Romantic Comedy

Inviting the main character from a romantic comedy to your wedding is a dicey proposition.

Discover the best romantic comedies of 2010 and find out why these movies are a must see!

Every genre out there has a standard "generic" version that a high percentage of films in the at genre fit into. Romantic Comedies are no exception. Here's a handy reference guide to the generic romantic comedy.

The People I've Slept With stars Karin Anna Cheung as a thirty-something woman who loves to sleep with men as often as she changes her underwear - except she has more men than underwear.

What's a better genre for movie night than the romantic comedy? You laugh, cry and most of all feel alive. Read about the top ten of the past ten years.

Whatever their style, the best romantic comedy films have characters that we love, love to laugh with, and hope to see live happily ever after.

Movies are a part of our culture. Two romantic comedies starring Ben Affleck made the list.

Will there be another Pretty Woman? Did you catch all of these romantic comedies?

Romantic comedies have long been a Hollywood staple and 2010 will be no exception. Stars ranging from Kristen Bell to Julia Roberts will spend the year dealing with love on the silver screen.

It seems there is an array of romantic comedy movies lined up for 2010. That already sounds great to the movie lovers who enjoy romantic comedies.

2009 wasn't a definitive year for the romantic comedy genre, but there were some memorable films that stood out.

This is my list of the ten best romantic comedy pairings for those over 50.

The adaptability of comedy is best expressed in the way that comic films have addressed the static conventions of a love story by addressing it through the prism of an ever-changing social milieu.

Review of Two Week's Notice, the last truly successful romantic comedy.

The return of the traditional male lead

Who are the best leading men?

The author compares and contrasts two examples of romantic comedy, one modern (You've Got Mail) and one classical (Much Ado About Nothing), and demonstrates recurring themes and strategies between them.

The liberating power of love is a central theme in romantic comedies. The audience experiences the cathartic power of the genre by empathising with the lovers and their predicaments.

Many claim that the romantic comedy genre has been done to death and that audiences are too jaded to care. Is there a way for romantic comedies to recapture their freshness and originality?

In this second instalment, romantic comedies are examined in the context of rebelliousness vs conformity. What is it that sets romantic comedy protagonists apart from other genres?

This is the first part in a series of articles on the background and functions of romantic comedies. Through numerous examples drawn from both classic and contemporary films, the readers become acquainted with the nuts and bolts, as well as the quirks, of the genre.

A look at why the classic novel by Jane Austen is worth reading in today's world of romantic comedies.

Write on a topic that you would either read or watch. If you do not find the subject interesting, then who will?!

A review of Stan, an independently made black romantic comedy starring John Schaffer as a lovable loser looking for love while in fear of catching an STD. It's an usual movie in a genre I typically ignore.

Although it breaks no new ground as a romantic comedy, Something Borrowed is a light, pleasant date movie that benefits greatly from the casting of John Krasinski.

"Money is for creating excitement and joy," says happy-go-lucky, miserable Arthur (Russell Brand). The words ring hollow in this unfunny remake about a man and his bottle.

Alyssa Milano stars in "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend," a darling little romantic comedy with a huge twist at the end. Rent it, Watch it, Love it!

A review of the 2005 Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo film "Just Like Heaven".