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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare, a romantic comedy, and she is the leading lady.
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
Jove
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...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An assessment of the making of Nora Ephron's revered trilogy, 'When Harry Met Sally," "You've Got Mail," and "Sleepless in Seattle" shares an intimate portrait of the writer's life and her enduring influence on a generation of Hollywood women.
When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle brought romantic comedies back to the fore. Carlson takes readers on a trip to Ephron's New York City, where reality took a backseat to romance....
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry Roth lives an enviable life in a Hawaiian paradise, spending every night with a different beautiful tourist in search of an island fling. It's a great life, no strings attached ... until he meets Lucy. He and Lucy hit it off right from the start, but the next day she acts like she doesn't know him. Lucy suffers from short-term memory loss, so every night all memory of her day is erased. But a man in love will go to great lengths to win the girl...
9) Blind date
Publisher
TriStar Pictures
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
The perfect blind date dissolves into disaster in this sexy comedy caper.
10) Yesterday
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter... but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie--the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all.
11) Delicacy
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
Description
After the death of her soul mate, Nathalie loses interest in life, and finds love again in the most unexpected place.
12) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
Rio Negro Producciones ; Defiant Pictures ; Creative Andina
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred's life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live, be it more or less, is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases....
13) Time freak
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
If one could turn back time, could they win back the love of their life? That is the problem puzzling Stillman, a physics genius recently dumped by his stunning girlfriend Debbie. Therefore, after creating a timeline of their romance and a machine to rewind the past, he grabs his wingman Evan and sets off to right every wrong he made with Debbie. However, as this insane comedy proves, there are some mistakes too perfect for science to fix.
14) 5 to 7
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter on the streets of Manhattan draws twenty-something aspiring writer Brian into a passionate love affair with a glamorous French woman. But she's married, and can only meet him for hotel room trysts between the hours of five and seven. As Brian yearns for more than just two hours a day with the woman of his dreams, he learns hard won lessons about life and love.
15) Sabrina
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Sabrina, the naive daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family, is obsessed with David, the family's younger son. When Sabrina returns to Long Island from Paris as a sophisticated young woman, she begins a romance with David, who has meanwhile become engaged to the daughter of a wealthy family. This new romance threatens the business interests of Linus, the older son, so he pretends to court Sabrina in order to woo her away from David,...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Free-spirited Maggie meets her match in a charming Viagra salesman named Jamie. Maggie and Jamie leap into a no-strings-attached affair, but no matter how hard they try to keep things 'casual, ' they can't help falling under the influence of the ultimate drug: love!
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fortysomething Cal Weaver is living the dream: good job, nice house, great kids, and marriage to his high school sweetheart. So when Cal learns that she has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his 'perfect' life quickly unravels. Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth, so handsome player Jacob Palmer takes him on as wingman and protege.
19) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
Arnaud, facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine, who joins an army boot camp to learn military and survival skills to prepare for the upcoming environmental collapse. Intrigued and excited, Arnauld sings up for the boot camp himself. They soon realize that the boot camp is harder than they had imagined.
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