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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A lonely artist who literally envisions disasters around every corner and an emotionally distant photojournalist meet in the aftermath of a train accident and soon their lives are transformed. This romantic comedy about love, life and death marks the live action feature debut of Australian animator Sarah Watt. Winner of Best Film and Director at the Australian Film Institute awards.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An affair with a 19-year old actor (Christopher Abbott) helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy (Melanie Lynskey) after she moves back home to her parents' house following her divorce, in this humorous take on modern relationships.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mix together a small town community theatre's shy leading man and the lovely telephone worker who moves into town and you have a perfect recipe for a delightful romantic comedy. Academy Award-winners Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken star as the couple who discover that affairs of the heart on the stage may be a bit less complicated than continuing the romance off the stage. Director Jonathan Demme, an Academy Award-winner, deftly weaves this...
5) Alex and Leo
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Leo, an advertising executive in his mid-30s, falls in love with Alex who's just gotten out of a long-term relationship. While Alex doesn't quite know how to react to Leo's advances, Leo's facing trouble with Alex's oddball clique.
Author
Language
English
Description
Just six days before the vote on Prop 8, the sweet and geeky Paul decides he wants to get married to the man of his dreams. At the same time, he's assigned to work for a conservative client who's campaigning against gay marriage. In the week that follows, Paul embarks on a strange and exciting personal journey to find the man of his dreams, test his moral limits and reconcile with his estranged parents.
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Language
English
Description
The Cup coffee house, a gay hot spot, its workers, its regulars, and the drama it has to deal with every day. There's the owner of the shop, the fabulous Bea Reasonable and the flamboyant boy-crazy gay waiter, Jamie. There's also the slimy creeper looking for some fun. And then there's Helen, a straight girl with a penchant for drama. The drama unfolds when Helen meets her bisexual boyfriend at The Cup for a date. Hilarity ensues when their date goes...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hold Your Peace is the story of Aiden, a man asked to be the best man at his ex-boyfriend's commitment ceremony. Rather than risk going alone, he finds the most unlikely of dates in his roommate's more 'stereotypical' friend, Lance. As time goes on, he discovers that things are far more complex than he thought he could handle. A gay romantic comedy with a lot of heart, it explores how we all decide who we're going to spend our lives with, and what...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Ben, aged 30, is about to marry Juliette ( Anais Demoustier, THE FRENCH MINISTER, ELLES). But his quiet little life will be turned on its head when he runs into the person whom he secretly wanted to see more than anyone, Vanessa (Emmanuelle Chriqui, ENTOURAGE, THE MENTALIST) the high-school sex bomb who never gave him a second glance. She's back in Paris now, and he's the only person she knows..
11) Elvis and Madona
Author
Language
Portuguese
Description
Elvis & Madona is a romantic comedy that deals with an unusual subject in a delicate and realistic way, a love story between young lesbian Elvis and a transvestite Madona. The story takes place in Copacabana, neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The screenplay comprehends a full array of human types and, by following the journey of both protagonists, illustrates the conflicts generated by the evolution of behavior and custom. It is a modern and agile picture,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ever since man and woman first discovered the romance of dining over a flickering campfire, fire and love have been inextricably entwined. after all, both are ignited, often suddenly and mysteriously. Both are affected by sudden shifts in wind or mood and each can, with little prompting, blaze totally out of control. "A Pyromaniac's Love Story," is a comic fairy tale, where six confused romantics can't quite find the words to tell each other about...
Author
Language
English
Description
Woody Allen's wonderful comedy was his first film with Diane Keaton, a relationship that would eventually bring them both Oscar ("Annie Hall"). Allen plays Allen, a fanatical movie buff with an outrageous recurring hallucination: Humphrey Bogart offering tips on how to make it with the ladies. His married friends Dick and Linda (Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton) fix him up with several eligible young ladies, but his self-confidence is so weak that he's...
14) Ceremony
Author
Language
English
Description
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. But it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with his ex, who is now the filmmaker's fiancee, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam's plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.
Author
Language
English
Description
Paris. The perfect romantic setting for a funny, charming "opposites attract" comedy romp. Especially when the attracting opposites are Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The Oscar.-winning stars (and real-life husband and wife) play a breezy newspaper reporter and a no-nonsense fashion buyer who share a nasty case of hate at first sight. But he takes a second look when she goes from grim to glamorous in one magical afternoon at Elizabeth Arden's Beauty...
16) Tenure
Author
Language
English
Description
It's time for a major mid-term crisis in this darkly humorous and thoughtful comedy. Professor Charlie Thurber loves to teach, but can't stand all the expected publishing and politicking that goes along with the position. So when his opportunity for tenure is announced, he goes out on a limb to prove his worth, but unexpectedly finds himself falling for the very person who might replace him. It's a battle of the brains where the stakes are high...
Author
Language
English
Description
Make love, not war... and tell a lot of jokes! Based on the stage success by Neil Simon (The Odd Couple, The Goodbye Girl), Star Spangled Girl is a boys-meet-girl romantic romp that tosses a bouquet of one-liners at the flower power era. The girl is Sandy Duncan (The Hogan Family). The boys are Tony Roberts (Annie Hall) and Todd Susman (Newhart). She - red, white and blue and funny all over - is an aspiring Olympic swimmer. They are the poison pens...
Author
Language
English
Description
Drew Taylor (Andrew Ruth) is a cocky rock singer/guitarist. One night, music critic Kaitlyn Rose (Meghan Grace O'Leary) comes to see his show and trashes his performance in her review, leaving Drew's career in shambles. Months later, Drew's manager hires and image consultant to revitalize his reputation. The new hire turns out to be Kaitlyn, whose career climbing has brought her to the public relations business. Now, the two spirited individuals...
19) I.Q
Author
Language
English
Description
Legendary scientist Albert Einstein (played here by Walter Matthau) takes a break from theoretical physics to try to set up his intellectual niece with a handsome auto mechanic in this romantic comedy. The movie's central conceit is that Einstein's brilliance extends to matters of the heart, allowing him to immediately sense that Ed Walters (Tim Robbins), a bright, lower-class mechanic obsessed with Popular Science Magazine, would be perfect for his...
20) Cousins
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Language
English
Description
In this romantic comedy, two people brought together by marriage are brought even closer by their mates. Maria Hardy (Isabella Rossellini) and Larry Konzinski (Ted Danson) first meet at a wedding, where Maria's mother and Larry's uncle are tying the knot. However, the new cousins also have something else in common: Maria's husband Tom (William L. Petersen) is having an affair with Larry's wife, Tish (Sean Young). Maria and Larry get to talking at...
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