Timothy Busfield has been edited out of an upcoming Amazon MGM film after he was accused of child sex abuse. The actor, 68, will no longer appear in the rom-com “You Deserve Each Other” starring Meghann Fahy, Penn Badgley, Kyle MacLachlan and Justin Long, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, directed by Marc Silverstein … Read more
She works in a glass tower. He works with his hands. Cue the love story. Wall Street power suits are getting steamrolled by steel-toe boots. This winter, a growing number of high-achieving city women are swapping cubicles, KPIs and Slack notifications for something straight out of a wintry Hallmark movie: blue-collar boyfriends with calloused hands, … Read more
movie review ETERNITY Running time: 113 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sexual content and some strong language). In theaters. Till death do us part? Apparently not. The exhausting romantic comedy “Eternity” imagines what would happen if a recently deceased woman encountered both her first husband who died in the Korean War and her second husband of 67 … Read more
An Oscar-nominated director has been hired to pen a sequel to classic ’90s rom-com “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” The original film, starring Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts, became a box office success upon its release in 1997. The movie has since gone on to be considered one of the most iconic films within its genre. … Read more
A vacation fling turned romance novel. Meeting someone in the wild that you have a romantic connection with is so challenging these days that one infatuated woman traveled 6,000 miles to see a guy for a second date, according to Jam Press. A woman named Grace Kelly was hanging out at a hotel bar in … Read more
Have you ever watched a holiday rom-com on Hallmark Channel or Lifetime — or any of the other many networks and streamers that now air them — and thought, “I could write that”? It’s harder than you may think — but just as fun. Regular writers of Christmas fare for Hallmark Channel, Great American Family … Read more
This guy loves a gamble — and he just won big. Newlywed Cade Wessel is now a little richer thanks to a bet he placed in his high school yearbook six yeas ago. “Twenty bucks I marry Sarah Dill,” the then-class of 2018 senior, from Bradenton, Fla., captioned his graduation photo, confident he’d one day get … Read more
movie review FLY ME TO THE MOON Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some strong language and smoking). In theaters July 12. “Fly Me to the Moon,” starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, is best summed up by the next lyric of Frank Sinatra’s song. Let me play among the stars. Director Greg Berlanti’s romantic … Read more
Joey King is a bit of a unicorn: a genuine movie star brought into being by Netflix. As far as movies are concerned, the streamer does make a lot of them, but often seems at a loss to promote them or the actors. But in 2018, King starred in the Netflix-produced “The Kissing Booth” and … Read more
Matthew McConaughey was not always sure his place was in Hollywood. Back when the star was best known for his romantic comedies like “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” and “The Wedding Planner,” he said he decided to take a break to rethink his career. “I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood … Read more
As Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell promoted their romantic comedy, “Anyone but You,” last year, life appeared to be imitating art: The co-stars posed cheek to cheek while sightseeing in Australia. Powell dipped a gleeful Sweeney in his arms. Sweeney cast longing gazes up at Powell on red carpets. The pair flirted and giggled in … Read more
A New Jersey woman has taken to TikTok to share her company’s bizarre request before a work trip overseas. “My company is not only asking us to share a room with a colleague on our upcoming trip to Paris, but to share a bed,” co.letter said in a video on TikTok. She said she had … Read more
“Players” is an old-fashioned romantic comedy, which means you know the end from the start. That’s not a bug; it’s a feature, a well-deployed one in this case. Practically since Shakespeare, the point of rom-coms is their predictability, and that’s what I love about them. Enemies become lovers, friends become lovers, or we all learn … Read more
Take your love to new heights this Valentine’s Day. One lucky couple can enjoy a private dinner on the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building on Feb. 14 — but it will cost a cool $10,000. The experience, dubbed “Empire for Two,” was cooked up by Chef Morgan Jarrett of STATE Grill and Bar, … Read more
There’s a detail in Aki Kaurismaki’s brilliant new gem of a comedy, “Fallen Leaves,” that I didn’t notice — even after two viewings — until one of its stars pointed it out to me. When the heroine goes to work as a dishwasher at a dingy Helsinki bar, there’s a shot of an oversize calendar. … Read more
“That’s Amore!” indeed. John Travolta, 69, and Katherine Heigl, 44, apparently have enough chemistry to fog up the big screen. Nick Vallelonga, the director of the duo’s upcoming musical romantic comedy “That’s Amore!” boasted about the actors’ rapport Wednesday in an interview with Variety. “John and Katherine are fantastic together, and during rehearsals, they had … Read more
This worried Duchovny, who is 63. The characters in “What Happens Later” bring the weight and disappointments of midlife. “They can’t go through those younger rom-com moves — they can’t appear stupid or stunted,” he said. “And yet they can’t also be jaded or boring. It was really that dance of, how do we make … Read more
This Gen-Z Carrie Bradshaw might only be 20 years old — but she’s already found her happily ever after. Carrie Berk — yes, she shares the same name as the “Sex and the City” protagonist, and no, it’s not a coincidence — is a social media star dishing out dating advice in her brand new … Read more
Meg Ryan has returned to her rom-com roots — and she’s “proud” of it. The 61-year-old actress stars in the upcoming romance flick “What Happens Later” — her first movie since 2015. It also stars David Duchovny, with Ryan even taking on the roles of director and screenwriter. “Truly, the easiest part was acting in … Read more
“Red, White & Royal Blue” is a charming LGBTQ romantic comedy — if you can get past a career-worst performance from Uma Thurman. Based on a popular novel (TikTok videos on the topic have over 500 million views), the Prime Video movie is directed by Matthew Lopez and produced by Greg Berlanti. The story follows … Read more