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Romantic comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Romantic comedy films -- History and criticism.
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Meslow, Scott.
Romantic comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Romantic comedy films -- History and criticism.
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From Hollywood with love : the rise and fall (and rise again) of the romantic comedy / Scott Meslow.
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Meslow, Scott.
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2022.
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791
.43617
M578f
Subjects
Romantic comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Romantic comedy films -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9780063026292 (hc)
9780063026308 (trade pbk)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xi, 413 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-413).
Contents:
When Harry Met Sally... -- Meg Ryan : America's sweetheart (until she wasn't) -- Pretty Woman -- Sandra Bullock : Miss Congeniality -- Four Weddings And A Funeral -- Hugh Grant : the hardest-working cad in Hollywood -- Waiting To Exhale -- Bill Pullman, Patrick Dempsey, et al : the other guys -- My Best Friend's Wedding -- Judy Greer : the best best friend -- There's Something About Mary -- Adam Sandler : the unlikely leading man -- Bridget Jones's Diary -- Drew Barrymore : the self-made superstar -- My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- Jennifer Lopez : the triple threat -- How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days -- Reese Witherspoon : the prodigy -- Love Actually -- Will Smith : the rom-com hero we barely got -- Something's Gotta Give -- John Cusack : the reluctant romantic -- Knocked Up -- Kathleen Heigl : the apologist -- Friends With Benefits -- Ryan Reynolds and Dane Cook : two roads diverged -- Untitled royal wedding comedy -- Mindy Kaling : the scholar -- Crazy Rich Asians -- Henry Golding : new star in town -- To All The Boys I've Loved Before -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"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."--Publisher.
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