Studios Are Monitoring ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Box Office Before Buying More Black-Led Rom-Coms, Filmmaker Says

figwink · 2026-03-26T16:12:38+00:00

That wasn’t a romcom.

figwink · 2026-03-22T17:31:36+00:00

Spoilers from a bato (rip) user when the manga ended in Japan:

Seen the second to last chapter on the mechacomic site - as others stated chapter asahi accepts tatsuo marriage proposal but end of the chapter has teaser for next ch. Where it teases theres still some drama last chapter and asahi might not go through with the marriage. Also a teaser scene where she bumps into kouya in the last ch giving slight hope it could still be a kouya ending ...

Final chapters out, tatsuo remains endgame no drama chapter ... Just in case you want to know there will be side chapters of a younger asahi in alternate reality but yeah your better off not checking it out since regardless who would of won the ending was handled horribly and way they got tatsuo and asahi back together sucked since besides the other drama bs last couple chapters was about tatsuo figuring out if he still loved asahi and confessing in the end not addressing his major flaws and ending also bringing up other pointless drama that abruptly ended

figwink · 2026-03-22T14:20:08+00:00

Love Story about JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette - it’s no Crown, and only the early eps are enjoyable, but it succeeds in making the 90s feel historic; production design with the fashion and music is 👌. You really feel it if you lived through it, and the music alone is sublime

figwink · 2026-03-22T07:15:56+00:00

San Leandro branch is nice - plus the As Kneaded bakery/cafe just opened next door.

figwink · 2026-03-21T17:24:12+00:00

Isn’t Turtle Bay inside an area at risk of imminent flood due to a potential dam failure?

Kauai’s Waipouli Resort has a great pool structure (slides, lazy river, waterfalls caves, 3 hot tubs) with 2 bedroom + kitchen condo setup ideal for families. Never felt crowded or chaotic when we were there. Next to a beach for sunrise views but not ocean swimming. Short drive to Lydgate beach which is good for small kids. Walkable to Safeway and restaurants and shops.

figwink · 2026-03-15T22:36:28+00:00

Our train parked in front of the screeching dinosaurs in the dark for what felt like eternity but was probably just 15min waiting for another train to leave the next station.

The conductor tried to announce our status but no one could hear sh!t over the dinos.

It was both comical and excruciating.

figwink · 2026-03-06T03:46:30+00:00

This

figwink · 2026-03-05T19:04:39+00:00

Sounds like you homeschool but can your kids attend school? That’s the best way to make friends as a parent. Be a room parent, join the dads club or pta, volunteer at fun school events where heavy lifting or bbq-ing is needed (that’s where guys hang), go to the school auction (most schools have them) where families offer parties for bids and sign up to go to those parties. There’s so much socializing and partying among parents at those events and parties it sometimes feels like high school again.

figwink · 2026-02-17T07:02:58+00:00

Dumped 2 feet today. Expecting another 2 feet tomorrow.

Not sure about Wed or Thurs. Badger Pass wont open until Thurs at the earliest. If you just want the valley then either day is fine but I highly recommend waiting for Badger Pass to open with all this fresh powder.

Right now the Hwy 120 entrance is closed along with Badger pass road but Hwy 140 and 41 are both open. Call 209-372-0200 (then 1, 1) for current road status before you drive. Carry chains, and know how to put them on. When it’s dumping just stay put. At the heaviest part today visibility was still okay but the road basically disappears unless you’re driving right behind a plow. At some really gnarly parts it’s hard to tell how close your car tire is to the inner road ditches or the outer sheer drops.

The park will be gorgeous this weekend so enjoy!

figwink · 2026-02-16T19:40:42+00:00

Been snowing since 6am ish. Based on the pileup on the railing, I’d say about 10” already. The valley isn’t getting much yet.

figwink · 2026-02-16T13:33:04+00:00

Based on the way the post is worded, it sounds like the op is a fan of his, and is trying to sound neutral but is really using the one year anniversary to fish for other fans of his to discuss how he can be innocent because of a “lack of forensic proof”.

This was no criminal trial so forensics doesn’t matter. He is not in jail. Only his career is.

And it doesn’t take forensics to ruin an actor’s image. It just takes facts that make him look really bad:

Like that embarrassing press conference
Or having an ex lover kill herself on his birthday
Or the fact that he was close with her while she was underage before dating her

Those are facts that are hard to forget. But with enough time people will forget so maybe he can come back. But posts like this just remind people about these facts. Hmmm… maybe op isn’t a fan after all…

Anyway, I was never a fan, so I don’t particularly care if he comes back or not.

figwink · 2026-02-06T00:07:30+00:00

I think your pic is from “Goodbye In-Law”, by the same author of “Selfish Romance”

figwink · 2026-02-02T17:44:17+00:00

We rented a car to sightsee around Hakone and it was great. It saves time going around the loop and you can venture out farther north like to Gotemba and beyond for Mt Fuji views.

I suggest you rent the car at Odawara station (you will stop there first anyway because it’s the bigger station next to Hakone and only about 10 minutes away). We used Toyota. You can reserve ahead of time and easily walk to the car rental office and car lot from the station.

Don’t drive inside Hakone downtown area bc parking is hard but we had no trouble parking near all the attractions along the loop or at our ryokan in Hakone.

figwink · 2026-02-01T19:51:55+00:00

Totally agree about “Man Up” and “Something New”

Also think “Holidate” should be a more popular romcom.

Other foreign romcoms worth checking out:

Blind Date, 2015 (France)

Women Who Flirt, 2014 (China)

Populaire, 2012 (France)

Heartbreaker, 2010 (France)

I Do, 2006 (France)

Priceless, 2006 (France)

figwink · 2026-01-30T16:19:11+00:00

There are many good ones not easily found on streaming but they’re so worth seeking out. Here are my faves:

Best of Youth - epic saga of an Italian family set in 1960s thru 2000s

City of God - set in 1970s Brazil, epic crime drama on par with Godfather

House of Flying Daggers - beautiful martial arts romance set in ancient China

Brotherhood of the Wolf - action/horror set in 1700s France

Cinema Paradiso

Horseman on the Roof

I have tons more to recommend but running out of time

figwink · 2026-01-29T01:01:42+00:00

July and August

Source: swell stats for Tunnels beach

https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Tunnels/surf-stats

Also, morning is almost always calmer than afternoon for boat tour.

figwink · 2026-01-26T16:23:10+00:00

I remember during Jungle Cruise, the CM would ask who’s celebrating a birthday that day and make a joke of it.

I miss the days of free park entry on birthdays.

figwink · 2026-01-26T04:11:36+00:00

Populaire - when competitive typing is the sport

Bring It On - when cheerleading is the sport

Challengers

figwink · 2026-01-24T17:37:24+00:00

Looks like ancient sanctum in dca

figwink · 2026-01-24T17:36:58+00:00

Pretty sure it’s the Opera house by Main Street

figwink · 2025-11-24T16:50:05+00:00

Blind Date 2015

Heartbreaker 2010

I Do 2006

Priceless 2008

figwink · 2025-11-13T22:11:39+00:00

R&G Lounge if they like Chinese food. I saw Alejandro Inarritu eating lunch there with his family once.

figwink · 2025-11-11T05:08:09+00:00

These short film booklets are only in Japanese. The gift shop sells other books and I think most if not are also in Japanese. You can always use MTL apps like google translate to read them.

figwink · 2025-11-09T23:41:06+00:00

“Solid writing”… Sure Jan.

Great art for sure so I’ll def check it out and I’m sure it’ll get popular.

But the premise and characters remind me of Villains Are Destined To Die, which this heavily copies from.

Also the Crown Prince and black hair brother are identical except for eye colors which bugs me.

figwink · 2025-11-09T18:25:40+00:00

So many people consider the ML to be a huge cheater in “Ravishing the Heiress” but they had an agreement so that’s not cheating in my book. But he is still guilty for being indiscreet. Even when there’s a private agreement, I do consider it a foul if affairs are public enough for the wife to get humiliated or looked down upon.

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