Comments on: Comedy Film Festival 2011 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3604 admin Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:59:36 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3604 Today, the Guardian has listed its <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/series/the-comedy-25" rel="nofollow">top 25 comedy films</a>. Now, there's no silents and nothing in another language, still, this is the list: <ol> <li>Annie Hall</li> <li>Borat</li> <li>Some Like it Hot</li> <li>Team America: World Police</li> <li>The Ladykillers</li> <li>Dr Strangelove</li> <li>Duck Soup</li> <li>Rushmore</li> <li>Kind Hearts and Coronets</li> <li>Life of Brian</li> <li>Airplane!</li> <li>The Big Lebowski</li> <li>His Girl Friday</li> <li>Election</li> <li>This is Spinal Tap</li> <li>Bringing Up Baby</li> <li>There's Something About Mary</li> <li>M*A*S*H</li> <li>Dazed and Confused</li> <li>Groundhog Day</li> <li>Clueless</li> <li>The Great Dictator</li> <li>Clerks</li> <li>The Jerk</li> <li>Shaun of the Dead</li> </ol> Today, the Guardian has listed its top 25 comedy films. Now, there’s no silents and nothing in another language, still, this is the list:

  1. Annie Hall
  2. Borat
  3. Some Like it Hot
  4. Team America: World Police
  5. The Ladykillers
  6. Dr Strangelove
  7. Duck Soup
  8. Rushmore
  9. Kind Hearts and Coronets
  10. Life of Brian
  11. Airplane!
  12. The Big Lebowski
  13. His Girl Friday
  14. Election
  15. This is Spinal Tap
  16. Bringing Up Baby
  17. There’s Something About Mary
  18. M*A*S*H
  19. Dazed and Confused
  20. Groundhog Day
  21. Clueless
  22. The Great Dictator
  23. Clerks
  24. The Jerk
  25. Shaun of the Dead
]]> By: admin http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3602 admin Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:53:51 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3602 And another suggestion: Groundhog Day And another suggestion: Groundhog Day

]]> By: Brad Scott http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Brad Scott Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:06:41 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3584 More suggestions from the meeting on 14 October: <a href="http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/68475/britannia_hospital.html" rel="nofollow">Britannia Hospital</a>: Lindsay Anderson's satire on 80s Britain <a href="http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/69420/clueless.html" rel="nofollow">Clueless</a> <a href="http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/70077/the_general.html" rel="nofollow">The General</a>: Buster Keaton's masterpiece <a href="http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/74127/school_for_scoundrels.html" rel="nofollow">School for Scoundrels</a>: Robert Hamer's last film <a href="http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/65908/the_odd_couple.html" rel="nofollow">The Odd Couple</a>: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100030257" rel="nofollow">Raising Arizona</a>: Superb Coen Brothers <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100014856" rel="nofollow">The Firemen's Ball</a>: Milos Forman <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100035157" rel="nofollow">Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery</a> <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100031481?s=1" rel="nofollow">Withnail and I</a>: A possible late nighter? <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100008983?s=1" rel="nofollow">A Fish Called Wanda</a> <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100037697?s=1" rel="nofollow">Barton Fink</a> <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100032753" rel="nofollow">Dumb and Dumber</a> <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100037875" rel="nofollow">Kingpin</a> <a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100022940?s=1" rel="nofollow">Shaun of the Dead</a> A Charlie Chaplin A Harry Langdon More suggestions from the meeting on 14 October:

Britannia Hospital: Lindsay Anderson’s satire on 80s Britain
Clueless
The General: Buster Keaton’s masterpiece
School for Scoundrels: Robert Hamer’s last film
The Odd Couple: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
Raising Arizona: Superb Coen Brothers
The Firemen’s Ball: Milos Forman
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Withnail and I: A possible late nighter?
A Fish Called Wanda
Barton Fink
Dumb and Dumber
Kingpin
Shaun of the Dead
A Charlie Chaplin
A Harry Langdon

]]> By: Cathie Hubert http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Cathie Hubert Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:59:17 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3501 "The French Kissers," with Alice Trémolière, left, and Vincent Lacoste, isn't just another teen comedy. It's "just so original and so surprising, Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/18/2828232/sacramento-french-film-festival.html#ixzz127pjtGzb Can we get this new Franch film a comedy about teenagers wh had a lot of Praise. “The French Kissers,” with Alice Trémolière, left, and Vincent Lacoste, isn’t just another teen comedy. It’s “just so original and so surprising,

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/18/2828232/sacramento-french-film-festival.html#ixzz127pjtGzb
Can we get this new Franch film a comedy about teenagers wh had a lot of Praise.

]]> By: Cathie Hubert http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 Cathie Hubert Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:12:27 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3196 Monkey Business etc have been seen so much not good I agree with Cluny Brown! Excellent. Life of brian good as well we must have one of the Monty Pythons. Monkey Business etc have been seen so much not good I agree with Cluny Brown! Excellent. Life of brian good as well we must have one of the Monty Pythons.

]]> By: Cathie Hubert http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-3195 Cathie Hubert Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:10:12 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-3195 Italian excellent comedy Divorce by pietro Germi and La Chevre French comedy by F Veber Italian excellent comedy Divorce by pietro Germi and La Chevre French comedy by F Veber

]]> By: Brad Scott http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Brad Scott Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:59:29 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-2744 Rather belatedly, some suggestions from the meeting on 8th July: <ul><li><a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/688-the-firemens-ball" rel="nofollow">The Fireman's Ball</a> (Forman)</li> <li><a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100055587?s=1" rel="nofollow">In Bruges</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100050392?s=1" rel="nofollow">Mamma Mia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100058564?s=1" rel="nofollow">Cluny Brown</a> (Lubitsch, 1946, with lots of good British double-entendres)</li> </ul> Rather belatedly, some suggestions from the meeting on 8th July:

]]> By: Brad Scott http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1794 Brad Scott Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:37:42 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-1794 Some suggestions from over on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forest-Row-United-Kingdom/Forest-Row-Film-Society/70582017838" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> site: <a href="http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003033-brazil/" rel="nofollow">Brazil</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm594122752/tt0044916" rel="nofollow">Monkey Business</a> (Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant rather than the Marx Brothers) I don't know it but the reviews I've seen are great, so I'll check it out <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048605/" rel="nofollow">The Seven Year Itch</a> Some suggestions from over on our Facebook site:

Brazil
Monkey Business (Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant rather than the Marx Brothers) I don’t know it but the reviews I’ve seen are great, so I’ll check it out
The Seven Year Itch

]]> By: Brad Scott http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Brad Scott Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:31:11 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-1708 There's also a useful list of French comedies on the <a href="http://filmsdefrance.com/Best_Films_Comiques.html" rel="nofollow">Films de France</a> site. Can anyone recommend any of them? There’s also a useful list of French comedies on the Films de France site. Can anyone recommend any of them?

]]> By: Brad Scott http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/2010/04/film-festival-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 Brad Scott Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:56:22 +0000 http://forestrowfilmsociety.org/news/?p=413#comment-1706 And, the essential film that we MUST show is <em>The Life of Brian</em>. This was banned in Plymouth when I was growing up, so we really have to screen it. And, the essential film that we MUST show is The Life of Brian.

This was banned in Plymouth when I was growing up, so we really have to screen it.

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