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16 hours ago, grommit2 said:
LuckyLynn and Peaches:
Wait...are you saying there are books titled You've Got Mail and Shop Around the Corner?
Are they based on the movie?
That is one of my favorite movies. Warm, fun, clever.The movie You’ve Got Mail is a remake of the original film The Shop Around The Corner. The romance novel I was reading was inspired by You’ve Got Mail. There are several movies and probably books that have been inspired by The Shop Around the Corner. There’s a Judy Garland forgettable remake titled In The Good Old Summertime and the lovely Broadway show She Loves Me also adapting the movie The Shop Around the Corner. I know I saw Lifetime and Hallmark movies using the enemies in person and in love by anonymous letters trope.
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8 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:
The mistake they made is that they cast Emmy Rossum who was the established star and she pretty much overtook the film. I get that they had to recast because Adam Fleming was 30 and Michael Cassidy had moved on to playing adults by that point, but Feature Film Ben did not have the endearing quality that Short Film Ben had. Zach Gilford was great, though. It's just annoying that yet again in a movie about a guy exploring bisexuality his scenes being physical with a girl far outweigh his scenes with a guy.
I agree feature film Ben was miscast. He didn’t have the same vulnerable and sweet vibe that the original Ben had. Emmy’s character in the short film is so briefly there and so expanding her so much for the feature film seemed an odd choice.
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1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:
I hate, hate hate You've Got Mail but I love Shop Around The Corner.
I don’t hate You’ve Got Mail but Shop Around the Corner is better. Based on what I have read so far Read Between the Lines does improve on some things I didn’t like in You’ve Got Mail.
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I’ve started a contemporary romance inspired by “You’ve Got Mail” titled Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey which is first in her Ms. Right Series. Rosie runs a book store she inherited from her mother and has been having an online flirtation with her favorite romance author Brie. By day, Jane works for her family’s property development company and by night she writes romances under the pen name Brie. Rosie and Jane cross paths in person when Jane’s company evicts Rosie’s book shop to make room for a new condo. Online they are a perfect match, in person they are opponents. One great difference between the book and the movie is that both characters are single. I never understood why they had the characters romantically involved at the start of the story in “You’ve Got Mail” especially since in the movie they were remaking “The Shop Around the Corner” both characters were single. I just got started and am liking the characters so far.
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There’s a third one!
The Dare Project: A Video Call
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I’m halfway through Out of the Corner by Jennifer Grey. It’s an engaging read. She’s very open and doesn’t shy away from including things that are difficult or make her look poorly. I really sympathize with the pressure put on her since she was a teen to get a nose job and how harshly judged she was when she finally gave in.
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Years ago there was a good short film called Dare
It was popular enough that it was turned into a not as good movie. The only character that worked well in the full length film was Johnny. The others were unlikeable. Ben and his friend treated Johnny like a trophy to be won instead of a person.
Now a sequel to the short film has been made. I really hope we get a third one someday.
Ben and Johnny: The Dare Project
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Rider Strong: Boy Meets World Was 'Naive' to Avoid Addressing Interracial Relationship
They never addressed race as an issue but they did acknowledge it a couple of times in a casual way. I remember Angela making a joke where no one laughed and her saying she needed more black friends in response. There was a white history joke Angela made. But otherwise race was treated as a non issue. I do remember that Angela was almost removed from the show because angry racist letters but the cast fought to keep her. I do also remembered that the actress playing Angela said that there was some mistreatment behind the scenes from her costars.
Being iced out': Trina McGee opens up about racism she experienced on 'Boy Meets World'
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I just finished contemporary romance The Bride Test by Helen Hoang which is a sequel to her book The Kiss Quotient. This book focuses on Michael from book 1’s cousin Khai. Because he is autistic Khai has struggled with expressing emotions and has decided he can’t have a romantic relationship. Khai’s mother can’t resist playing matchmaker and finds a woman from their home country Vietnam hoping for a wedding. Esme wants a better life for herself and her family. Plus she wants to learn more about her heritage by finding her American father she never knew. Esme and Khai clash despite Esme’s determination to win him over. Esme really struggles with her self worth and I love how the book makes her journey about her growth and not just falling in love with Khai. And I really felt for Khai who can unintentionally be hurtful because he’s genuinely confused by his own and other people’s feelings. I like a romance where it’s not just love at first sight but the couple fall for each other as the story progresses.
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I just finished Anyway the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell which is the final book in the Simon Snow trilogy. What happens when the old chosen one meets someone insisting that they are the actual chosen one? I really enjoyed the whole series and these imperfect but compelling characters. It ended in a way that was satisfying but still left room for more of a story if Rowell wanted to continue. I would love a spin off of Penelope and Shepherd and their magical adventures in America.
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Nice White Teachers, Bad Brown Schools: Hollywood’s Pedagogy on Urban Education
Great analysis.
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1 hour ago, ProudMary said:
Delightful film. Another wonderful movie in the coming of age romance category is 2005's Little Manhattan, starring a very young Josh Hutcherson. It's also a love letter to NYC.
There’s also A Little Romance staring little Diane Lane. That one is lovely.
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I adore Corinna, Corinna. They had such amazing chemistry.
I remember the screen writer who I think also directed it saying she based it on her childhood dealing with her mother’s death. She had wanted her Dad to marry the women he hired to take care of her but she was an elderly woman. So as an adult she made changes to turn the story into a romance.
Flipped is an underrated coming of age romance.
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On 6/18/2022 at 12:46 AM, methodwriter85 said:
I'm starting to realize that I'm having mixed feelings about this whole "hey, let's put minorities in traditionally white roles in period pieces" trend. On one hand, it's nice to see people getting the chance to play roles they wouldn't have gotten a chance to play even 10 years ago. I get that a black person doing a period piece set in the early 1800's doesn't want to be limited to playing a slave. On the other hand...it just kind of feels like we're minimizing what minorities actually went through at the hands of white Western society colonizers by ignoring the historical context of race relations or going, "Oh hey, a black woman married into English royalty so that solved systemic racism, yippeee!!!"
Like are we going to get the point where we do a black Scarlett in a Gone with the Wind remake where she still blithely benefits from slave labor until the Civil War disrupts everything? Because that is honestly what the logical extreme ending of this color-blind casting feels like.
The thing is there were prominent black people like Dido Belle and Alexandre Dumas’ father in history and even with money and accomplishments they had to deal with bigotry. I wish film makers who want more diversity in period films would do more research to find out about the real people of color who weren’t all servants lived and use that as a foundation for the stories. I like the increased diversity but want the issues of those periods not to be swept under the rug. But on the other hand for some it’s all about the feel good fantasy and romance. Realism isn’t the point. There is also the issue of only using people of color for suffering storylines. Just letting people regardless of color have some frothy romance free of reality has appeal.
I feel like the movie Belle acknowledges the issues of the time and provides the romance factor. The fact that she was more privileged than her cousin because her father left her fortune but she is also less privileged because she’s not allowed to eat with the family when they have guests because of her color shows how the money doesn’t magically fix racism.
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I just finished a contemporary romance titled The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert. It’s also known by the title Wanna Bet. Jasmine and Rahul have been best friends since college when she made it clear she didn’t do dating. Rahul could have had a temporary fling with Jasmine but choose to be her friend instead. Years later Jasmine’s apartment if flooded and so she temporarily moves in with Rahul stirring up repressed attractions and feelings. Sometimes Jasmine’s self sabotage could be frustrating but the book provides a foundation for why she’s so terrified to fall in love. So I sympathized with her and I appreciated the book makes it clear love isn’t enough. There were issues that needed to be worked through. I liked both characters and really enjoy Hibbert’s romances.
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I was a bit thrown by the tone of the Netflix Persuasion trailer but will give it a chance. The books about regret, longing, and hope. The trailer isn’t really showcasing that. I loved the 1995 adaptation. I felt it really captured both characters and got the Wentworth letter scene perfect. The Sally Hawkins adaptation didn’t work and especially screwed up the letter scene.
Dakota Johnson's New Film "Persuasion" Is Already Facing Backlash — Here's WhySometimes an adaptation wins me over despite drastic changes like Mansfield Park (1999). But if Netflix ruins Wentworth’s letter which I consider one of the most romantic Austen scenes ever I will not be pleased.
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I just finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I found it very compelling. I love old movies and I could imagine the fictional Evelyn in that classic era. I could see bits of Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, etc as inspiration for her story. Evelyn is ruthlessly pragmatic, but I can respect her doing what was necessary to get ahead in Hollywood while also understanding that she could be hurtful. There were times people were tools to her and at other times she would use her ruthless streak to benefit people she loved. I see her as a grey character with a mix of good and bad. I found the book an interesting mediation on love and its different forms. I like that platonic love was as valued as romantic love.
I go back and forth in how I feel about Celia
SpoilerI found her hypocritical. She was angry about keeping her and Evelyn’s romance a secret. Yet when they separated, Celia never came out. I completely bought into their love story. Celia had the good girl persona but could be cruel. I appreciated she acknowledged eventually that although she judged Evelyn for what she did to hide their relationship Celia was also relieved that Evelyn handled it. I also liked when she finally acknowledged Evelyn was bisexual and embraced the whole of her identity. Despite sometimes thinking Evelyn was too easy on Celia in her narration, I rooted for them to work it out. They both made mistakes and contributed to the strains between them. The fact is a lot of their issues were from outside forces making staying in the closet necessary at that time. I don’t blame Celia for being frustrated over having to hide or Evelyn at being determined to protect both of them.
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18 hours ago, dubbel zout said:
This reads almost like a Mad Libs, it's so bananas. It's also almost bananas enough for me to want to read the book!
Okay I’ve read further along and it’s getting more bananas. It’s getting a bit frustrating. A simple honest conversation would resolve so much.
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I’m reading the historical romance An Earl, A Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa Riley which is book 2 in her Rogues and Remarkable Women series . After a shipwreck Jemina is left with amnesia and Daniel becomes the guardian of a step daughter his late betrothed never told him about. Initially placed in an asylum due to her lack of memory Jemina is freed with the help of barrister Daniel. After 2 years a powerful attraction has grown between them but there’s tension due to Jemina believing Daniel knows more about her past than he has revealed to her and Daniel wanting Jemina to stop seeking information about herself that could inadvertently uncover secrets about his step daughter. There’s also a subplot of a secret organization called “The Widow’s Grace” where widows help each other when they have been mistreated.
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2 minutes ago, Ms Blue Jay said:
Thanks!!! I seem to like a lot of his movies!
He was almost James Bond but turned it down because he wasn’t willing to commit to doing sequels.
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I absolutely adore Cary Grant. I recommend his film with Ginger Rogers Once Upon a Honeymoon.
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I’m hoping it’s a new story with actors playing different characters instead of a continuation. I found the end if season 1 so satisfying.
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I think the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous contains some problematic/offensive stuff and I absolutely adore it anyway. It's so hilarious. I think there so many groups who could be offended by it. I don't like movies that are offensive for the sake of being offensive but Drop Dead Gorgeous works extremely well.
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Car Wash
"Honey, I'm more man than you'll ever be and more woman than you'll ever get."
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What Are We Currently Reading?
in Books
I love the Vorkosigan Saga. The characters and the worlds are so compelling.
@Starleigh The only Jennifer Weiner I have read is In Her Shoes which I loved. They made a great film adaptation of it staring Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, and Shirley Mclain.
I’m currently reading Scifi novel Mirage by Julie C. Czerneda which is book 2 in her Web shifter’s Library series. This is a sequel series to her Web Shifter Series. I highly recommend both series. There are beings who can become any species and have lived thousands of years as part if different alien cultures. In the first series Esen the youngest of her web breaks the rules befriending a human Paul and revealing the secret of her shifting. Esen and Paul experience great deal of danger and are really good people who want to help others. Their friendship is powerful almost like a marriage except they aren’t romantically involved. They just have this amazing partnership and their circle of allies are great characters. Now the characters have founded a library open to all species to spread knowledge and hopefully prevent conflict between groups due to misunderstandings. In Mirage, a group needing asylum starts off a series of events that endangers their planet.