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Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Revised and expanded to celebrate a new generation of romantic comedies, Billy Mernit's insightful look into the mechanics of writing Hollywood's most enduring genre features case studies that reveal the screenwriting secrets behind classics new and old. Whether you're a first-time screenwriter, an intermediate marooned in the rewriting process, or a professional wanting to explore the latest genre trends, this thoroughly charming and insightful...
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
Two couples seven days before marrying always know what we've all dreamed: love at first sight. From that disagreement both partners should assess what is love, what is the custom, the social pressure that exists and make the decision to cope with a concept that is about to expire: marriage. Seven days to love, miss and recover.
Dos parejas siete días antes de casarse conocen lo que siempre todos hemos soñado: el amor a primera vista. A partir...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Legendary French actress Isabelle Huppert stars in the first English-language film from South Korean master Hong Sang-soo, "the love child Antonioni and Hou Hsiao-hsien never had" (Village voice). In a triptych of overlapping stories, three different French women (a filmmaker, an adulterer and a divorce- Huppert, Huppert and ... Huppert) visit a small Korean resort town and encounter a flirtatious director, a lovestruck lifeguard and far too much...
Author
Series
Waiting for Tom Hanks volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Romantic-comedy-obsessed Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing internet content, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks--a man who's sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat--her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and...
5) Elvira
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
One night, Elvira's husband Gustavo goes to buy cigarettes, and never returns. The 40-year-old mother of two begins a relentless investigation to find the love of her life. The clues lead her to the conclusion that her husband has kept a secret relationship. But this unfortunate discovery will not stop Elvira's mission to find him.
6) Parenthood
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
The Buckmans are a modern family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right" way.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While her friends wish for meet cutes worthy of their favorite rom-coms, Julia is ready to give up on love. Swiping right has replaced getting swept off your feet and good old-fashioned romance has become, well, old-fashioned. A writer for a popular website, love becomes the last thing on her mind when impending layoffs threaten her job. As Julia searches for the ultimate pitch to impress her boss, she stumbles upon a resort offering guests a chance...
12) A Faithful Man
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Nine years after she left him for his best friend, journalist Abel (Louis Garrel) gets back together with his recently widowed old flame Marianne (Laetitia Casta). It seems to be a beautiful new beginning, but soon the hapless Abel finds himself embroiled in all sorts of drama: the come-ons of a wily jeune femme (Lily-Rose Depp), the machinations of Marianne's morbid young son (Joseph Engel), and some unsavory questions about what exactly happened...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow, 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 slow 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"--
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1980, a group of authority-defying comedy geniuses from Saturday Night Live, the Second City improv troupe, and the National Lampoon magazine created the funniest sports movie ever made. Maybe the funniest movie ever made, period. This timeless snobs-versus-slobs story of working-class kids and the white-collar buffoons who make them carry their golf bags in the hot summer sun has sex, drugs, and one very memorable candy bar. But...
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The entire Muppets gang goes on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine--the World's Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog--and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two.
Series
Criterion collection volume 623
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The early Hollywood gem, Lonesome, is the creation of a little-known, but audacious and one-of-a-kind auteur, Paul Fejos, who bridged the gap between the silent and sound eras. Fejos pulled out all the stops for his lovely New York symphony set in antic Coney Island during the Fourth of July weekend, employing color tinting, superimposition effects, experimental editing, and a roving camera, plus three dialogue scenes, added because of the craze for...
19) Black Dynamite
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend called Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Black Dynamite is ready to seek his revenge and take The Man down.
Publisher
CBS/Fox Video
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Max Dugan has a fortune of ill gotten loot stashed in his suitcase. He visits his daughter who he hasn't seen since she was a child and her teenage son. Eager to make up for lost time, he lavishes them with luxury, buying them every gift imaginable.
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