Remembering Nora Ephron

Comfort and a clear-eyed, ever-witty lens on the lovelorn

"...place, full of magic, not cruelty. I thought of When Harry Met Sally...."

June 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Alex & Emma

"...to our lexicon: the Coppola Curse. It’s what happens when a once-fine director slowly chips away at his reputation..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Proposal

The Proposal doesn't reinvent the romantic-comedy wheel, but Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds ensure that it's a likable cut above the usual fare.

"...which is why whole decades passed between Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless..."

June 19, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Date Movie

What's left to spoof? Why, romance movies, of course.

"...romantic comedy you can think of, from Hitch to When Harry Met Sally. (What, no Vertigo?) Director Seltzer and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Story of Us

"...with comic underpinnings that examines the difficulties couples face when trying to make relationships work over the long haul...."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I.Q.

"...doctoral candidate in mathematics. Catherine meets Ed Walters (Robbins) when her overbearing fiancé James Morland's (Fry) car breaks down..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

This Is My Life

"...and, as a scriptwriter, she had great success with When Harry Met Sally... and Silkwood. On her first time..."

March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Sleeping With Other People

Raunchy but sweet rom-com stars Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis

"...– 2014’s About Last Night, adapted from a David Mamet play – and two indie films she’s both written..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...a miniature ode to Save the Last Dance and When Harry Met Sally...."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Being Charlie

Rob Reiner directs this addiction drama written by his son Nick

"...The Sure Thing, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally …, Misery, and A Few Good..."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Serendipity

"...Molly Shannon, Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. When Jonathan (Cusack) meets Sara (Beckinsale), they're stuck in the..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

"...who lives in the same apartment building as Abby. When Abby takes a call from photographer Brian (Chaplin, last..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Few Good Men

Melodrama doesn't come more butch than this, and the performances reflect that intensity, although Aaron Sorkin's moral predicaments are given full scrutiny.

"...The Sure Thing, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally..., and Misery, Reiner has chalked up..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...First Comes Friendship The unlikely roots of love in When Harry Met Sally......"

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

7 Days

COVID rom-com is a breezy look at modern arranged marriages

"...experience through the lens of an all-time classic rom-com: When Harry Met Sally …. The duo is forced together,..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Forget Paris

"...some of the Crystal luster associated with films like When Harry Met Sally… and City Slickers. Through the years,..."

May 19, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tribeca Film Festival Review: 7 Days

Rom com plays perfectly with the tools Harry and Sally left behind

"...experience through the lens of an all-time classic rom-com: When Harry Met Sally. The duo are forced together, and..."

June 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Auld Lang Syne at the Cinema

How Hollywood has created a holiday of unreasonable expectations and why we should probably stop buying in (but never will)

"...in the movie calendar – New Year's Eve – when Hollywood really cranks up the fantasy quotient and goes..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

All My Life

True-life cancer romance is tepid chicken soup for the soul

"...Directed by: Marc Meyers. Starring: Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Marielle Scott, Ever Carradine, Keala Settle and..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Stand by Your Man

Is it proper for a man to demand that a woman fake an orgasm?

"...thing? Nothing absolute either way? Perhaps it's only acceptable when she decides to do it? So, when a woman..."

July 14, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

What's Love Got to Do With It?

Rom-com look at arranged marriage in contemporary Britain

"...It's been more than three decades since When Harry Met Sally, and yet rom coms about the..."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bros

Uproarious gay rom-com isn't just a straight rom-com in a different hat

"...of asking and receiving. It's arguably less explicit than something like another Stoller project, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but with..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

I Want You Back

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate add charm to a stalker rom com

"...Unfortunately, the script is incredibly unbalanced when it comes to innovative plotting. Luckily for her, the..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Molly Burch on Romance Movies and New Album Romantic Images

Local singer-songwriter reveals her favorite rom-coms and rom-drams

"...When Harry Met Sally ... (1989)..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

You're Going To Want To Remember This

A few words with Nora Ephron: writer, filmmaker, foodie, and turtleneck enthusiast

"...as a three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter (Silkwood, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally) and has directed many hits, as..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Ugly Truth

In this formulaic battle of the sexes, no one will be mistaking Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler for Hepburn and Tracy.

"...underpinnings for the movie’s signature set-piece (attempting to rival When Harry Met Sally … for displays of orgasms in..."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boys and Girls

"...make it work. It's also a systematic rip-off of When Harry Met Sally …. Boy meets girl. They hate..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Michael

Travolta plays an unkempt, beer-swilling, Beatles-quoting angel who – yes – also dances.

"...predestination of lovers as in Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally…. The best thing about Michael winds..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

French Kiss

"...his subsequent efforts. Whatever the reason, French Kiss loses something in the translation. Meg Ryan does her cute and..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

October Previews

"...wife (an uncharacteristically frumpy Diaz). But all that changes when he happens upon a secret passageway into John Malkovich's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

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