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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Thursday 25 april 2019
Gina Rodriguez stars in Netflix’s ‘Someone Great’

By JAKE COYLE of rom-com revolution,
Associated Press but they’ve been good re-
The romantic comedy, left minders to the durability of
for dead by most of the the genre and, especially,
major studios, has been re- the liberating room they af-
born on Netflix. Streaming ford actors.
algorithms have swooped Stale as they may have
in to resurrect an old genre grown in the post-Nora
formula. Ephron period, romantic
The results so far — “To All comedies were arguably
the Boys I’ve Ever Loved the most natural vehicle for
Before,” ‘’The Incredible the likes of Katharine Hep-
Jessica James,” ‘’Set It Up” burn and Cary Grant, not
— haven’t been the stuff to mention Julia Roberts,

This image released by Netflix shows DeWanda Wise, from left, Gina Rodriguez and Brittany Snow
in a scene from “Someone Great.”
Associated Press
Shirley MacLaine, Hugh On the telenovela-based texts, emails and Instagram
Grant and Claudette Col- CW series “Jane the Vir- posts. It’s a concise if dispir-
bert. And in today’s movie gin,” Rodriguez has already iting way to sum up a life
era, the opportunities for taken a rom-com set-up together: a relationship as
performers to express their and expanded it in dynam- lived on social media.
natural charisma, without ic ways. “Someone Great” Taking place in the acutely
the filter of a superhero is easily the best big-screen emotional days after their
costume, aren’t so many. view yet of Rodriguez, a split, “Someone Great”
These are much-needed forceful and vibrant actress is about passing through
star-making factories. of proud Puerto Rican heri- that anguished crucible
Enter the spirited and tage. of heartbreak. Everywhere
starry “Someone Great,” She plays Jenny, a New prompts a flashback: a
Netflix’s latest addition to York aspiring music writer Vampire Weekend song, a
the genre. Written and di- whose nine year relation- meaningful spot in Wash-
rected by Jennifer Kaytin ship with her boyfriend ington Square Park. Erin
Robinson (MTV’s “Sweet/ Nate (an excellent Lakeith (Wise) and Blair (Snow)
Vicious”) and produced Stanfield) is ending. The come to Jenny’s rescue,
by Paul Feig, it stars Gina impetus is a new job with joining her for an odyssey
Rodriguez. A big part of its Rolling Stone that will take around New York (RuPaul,
pleasure is the verve that Jenny to San Francisco, a Rosario Dawson, Questlove
Rodriguez and her co-stars move that Nate doesn’t and Jaboukie Young-White
— particularly DeWanda want to make. Their entire make cameos) that con-
Wise and Brittany Snow, relationship, from meet- cludes with a concert that
who play her best friends — ing to breakup, passes in Nate is believed to be at-
bring to the film. a two-minute montage of tending, too.q

Britney Spears to fans: ‘All is well’

despite family stress

Spears says that though her inite hiatus for the sake of
family has been stressed her father, who is sick. The
lately, she’s doing OK. launch run of her “Britney:
The pop star on Tuesday Domination” residency in
posted a video to her Insta- Las Vegas was put on hold
gram, telling her fans: “Just until further notice. Ear-
checking in with all of you lier this month, Spears said
who are concerned about she had decided to focus
me. All is well. My family has on self-care as she goes
been going through a lot of through a rough stretch.
In this April 12, 2018 file photo, stress and anxiety lately, so In the caption of Tuesday’s
Britney Spears arrives at the
29th annual GLAAD Media I just needed time to deal. video post, Spears wrote
Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Don’t worry. I’ll be back that she “wanted to say
Associated Press very soon.” hi, because things that are
By The Associated Press In January, she said she was being said have just gotten
NEW YORK (AP) — Britney putting her career on indef- out of control!” q