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‘Gigantic Mess,’ ‘Man in Crisis’: A history of rom-coms we love
A new book explores the history of romantic comedies. The genre is as old as Shakespeare, but the modern era begins with the screwball comedies of the 1930s.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA new book explores the history of romantic comedies. The genre is as old as Shakespeare, but the modern era begins with the screwball comedies of the 1930s.
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3 of 3First days of Trump administration, weekend film reviews- 0:00‘The largeness of the weirdness’: Making sense of Trump’s first 3-plus weeks
- 16:52Weekend film reviews: ‘Captain America: Brave New World,’ ‘Universal Language’
- 34:09‘Gigantic Mess,’ ‘Man in Crisis’: A history of rom-coms we loveYou’re reading this