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Drew Barrymore Isn’t Just a Successful Rom-Com Actress

Drew Barrymore posing for a picture on a yellow couch.

When rummaging through the memoir section of Audible several months back, I came across the very intriguing title Wildflower by none other than Ms. Drew Barrymore. The cover pictured a 50-years-young Drew jumping in the air holding, not surprisingly, a wildflower. While normally I may have scrolled past and not thought a second longer about …

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The Amazing Grace Fraser on HBO’s The Undoing

Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) and Franklin Reinhardt (Donald Sutherland) on The Undoing

This article contains spoilers for the HBO series The Undoing. In October of 2020, HBO released the much-beloved thriller miniseries, The Undoing. Series star and executive producer, Nicole Kidman, plays Grace Fraser- the unsuspecting wife of Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant). The show follows Grace, Jonathan, and their son, Henry (Noah Jupe) through a whodunnit-style psychological …

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“The Undoing: A Case Study on Horrifyingly Beautiful Sound Design”

Susanna Bier, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and crew on the set for The Undoing

This article may contain spoilers for the 2020 HBO show: The Undoing. From the moment I sat down to watch HBO’s hit television miniseries, The Undoing, I was not only intrigued but also unnerved by the incredible use of sound and sound design on the project. Released in 2020, The Undoing tells the tale of …

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How Pretty Woman Displayed Redemptive Love

Vivian (Julia Roberts) and Edward (Richard Gere) on the apartment fire escape in Pretty Woman

The 1980s. A decade full of shoulder pads and clear landlines. 1989, more specifically was a tumultuous year with upheaval in the middle east and the breakdown of the Berlin wall. However, on the other side of culture, in a little town called LA, the screenplay for the cult-classic film Pretty Woman was underway. With …

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Bridget Jones: Beautiful Storytelling Through Set Design

Bridget Jones (Renee Zellwegger) in Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy

In 1996, Helen Fielding, an author and then-columnist, wrote the now-beloved classic, Bridget Jones’ Diary.  After its insane levels of success in Britain and later America, the on-screen adaptation joined the conversation in 1998. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant originated the Roles of Bridget Jones, Mark Darcy, and Daniel Cleaver, respectively. By the …

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Marc Lawrence: The Man Behind The Best Romcoms

Marc Lawrence working behind the scenes on a film

Behind every great film, there is a great script. And, behind every great script, there is a great screenwriter. Characterized by horrendous fashion, boyband beats, and flip phones, the early 2000s were responsible for some of the best rom-coms to hit the screens since the beginning of cinema.  Marc Lawrence, a name you have most …

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Why Notting Hill is Better Than You Remember

Julia Robert and Hugh Grant on the set of Notting Hill

In 1999, big things were happening all around the globe. With the growing concern of the Y2K crisis and the impeachment trial of America’s former president, Bill Clinton, a light-hearted, golden-age rom-com was definitely in order. Now entering the scene, Notting Hill. The now-beloved classic film hit the movie theatres in May of 1999, and …

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What Made Sue Heck From ABC’s The Middle Lovable

Sue Heck (Eden Sher) in The Middle

In 2009, the pilot episode for ABC’s hit series, The Middle, was broadcast to over 8 million households worldwide. The show continued to run for 9 years, ending in 2018 after 214 episodes. Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, the show’s creators and head writers, formulated a series that captured the minds and hearts of families …

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