Falling in Love at the Movies

Falling in Love at the Movies

Romantic comedies have had an incredible influence on popular culture, shaping everything about how we think of relationships to fashion. Often swept aside in film history, these movies are thought of as pure comfort viewing. Although they certainly provide those fuzzy feelings, they have also had a significant artistic influence and cultural impact. Falling in Love at the Movies explores the impact and legacy of one of the film’s most beloved genres: the rom-com.
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The Main Event (1979)

A bankrupt perfume magnate uses a inept boxer to bring her back to riches.

Up the Sandbox(1972)

A repressed housewife fantasizes about the life she could be living.

Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity(2015)

After Marsha Hunt's successful acting career was destroyed when she was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, she became an agent of change for good al ...

Guns Don't Argue(1958)

The FBI takes on the Depression's most notorious criminals.

Touchez Pas Au Grisbi(1954)

An aging gangster comes out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped.

The Curse of Frankenstein(1957)

A scientist's attempts to create life unleash a bloodthirsty monster.