Elements of the Rom-Com: The Meet Cute
In September 2013 The Hollywood Reporter pronounced the romantic comedy genre as dead. The heyday of romantic comedies in the late 20th and early 21st
October 29, 2020
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In September 2013 The Hollywood Reporter pronounced the romantic comedy genre as dead. The heyday of romantic comedies in the late 20th and early 21st
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