92m; U.S.
Director: Howard Hawkes
Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy
Synopsis: A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Category Archives: Comedy
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
95m; U.S.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Jane Fonda, George Segal, Ed McMahon
Synopsis (IMDB): When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Caddyshack (1980)
98m; U.S.
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray
Synopsis: An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
127m; U.S.
Director: Michael Moore
Synopsis: On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece “Roger & Me,” Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” comes home to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene is far wider than Flint, Michigan.
Car Wash (1976)
97m; U.S.
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Richard Pryor, Franklyn Ajaye and Darrow Igus
Synopsis: Car Wash is about a close-knit group of black employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching ‘wonder-man’ who is loved by most but loathed by one, and a man who looks like a thief by the way he is holding his bottle, but it is really his urine sample as he is off to the hospital. T.C’s love life takes a turn for the better and the songs keep coming
Carbide and Sorrel (1963)
80m
Director: Frank Beyer
Synopsis (First Run Features): A hilarious and rare classic of German cinema, CARBIDE AND SORREL is a road trip adventure set in the last days of World War II. In a brilliant performance, Erwin Geschonneck plays Kalle, a non-smoking cigarette factory worker who – dogged by every possible mishap – must travel hundreds of miles without a truck to get a load of carbide back to Dresden, where his chain-smoking co-workers can use them to weld their ruined factory back together.
The Catered Affair (1956)
92m; U.S.
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine and Debbie Reynolds
Synopsis: At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. All Jane and Ralph want is a small wedding with the immediate family and no reception. This is because Janes parents are poor and Jane and Ralph can borrow a car for their honeymoon. However, at dinner that night all Ralph’s parents talk about are the big weddings they gave their daughters and everything escalates. All of a sudden, it is a big wedding breakfast with hundreds of guests. The problem is that for 12 years, Tom has been saving money to buy his own cab and license, but now that he can, all of his money is going towards a wedding neither he, or Jane or Ralph really want.
Clerks (1994)
92m; U.S.
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti
Synopsis (IMDB): A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
Clockwatchers (1997)
96m; U.S.
Director: Jill Sprecher
Cast: Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Toni Collette and Alanna Ubach
Synopsis: Four temporary office workers; shy Iris, brash Margaret, wannabe starlet Paula and pampered Jane become fast friends while temping at a big company where looking busy is a full time occupation. But when their boss hires a new assistant, their jobs — and their friendship — are suddenly in danger.
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
93m; Czechoslovakia
Director: Jirí Menzel
Cast: Václav Neckár, Josef Somr and Vlastimil Brodský
Synopsis: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.
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