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Dey Street Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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432 pages 24 cm.
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"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"--
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Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show,...
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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"It's the most wonderful time of the year...but not for Maelyn Jones. She's living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world-the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives...
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"In a small town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her house. Everyone in town, including her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and she doesn't correct them. In New York, Dean Tenney, former major-league pitcher and Andy's childhood friend, is struggling with a case of the "yips": he can't throw straight anymore, and he can't figure out why. An invitation from Andy to stay in Maine for a few months...
7) Begin again
Pub. Date
2014
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When a young female singer moves to New York City in hopes of breaking into show business, she falls for an executive at a record company who helps her in her endeavors.
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Series
What if it's us volume 1
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Told in two voices, when Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems like fate, but after three attempts at dating fail they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
10) 50 first dates
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Henry Roth lives an enviable life in a Hawaiian paradise, spending every night with a different beautiful tourist in search of an island fling. It's a great life, no strings attached ... until he meets Lucy. He and Lucy hit it off right from the start, but the next day she acts like she doesn't know him. Lucy suffers from short-term memory loss, so every night all memory of her day is erased. But a man in love will go to great lengths to win the girl...
11) Before we go
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
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A young woman races to catch the 1:30 train out of New York City to New Haven. Stranded in the city after being robbed and missing her train, she meets street musician Nick Vaughan. Starting as convenient acquaintances, the two soon grow into each other's most trusted confidants when a night of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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It's Nantucket wedding season, also known as summer-the sight of a bride racing down Main Street is as common as the sun setting at Madaket Beach. The Otis-Winbury wedding promises to be an event to remember: the groom's wealthy parents have spared no expense to host a lavish ceremony at their oceanfront estate. But it's going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons after tragedy strikes: a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Romantic comedy about Frankie who hasn't slept a full night since she was six years old. She's convinced that once she and her best friend Allison leave San Francisco to pursue acting careers in Los Angeles, she'll meet her dream man. Only then, will she be able to sleep. Four days before moving to L.A., David walks into Frankie's life. She's convinced he's her very own Prince Charming. She has only three days left to convince him that she's the love...
14) Don Jon
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A womanizer tries to overcome his addiction to pornographic videos in order to find a woman whom he can form a meaningful relationship with.
15) Dog days
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A group of dog owners are brought together with the help of their respective dogs.
16) Café society
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
17) The big sick
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Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail connects with grad student Emily after a standup set. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing.
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Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
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