the marrying kind

Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Francis Ford Coppola Wants A Wife Who Cooks And Cleans

6:37AM Richard Lawson | Francis Ford Coppola is a big fat guy who sits in his California mansion, drinking wine and thinking up movie ideas. He is also an astute critic of marriage. His problem? If his wife works, who will cook and clean? More »
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

As Usual, Tobey Maguire is Just Good Enough For His Next Project

3:10AM Defamer Hollywood | We’ve been meta-ed to within an inch of our lives this morning by news that upstart producer Tobey Maguire and resurgent Warner Independent Pictures have optioned rights to Marry Him! The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, Lori Gottlieb’s controversial article from last month’s Atlantic Monthly. A 40-year-old single mother’s admonition to take whatever you can get on the romance front (soon to be a book, natch, which won’t likely please our sisters-in-blog over at Jezebel), the story vaguely reminds us of a certain actor’s escalation to marquee status — a milquetoast, smoldering dork opposite A-listers like Kirsten Dunst, Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett. Any guesses? More »
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