Movie Guide To Romantic Comedies

Author : Pamela Jaye Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781615932511
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romantic Comedies written by Pamela Jaye Smith and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This romantic comedy movie guide can help people find the perfect film to match their mood, put them in a different mood, bring up things hard to talk about, or generally improve their romantic well-being. this book is designed to help people better understand themselves, their loved ones, and their romantic situations? or lack thereof" -- Amazon.com.

Author : Ms. Cathie Glenn Jennings
Publisher : Flikpix LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780984320431
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Movie Guide to Romantic Comedies written by Ms. Cathie Glenn Jennings and published by Flikpix LLC. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered about why we love, whom we love, and when we love? The "Movie Guide to Romantic Comedies: 100 Chick Flicks That Make You Laugh and Feel Happy Ever After" helps you find answers to this these timeless questions, in the best possible way - with laughter! Whether you need to laugh when you're sad, cry when you need to, or inspire yourself to keep singing in the rain even when you're down, this definitive guide to romantic comedies will help you select the perfect movie to match your mood, answer relationship questions and help you through it. From box office hits such as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," to great independent films like "Mystic Pizza" and everlasting classics such as "When Harry Met Sally," the "Movie Guide to Romantic Comedies" covers the finest, funniest romantic comedy films ever made. This 2013 edition lists 100 of the world's most famous chick flicks for you to choose from, complete with all of the essential information that you could ask for on each movie. The guide explores: How to find movies that perfectly fit your mood How to use the power of romantic comedy to feel better How to employ movies as "emotional yardsticks" of your own romantic evolution How to identify your own story among the seven stories of love What makes a movie timeless and the amazing benefits of watching a movie over and over again Why the music score can shift the way you feel as much as the story You'll also find recommendations for movies that are perfect for date night - films that both men and women like--with plenty of action for the guys and lots of romance for the girls! No more fighting about which movie to watch! Think of this a self -help book for women, men and dating! This impactful guidebook also explains how to use movies as emotional yardsticks for your relationship and how today's changing gender roles affect romantic relationships. If you are ready for laughs and perhaps some tears, as well as a little insight into your own relationships, you'll love "The Movie Guide to Romantic Comedies." And who knows, you might just feel happy ever after! "An extremely useful guide that every movie fan will love." Jeffrey Lyons, Film Critic, WNBC-TV Table of Contents Introduction 1: New Rules for 21st Century Romance 2: What Makes a Movie Timeless? 3: Using Movies as Emotional Yardsticks 4: Love Romantic Comedy - No Apologies 5: The Seven Stories of Love 6: The Difference Between a Movie Lover and a Movie Critic 7: Rating Movies by How You Feel After Viewing 8: Why Men Like Action and Women Like Romance 9: Why Feel Guilty about Feeling Good? 10: How to Graze for Movie Comfort Food 11: Don't Forget the Music 12: 100 Romantic Comedies Summary 13: 100 Movie Descriptions Appendix A: Movie Club Tips and Tricks Appendix B: Why Laughter Is the Best Medicine Bio: Cathie Glenn Jennings

Author : Billy Mernit
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060935030
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing the Romantic Comedy written by Billy Mernit and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-07-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the slapstick shenanigans of Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby to the sexy repartee of Shakespeare in Love, romantic comedies have delighted filmgoers -- and challenged screenwriters -- since Hollywood's Golden Age. Whether you're a first time screenwriter, or an intermediate marooned in the rewriting process, this thoroughly charming and insightful guide to the basics of crafting a winning script will take you step by step from "cute meet" all the way to "joyous defeat." You'll learn the screenwriting secrets behind some of the funniest scenes ever written; how to create characters and dialogue that set the sparks flying; why some bedroom scenes sizzle and others fall flat; and much more. Writing the Romantic Comedy features case studies drawn from beloved romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally, Annie Hall, Tootsie, and The Lady Eve, as well as field-tested writing exercises guaranteed to short-circuit potential mistakes and ensure inspiration.

Author : Scott Meslow
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063026317
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Hollywood with Love written by Scott Meslow and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy’s modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the ’80s and the ’90s, its unfortunate decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre. No Hollywood genre has been more misunderstood—or more unfairly under-appreciated—than the romantic comedy. Funny, charming, and reliably crowd-pleasing, rom-coms were the essential backbone of the Hollywood landscape, launching the careers of many of Hollywood’s most talented actors and filmmakers, such as Julia Roberts and Matthew McConaughey, and providing many of the yet limited creative opportunities women had in Hollywood. But despite—or perhaps because of—all that, the rom-com has routinely been overlooked by the Academy Awards or snobbishly dismissed by critics. In From Hollywood with Love, culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow seeks to right this wrong, celebrating and analyzing rom-coms with the appreciative, insightful critical lens they’ve always deserved. Beginning with the golden era of the romantic comedy—spanning from the late ’80s to the mid-’00s with the breakthrough of films such as When Harry Met Sally—to the rise of streaming and the long-overdue push for diversity setting the course for films such as the groundbreaking, franchise-spawning Crazy Rich Asians, Meslow examines the evolution of the genre through its many iterations, from its establishment of new tropes, the Austen and Shakespeare rewrites, the many love triangles, and even the occasional brave decision to do away with the happily ever after. Featuring original black-and-white sketches of iconic movie scenes and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers behind our most beloved rom-coms, From Hollywood with Love constructs oral histories of our most celebrated romantic comedies, for an informed and entertaining look at Hollywood’s beloved yet most under-appreciated genre.

Author : Kerry Winfrey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984804049
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not Like the Movies written by Kerry Winfrey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when your life is a rom-com . . . but you don’t even believe in true love? Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, she’s pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time—or interest—in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend, Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that’s about to premiere in theaters across America . . . and happens to be inspired by Chloe and her cute but no-nonsense boss, Nick Velez. As the buzz for the movie grows, Chloe reads one too many listicles about why Nick is the perfect man, and now she can’t see him as anything but Reason #4: The scruffy-bearded hunk who’s always there when you need him. But unlike the romance Annie has written for them, Chloe isn’t so sure her own story will end in a happily-ever-after.

Author : Tamar Jeffers McDonald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231503385
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romantic Comedy written by Tamar Jeffers McDonald and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre. The book provides an overview of Hollywood's romantic comedy conventions, examining iconography, narrative patterns, and ideology. Chapters discuss important subgroupings within the genre: screwball sex comedy and the radical romantic comedy of the 1970s. A final chapter traces the lasting influence of these earlier forms within current romantic comedies. Films include: Pillow Talk (1959), Annie Hall (1977), and You've Got Mail (1998).

Author : Edmond Rostand
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1898 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed adaptation for the stage has garnered such reviews as: "Emotional depth Rostand himself would surely have envied...Burgess' extravagant verse keeps its contours, yet trips off the tongue almost as though it were contemporary speech." London Times .

Author : Wes D. Gehring
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461670918
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romantic vs. Screwball Comedy written by Wes D. Gehring and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002-10-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous co-stars such as Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant to Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, have made screwball and romantic comedies a big seller at the box office. These seemingly timeless genres are as popular today as ever! This book takes a closer look at the precise meanings of the terms screwball and romantic. Film fans and scholars alike tend to lump film with laughter and love under a screwball/romantic umbrella and use the terms screwball and romantic interchangeably. In reality, there is a distinction; the screwball variety places its emphasis on "funny," while the more traditional romantic comedy accents "love." Covering over 60 titles each of romantic and screwball comedy dating from the 1930s to the present, this research tool not only demonstrates how screwball and romantic comedy are two distinct genres, but also highlights pivotal social and artistic changes which impacted both genres. Includes 24 black and white movie stills, countless quotations from selected films, an annotated bibliography, and a two-part filmography. Not only an informative resource for film students and scholars, but also an interesting read for film buffs.

Author : Graham Elwood
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614482217
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies written by Graham Elwood and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies" brings what has been missing from movie discussion for too long: A healthy dose of humor. This is the first time ever two filmmakers who are also comedians give their views on film. It will bring movie discussion to a younger audience in a way they can relate to it without all the stodgy film school discussion. This is a movie book for film and comedy fans, by filmmakers and comedians. In the way that Jon Stewart and Bill Mahr have brought comedy to politics, Chris and Graham will do this for film.

Author : Leger Grindon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405182660
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hollywood Romantic Comedy written by Leger Grindon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book