Projects in genres: Comedy

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dot the i is a love triangle, a dark comedy with a twist. The story centres on three characters: Carmen, a fiery Spanish girl about to get married; Barnaby, her posh fiancé with dark ambitions; and Kit, a struggling actor who tears up their relationship.

Carmen meets Kit on her hen night - in a kiss arranged by the maitre d' at the restaurant, according to a French tradition. It's a very good kiss. Too good. It's chemical, passionate, and very dangerous.

So she runs.

Torn between her safe, secure fiancé and the chance at gut-wrenching passionate love, Carmen is in a state of indecision. She avoids her heart, and goes with her head - and marries Barnaby. Until she realises she's made a terrible mistake and runs from her wedding bed to Kit.

As the situation intensifies, Carmen embarks on a journey in which she'll be forced to learn that things are never quite what they seem. This twisted tale toys with illusion and reality, passion and artifice.

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When an old bus breaks down on a deserted English country road, nine irate passengers plus bossy feminist bus driver, Sandra - who hates driving - are stranded together for the day: devious businessman Choker late for a vital meeting, his spoilt daughter Juliet eager to spend his money shopping, pregnant Maggie desperate to get to hospital, video games freak Pilke heading for a major cyber show, Grandad and young Richmond on their weekly trip to the cinema, macho man Tash going to a serious soccer match, dreamy Denise with her fantasy phone calls to rock band The Fabulous Flaky and eccentric hitch-hiker, Walter on the road to nowhere.

They all have to put their desires on hold until a rescue bus arrives.

It is a day that changes their lives. For one thing, these total strangers are forced to actually start talking to each other.

Wonderful comic performances, a lovely mix of music and beautiful photography make this a perfect international feelgood movie.

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In this charming romantic comedy, British artist Colin Ware (Colin Firth) discovers that his fiancé, Vera (Minnie Driver), the love of his life, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy (Heather Graham), a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera suddenly shows up with a surprise of her own. Hope Springs is about finding happiness where you least expect it.

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Johnny English stars Rowan Atkinson as an accident-prone MI7 agent on a mission to rescue Britain's crown jewels and save the country and the monarchy from a machiavellian French business magnate.

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Bodney Brooks, a twelve year old master of computer controlled puppetry, decides to arrange a surprise birthday party for his Gran in an attempt to get back into his family's good books. But, as ever in Bodney's world, things don't quite go to plan.

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Love Actually is not a new romantic comedy - it is ten new romantic comedies in one. Set in contemporary London in the two months before Christmas, it weaves together a series of touching and hilarious stories that end in not one, but really quite a lot of climaxes on Christmas Eve.

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When the England manager has a heart attack, football's top brass turn to Mike Bassett (basically no one else wanted the job). Bassett is the sort of old fashioned manager who writes his team on the back of his cigarette packet.

Even with troubled football genius Tonka Tonkinson back from retirement and off the booze, England lose Mike's first two games in charge. His team struggle to a goal-less draw in the final qualifying match but, thanks to a fluke result elsewhere, England qualify for the finals in Brazil.

In South America things go from bad to worse. The results are pathetic, the team captain is arrested and Tonka has a fling with a beautiful woman… who turns out to be a man. However, inspired by the words of Rudyard Kipling, Mike makes an impassioned plea for the country to get behind him - fans, press, players - even his wife. The rousing words stir the team… but even though they play the game of their lives, the scores are still level with five minutes remaining. Bassett makes his final, brave, and some would say stupid decision - to bring on Tonka. Fired up, Tonka comes off the bench to try to restore pride to the nation.

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Warning: This film contains scenes of a controversial nature, political correctness is undetectable, bad taste and silliness are bountiful - those of a sensitive disposition beware.

The story of two unlikely lads from Belfast stumbling through London's underground gay scene in search of gainful employment to subsidise their giros.

Our protagonists build up an unusual clientele, offering their services to the homosexual misfits who just can't get laid. When one of the lads witnesses the death of a punter, they are forced to look for 'work' elsewhere which leads them to discover the myth of 'The Bread in the Bed' - a bed packed full with money that can only be accessed by the man who has what it takes to pass the mysterious 'Really Hard Red Bull Test'. Nine Dead Gay Guys is the hilarious, outrageous but unfortunate result of the ensuing caper.

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One For The Road is a British anti-buddy movie exploring the frailty and weakness of male bonding. A black comedy, following the lives of four men who meet on a rehabilitation course for drink drivers who have lost their licences.
Jimmy is young, ambitious and desperate to sell his late father's business; Paul has been salesman of the year three times running; Richard is a retired millionaire property developer and Mark, likable and honest, is a marijuana dependant taxi driver come part-time philosopher.
Very quickly they realise the course is the networking opportunity of a lifetime as Paul, Mark and Jimmy plot to relieve Richard of some of his wealth. However, unbeknown to them, he is savvy to their plans and is always one step ahead.
An innovative black comedy, the film pushes the boundaries of digital video technology as it follows the events of the four men on a week long course, bonding over the idiocy of Role Play, the battlefields of Paintball, nights of drinking and impotent passion, and an end of course celebration party round the pool at the millionaire's mansion.

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As Suzie Gold's sister prepares to get married, it seems only natural that Suzie's thoughts should turn to the state of her own love-life. While her doting but dysfunctional family desperately want her to be happy - preferably by finding a good Jewish boy to settle down with - Suzie meets Darren, a boy from work, and they start a heady romance. But the relationship sours when Suzie finds herself unable to bring him home, worried that he won't match up to her family's exacting (double) standards.

Heartborken, Suzie begins to question her role in life, and develops a need to break away from the family and traditions that have always defined her. But she is soon approached by perfect son-in-law material Anthony Silver (nice Jew, nice job, nice car) who quickly assumes, as does her family, that she will marry him. While the pressure builds for her to tie the knot, Suzie is forced to decide what she really wants out of life - and whether to follow the path laid out for her, or to make her own way through uncharted territory.

A romantic comedy set in the vibrant and colourful world of North London, full of humour, spunk and warmth, Suzie Gold conveys the universal struggle of finding one's true identity amidst social conventions and family tradition.

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Two struggling, rather mediocre actors prove the little-known adage that bad actors make great crooks.

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Light romantic tale of six philosophy students: Three girls and three guys who take the day off lectures to enjoy a beautiful summer day in Mile End park. Along the way they learn more about each other than planned and discover that apart from being thinkers; They're Lovers, Fighters and Dreamers.