Love, laughter and money: wealth in romantic comedies
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Hollywood audiences’ sudden aversion to rich-people rom-coms is fascinating, especially because these films captivated audiences for decades.
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Vietnamese comedy wins uphill battle in ‘Six Inch Heels’
The 32nd annual Center for Asian American Media Festival kicks off its opening-night film with a Vietnamese romantic comedy, “How to Fight in Six Inch Heels.”
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‘Girl Most Likely’ demonstrates what most romantic comedies don’t
Kristen Wiig's new film rife with touching moments but fails to make a lasting impression
Charming though unremarkable, “Girl Most Likely,” Kristen Wiig’s latest dramedy, is touching at times but fails to generate “Bridesmaids”-worthy laughs. “Girl Most Likely” tells the story of Imogene Duncan (Wiig), a Jersey-born, Manhattan-obsessed aspiring (and failing) playwright. When her long-term boyfriend dumps her for a French model, Imogene goes on
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‘Think Like a Man’ bores with cliches
Take gooey chick-flick sentiment and hackneyed relationship issues, cool the comedic content to PG-13 and you will have the listless film “Think Like a Man.” Pat Benatar’s song “Love is a Battlefield” reverberates throughout the plot, as a tight-knit group of 30 to 40-something men and their sexy girlfriends both
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