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Dear John Should Have Taken A Page From The Notebook

Dear John, which opens today, is based on a Nicholas Sparks book in which young lovers (Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum) keep their relationship alive by writing to each other. Sadly, critics did not love it, "like McAdams loves Gosling." More »

02/05/10

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By Margaret

#filmschooled

What Movies Can Men And Women See Together?

An op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal bemoans the niche-ification of movies along gender lines, but the author thinks The Blind Side and Avatar buck this trend. Assuming he's right, what will get men and women to the movies together? More »

01/22/10

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By Irin

#starsjustlikeus

Celebrity Wedding Planners Lead Crazy Lives, Need Their Own Rom-Com Immediately

"It's like a military operation," says one celebrity wedding planners in a fascinating look into their top-secret machinations. Because if Chesea Clinton is, indeed, secretly getting married, apparently the whole thing's been carried off with painstaking precision. More »

08/21/09

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By Sadie

#marsvenus

Click here to read <em>Esquire</em> Writer Explains It's Okay To Watch Chick Flicks

Esquire Writer Explains It's Okay To Watch Chick Flicks

"'Chick flick.' Two words that strike more fear in the average straight male filmgoer than perhaps any others, running slightly ahead of 'date movie' and 'Renée Zellweger.'" Zing! More »

08/06/09

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By Sadie

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Psychologist Says: Real Romance Involves Baths, Not Bras

According to the Telegraph, British men are the least romantic in the world, and have no idea what women want. But as a woman, I am puzzled, what do we want? More »

07/15/09

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By Katy

#filmschooled

Flicks For Chicks Compete Against Big-Budget Blockbusters

Last summer was chock-full of dick flicks: male-character-dominated movies like Hulk, Hancock, The Dark Knight and Hellboy, among others. This summer, The Proposal is just one of a few films with female leads. More »

06/18/09

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By Dodai

#filmschooled

Must We Kill The Chick Flick So That Quality Movies Starring Women Can Live?

02/06/09

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More Reasons Not To Get Into He's Just Not That Into You

02/03/09

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Cliché-Laden Chick Flick Tries To Convince You It's Not Full Of Clichés

In a trailer for He's Just Not That Into You, the camera cuts to two black women. One says: “Girl, you better get yourself some ribs and some ice cream because you’ve been dumped!” More »

01/27/09

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By Dodai

#chickflicks