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Africa Screams

Comedy

Two booksellers (Bud Abbot, Lou Costello) are recruited by a schemer (Hillary Brooke) and her henchmen (Max & Buddy Baer) on a diamond safari in Africa. Along the way, they meet a visually impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.

Laurel & Hardy: Brats

Comedy

Here the stars played double roles for the first time — themselves and their own sons, for whom they are babysitting while the wives are out. The inviting play-land set for the diminutive pair features gigantic props and furniture built exactly three times scale. Studio alumni remembered seeing those huge, surreal props all around the lot throughout the 1930s, until the government turned it into Fort Roach for World War II. BRATS was reissued in 1937 with new incidental background music commissioned and mixed “wall-to-wall. ” This remained the only version in circulation for many years. Upon locating the lost Vitaphone disc recordings of the original 1930 soundtrack, we now have a chance to see and hear how different music scoring completely changes the movie’s pacing and character. Directed by James Parrott.

Casual Sex?

Comedy

Who says sex isn't a laughing matter? Certainly not the ready-for-anything Stacy (Lea Thompson) or her somewhat repressed friend Melissa (Victoria Jackson). Determined to develop a meaningful relationship with a man who's not afraid to make a commitment, the girls take a vacation at a plush health resort. With high hopes, Stacy and Melissa embark on their quest to track down The Perfect Man. But unfortunately, the men they encounter seem to wilt at the thought of anything more than…Casual Sex. The result is a hilariously perceptive comedy that offers a lighter look at what happens in the dark.

Somewhere in Queens

Comedy

Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York, with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their son "Sticks" (Jacob Ward), and a colorful network of Italian-American relatives and friends. After Sticks gets a life-changing opportunity to play college basketball, Leo goes to unexpected lengths to try and make sure his son doesn’t follow in his footsteps and end up in his family’s construction business, in this heartfelt comedy directed by Romano and featuring Sebastian Maniscalco and Tony Lo Bianco.

City Island

Comedy

Meet the Rizzos, a family that might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth. Dad Vince (Andy Garcia of OCEAN'S Franchise) is the worst offender. But since the prison guard won’t even admit that “poker night” is in fact acting class, how’s he ever going to explain his illegitimate son? His daughter works as a stripper when she’s supposed to be in college, while young Vinnie Jr. (Ezra Miller of TV's CALIFORNICATION) has a secret sexual fetish that involves a 24-hour webcam and the family’s 300-pound neighbor. Vince’s wife Joyce (Julianna Margulies of TV's THE GOOD WIFE) is the family’s rock, but it’s been a year since she enjoyed intimacy with her husband, and it’s no surprise she thinks “poker night” spells A-F-F-A-I-R. When former prisoner Tony (Steven Strait of STOP-LOSS) enters the Rizzos’ lives, Joyce begins to suspect that the handsome young Tony isn’t who Vince says he is. A perfect storm of deception, half truths, and confusion makes the family members realize that the truth may not set them free, but it is easier to keep track of than all their well-intentioned white lies.

Meet Monica Velour

Comedy

In this irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall of TV’s SEX & THE CITY), his favorite ’80s porn star, at a rare live appearance hundreds of miles away. Instead of the glamorous sexpot portrayed on film, he finds a 49-year-old single mom living in a trailer in rural Indiana, performing at seedy strip clubs to make ends meet. A starry-eyed Tobe, still captivated by his crush, befriends Monica, further complicating her difficult life. Kim Cattrall gives a career-defining performance in this offbeat love story, brought to you by the producers of The Kids Are All Right and Garden State, that appeals to the dreamer - and the nerd - in all of us.

Laurel & Hardy: Me and My Pal

Comedy

Ready to leave for his wedding, Mr. Hardy is distracted when best man Mr. Laurel arrives with his gift — a jigsaw puzzle. Merchandising stills shot during the production of PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES showed Laurel & Hardy trying to assemble a studio-licensed jigsaw puzzle and could well have been the genesis of this entertaining comedy. Directed by Charley Rogers and Lloyd French. With James Finlayson and Frank Terry, aka Nat Clifford, as both the butler and radio announcer. Also a gag writer at the studio, Terry wrote the title tune for SONS OF THE DESERT.

Reach!

Comedy

Thirty-something Mark, a wandering soul, finds himself tested to the brink as he enlists the assistance of a tenacious personal trainer in an ambitious effort to sculpt his physique, all in the quest of winning over the woman of his dreams! REACH! is Whiplash meets 500 Days of Summer.

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

Comedy

If you're rich, she's available! Kim Novak plays the title role and goes from bed to better in The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, a bawdy comedy based on Daniel Defoe's classic novel. An all-star supporting cast—Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Lilli Palmer, Leo McKern, Cecil Parker and others—joins the fun as Moll sets out on her (ahem) well-laid plan to make schemes come true in 18th-century London. She masquerades as a rich widow to land a wealthy nobleman (Richard Johnson), never dreaming that he's actually a highwayman posing to win the presumably-rich Moll. What a perfect match!

Arvin Mitchell: Circus Purpose

Comedy

With an array of impressions, stories, gestures and faces, Arvin's memorable performance is sure to please. As the former co-host of BET's Club Comic View, Arvin has been featured on Kevin Heart's "One Mic Stand", Tony Rocks "The Funny Spot", as well as entertaining our troops abroad.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Comedy

This ultra-hip comedy in the tradition of 'The Naked Gun' and 'Airplane' stars Keenen Ivory Wayans in an action-adventure filled with screwball gags and side-splitting one-liners.

Arsenic and Old Lace

Comedy

Oscar-winner Cary Grant ("The Awful Truth," "Suspicion," "North by Northwest") stars as a drama critic whose life is turned upside down when he discovers that his two spinster aunts have taken to poisoning their gentlemen house guests and burying the bodies in their old Victorian home. A classic and hilarious black comedy based on the popular Broadway play. Directed and produced by Oscar-winner Frank Capra ("It's A Wonderful Life," "It Happened One Night," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"). Co-starring Oscar-winner Josephine Hull ("Harvey"). With Peter Lorre ("Casablanca," "M") and Oscar-nominee Raymond Massey ("East of Eden," TV's "Dr. Kildare") as two scheming murderers.

Las Pildoras De Mi Novio

Comedy

Sparks fly when marketing exec Jess (Sandra Echeverría) meets charming store owner Hank (Jaime Camil), and when Jess invites Hank to accompany her to an island resort for a business retreat, he accepts. But when they arrive, Hank discovers he's left behind the array of meds he secretly takes to manage his multiple personality disorder! As Hank tries to keep a lid on his increasingly crazy behavior, Jess must choose to follow her head or her heart in this raucous romantic-comedy featuring appearances by Jason Alexander and Brooke Shields.

No Time for Sergeants

Comedy

Andy Griffith ("Matlock," "The Andy Griffith Show") and Myron McCormick repeat their roles from Ira Levin's hit Broadway play. It's peacetime in the Army, but laughter abounds as a hayseed private and his harried sergeant stage their own private war. One of the top-grossing films of its release year, which went on to spawn a TV series. Co-starring five-time Emmy Award-winner Don Knotts ("Matlock," "Three's Company").

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Comedy

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the hysterical hit comedy from the files of Police Squad. Starring Leslie Nielsen as super-cop Frank Drebin, who stumbles his way into a sinister scheme involving mind-control to assassinate the Queen of England. Featuring Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic as ‘Weird Al’, it’s a gag-filled comedy from the director of “Airplane!”

When Harry Met Sally

Comedy

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal star as two best friends of the opposite sex in the blockbuster, heartwarming romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. Harry Burns (Crystal--Analyze This) and Sally Albright (Ryan--In the Land of Women) meet when the share a car on a trip from Chicago to New York right after both graduate from college. As the two build their lives and careers in Manhattan, they find love and heartache--with other people--but their paths continue to cross and their friendship continues to grow over the years...until they confront the decision whether to let their friendship develop into romance.

Erica Rhodes: I Love You More

Comedy

Erica Rhodes is a regular panelist on Comedy Central's @midnight and Fox's Punchline. She has made appearances on SeeSo's The Guest List, Hulu's Coming to the Stage, AXS' Live at Gotham and the syndicated Comics Unleashed.

Infinitely Polar Bear

Comedy

While most fathers spend their days at work, Cam (Mark Ruffalo) is more likely to be found working on one of his many half-completed projects. As he recovers from a manic breakdown, his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) enters an out-of-state graduate school program in the hopes of building a better life for her family. Cam agrees to become the primary caregiver for his spirited young daughters and quickly finds himself in over his head. Based on a true story, Infinitely Polar Bear is a touching and entertaining portrait of the many unexpected ways in which parents and children save each other.

The Good Half

Comedy

Renn Wheeland (Nick Jonas) returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

The Untitled Works of Paul Shepard

Comedy

Documentary filmmaker Paul Shepard (Kris Holden-Ried) is in a funk. Ever since his last award-winning film took the festival circuit by storm he’s been uninspired, unfocused, and just flat out miserable. That is until he gets a phone call from cult-phenomena Sadie (Christine Horne), a poet and his former muse. She’s putting her new book out, and it’s all about modern relationships. And that’s all that takes to spark Paul’s interest in exploring that territory for himself. His skeptical producer Ray, (Alex Poch-Goldin) who would much rather Paul make a film about the Panda book he just optioned, doesn’t have much faith in the project. But nevertheless, production starts with Paul’s teenage nephew, Phil, running the camera (providing he can figure out which buttons do what!). As Paul starts to navigate his own relationship past he discovers that not all is what it seems. Sadie’s new book, “Poems & Thoughts for the Man I Love to Hate” is actually about him. His relationship, with actress/model Haley, (Zoie Palmer) didn’t end as amicably as he remembered, and last but not least, Samantha, (Mary Krohnert) the girl that got him into his funk to begin with, doesn’t really want to have a whole hell of a lot to do with him – and Paul doesn’t have the kind of closure from that relationship that he pretends to. If Paul is ever going to understand the modern relationship he’s first going to have to understand himself. “The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard” is a romantic comedy about the exploration of relationships – the good, the bad, and the ugly. ‘High Fidelity’ meets ‘The Office’, it is a film that has been called “funny, relevant, and meaningful.” It’s a portrayal of life and relationships that dares to ask questions and explore ideas that most romantic comedies tend to avoid while still managing to be touching and laugh out loud funny.

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