Yearly Archives: 2012

Just like a romantic comedy

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Bill Wren

These days my movie viewing is restricted to what limited cable offers me. The selection is not great and that may be why the recent writings have been about relatively recent romantic comedies. It’s either those or movies about sweaty … Continue reading →

How one romantic comedy could have been fixed

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Bill Wren

It doesn’t seem right to call this a romantic comedy but that is how most would refer to it. Probably the most frustrating thing about it is that it could have been a good romantic comedy. It had the ingredients. … Continue reading →

Familiarity and comfort movies

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Bill Wren

(A repost from November, 2010.) A friend of mine went to visit some friends in Edmonton a few months ago. When she returned, I asked her what she had done. “Nothing,” she said. Tweet