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  • May 2008

    • Paltrow, Diaz Suffer Casting Slouch

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 15, 08 2:54 PM CDT

      Paltrow, Diaz Suffer Casting Slouch

      Where have all the Hepburns gone? Today's thirtysomething leading ladies are being cast in "handbag" roles, writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Juicy parts are scarce this year for actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz as popular tastes move toward bromantic comedies that appeal to men. Instead, the stars play girlfriends, shrews, or bland sidekicks. More »

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      Hollywood  • actor  • movies  • romantic comedy  • Gwyneth Paltrow  • Cameron Diaz

    • This Vegas Is a Bad Bet

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  May 9, 08 9:13 AM CDT

      This Vegas Is a Bad Bet

      The new romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas probably should have stayed in Vegas, most critics think—or "in Hollywood, where such lamebrained ideas are hatched," writes Bill Goodykoontz in the Arizona Republic . Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher star as a couple who get hitched after a drunken night out and are then ordered to stay together by a judge. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • Cameron Diaz  • romantic comedy  • Ashton Kutcher

  • April 2008

    • Sarah Marshall Is Memorable

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Apr 18, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Sarah Marshall Is Memorable

      Forgetting Sarah Marshall is another raunchy romantic comedy from Judd Apatow's repertory company, with an important difference: star/screenwriter Jason Segel. His performance as a clueless spurned boyfriend is "awkward and embarrassing," yet "sweet" and "disarming," writes Scott Tobias of The Onion A.V. Club. Segel contributes "a laugh-a-minute, Flavor Flav-approved screenplay," writes James Verniere of the Boston Herald. More »

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      movie review  • guy movies  • Judd Apatow  • romantic comedy  • romantic moments

    • Leatherheads Fumbles

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Apr 4, 08 8:16 AM CDT

      Leatherheads Fumbles

      Critics seem to want to like Leatherheads , a screwball comedy about pro football's early days, directed by and starring George Clooney. The Roaring '20s costumes, sets and music are terrific, notes Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter . Clooney, as an aging player/team owner, and his leading lady, Renée Zellweger, as a spitfire newspaper reporter, "play off each other nicely," writes the Philadelphia Inquirer 's Steven Rea. More »

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      movie review  • George Clooney  • romantic comedy  • Renee Zellweger  • sports comedy

  • March 2008

    • First Film Was Minghella's Finest Work

      newser  |  Slate  |  Mar 21, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      First Film Was Minghella's Finest Work

      He might be known for his sweep of the 1996 Academy Awards with The English Patient , but director Anthony Minghella should be remembered for his first film, Dana Stevens writes in Slate. Truly, Madly, Deeply , a 1990 made-for-TV movie that's now something of a cult classic, is a "psychologically accurate portrait of grief" that still manages to be funny and "madly romantic." More »

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      Great Britain  • film  • movies  • romance  • film director  • romantic comedy  • grief  • Anthony Minghella

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Heigl Can't Save 27 Dresses

      newser  |  Metacritic  |  Jan 18, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Heigl Can't Save 27 Dresses

      Despite actress Katherine Heigl's undeniable appeal, her first role as a leading lady is in a film of such little consequence "that seeing it and skipping it are the exact same thing," writes Robert Wilonsky of the Village Voice . In 27 Dresses , Heigl plays Jane, a perennial bridesmaid who's got a major crush on her boss (Ed Burns), who, unfortunately, falls for Jane's blonde-bombshell sister (Malin Akerman). More »

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      movie  • movie review  • wedding  • comedy  • romance  • romantic comedy  • Katherine Heigl

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