB… Continue reading August 2017 COMEDY Stories, Screenplays, Short Films
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Get to know the short film: FRUIT, 7min., Germany, Animation/Experimental
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival:
Played at the September 2017 Film Festival Rise into being, mature, perish – Fruit tells a creation story. As the animated short film unfolds, it brings forth a play of shapes illustrating the dialog between two mythological forces – the West and the East. In it…
Director BIO: Gerhard Funk (FRUIT)
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival:
Played at the September 2017 Film Festival Director Biography Born 1981 in Russia and moved to Germany in the age of 13. Apprenticeship as designer of print media then study at the Academy of Fine Art Saar in the subject „Media Arts & Design“. Graduated 2010.…
Mob Comedy Feature Film: MEGABALLS, by Marc Baron
Title: MEGABALL$ Written by: Marc Baron Genre: Mob Comedy Type: Feature Screenplay Logline: When a computer geek, determined to prove he can predict lotto results, uncovers his plan has been bankrolled by the Mob he struggles to beat the odds before his number’s up. Tag Line: You never know when your number’s up. WGA #… Continue reading Mob Comedy Feature Film: MEGABALLS, by Marc Baron
Comedy Sci-Fi Feature Film: VAMPIRE ACADEMY, by Melissa Birks
Title: VAMPIRE ACADEMY Written by: Melissa Birks Genre: Sci-fi-comedy Type: Feature Screenplay Logline: In a world where mortals and vampires share an uneasy co-existence, an unemployed young woman enrolls in a trade college that teaches vampire skills, only to discover the college is actually a front for a sinister plot to overthrow humans. WGA #… Continue reading Comedy Sci-Fi Feature Film: VAMPIRE ACADEMY, by Melissa Birks
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