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Article: Nothing funny about romantic comedies
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- Jerusalem Post
- Article date:
- July 31, 2009
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HANNAH BROWN HANNAH BROWN
Jerusalem Post
07-31-2009
Nothing funny about romantic comedies
Byline: HANNAH BROWN HANNAH BROWN
Edition: Up Front
Section: Features
Memo: In honor of Tu Be'av, let's take a look at how a genre once marked by razor-sharp, rat-a-tat dialogue between the likes of Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant has been dumbed down to the point where a star's ab muscles can steal the scene
Consider the plot of this movie: A wealthy divorcee from a socially prominent family is about to remarry. Her first husband was from her own milieu, but the marriage broke up because, while he was witty and gorgeous, he had a drinking problem. Now she is engaged to a self-made man with ...
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