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1) Mystic pizza
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment, Inc
Publication Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three young women, waitresses at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut, spend a special summer discovering romance.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 10 hr., 16 min.) : digital, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in the Midlands: An offbeat comedy about love on the wrong side of the tracks.
Still crazy: A '70's rock band reunites 20 years later after a nasty break-up.
Last orders: A half century in the lives of a group of South London friends.
Crush: Sisterhood is put to the ultimate test when Kate's best friends conspire to save her from her newfound obsession, a handsome 25-year-old former student.
Young Adam: Only Joe knows the shocking...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24cm
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies-good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates-The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!-it's a...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Prepare to swoon, ugly cry, laugh, and fall in love with this officially licensed exploration of the impact and legacy of one of film's most beloved genres from Turner Classic Movies: the rom-com. Spanning decades of romantic comedies-from movies of the 1930s such as It Happened One Night and the rom-com craze of the '80s and '90s including When Harry Met Sally... all the way to contemporary hits like Crazy Rich Asians, and everything in between-Falling...
Author
Publisher
Jove
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
pages cm
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
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
עברית
Description
It is a poignant and funny romantic comedy about love, marriage, and faith in life's infinite possibilities. Michal, blindsided by her fiance's decision to call off their wedding with only a month's notice, is unwilling to return to single life. Michal decides to put her trust in fate and continue with her wedding plans, believing Mr. Right will appear by her chosen date. As the day of the ceremony grows closer and no suitor appears, Michal puts everything...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, facsimiles ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Nora Ephron at the Movies offers an unfiltered look at Ephron as a champion of the rom-com and as a feminist Hollywood trailblazer. It explores her life and work by pairing detailed criticism with exclusive interviews with Ephron's key collaborators, including Andie MacDowell and Jenn Kaytin Robinson, to add color and nuance to her life and legacy. The women in her stories paralleled reality--the veil was lifted, the glossy sheen removed. Her protagonists...
12) Time freak
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Saban Films
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple - while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Doris Miller meets John Fremont sparks fly-at least for Doris. In the cluttered house she shared with her late mother. When Doris begins showing up at John's regular haunts, she wins over his Williamsburg friends. Her new life brings Doris a thrilling perspective, but also creates a rift between her and her longtime friends and family, who believe she's making a fool of herself over a guy half her age.
15) Little Italy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A sizzling comedy about two lifelong friends whose romance is threatened by their parents' rival pizzerias.
16) Mood indigo
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
A love story set in a charmingly surreal Paris about two newlyweds, Chlo ̌and Colin, whose whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chlo:̌ a flower begins to grow in her lungs.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Publication Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better"--IMDB.com.
Publisher
Domino Productions
Publication Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color, DVD format ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Halloween season has never been sweeter for young businesswoman Elyse Samford: She recently inherited a multi-billion-dollar candy company from her retired father. A legal issue brings her to Higgins Attorneys and Sons, where she meets Rob Carelli, a young and harried lawyer. The two cross paths again--but this time in costume--at Elyse's opulent masked ball. They enjoy a magnificent waltz together, but it will take some real magic to help this...