sex, lies, and bad movies

[schtudd]

I found this article interesting (reposted from SFGate.com).

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As I often tell my students, virtually all of American cinema shares a common characteristic so pervasive that we don't even see it, any more than we see the air we breathe. American movies are about a single question: What is

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[vedhead]

so what about a movie like bridget jones' diary where it's an american made film of a bunch of brits?

that's what i'm watching this fine morning.

[schtudd]

I think both the novel and the movie were written by Brits. What self-respecting American film would ask the lead female love interest to bulk up?