
The Big Stories Of 2012: Indies Get Romance Right
When writer/director Nora Ephron passed away in June, the industry lost not only an iconic filmmaker, but, it could be said, the grand dame of the romantic-comedy genre. Though she hadn’t been as active in recent years, her seminal “Sleepless in Seattle” and “When Harry Met Sally…” continue to be archetypes for what a whip-smart yet heartwarming tale of boy meets girl should be. So it’s curious, then, that as we were recalling Ephron’s achievements, the category was experiencing heartache of its own—with one of its least lustrous years in recent memory.
Of course, the questionable…
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