{"title":"Tamar Jeffers McDonald","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTamar Jeffers McDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into film and popular culture, inviting readers to reconsider familiar stories through a critical lens. Her work delves into the intersections of cinema, gender, and societal norms, making it essential reading for those interested in the deeper narratives behind beloved films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough engaging analysis and cultural commentary, McDonald's books illuminate how movies like \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally...\u003c\/em\u003e shape and reflect our understanding of relationships and identity. Her writing bridges the gap between academic insight and accessible discussion, enriching any collection devoted to arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-harry-met-sally-by-tamar-jeffers-mcdonald-9781844579075","title":"When Harry Met Sally ...","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround-breaking in its departure from its predecessors, \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Placing the film in its historical, social and generic contexts, Tamar Jeffers-McDonald explores how writer Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner used structure, filmic devices, music and classic romcom concepts in innovative new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her fresh and timely appraisal of this definitive, much-loved classic, Jeffers-McDonald reflects on the film's enduring legacy and influence on popular culture, giving readers a wider perspective on the continuing evolution and importance of the romcom genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455877693676,"sku":"9781844579075","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844579075.jpg?v=1774863093"},{"product_id":"when-harry-met-sally-by-tamar-jeffers-mcdonald-9781805750253","title":"When Harry Met Sally...","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking in its departure from its predecessors, \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally...\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) established classic romantic comedy themes and tropes still being employed today. Following the relationship between its title characters, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan), and their best friends Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), the film unfolds as a series of episodes, from Harry and Sally's prickly car journey from Chicago to New York City to a momentous encounter on New Year's Eve twelve years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTamar Jeffers McDonald's insightful study explores how writer Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner used structure, filmic devices, music, and classic romcom concepts in innovative new ways. In her afterword to this new edition, she reflects on the movie's continuing influence on the romcom genre, and its relevance in a more turbulent era, where the question at the movie's heart - \"Can men and women ever just be friends?\" - takes on fresh nuance in the age of #MeToo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603356664044,"sku":"9781805750253","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805750253-when-harry-met-sally.jpg?v=1778061001"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tamar-jeffers-mcdonald.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}