'Holding the Man', One of Australia's Great Love Stories

                 

It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
It's the third time around at the Center for "Wicked," and director Joe Mantello has mounted a lavish rendition of this "back story" of the witches featured in the original "Oz." References to that 1939 movie abound as we learn how Elphaba became "wicked" and how she and Glinda, the good witch, actually were BFFs from college where they were improbable roommates — and where the emerald-hued Elphaba discovers that it's not easy being green.
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It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
It's the third time around at the Center for "Wicked," and director Joe Mantello has mounted a lavish rendition of this "back story" of the witches featured in the original "Oz." References to that 1939 movie abound as we learn how Elphaba became "wicked" and how she and Glinda, the good witch, actually were BFFs from college where they were improbable roommates — and where the emerald-hued Elphaba discovers that it's not easy being green.
- See more at: http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-0301-titus-wicked-20130227,0,1460191.story#sthash.Phwi3Q49.dpuf

It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
It's the third time around at the Center for "Wicked," and director Joe Mantello has mounted a lavish rendition of this "back story" of the witches featured in the original "Oz." References to that 1939 movie abound as we learn how Elphaba became "wicked" and how she and Glinda, the good witch, actually were BFFs from college where they were improbable roommates — and where the emerald-hued Elphaba discovers that it's not easy being green.
- See more at: http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-0301-titus-wicked-20130227,0,1460191.story#sthash.Phwi3Q49.dpuf

It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
- See more at: http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-0301-titus-wicked-20130227,0,1460191.story#sthash.Phwi3Q49.dpuf

Holding the Man is one of Australia's great love stories, and its power lies in its rejection of the epic nature of Hollywood-style epic romance in favour of a much more realistic portrayal of mutual devotion.

Patience, good humour and loyalty are behind every great love, and La Boite's production of Tim Conigrave and John Caleo's story admirably reinforces all of these qualities.

It's a tremendous piece of theatre, one aptly that suits the Roundhouse space, which almost becomes the sleeve that director David Berthold has pinned his heart onto.

It also features genuine and sparkling performances from a team of six actors, four of them newcomers to the LaBoite stage, ably supported by stalwarts Eugene Gilfedder and Helen Howard.

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It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
- See more at: http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-0301-titus-wicked-20130227,0,1460191.story#sthash.Phwi3Q49.dpuf

It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction.
Creators Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) have seamlessly woven elements from their new show into the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" to create a magnificent blend of song, story and parody. It all unfolds in a superlative production at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa.
It's the third time around at the Center for "Wicked," and director Joe Mantello has mounted a lavish rendition of this "back story" of the witches featured in the original "Oz." References to that 1939 movie abound as we learn how Elphaba became "wicked" and how she and Glinda, the good witch, actually were BFFs from college where they were improbable roommates — and where the emerald-hued Elphaba discovers that it's not easy being green.
- See more at: http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-0301-titus-wicked-20130227,0,1460191.story#sthash.Phwi3Q49.dpuf

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'I love NY' Strings a Comedy of Errors

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In their first film together — RadhikaRao and VinaySapru's I Love NY (I Love New Year) — Sunny Deol and KanganaRanaut blend romance with comedy.

The story, set over three days in New York, revolves around two strangers who meet on New Year's Eve and the chaos and drama that follows for the next two days. The chance encounter sparks off havoc not only in Sunny's and Kangana's lives, but also in the lives of their partners.

Says Sunny, "It's a comedy of errors. Kangana and I share a good chemistry and that comes across on screen. She is very serious and dedicated to her work." The actor says the biggest challenge for him was the scene where he had to shoot in boxers. "It felt awkward at first. Par actor ho, tohbesharamhonapadtahai," he laughs.

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'I Love NY' Blends Romance with Comedy

 

In their first film together — RadhikaRao and VinaySapru's I Love NY (I Love New Year) — Sunny Deol and KanganaRanaut blend romance with comedy.

The story, set over three days in New York, revolves around two strangers who meet on New Year's Eve and the chaos and drama that follows for the next two days. The chance encounter sparks off havoc not only in Sunny's and Kangana's lives, but also in the lives of their partners.

Says Sunny, "It's a comedy of errors. Kangana and I share a good chemistry and that comes across on screen. She is very serious and dedicated to her work." The actor says the biggest challenge for him was the scene where he had to shoot in boxers. "It felt awkward at first. Par actor ho, tohbesharamhonapadtahai," he laughs.

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West Hartford Premieres 'Miss Dial'

West Hartford native David H. Steinberg is excited about the prospect of debuting his newest project at the Bow-Tie Cinemas in Blue Back Square on March 7.

The theatrical release of the film is taking place in New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, as well as West Hartford, Steinberg said, through Tugg, a new distribution channel which allows movies to be screened at local theaters without the obligation of renting the entire theater. A certain number of tickets need to be reserved in advance, but ticket holders are not charged unless the sales reach the required threshold for the screening.

According to a news release, "In the heartfelt romantic comedy, 'Miss Dial,' Erica is a consumer affairs rep who deals with irate customers calling about everything from the availability period of the 'limited edition' cheddar cheese to whether it’s safe for dogs to drink the blue toilet water. One day she decides to play hooky from work by calling random strangers in order to reconnect with the world outside her apartment.

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Beyond Romantic Comedy for 'Chasing Ophelia'

 

Neurotic writers manipulating their self-aware fictional characters isn’t a new device, but unlike similar stories, The Bard’s Town’s funny and engaging “Chasing Ophelia” isn’t concerned with picking the navel of the writer’s creative processes or artistic tensions. For a romantic comedy, this play’s concerns are remarkably, well, theological: is an unseen, omniscient being really in charge of us, and how do we deal with feeling abandoned by him?

Written by Doug Schutte and directed by Scot K. Atkinson, “Chasing Ophelia” made its world premiere in May 2011 as The Bard’s Town Theatre’s debut production. Executive director Schutte and artistic director Atkinson have made a name for their small theater in the meantime, so they decided a remount was in order to give new patrons a chance to see what their early, loyal audience voted “Best Theatrical Production” in the 2011 LEO Readers Choice Awards.

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Romantic Comedy Along the Likes of 'Just Go With It', '50 First Dates'

Adam Sandler is set to make a romantic comedy for Warner Brothers. The film may co-star Drew Barrymore 

Adam Sandler will make his first romantic comedy since 2011’s Just Go With It for Warner Brothers. No director has been attached yet, but published reports are saying that the studio is looking at Drew Barrymore to play the female lead, although no offer has been made. The as-yet-untitled film will begin production in May. It was expected that Sandler would next star in the Paramount Picture Western spoof The Ridiculous 6, but that’s been pushed back for a script retooling.

The screenplay about a couple who have a bad blind date, and get stuck together with their kids from a previous marriage was written by Ivan Menchell and Claire Sera. The movie will be produced by Happy Madison along with Mike Karz.

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Reimagining 'Love's Labour's Lost'

A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Reduxion Theatre revisits lesser-known Shakespeare with “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. The company will perform an updated version of The Bard’s romantic comedy through March 2 at its Broadway Theater before taking the production on a tour of the Metropolitan Library System.

For Erin Woods, bringing one of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known romantic comedies to the Oklahoma City stage has been a labor of love.

Through March 2, Reduxion Theatre Company is performing an updated version of The Bard’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at its Broadway Theater, 1613 N Broadway Ave.

“It’s something that I fell in love with as a child because I just thought it was adorable. You swear off women, and then four perfect women show up at your doorstep. And that’s just how it goes,” said Woods, Reduxion’s managing director, with a laugh.

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Perception and Connection on Romantic Comedies

                                

Given that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, it seems only fair to bash on love (in the movies of course). The romantic comedy is the genre most pointed to when people need an example of a movie that’s universally awful. Not the fun kind of awful where the acting is bad or the action is particularly schlocky, but the boring kind where the characters are boring and no one could give a crap if you are going to end the movie with your one true love or not. Actually, in most cases they would give a crap because if you’re stuck watching it you’d want to see the main character fail, just because that would make the movie entirely unpredictable.

This leads me to problem #1 – The Formula. Any self-proclaimed movie aficionado (myself included), would be able to regurgitate this at a moment’s whim. There tend to be some variations to the punch, but they’re all thrown pretty much the same way: guy meets girl, there’s mutual affection, things get more serious on one end while the other panics and aborts, and the one who got too serious has to run out into the rain or stop a wedding or get to the airport before the woman or man they now know they love is lost to them forever. It’s not even that hard to figure out as they generally divulge the entire plot in the trailer because there isn’t any greater substance to try to hint at besides, “This is what happens.”

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Hesston College Theatre Opens 'She Loves Me' Classic

                

A classic Broadway show will make a renewed appearance with the Hesston College theatre department’s spring musical production “She Loves Me” Feb. 22, 24, 28 and March 1 to 3.
The musical, which first appeared on Broadway in 1963, is one of several adaptations of the play “Parfumerie” by the Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo – the most recognized of which is the 1998 film “You’ve Got Mail.” The story is set in 1930s Budapest and centers around two clerks in a parfumerie whom, though they do not get along at work, anonymously fall in love with one another as secret pen-pals who met through a lonely-hearts newspaper column. As the truth of their relationship is revealed to them, drama ensues.

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Romantic Comedy Play Involves a Killer Twist

 

Every romantic comedy begins with a "cute meet."

That's where the lovers first come together. It might be email, a la "You've Got Mail," or a dog and a dinosaur bone, as in "Bringing Up Baby."

"Catching the Butcher" begins the same way, with Nancy (Karen Wray) waiting on a park bench to be abducted by a homicidal maniac she has been trying to find, the Butcher (aka Bill, played by Derek Long). Bill has already killed 11 women in the small Texas town where the action is set, but apparently is a little inept. He nearly chokes himself with the chloroform handkerchief he has prepared for Nancy.
With this humorous encounter, "Catching the Butcher" begins (we won't say how it ends) but from the first moments it is clear we aren't to take the play too seriously. Then, in the second scene, with Nancy bound up and Bill laying out his implements of torture and death (including a couple of bone saws) it becomes very serious indeed, except for the fact that Nancy doesn't mind: Indeed, she even encourages the Butcher, whom she gets talking, finding out details about him including his name. Her biggest problem is that she needs to use the bathroom, and when Bill leaves her alone she manages to escape and do just that, returning afterwards.

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Shadowpath Theatre Serenades Cafes with Romantic Comedies

 

It’s February. It’s the romantic month of Valentine’s.

Why not take in some romantic comedies, while being serenaded by a sexy violin?

Shadowpath Theatre’s Plays In Cafés returns this month with three short, romantic comedies written by local playwrights.

The short plays will be performed in Thornhill and Richmond Hill cafes the weekend of Feb. 22 through 24.

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'Celeste and Jesse Forever' Gives RomCom a Different Dimension

IN AN ODD way, we’re pulling for Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg). You don’t know they’re separated until a few minutes into the movie, and, by that time, we’re vested in this cute, seemingly connected couple. But we quickly find out they fought all the time (presumably over Jesse’s inability to grow up and keep a job while Type-A-plus Celeste brought home the bacon) while married, now en route to divorce. Both now enjoy each other much more.

While the movie has its ups and downs, as do the characters, we get to learn more about Jones’ and Will McCormack’s journey to get this movie made in the bonus features. The independent movie was snapped up by Sony for Blu-ray release.

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10 Highly Scored Romantic Comedies

                   
 
There's nothing like a romantic comedy to keep you hopeful that love -- usually through ridiculously dramatic circumstances -- will find you one day.

Though we cycle through many of these films each year, a few have managed to capture our naive hearts while racking up big numbers at the box office. Yes, the narratives are unrealistic and the plots are predictable, but the success of these films shows we are still suckers for a good love story.

Which movies scored the biggest in theaters? Take a look through the slideshow below for the 10 highest grossing romantic comedies of all time.

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Romantic Rendezvous at New Vic Theatre

    
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Director Jim Furney expects some stimulating conversation about relationships for those who attend the New Vic Theatre's production of "Same Time, Next Year," which opens the historic theater's 47th season this weekend.

The Tony Award-winning play from 1975 by Bernard Slade is about a love affair between George (Keith Fuller), a New Jersey accountant, and Doris (Heidi Cernik), an Oakland housewife.

They're both married with families, but after their affair at a northern California inn in 1951, they rendezvous once a year for more than two decades.

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Ideal Romantic Comedies for Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day, and you and your significant other just enjoyed a very tasty, very expensive dinner. You stared into each other's eyes and whispered words of appreciation for the food, the wine, each other.

Now you're home, and wondering how to fill the next few hours.

How about a movie? And maybe a few laughs?

If that seems like the right nightcap, we recommend these romantic comedies from the past decade:

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A 'Hopeless Romantic Comedy'

Meet Becky Flaum (Teen Movie High, My Bad! Storytelling) in this true story about a girl who thinks she's Julia Roberts...Sandra Bullock...or even Katherine Heigl...but the men she meets aren't reading from the same scripts, and Becky's high cinematic hopes for her life have odd ways of crashing into reality.

This captivating show, which opens for a limited run beginning February 10th, is directed by Will Taylor (choreographer of The Flea's Restoration Comedy, and Broadway actor in A Chorus Line and La Cage Aux Folles).

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HOPELESS ROMANTIC COMEDY will play Sunday evenings at The P.I.T. (123 E 24th St, NYC) from Feb 10-March 10. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. 

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HOPELESS ROMANTIC COMEDY will play Sunday evenings at The P.I.T. (123 E 24th St, NYC) from Feb 10-March 10. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Read more about HOPELESS ROMANTIC COMEDY Comes to The Peoples Improv Theater, 2/10-3/10 by offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com

Pleasing Romantic Presentation of ‘Italian American Reconciliation,’

Photo by Brad Kalbfeld/Courtesy of 1st Stage

The pedigree of playwright John Patrick Shanley is top notch; he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his play "Doubt" and won an Oscar for the screen play for "Moonstruck." His "Italian American Reconciliation," now playing at 1st Stage in Tysons, will not disappoint. It is a pleasing romantic comedy with an opera-tinged take on the lives of young strivers learning about love the hard way, through some cartoon-like pain. 

Drew Kopas as Aldo in the 1st Stage production of "Italian American Reconciliation."

The production is directed by Michael Chamerlin who worked his magic for 1st Stage with last year's snow-driven, whispery-soft, new-age "Almost Maine." 

"Italian American Reconciliation" is quite the opposite in speech patterns, tone and location, yet in some ways similar. There are young people messing up as they try to find love and a committed relationship. Chamberlin has the touch. It works.

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Genuine Romance on Internet Age

Playwrights Neil Fleming and Glenda Stirling may have had their differences co-writing the new Lunchbox relationship comedy He Said, She Said, but they agree on this much: there’s still no software for love.

“Everybody I know who’s gotten married in the last five to 10 years have met online,” Stirling says. “And their marriages are great and successful. I’ve tried (online dating) — and hate it.
“But,” she adds, “if somebody who knows me goes, ‘I know this great guy, wanna go out with him?’ I go ‘Sure! (The) worst thing that can happen is we have nice coffee, and that’s that.’ ”

Fleming got married before online dating came along, but from what he has learned, both in researching the play and mining his own romantic past, is that love isn’t something you find with a Google search.

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Romantic Comedies for the Winter

Chilly weather keeps you indoors and sometimes keeps your spirits down, too. Watching romantic comedies can uplift those spirits and have you ready to face the cold head-on, especially if you have someone to cuddle with — even if they’re of the dog or cat variety. Whenever you’re looking to watch free movies on a cold winter’s day, a romantic comedy is a good choice. Check out our picks for the best romantic comedies to watch on a cold winter’s night.

   

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6 Romantic Films that Feature Animals' Affection

                            

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, have you found that the trusty standbys in your arsenal of favorite romantic movies are starting to lose their swoon appeal? Are Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal just not cutting it any more? “Annie Hall” failing to do the trick after its 30th viewing? No more "Notebook"?

Well, we have a few suggestions that are completely free of human flings and flirtations and instead feature (exclusively anthropomorphic) animals in various states of (family-friendly) amour. Sure, these films are centered around a variety of animals behaving like humans, but really, is there anything cuter than crush-struck cats, doggy dalliances and forbidden courtships between foxes? We think not. For real animal attraction in all of its often not-very-pretty glory, we recommend watching a nature documentary.

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'Warm Bodies' Shines Romance on a Different Light

Traditionally, vampires are the movie monsters who get all the girls. But Nicholas Hoult is about to change all that.

In the zombie comedy Warm Bodies, which opens Friday, Hoult plays R, an undead young man who falls in love with Julie, a live girl ( Teresa Palmer of I Am Number Four) and finds himself coming back to life.

The road to true love, however, is dangerous in this crumbling, post-apocalyptic world: Humans have barricaded themselves into an armed fortress of a city, and Julie’s military-minded dad ( John Malkovich) shoots lurching corpses on sight.

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'Love, Rosie' to Debut at Europen Film Market

 

David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment will debut Love, Rosie at the European Film Market this week in Berlin. Principal photography starts in May on the project, based on the novel Where Rainbows End by P.S. I Love You author Cecelia Ahern. Calendar Girls‘ Juliette Towhidi wrote the script and German helmer Christian Ditter (Wickie And The Treasure Of The Gods, French For Beginners) is directing.

Lily Collins plays Rosie in the romantic comedy with Sam Claflin as her best friend and star-crossed lover, Alex. The pair are planning to head to the States for college together when Rosie discovers she’s pregnant after a crazy night out with the most popular boy in school. She encourages Alex to go without her and over the next 12 years their lives change but an undeniable connection remains.

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Romantic Comedy in Progress for Ayushmann Khurrana

Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is on the rise. The one-film-old actor has been roped in to work in Yash Raj Films' project, which will go on the floors this month.

          

Just like his debut movie 'Vicky Donor', the romantic comedy will also be shot in Delhi.

"I am doing a film with Yash Raj this year. We will start shooting for the film from Feb 17," he told IANS.

The film is a rom-com. It talks about the love between two people during the time of recession," he said.

The film may release by year end.

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So Much for So Little Time with 'Paperman'

It’s Friday, and it’s been a long week, and it’s snowing in DC. We all deserve something that will make us happy, in this case, Disney’s Oscar-nominated short movie Paperman.

It’s a great illustration of what’s wrong with most romantic comedies. It’s one of the most predictable genres in movies, because of the inevitable union of the two main characters. But even though Paperman fits squarely in that genre, in six minutes, and entirely without words, it does more to introduce tension and a sense of wonder that the two participants have found each other than most features. Love is a miracle, not a natural force like gravity that we’re all subject to. And there’s a lot more drama in acknowledging that, than in throwing up any number of phony idiocies and obstacles between your main characters.

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Delay for 'About Time'

Universal has pushed the release of "About Time," Richard Curtis' time travel romantic comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams. Instead of opening May 10, it will open in limited release Nov. 1 before going wide Nov. 8.

Curtis, the filmmaker behind "Love Actually" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral," wrote and directed the film, a comedy being produced by Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, as well as Nick Kentish Barnes.

The film also stars Tom Hollander and Bill Nighy. A Universal spokesperson said the film was moved to the fall because it's the "perfect season for the film."

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