She's Funny That Way (2015)

Peter Bogdanovich wrote and directed this smart, funny movie with an all star cast.  Bogdanovich is a self-admitted fan of the Depression era filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch, and this film in some ways has a spin off from a lesser known Lubitsch film that was also his last, Cluny Brown, which dates back to 1946.  It is a very obscure reference that might seem odd to the non-Lubitsch fan, but was great fun for our family.

The cast is all star and the story is well told, and as romantic farces go, where timing is everything, extremely well executed.  Owen Wilson plays his usual self to perfection, Will Forte continues to impress me with his understated roles, and it is great to see Rhys Ifans cast as a sex symbol.  It is easy to see executive producer Wes Anderson's hand in the tone of the movie, and it is very enjoyable.  Even if you are not a big fan of old Hollywood classic directors.