Day: February 11, 2023

In a changing world, meet-cute rom-coms persist

Twice a year – at Christmas and Valentine time – TV has a romantic-comedy immersion.
Some elements persist in most films. “There’s nothing better than a meet-cute in a rom-com,” said Jonah Feingold, writer-director of “At Midnight,” which has just arrived on Paramount+.
Tben there’s the meet-angry. As Monica Barbaro (shown here with “At Midnight” star Diego Boneta) put it: “We love rom-coms where two characters do not like each other at first …. It’s almost like they are fighting their feelings.” Read more…

Best-bets for Feb. 13: a romantic Valentine eve

1) “The Bachelor,” 8-10 p.m. , ABC. On the eve of Valentine’s Day, this is the logical place to see romance. Zach Shallcross (shown here) is on the Bahama beaches with 14 women (out of the original 30), including four nurses, a therapist, a medical sales rep and a rodeo racer, They try all-terrain vehicles, deep-sea diving and other things we rarely get to do with our Valentine. Read more…