- 4/22/13 /
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Justin Long Takes Our Romantic-Comedy Quiz and Also Rants About Expensive Weddings
"That’s your decision to spend the rest of your life with somebody. Why should all of your friends then have to jump through hoops?"
Romantic Comedies
- 12/27/12 /
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Can the Romantic Comedy Be Saved?
Once a box-office sure thing, the frothy genre is failing at — and vanishing from — movie theaters.
- 11/21/12 /
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Just How Many Rom-Com Movie Poster Archetypes Are There?
Not many, surprisingly.
- 7/9/12 /
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Aaron Sorkin Should Take His Rom-Com Talents Back to Movies
He could save them.
- 4/26/12 /
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A Five-Year Engagement Breakdown for the Rom-Com Purists
How does it meet your rom-com needs?
- 12/8/11 /
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A New Year’s Eve Breakdown for the Rom-Com Purists
How does it stack up against other romantic comedies?
- 9/26/11 /
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Read Mindy Kaling’s Field Guide to Rom-Com Leading Ladies
Which romantic-comedy heroine do you not identify with most?
- 9/2/10 /
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What Other Everyday Relationship Issues Should be Romantic Comedies?
Could a romantic comedy be made out of your life? Yes!
- 8/20/10 /
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The Switch and 17 Other Happy Rom-Coms That Are Actually Horrible and Cruel
It turns out MOST rom-coms are about idiots and criminals doing horrible things!
- 8/4/10 /
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Maureen Dowd: Romantic Comedies Still Bad
In case you hadn't heard.
- 7/29/10 /
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Plain Jane: The Makeover Show That Wants to Be a Romantic Comedy
Though the message of, "get hot to get the guy" might seem disturbingly retro, we're still apt to fall for its charms.
- 5/10/10 /
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Morning Joe: Nora Ephron–Approved Romantic Comedy
On MSNBC every morning.
- 3/10/10 /
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How to Write a Romantic Comedy in Ten Shamefully Easy Steps
You, too, can ride the cash cow of repetitive clichés.
- 2/12/10 /
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A Valentine’s Day Breakdown for the Rom-Com Purists
How does it stack up against other romantic comedies?
- 2/8/10 /
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Holiday-Themed Rom Coms to Haunt Us Forever
'Valentine's Day' sequel already written.
- 7/14/09 /
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(500) Days of Summer Director Marc Webb on the Challenge of Making a Romantic Comedy Without Matthew McConaughey
"We'll be lucky if we do so well that we get a backlash."
- 5/11/09 /
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Valentine’s Day Looks to Repeat Success of He’s Just Not That Into You
Oh Robert Altman, where art thou?
- 4/22/09 /
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Trend Alert! Romantic Comedies Are Now Being Aimed at Men
Put your copy of 'Say Anything' away and head for the multiplexes!