I'll have what she's having : how Nora Ephron's three iconic films saved the romantic comedy
Record details
- ISBN: 0316353884
- ISBN: 9780316353885
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Physical Description:
341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, some color ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- It was a sign -- Transitional people -- The orgasm and the aftershock -- This is her life -- Sleepless nights -- Nearest thing to heaven -- Sleepless, stressed and addicted to Starbucks -- Make Nora happy -- Stardust -- "A bouquet of newly sharpened pencils" (also known as IM-ing with the enemy) -- Pride and prejudice and perfect hair -- A heart in New York -- Afterword. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 791.43617 E63zc 2017 (Text) | 33126020618884 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2017 June #2
Ephron, who died in 2012, was an unlikely inventor of the iconic romantic comedies When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail. Though insecure about her looks, Nora grew up tough as nails, and her early unhappy romantic life (second husband Carl Bernstein broke her heart) was hardly fodder for the sweet and sentimental beloved rom-coms that would follow. Carlson paints a warts-and-all portrait of Ephron but focuses mostly on how these three films came to be. For example, Carlson reveals that actress Meg Ryan was not the first choice for Sleepless's Sally, that nice guy Tom Hanks and Ephron butted heads on the set, and who uttered that famous line "I'll have what she's having." She also weaves in portraits of Ryan, Hanks, director Rob Reiner, and others. Carlson's prose style is perky and approachable, but her use of words such as waspy, lefty, and voice-y as well as liberal parenthetical asides, sometimes distract.
Copyright 2017 Library Journal.VERDICT Movie fans, film students, and those who miss funny romantic comedies will enjoy this detailed behind-the-scenes look at three of the best.âRosellen Brewer, Sno-Isle Libs., Marysville, WA