Tag: Notting Hill
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The Brit Romcom Evolves, Makes a Theatrical Comeback With ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’
For a solid decade, the U.K. contributed some of the most iconic floppy-haired lotharios, airport dashes and front-door confessions in romcom history. Films such as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994), “Notting Hill” (1999) and “Love Actually” (2003) basically invented such hallmarks of the genre.But in the last decade, the global-facing British romcom has all…
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The 14 Best Horror Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day
Roses are red. Violets are blue. We hate Valentine’s Day. How about you?Ok, “hate” is an overstatement. At the very least, capitalism’s annual ode to the big L-o-v-e is an excellent excuse to revisit our favorite rom-coms and dramatic love stories. From “The Notebook” and “Moonlight” to “Notting Hill” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” the best…
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‘At Midnight’ Review: Diego Boneta and Monica Barbaro Shine Bright in a Run-of-the-Mill Rom-Com
Writer-director Jonah Feingold’s “At Midnight” sadly isn’t so much concerned with reinvention as it is with following a formula set by its cinematic forbearers. This spin on “Notting Hill” and “Roman Holiday” (the latter is channeled and referenced throughout) shows a silver screen superstar and a hotel employee falling in love and giving their lives…
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‘At Midnight’ Review: Monica Barbaro-Led Rom-Com Has Less Heart Than a Super Bowl Ad
Well, with all projects that soar high, one inevitably crashes back down to Earth.“Top Gun: Maverick” breakout star Monica Barbaro quietly leads the Paramount+ rom-com “At Midnight,” an updated take on “Notting Hill” with a dash of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” framework. Unfortunately, with the film premiering February 10, audiences would be better off watching star-studded…
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10 Things I Hate About You: We Need More Grand Serenades in Movies
Romantic comedies will always have a special place in people’s hearts for many reasons. A lot of them may not have the grandest of plots, but they are still filled with love and the right amount of cheesiness. There’s just something about rom-coms that make you feel giddy as if you were a little kid…
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All It Took Was Richard Curtis To Get Hugh Grant On Board With Bridget Jones’s Diary
If you’re a fan of ’90s rom-coms, then you probably love the unforgettable films written by Richard Curtis starring the irresistibly charming Hugh Grant. My personal favorite among them is “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” a modern adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” that centers around the indulgent and imperfect Bridget Jones caught in a classic love triangle.…
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‘Ticket to Paradise’ Review: Julia Roberts and George Clooney Contemplate a Second Chance at Love in an Old-Fashioned Romcom
Romantic comedies have never gone away, but mainstream examples with A-list stars have been pretty thin on the ground since the glory days of the ’90s and early 2000s, when “Pretty Woman,” “Notting Hill,” “Love Actually” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” ruled at the box office. Bucking the trend is “Ticket to Paradise,” a glossy piece…
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Julia Roberts Says Her 20 Year Rom-Com Absence Was Due To Poor Scripts
Actress Julia Roberts has long been considered the queen of romantic comedies starting with “Pretty Woman” and continuing with 1990s hits like “Notting Hill” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Many have been confused about why Roberts has seemingly avoided the genre entirely over the last two decades and it looks like we got an answer.Roberts…
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Julia Roberts Turned Down Rom-Coms for 20 Years Because a Good Script ‘Didn’t Exist’
When the Julia Roberts and George Clooney-starring “Ticket to Paradise” opens in theaters later this year, it will mark Roberts’ first time leading a romantic comedy in more than 20 years. The genre made Roberts a global superstar in the 1990s, from her Oscar-nominated performance in “Pretty Women” to rom-com classics “My Best Friend’s Wedding”…
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The Duke review – Jim Broadbent excels in true tale of art-stealing pensioner
Roger Michell’s final feature film brings good-natured, Ealing-style brio to the 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of WellingtonAs with so many of cinema’s most successful practitioners, the South Africa-born British film-maker Roger Michell, who died last September aged 65, was not an “auteur” with a singular distinctive style. On the contrary, he…