Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5540 Films to Buy & Rent
Salvation (2008)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Natasha Novak…
- Dir. Paul Cox delivers the right amount of tenderness and wickedness in this wry Australian comedy, about a downtrodden husband who cannot connect…
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
Semi-Pro (2008)
- Dir. Kent Alterman
Feat. Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin…
- Static–haired sport jester du jour Will Ferrell stars in this 70s–era basketball comedy about a former disco one hit wonder turned…
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008)
- These 50 short, irreverent cartoons from the creator of FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD are nothing new if you're a fan of either show, however the…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 2 (2008)
- Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Tandi Wright, Jason Hoyte…
- Second series of this un–PC yet tremendously popular Kiwi comedy series tracking the old fashioned teaching methods of Mr Gormsby and his…
Sex and Death 101 (2008)
- Dir. Daniel Waters
Feat. Winona Ryder, Simon Baker
- Reunites the director of HEATHERS with Ryder, its unforgettable teen star, in a neatly smart–alec, if gimmicky, adult scenario comedy.
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Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)
- Dir. Michael Patrick King
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon…
- Highly–anticipated movie version of the groundbreaking series SEX AND THE CITY, meeting up with the Big Apple's four hottest gal pals Carrie,…
She Stoops to Conquer (2008)
- Dir. Tony Britten
Feat. Roy Marsden, Polly Hemingway, Susannah Fielding
- Recent, energetic TV production of Oliver Goldsmith's famous comedy of manners, which concerns the antics of a society girl who passes herself off as…
Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
Silent Wedding (2008)
- Dir. Horatio Malaele
Feat. Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu
- Gentle comedy of a bride and groom whose wedding is interrupted by the death of Stalin, and the period of one weeks mourning effective immediately.…