'Don Jon' Shares Love and Brains

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in his feature-length writing and directorial debut, stars as Jon, a New Jersey bartender who has no trouble bedding ladies but prefers pornography. This disarming film proves Gordon-Levitt’s deftness both behind the camera and in front of a computer screen, writing, and gives Scarlett Johansson a star turn as Jon’s foil Barbara.

The movie starts as a raunch-fest, reveling in crass language and frank discussions about the relative merits of computer-generated ecstasy over the old-fashioned kind. But somewhere along the way, the comedy seamlessly morphs into an incisive satire and, finally, an extremely affecting story about the value of intimacy between two real people — not actors, not avatars.

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Greatness of Romantic Comedy

A SHORT FILM about love by Tan Seng Kiat took the top honours at the recent 7th BMW Shorties 2013 Awards Night.

Tan’s 32°C Fall in Love, a 14-minute romantic comedy, beat 71 other short film submissions to take home the RM75,000 production grant from BMW Group Malaysia as well as the coveted title of BMW Shorties 2013 grand prize winner.

The film revolves around the love of a security guard for a storekeeper. It demonstrates how love can be found in the most bizarre of circumstances as Tan has the story played out during a staged store robbery.

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Wonderful RomComs to Check Out on Netflix

If you’re looking to settle down at home and watch a great romantic comedy on Netflix, you might be surprised to find that the genre is somewhat lacking on the streaming platform. Furthermore, Netflix’s frequently strong genre classification system seems to falter a bit when it comes to romantic comedy, placing films in the category that would often appear more commonly in drama or pure romance. That being said, Netflix does have some great romantic comedies available, even if takes a little more time than usual to find them. To get you started, here are seven great romantic comedies available on Netflix streaming.

1. Manhattan dir. Woody Allen (1979)

Manhattan is arguably director Woody Allen’s masterpiece, deserving of a top spot among other Allen classics like Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, and his other beloved films. Shot in beautiful black and white by cinematography legend Gordon Willis (The Godfather trilogy, All the President’s Men), Manhattan stars Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Mariel Hemingway, and Meryl Streep in a story about a twice-divorced comedy writer dating a 17-year-old girl before falling in love with his best friend’s mistress.

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Must See Asian RomComs

As movie lovers here in the U.S. begin to reflect on the best movies of 2013, fans and critics on the other side of the world are rejoicing over some of their own blockbuster hits. 2013 has been an exciting and innovative year for Asian cinema with the rise of many new stars. While Asian cinema was once considered to be only Chinese kung fu movies and Japanese horror films in the Western imagination, some of the best Asian films of 2013 have been romantic comedies. Asian cinema is certainly rising in popularity in the U.S. 

We are all familiar with famous Asian and Asian American stars Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Maggie Q and Michelle Yeoh who began their careers in Asia and then crossed over to Hollywood. My top picks for the best Asian romantic comedies of 2013 therefore consist of films with young, up-and-coming actors, actresses and directors (including Korean American heartthrob Daniel Henney!). It’s nice to see these celebrities kicking ass in a way that doesn't involve kung fu or martial arts. A couple of these picks have even made it to film festivals in the U.S. and it’s easy to understand why. Not only do they showcase new talent, but they are also successful in portraying themes that we can all relate to, such as love triangles (actually, they’re more like love octagons).

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'Barefoot' Trailer Sets Up New RomCom

The trailer for the new romantic comedy Barefoot starring Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman was released, with Speedman as the black-sheep of a wealthy family, finally finding love in Wood, a psychiatric patient raised in almost total isolation.

According to Yahoo, who premiered the trailer, the storyline follows Jay (Speedman) who begs his wealthy parents to help him out with an increasing gambling debt. He has a chance encounter with Daisy (Wood) who grew up shut away from the world and now resides in a mental institution, with the always brilliant J.K. Simmons as her psychiatrist, Dr. Bertleman. Jay decides to take Daisy with him to his brother’s wedding, with the trailer showing Forces of Nature-like trouble on the way.

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Age Matters in 'Prime Minister and I'

The new KBS 2TV Monday Tuesday drama "Prime Minister and I" is a story of the two main actors, actor Lee Bum Soo and actress and singer of the female group Girls' Generation, Yoona, who have a twenty years of an age gap.

The first episode of the new drama "Prime Minister and I" is to air today, on December 9, 2013. It tells a story of a professional yet stubborn Prime Minister Kwon Yool, played by Lee Bum Soo, and a 20 something woman who is dying to marry him named Nam Da Jung, played by Yoona. Prime Minister Kwon Yool lost his wife seven years ago due to a tragic car accident, and has been raising the three children alone. Accidentally he gets involved with the reporter Nam Da Jung, played by Yoona, who works at a celebrity tabloid news, and is treated in the celebrity news with Nam Da Jung.

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Collective Face Theatre Welcomes 'Bell, Book and Candle'

The Collective Face Theatre Ensemble takes a break from serious drama to bring audiences the light holiday comedy “Bell, Book and Candle.” 

The performance will take place Dec. 6-22 at Muse Arts Warehouse.

Director David I.L. Poole said this is the first time the group has performed John van Druten’s romantic comedy.

“It’s a lovely holiday treat,” Poole said. “We wanted to do something that was fun for the whole family. It’s a PG-13 kind of show and we’ve had a great time putting it together.”

“Bell, Book and Candle” is the story of a Greenwich Village witch who falls in love with a mortal man.  

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