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Displaying all articles tagged:
Rom Coms
behind the scenes
Jan. 9, 2019
How
You’re the Worst
Pulled Off Its Flawless Ode to ’90s Rom-coms
Creator Stephen Falk breaks down the nods to
Clerks
,
Empire Records
,
Notting Hill
, and other ‘90s classics in the season premiere.
By
Daniel Kurland
rom-coms
Dec. 10, 2018
Constance Wu Reportedly in Talks to Star in Double Pregnancy Rom-Com
And you thought
your
love life was complicated.
By
Halle Kiefer
videology
Nov. 30, 2018
Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Video Is Here in All Its 2000s Rom-Com Glory
Recreating
Legally Blonde
,
Mean Girls
,
Bring It On
,
and
13 Going On 30.
By
Dee Lockett
party report
Oct. 18, 2018
Hugh Grant Says He Is Open to Returning to Bridget Jones, Baby
“It depends on the story.”
By
Taylor Ferber
movies
Sept. 17, 2018
Is This Teen Rom-Com Love Interest Really Worth Dating?
We examine the best — and worst — teen love interests, from Jake Ryan to Peter Kavinsky.
By
Maggie Fremont
movies
Sept. 11, 2018
How
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Captured the ‘Giddy Immediacy’ of Texting
“I wanted the experience of watching Shannon text Noah feel as visceral and real as possible.”
By
Hunter Harris
rom coms
Aug. 20, 2018
How
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Author Jenny Han Crafted Lara Jean
“I was thinking a lot about
Little Women
, and sisters, and being around the hearth.”
By
Hunter Harris
the new rom-com wave
Aug. 19, 2018
Jenny Han Has
To All the Boys
Cast Recreate Your Favorite Teen Movie Moments
Jenny Han is giving you rom-coms within rom-coms.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Aug. 18, 2018
Jennifer Lopez Takes the Correct Rom-Com Stance: ‘People Need Them!’
We really do!
By
Devon Ivie
rom-coms
July 20, 2018
Set It Up
’s Katie Silberman Is Here to Save the Rom-Com
When we were talking about the project, everyone’s reaction was, “We love rom-coms … but we just can’t make them right now.”
By
Amy Nicholson
trailer mix
July 14, 2018
Little Italy
Trailer: Mamma Mia! That’s a Pizza Rom-Com!
Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen star as pizza-crossed lovers.
By
Halle Kiefer
June 21, 2018
Let’s Reconsider
Sleepless in Seattle
From Walter’s Perspective
Walter, played by Bill Pullman, is the quintessential boring pushover who gets dumped, in this case by Meg Ryan. But Walter deserves better!
By
Jen Chaney
May 10, 2018
Audience Member Livetweeted Greta Gerwig’s Reactions to
I Feel Pretty
The
Lady Bird
filmmaker is allegedly a loud moviegoer.
By
Tolly Wright
heartbreak
Apr. 3, 2018
I’m Tired of Being Dermot Mulroney’s Onscreen Love Interest
Twice I’ve been in serious relationships with men played by Dermot Mulroney. It wasn’t a problem. Until it was.
By
An Actress
backstories
Feb. 28, 2018
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Creators Tell the Stories Behind 6 Songs From Season 3
Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna break down “Very First Penis I Saw,” “Buttload of Cats,” and more
CXG
songs.
By
Devon Ivie
casting
Feb. 26, 2018
Gina Rodriguez Is Making That Gina Rodriguez Rom-Com You Wanted
The
Jane the Virgin
star is producing and starring in
Someone Great
for Netflix.
By
Jackson McHenry
rom-coms
Feb. 22, 2018
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Developing a Rom-Com Thriller, Which Is a Genre Now
The show will be written by her producing partner Vicky Jones.
By
Jackson McHenry
Jan. 10, 2018
Spring Is the Best Season for Rom-Coms
Broadcast News
.
Notting Hill
. All those teen movies with prom scenes. Are you really going to argue with this?
By
Jen Chaney
Jan. 10, 2018
Winter Is the Best Season for Rom-Coms
’Tis the season for
Bridget Jones, Moonstruck
, and
Last Holiday.
By
E. Alex Jung
Jan. 10, 2018
Fall Is the Best Season for Rom-Coms
The sheer perfection of autumn aesthetics can hide all sorts of personality flaws.
By
Nate Jones
Dec. 19, 2017
Why Holly Hunter’s Performance in
Broadcast News
Resonates 30 Years Later
One of the greatest rom-coms of all time is especially fascinating to rewatch in 2017, thanks to its powerhouse of a female lead.
By
Jen Chaney
Dec. 7, 2017
Titanic
Is a Rom-Com If You Just Don’t Watch the Entire Second Half
A viewing guide.
By
Aude White
vulture lists
Nov. 14, 2017
The 10 Best Rom-Com Tributes in
The Mindy Project
From
Bridget Jones’s Diary
to
You’ve Got Mail
,
The Mindy Project
never met a rom-com it didn’t like.
By
Maggie Fremont
Oct. 6, 2017
Dina
Is a Slight But Sweet Look at a Neurologically Atypical Romance
The Sundance Grand Jury Prize–winning doc drags a bit, but has a lot of heart.
By
Emily Yoshida
casting couch
Aug. 30, 2017
Finally, Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder Are Starring in a Rom-Com Together
A match made in heaven.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
profile
May 29, 2017
Zoe Kazan Is Reimagining the Rom-Com Heroine — and Herself
In a new film,
The Big Sick,
and a new play,
After the Blast.
By
Adam Sternbergh
roll clip!
May 27, 2017
The Gang’s All Back Together in
Love Actually’
s
Movie Reunion
Hugh dancing! Colin wearing a turtleneck! Laura finally getting a hot man!
By
Devon Ivie
vulture remix
Nov. 30, 2015
Here’s the Marvel Superhero Rom-Com You’ve Always Secretly Wanted
It’s our latest Vulture Remix.
By
Ezequiel López
party chats
Sept. 17, 2015
Mindy Kaling Wanted to Write a Rom-Com Starring Tina Fey and George Clooney
A sexy Indiana Jones–esque professor meets an equally sexy librarian.
By
Devon Ivie
candy
Sept. 14, 2015
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s Wedding Video Is Rom-Com Perfect, of Course
Co-starring Kevin Hart.
By
E. Alex Jung
rom-coms
Sept. 11, 2015
Watching
My Best Friend’s Wedding
With Headland
Rom-Com 101.
By
Lindsey Weber
the devil wears prada
Mar. 25, 2015
Ludacris’s Favorite Rom-Com Is
The Devil Wears Prada
, Duh
“I’m dead-ass serious.”
By
Lindsey Weber
Feb. 11, 2015
The 25 Best Romantic Comedies Since
When Harry Met Sally
Our film critics present 25 outside- and inside-the-box romantic comedies from the past 25 years.
By
Bilge Ebiri
and
David Edelstein
vulture lists
Feb. 10, 2015
27 Great Indie Romantic-Comedies From the Last 10 Years
And where you can stream all of them now!
By
Jesse David Fox
close reads
July 14, 2014
How
When Harry Met Sally
Used Visual Spacing To Tell a Love Story
You’ll never be able to watch the Nora Ephron / Rob Reiner classic the same way again.
By
Jesse David Fox
interviews
July 3, 2014
Katherine Heigl Blames Rom-Coms for Career Slump
In an interview with
Marie Claire UK.
By
Anna Silman
the canon
June 27, 2014
A Guide to
They Came Together
’s Rom-Com References
You’ve Got Mail
, much?
By
Lindsey Weber
and
Katie Van Syckle
party chat
June 24, 2014
Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd Pick Their Favorite Rom-Coms
“Does
Vacation
count as a romantic comedy?”
By
Katie Van Syckle
Apr. 29, 2014
How Baby Boomers Killed the Modern Romantic Comedy
We are in a confoundingly complex point in gender relations, as evidenced by the number of books, NPR stories and articles on the subject. But […]
By
Emily Bracken
endless love
Feb. 27, 2014
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Duet on Fallon
With Jimmy Fallon on back-up giggles.
By
Halle Kiefer
backlash to the backlash
Feb. 14, 2014
25 Best Romantic Comedies: Ebiri on 10 Omissions Readers Are Angriest About
Mad about our Reese-less list? Think leaving out
You’ve Got Mail
is lamer than using AOL? Want to get into a froth about
Love Actually
? Read on.
By
Bilge Ebiri
hopless romantics
Jan. 9, 2014
Rebecca Miller to Direct Greta Gerwig Rom-Com
Undateable no longer.
By
Halle Kiefer
reunited and it feels so good
Dec. 18, 2013
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore Reunite in
Blended
Trailer
Third time’s the charm.
By
Halle Kiefer
dog hotel concierges
Dec. 5, 2013
Amanda Seyfried to Star in
He’s F-ing Perfect
From Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions.
By
Halle Kiefer
anniversaries
Nov. 14, 2013
Vulture Asks: Where Do You Rank
Love Actually
in the Rom-com Canon?
Better than
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
but not as good as
You’ve Got Mail
?
By
Lindsey Weber
nostalgia ultra
Feb. 13, 2013
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
and the Golden Age of Rom-Coms
On its tenth anniversary.
By
Amanda Dobbins
romantic comedies
Apr. 26, 2012
A
Five-Year Engagement
Breakdown for the Rom-Com Purists
How does it meet your rom-com needs?
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
June 17, 2011
Watch
Rotting Hill
, a Short Zombie Rom-Com
It is both technologically accomplished and totally gross.
By
Amanda Dobbins
May 6, 2011
Something Borrowed: ‘Like witnessing the passionate romance between a […]
AO Scott warns folks away from this weekend’s dose of rom-com shlock Something Borrowed (starring poor John Krasinski) in a pretty wonderful […]
By
Adam Frucci
rom-coms
May 11, 2009
Valentine’s Day
Looks to Repeat Success of
He’s Just Not That Into You
Oh Robert Altman, where art thou?
By
Mark Graham
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