Romance
America’s Most Wanted: Sleepless in Seattle
While sitting in my Tallahassee apartment, incense burning, lights cut out, I learned that Tom Hanks’ wife died. Not in real life, but in the 1993 romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle.
Does the Proposal Stick to the Rom-Com Formula
This 2009 rom-com features plenty of familiar faces, including Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Betty White, and some other actors you may recognize. Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate and Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton portray an unlikely couple that somehow works out.
10 Things I Love about “10 Things I Hate About You”
It is not every day that you find a movie that encapsulates everything you would ever want in a rom-com. To be both heartwarming and heart-wrenching, witty and beautiful, full of romance and humor.
The Room: Creating Community Through Absurdity
Amidst the gaudy, star-studded advertisement landscape of Hollywood, one billboard stuck out the most between 2003 and 2008. Looking up at the sign, you would meet Tommy Wiseau’s cynical scowl, a phone number to RSVP, and the reason behind it all printed large: The Room.
Fire of Love: Volcanic Passion
The saying goes that in romance, opposites attract. But for Katia and Maurice Krafft, this was not the case. Born in nearly the same place, at the same time, with the same passion, it seemed like the two could only have been meant for each other.
Phantom Thread: Distant Love, Burning Desire, the New Year's Eve Scene
“I think it's the expectations and assumptions of others that cause heartache,” says Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), the center of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017, six-time Academy Award-nominated masterwork, Phantom Thread.
Let's Go On a Date
In the age of swiping left and right and awkward first dates, sometimes a need for something new arises.
The Best Rom-Coms for the Valentine's Day Season
Every year when Valentine’s Day rolls around, my favorite tradition is to rewatch all of the rom-coms near and dear to my heart. It fills my heart with joy just watching all these different people find love.
Icebreakers
With the SLC Content Committee’s newest zine being themed “Anime,” the Stargazer blog is highlighting a more recent anime you might not have heard of.
Was There Room For Two?
25 years ago, Titanic sailed into theaters smashing records. The film made history as it remained the highest-grossing movie of all time for over a decade until Avatar was released.
