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Strange Bedfellows

Comedy

Two lifelong friends (Paul Hogan and Michael Caton) have discovered a way to save big money come tax time. All they have to do is pretend they’re a loving gay couple. It seems so simple, but when a meddling tax inspector comes to town to investigate the couple, all hell breaks loose in this laugh-out-loud comedy. The pair’s hilarious misadventures will warm your heart and keep you in stitches even after the credits have run.

Laurel & Hardy: The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

Comedy

In order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night. The blockbuster of all Laurel & Hardy shorts was, surprisingly, this playedstraight spoof of old dark-house horror chillers. It grossed almost four times as much as ANOTHER FINE MESS, clearly a superior picture. The only explanation must be the many special, multiple, phonetic language versions that were made, and, most especially, the clever title, which foretold and teased the melding of two different popular genres, mystery and comedy. Directed by James Parrott. With Fred Kelsey and Del Henderson.

The Hustle

Comedy

Falling upon a large sum of mob money, Freddie Manning and his cynical, naysaying best friend, Junior, lose in a crazy chase through the city. Freddie and Junior are left owing Asian crime boss Toshiba Ohara and his spicy daughter, Han, $10,000 in seven days! The Hustle will warm your soul and have you rolling on the floor, mobbed by laughter.

Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect

Comedy

Alonzo Bodden returns with a hilarious look at the historical inaccuracies of the present and past from his unique comedic perspective in Historically Incorrect.

2 Days In New York

Comedy

Hip talk-radio host and journalist Mingus (Chris Rock) and his French photographer girlfriend, Marion (Julie Delpy), live cozily in a New York apartment with their cat and two young children from previous relationships. But when Marion’s jolly father, her oversexed sister, and her sister’s outrageous boyfriend unceremoniously descend upon them for an overseas visit, it initiates two unforgettable days of family mayhem.

Bridget Jones's Baby

Comedy

Oscar® winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter of the world's favorite singleton in “Bridget Jones's Baby.” Directed by Sharon Maguire ("Bridget Jones's Diary"), the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding's heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones's (Zellweger) "happily ever after" hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father. The much-anticipated third installment of the “Bridget Jones's” franchise welcomes fellow Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson to the cast. Longtime collaborators Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films produce alongside Debra Hayward.

Punchline

Comedy

Comedy is no laughing matter for Oscar® winners Sally Field and Tom Hanks, who take center stage in the smash hit Punchline. Field (Forrest Gump, Mrs. Doubtfire) stars as Lilah Krytsick, a New Jersey housewife and mother of three who desperately wants to make it big as a comedian. All her life people have been telling her she's funny, and now her home life has been catapulted into chaos as she spends her nights onstage at the New York comedy club, the Gas Station. Hanks (Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan) plays Steven Gold, a self-centered Lenny Bruce-type who's been stealing the spotlight at the Station with his irrepressible, natural comedic talent. Drawn to one another, Steven helps the stumbling Lilah turn her routine from flat to funny, while Lilah helps Steven keep his anguished life together. With critically-acclaimed performances by Hanks and Field, Punchline is a fascinating drama about the often harrowing world of comedy.

Stealing Christmas

Comedy

Tony Danza, Lea Thompson and Betty White star in this modern take on the classic tale Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. After bungling his latest heist, bank robber Jack Clayton (Danza) flees the big city and winds up in the small town of Evergreen. There, he's mistaken by Sarah Gibson (Thompson) and her daughter, Noelle, as the Santa Claus they've hired to promote their family Christmas tree farm. Jack plays along with the misunderstanding while casing a local bank job. That is, until his growing affection for Sarah, his encounter with a kindly shopkeeper (White) and his conscience cause him to question his criminal ways in this hilarious, heartwarming holiday tale you'll want to watch again and again!

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Comedy

Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman sneak into an R-rated movie and it warps their fragile little minds. Soon their indignant parents declare war on Canada and our young heroes are America's last hope to stop Armageddon.

Richard's Wedding

Comedy

RICHARD'S WEDDING, is an irreverent, often politically incorrect and ultimately touching film that explores the depths of friendship and marriage. The film follows Tuna and long time friend, Alex, as they travel to Richard's wedding in Central Park. The duo meet up with their motley assortment of old friends and revive old jealousies and debates on politics, religion, and the meaning of success.

Laurel & Hardy: Come Clean

Comedy

Returning from the ice cream parlor, devoted husbands rescue a suicidal woman of dubious morals from drowning (Mae Busch), then cannot escape her. With its black comedy inspired by Chaplin’s CITY LIGHTS, the story also draws upon familiar routines from the team’s other comedies. The parody of connubial bliss is a highlight, as is the climactic disappearance of Mr. Laurel, of which Mr. Hardy explains memorably, “He’s gone to the beach. ” It was remade by Roach a decade later as a “streamliner” titled BROOKLYN ORCHID. Directed by James W. Horne. With Linda Loredo and Gertrude Astor.

The Upside of Anger

Comedy

A sharp-witted suburban wife, Terry Wolfmeyer (played by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominee Joan Allen -- "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Pleasantville"), is left to raise her four headstrong daughters when her husband unexpectedly disappears. Things get even more hectic when she falls for her neighbor, Denny (Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Kevin Costner -- "Tin Cup," "Dances with Wolves"), a once-great baseball star turned radio DJ. This leaves her daughters out on a limb as they are forced to juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas as well as their own.

Mental

Comedy

From the director of Muriel’s Wedding, PJ Hogan and star Toni Collette, reunite in an original comedy with heart. The Moochmore girls are certain they all suffer from some kind of undiagnosed mental illness - because if they’re not crazy then they’re just unpopular. Their mother Shirley (Rebecca Gibney) - unable to cope with her demanding daughters and unsupported by her philandering politician husband, Barry (Anthony LaPaglia) - suffers a nervous breakdown. After Barry commits his wife to a mental hospital (telling his constituents that “she’s on holiday”) he finds himself alone with 5 teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker named Shaz (Collette) and installs her in his home as nanny to his daughters.

Laurel & Hardy: Berth Marks

Comedy

Itinerant musicians struggle through a sleepless, overnight train ride to their next important engagement, in Pottsville. This was the team’s second “all-talking” comedy. Film and rail buffs continue to visit the 1887 train depot used here, now relocated from Palms to the far away Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles. This 1936 reissue version added the Laurel & Hardy theme music, KU KU, which didn’t become a signature Laurel & Hardy element until 1930. Directed by Lewis R. Foster.

Who's the Caboose?

Comedy

Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), David Cross (Arrested Development), Andy Dick (Less Than Perfect), Sam Seder (Home Movies), H. Jon Benjamin (Archer), Kathy Griffin (Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List), Laura Kightlinger (The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman), David Waterman, Andy Kindler (Everybody Loves Raymond) and more star in WHO'S THE CABOOSE, the highly worshipped alternative-comedy prequel to the highly worshipped miniseries sequel, Pilot Season. When a film crew making a documentary on a rare fatal disease among the homeless stops for a drink at an underground comedy club, it doesn't take long before they decide to turn the attention of their film to the hot and funny stand-up comedian Susan (Sarah Silverman) who is leaving New York and heading to L.A. to land a part in a TV show, unbeknownst to her 'performance artist' boyfriend, Max (Sam Seder). Desperate not to lose Susan, Max chases after her in hopes of bringing her back to the 'more pure' New York scene. As Susan suffers the indignities and compromises her agent (Andy Dick) hopes will make her a star, fate deals Max a winning hand in the form of entertainment lawyer Ken Fold (H. Jon Benjamin). Suddenly Max is the toast of Hollywood and everyone in town wants him. But all he wants is Susan...

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Comedy

In this contemporary re-imagining of Jonathan Swift's classic tale, Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is a struggling writer who works as a delivery person at the Times. To impress the travel editor, Gulliver ventures into uncharted waters and lands in a tiny civilization known as Lilliputians. Leading the Lilliputians to a victory over their neighboring nemesis, Gulliver comes to terms with his own shortcomings and emerges from his own little world.

Laurel & Hardy: Towed in a Hole

Comedy

Traveling fish peddlers — crabs a specialty — devise a big business idea: buy a dilapidated old boat to fix up and “eliminate the middle-man. ” A superb blend of relaxed slapstick and sophisticated visual humor, this short offers a concise assessment of the team’s comedic relationship when Ollie pauses during a breach of friendly relations to ask Stan, “Isn’t this silly? Here we are, two grown-up men, acting like a couple of children. ” Directed by George Marshall. With Billy Gilbert.

The Unicorn

Comedy

When an engaged couple, Caleb (Nick Rutherford) and Malory (Lauren Lapkus), is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate Malory’s parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal, they discover the apparent secret to their happy marriage. Determined to properly celebrate their own ‘re-engagement,' they set out on a wild night, but this fun and innocent new experience takes an intense turn, exposing deeper relationship problems and threatening their future together.

Shotgun Wedding

Comedy

After Robert (Mike Damus), a marrying-up groom, 'accidentally' shoots his fiancé's Maid of Honor in the face during a drunken skeet-shooting session, his meddling mother (Bonita Friedericy) does whatever it takes to ensure the wedding takes place. She will stop at nothing to see her baby boy get married, even if it means taking the Maid of Honor hostage, brutally attacking the wedding videographers, or rekindling the flame with her co-conspiring ex-husband. As the pressure to move the wedding plans forward increases, so does the body count, making it nearly impossible to keep the whole thing a secret.

Ladrones

Comedy

Crime has never been this much fun! After a ruthless businesswoman steals land deeds from a community of Mexican families, two former thieves (Fernando Colunga and Eduardo Yáñez) come out of retirement to steal them back. With a ragtag team that includes a spiritualist, a clumsy ranch hand, a struggling actor, and an amateur meteorologist, the modern-day Robin Hoods attempt a caper for the ages in this wildly entertaining sequel to the smash hit LADRÓN QUE ROBA A LADRÓN.

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