Falling in love at the movies : rom-coms from the screwball era to today
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
NEW POP CULTURE

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
New & Popular Pop Culture NEW POP CULTURE Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Philadelphia : Running Press, 2024
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780762484461, 0762484462 :, 0762484462, 9780762484461
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

At head of title: TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Who makes rom-coms? And how do they do it? -- America's sweethearts -- The men -- Perfect pairs -- The Baxter, the bad girl, and the best friend -- The high-maintenance woman -- The man in crisis -- The art of deception -- Sweet, sweet fantasy -- Not so happily ever after -- Rom-coms and the world -- Teenage dreams -- LGBTQ+ love

"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 in Love at the Movies will make you fall in love (all over again) with romantic comedies"--

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