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A bit of late-summer escapism unfolds on the other side of the pond, as a recent divorcee (Diane Lane) flees to Italy, purchases a villa and finds a mysterious foreign love interest. Adapted for the screen by Audrey Well—who also produced and directed—from...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Oct. 10-16 | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

Kate Fox wants to help you, at least vicariously. No, Kate Fox needs to help you. A divorce lawyer who helps Los Angeles' richest narcissists weasel out of prenups, Kate also has a talent for matchmaking; three couples she introduced have got married. When one of the brides announces this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: She'll Make You Love Her | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

In the process, Kate is also doing a good deed for Alicia Silverstone, the actress who plays her. Clueless, a 1995 teen comedy (in which she played, yes, a romantic-softy matchmaker), and her breakthrough jailbait performances in The Crush and a trio of Aerosmith videos made her a teenage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: She'll Make You Love Her | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

A timely new book, There Goes the Bride: Making Up Your Mind, Calling It Off & Moving On (Jossey-Bass), claims that about 15% of all engagements are called off each year. "This is a growing phenomenon," says co-author Rachel Safier, whose own canceled wedding inspired the book. "I thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling It Off | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

TV and film audiences are certainly familiar with the concept. The dithering bride at the altar has been a Hollywood staple, from 1934's It Happened One Night to 1999's Runaway Bride. Both Rachel on Friends and Carrie on Sex and the City have returned diamond rings. But while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling It Off | 10/6/2003 | See Source »

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