TIFF Review: The Duchess
Posted on September 10, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Toronto International Film Festival
A sweeping period drama about Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, The Duchess is a bland, largely flavorless story that takes one of the more interesting women in British history and reduces her largely to her relationships with the men in her life. From a purely technical standpoint, there’s nothing […]
Read More..>>‘The Duchess’ Gets a New Poster
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drama, Independent, Romance, Newsstand, Movie Marketing, Images, Paramount Vantage, Posters
A new poster of The Duchess has appeared online, exclusive to ComingSoon.net.There’s a snip of it to the right, and if you click on the lovely Keira Knightley, you’ll be taken to the blindingly enormous version.
It’s a stunning poster, although I think they could […]
Godiva Releases ‘Twilight’ Chocolate Bar
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, George Lucas, Harry Potter
As both a cinephile and a candy freak, I get excited anytime there’s a new movie-themed confection (as you can see from this Cinematical Seven from last Halloween). While some tie-ins are less tasty than others — it’s no wonder that the movie theater I […]
Cinematical’s Friday Night Double Feature: When Romance is Done Right
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Fandom, Home Entertainment, Trailers and Clips, Friday Night Double Feature
These days, genre has been boiled down into such simplistic forms that it becomes a buzz-worthy feat when a film manages to pull off more than just a basic premise. A superhero film becomes wow-worthy if time was taken to perfect the story […]
Read More..>>Should the Fourth ‘Twilight’ Book Be Two Films?
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Harry Potter, Comic/Superhero/Geek
Devout fans of Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” might not appreciate the comparisons, but it’s easy to see from the outside that the books are being treated by the entertainment industry like the second coming of Harry Potter. Only with vampires instead of wizards. Yet despite all […]
‘Miss Congenialty’ Director Takes on ‘Fashionistas’
Posted on August 7, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Deals
Do you ever get the feeling that you are completely out of step with the rest of your demographic? Well, I frequently do, especially since I sat down with fellow members of the female persuasion to watch Sex and the City — talk about being a stranger in a strange land. […]
First Pic and Further ‘Twilight’ Cast Released
Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Images
I’ve been writing so much about the upcoming young adult vamp horror adaptation Twilight that I’m beginning to think I should read it. I probably would have if I were 10 or 15 years younger, as I used to devour every vamp or horror-themed YA book out there. […]
Read More..>>From the Editor’s Desk: Love, Love, Love
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, From the Editor’s Desk
What do you say about today? We all know what goes on; we’ve been there, seen it, done it. So, in the spirit of entertaining thousands upon thousands of strangers, here are the five most embarrassing things I’ve done in the name of love:
5. Fourth Grade: Had a massive […]
Cinematical Seven: Films That Make You Glad You’re Single
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Cinematical Seven
So it’s that time of the year that all single people hate: Valentine’s Day. The one day of the year that can reduce normally sane people into bubbling masses of insecurity because they haven’t found that special someone. Everywhere you look you are inundated with romantic comedies and happily ever afters. […]
Cinematical Seven: When Cupid’s Arrow Missed the Mark - Bad Romantic Matchups
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Romance | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Romance, Cinematical Seven
Chemistry. It’s a word tossed around in plenty of movie reviews, generally to diagnose whether two actors have it or not. Chemistry can be in the eye of the beholder: some critics may disagree, but if the chemistry is really there, it will show in the way the film catches on. […]
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