From Hollywood with love : the rise and fall (and rise again) of the romantic comedy / Scott Meslow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meslow, Scott, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romantic comedy films--United States--History and criticism.

Romantic comedy films.

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2022]

Summary:

"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.

Funny, charming, and reliably crowd-pleasing, rom-coms were the essential backbone of the Hollywood landscape, launching the careers of many of Hollywood's most talented actors and filmmakers, providing many of the yet limited creative opportunities women had in Hollywood. Yet rom-coms have routinely been overlooked by the Academy Awards, and dismissed by critics. Meslow tracks the genre from its heyday in the '80s and the '90s, its decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming. He examines the evolution of the genre from its establishment of new tropes, the Austen and Shakespeare rewrites, the many love triangles, and even the occasional brave decision to do away with the happily ever after. - adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 When Harry Met Sally

Essay Meg Ryan: America's Sweetheart (Until She Wasn't)

ch. 2 Pretty Woman

Essay Sandra Bullock: Miss Congeniality

ch. 3 Four Weddings And A Funeral

Essay Hugh Grant: The Hardest-Working Cad In Hollywood

ch. 4 Waiting To Exhale

Essay Bill Pullman, Patrick Dempsey, Et Al: The Other Guys

ch. 5 My Best Friend's Wedding

Essay Judy Greer: The Best Best Friend

ch. 6 There's Something About Mary

Essay Adam Sandler: The Unlikely Leading Man

ch. 7 Bridget Jones's Diary

Essay Drew Barrymore: The Self-Made Superstar

ch. 8 My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Essay Jennifer Lopez: The Triple Threat

ch. 9 How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

Essay Reese Witherspoon: The Prodigy

ch. 10 Love Actually

Essay Will Smith: The Rom-Com Hero We Barely Got

ch. 11 Something's Gotta Give

Essay John Cusack: The Reluctant Romantic

ch. 12 Knocked Up

Essay Katherine Heigl: The Apologist

ch. 13 Friends With Benefits

Essay Ryan Reynolds And Dane Cook: Two Roads Diverged

ch. 14 Untitled Royal Wedding Comedy

Essay Mindy Kaling: The Scholar

ch. 15 Crazy Rich Asians

Essay Henry Golding: New Star In Town

ch. 16 To All The Boys I've Loved Before.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-413).

Other Format:

Online version: Meslow, Scott. From Hollywood with love

ISBN:

9780063026292

0063026295

9780063026308

0063026309

OCLC:

1258672483

Publisher Number:

99989983090