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But everyone in that industry, apparently, is dying to make a romantic movie. "I've always really wanted to make a successful love story. I think a lot of us in this business do," says John Davis, who has produced more than 80 movies, most recently Norbit. "It's hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Who Killed the Love Story? | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

New Line is distributing the filmed version of Gabriel García Márquez's novel Love in the Time of Cholera, and since Latin female stars have higher wattage than ever, it would seem felicitous timing. But you won't find one of them in this movie. And not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Who Killed the Love Story? | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

Ah, the story. Love stories are old. They're universal. Nearly everyone has one. Which makes them nearly impossible to write well. This summer has brought us License to Wed, in which a couple is nearly driven apart by their wacky priest's marriage-prep course; I Now Pronounce You...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Who Killed the Love Story? | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

And it's not just happily-ever-after that has changed. The global nature of dating--the access to a limitless pool of mates just a click away--means that people feel they hardly need to overcome difficulties in relationships. If the whole getting-together thing proves too hard, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Who Killed the Love Story? | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

On its first weekend, Titanic made about $28 million. Nothing special. It didn't hit $150 million for 14 days, which, considering what Paramount had spent on it, was agonizingly sluggish. It wasn't until two months into the movie's release, when most movies are sputtering out, that Titanic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Who Killed the Love Story? | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

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