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Hugh Dancy’s New Rom-Com Hysteria Is Shakespeare in Love for the Vibrator
One of the best plays I’ve seen in New York was Sarah Ruhl‘s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), about a clueless Victorian doctor who cures women of their “hysteria” with a vibrator… and doesn’t even recognize their orgasms. It’s hilarious, heartrending, and a really smart meditation on female sexuality.
That’s why I’m wary about Hysteria, the new romantic comedy about the actual invention of the vibrator. More »
Infographic: The Movies Set and/or Shot in Manhattan
I spy, with my little eye, Meg Ryan faking an orgasm at Katz’s… Big presenting Carrie with her beloved shoe on the UES… The Green Goblin dangling Mary Jane over Roosevelt Island… The Fame kids dancing around Central Park… The Cloverfield monster terrorizing the Village… Buddy the Elf striking a pose near the Empire State Building… Audrey Hepburn peering into the Tiffany’s window… and so much more. (Click to expand.) More »
Famous Last Words: The Depressing Dialogue Of Rom-Coms
I’ve realized a subversive plot on the part of Hollywood. Though we are fed cookie-cutter versions of romance and unrealistic visions of love, if you take a look at the last lines of the best romance films, they are always so…mundane. Is this the “happily ever after” we were promised? Not even an “I love you” as the screen fades to black?
We picked 12 of our favorite love films and found their last lines…see if you can pair the movie with the dialogue. More »
Video Gallery: Best Holiday Hookup Scenes
Between the Mistletoe on Christmas and the countdown to midnight on New Years Eve, nothing says “I’m about to get herpes from a stranger” like the impromptu (if slightly cliche) holiday hook-up. Here’s our favorite scenes from television and film…tell us if we’re missing any! More »
Meg Ryan talks about relationships and how HARD they are, boo hoo
Meg Ryan, best known for her formulaic lovey dovey movies such as When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, etc., is now talking about the reasons why Hollywood relationships don’t work. You know, other than one person (or both) cheating on the other. Here’s what she had to say:
She said: ‘It’s very difficult to be a career person and have a relationship. I didn’t succeed at doing it at all. It’s incredibly hard.’
She added: ‘I think you have to… More »