Hairspray Comedy
Posted July 17, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Comedy

Hairspray

The third time is the charm for the most recent “Hairspray,” directed by Adam Shankman. Originally a 1988 John Waters film that launched Ricki Lake to stardom, then a Broadway musical made from the Waters movie, this new film takes on a new... Read more

It’s Kind of a Funny Story Comedy
Posted July 17, 2014 by FilmManiacs
in Comedy

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

“It’s Kind of a Funny Story” directors, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (“Half Nelson” and “Sugar”), portray this bright, ambitious, albeit, a little bit too wrapped up in himself, teenager in a film based on Ned Vizzini’s young adult novel of the... Read more