Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris; Screenwriter: Zoe Kazan; Starring: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan; Running time: 104 mins At first glance, Ruby Sparks ...
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The idea of love with a make-believe mate isn't a novel concept. (Ryan Gosling, as an awkward loner, was all about his blow-up doll in "Lars and the Real Girl.") Except the concept of "Ruby Sparks" is ...
Writing a love letter to your sweetheart is no small feat, but writing a love letter to your city? That’s even harder. How do you celebrate a metropolis like Los Angeles? If you’re Jonathan Dayton and ...