Romance (genre)

John Madden and Ol Parker riff on 'Marigold Hotel'

2012-11-29 07:00:00

What if you could outsource retirement? "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" took a cast loaded with British talent — Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy among them — to India to find out. The fish-out-of-England romantic comedy did boffo...

Brad Pitt's 'Killing Them Softly' gets slaughtered by holdovers

2012-12-02 09:22:00

Brad Pitt's�"Killing Them Softly" barely had a pulse at the box office this weekend. Not only did the crime flick debut with a weak $7 million, according to an estimate from distributor The Weinstein Co., but audiences hated it. Those who saw the film...

Elevator Repair Service takes on the great 'Gatz'

2012-11-27 06:00:00

In his younger and more vulnerable years, director John Collins flatly rejected the idea that theater is about bringing words on paper to life. He instead placed his trust in actors, space and movement as the most basic building blocks of stagecraft. "I...

Nick Payne's 'Constellations' tops Evening Standard Theatre Award

2012-11-26 10:02:00

An intimate, two-hander play by a relatively unknown writer took home the top prize at this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. "Constellations," by Nick Payne, won the prize for best play on Sunday, beating out works by Caryl Churchill and...

'Skyfall' rises again! G4 to get new look. RIP Jenni Rivera

2012-12-10 07:31:00

After the coffee. Before stopping this cold before it gets started. The Skinny: My voice is hoarse from yelling during Sunday's Redskins game. Fortunately it was worth it. Monday's headlines include a recap of the weekend box office, a look at the...

'Skyfall' reclaims No. 1 as Gerard Butler suffers another flop

2012-12-09 09:12:00

Hollywood may be giving Gerard Butler a red card after his soccer film's dismal performance at the box office this weekend. The actor suffered yet another flop with "Playing for Keeps," his romantic comedy that debuted with only $6 million, according to...

'50 Shades' in the Ivy League: Academics versus BDSM sex clubs

2012-11-19 17:41:00

On Monday the New York Observer ran a sensational story about BDSM sex clubs popping up in the Ivy League. They can be found at Harvard, Columbia and Yale -- all Ivies -- as well as Tufts, MIT and the University of Chicago. The group at Harvard is...

Busy Philipps of 'Cougar Town' pregnant with baby No. 2

2012-12-10 18:50:00

Busy Philipps of "Cougar Town" and "Dawson's Creek" fame is expecting a baby, her second. "So this happened ... , " the actress tweeted Monday, with a picture of a positive ClearBlue test reading "pregnant." Her rep confirmed the news to People....

James Gandolfini's 'Not Fade Away' performance honors late father

2012-12-21 16:40:00

Daytime at the Roxy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard is like being on a Disneyland ride when the lights go on and the carefully constructed illusion is exposed. It's the slightly surreal setting for James Gandolfini to talk about his recent collaboration...

Golden Globe nominations 2013: Jennifer Lawrence vs. Judi Dench

2012-12-13 13:00:00

The race for best performance by an actress in a motion picture comedy or musical divided sharply along generational lines Thursday with wry septuagenarians Judi Dench and Maggie Smith facing off against Gen Y Millennials Jennifer Lawrence and Emily Blunt...

SAG Awards nominations 2013: 'Lincoln,' 'Les Miz,' 'Silver Linings'

2012-12-12 08:26:00

Steven Spielberg’s historical biography “Lincoln,” the musical epic “Les Miserables” and the quirky romantic comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” dominated the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations Wednesday morning,...

A conversation with Francis Ford Coppola

2012-12-07 16:50:00

Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola makes movies to understand himself. "When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question," Coppola said over the phone from his home in Northern California. "When it's finished, you know...

Box office bite Hudson has had exactly one film make more than $100 million, the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Hathaway's commercial choices have done far better, starring in three movies that crossed the threshold: "Get Smart," "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Princess Diaries.

2013-04-29 09:23:00

In the book and later in the romantic comedy adaptation of "Something Borrowed," Notre Dame plays a major role.

2013-01-02 12:36:00

New low for romantic comedy.

2012-12-20 12:11:00