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Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy directed by Sharon Maguire based on a novel by Helen Fielding. Renee Zellweger plays Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman, who writes a diary which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection.

Penelope is a 2006 fantasy romantic comedy directed by Mark Palansky and written by Leslie Caveny. Christina Ricci plays Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy parents, but cursed with the face of a pig by a witch angry at the Wilhern family until Penelope is accepted by "one of her own". Her parents desperately try to find a husband willing to marry someone so ugly. In the end, it’s Penelope who has to love herself.

La La Land is a 2016 American musical romance film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Emma Stone plays Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress who came to Las Angeles to find fame and found a romance with a jazz musician. They fall in love after a series of chance meetings and try to make it despite their dreams growing at odds with reality — and eventually, each other.

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 romantic dramady directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the novel by Kevin Kwan. Constance Wu plays Rachel Chu, a professor who goes to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick, to find out that he is from one of the richest families in Singapore. Computer magic to make her dress the right color.

Prom Pact is a romantic comedy that aired on the Disney Channel in 2023 directed by Anya Adams with screenplay by Anthony Lombardo. Peyton Elizabeth Lee plays Mandy Yang, a high school senior who is determined to get into Harvard. Determined to get herself off the waitlist, she asks for help from a popular jock, Graham Lansing, whose father is a senator and alum of Harvard. When Mandy agrees to become Graham's tutor, she realizes that he is more than just a jock and there is more to life than going to Harvard.


Since Love Nikki has a lot of animal elements, I think I’ll do something next month with Aesop’s Fables. The stories have anthropomorphic animals as characters that learn a moral lesson. I think I’ll be doing one a day like I did with last Halloween. I won’t copy-paste. I’ll write the story to fit the picture, maybe make it a little interesting. 

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