{"id":2114,"date":"2019-02-01T11:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2019-02-04T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T21:17:24","slug":"february-staff-recommendations-bad-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/2019\/02\/01\/february-staff-recommendations-bad-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"February Staff Recommendations: Bad Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Love &#8212; <strong>It\u2019s complicated.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Whether you celebrate Singles Awareness Month or just regular old Valentine&#8217;s Day, the UNT Media Library has you covered. This February, we\u2019re sending a Valentine to all the romantic movies, shows, and games that remind us all that love can be messy, challenging, and sometimes downright bad.<\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Stuart Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2121 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\r\n<p>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories. <u>DVD 3385<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"220\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/2-400x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/2-400x220.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/2.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Moonstruck: Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. <u>DVD 5583<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Sarah Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/3-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/3-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/3.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Crossroads:\u00a0Three childhood best friends, and a guy they just met, take a road trip across the country, finding themselves and their friendship in the process.\u00a0<u>DVD 12318<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2118 aligncenter\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1767935021-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1767935021-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1767935021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1767935021-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/1767935021.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Ever After:\u00a0With the death of\u00a0<u><\/u>her father, Danielle is made a servant by her stepmother. Still, Danielle grows up to be a strong-willed young lady, and one day her path crosses that of handsome Prince Henry. <u>DVD 920<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Julia Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2117 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/720x405-TF_Inside_Spread12_f_r1-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/720x405-TF_Inside_Spread12_f_r1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/720x405-TF_Inside_Spread12_f_r1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Twilight:\u00a0Bella Swan moves to Forks and encounters Edward Cullen, a gorgeous boy with a secret.\u00a0<u>DVD 9998<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Benjamin Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/4-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/4-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Silver Linings Playbook:\u00a0After a stint in a mental institution, Pat moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Then, Pat meets Tiffany. <u>DVD 13866<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Estela Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2116 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5bfd6cef48eb1212641041d3-750-375-400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5bfd6cef48eb1212641041d3-750-375-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5bfd6cef48eb1212641041d3-750-375-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5bfd6cef48eb1212641041d3-750-375.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>She&#8217;s the Man: When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for one of his teammates. <u>DVD 16963<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Erin Recommends: \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2125 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5-400x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5-400x278.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/5.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Sixteen Candles: A girl&#8217;s &#8220;sweet&#8221; sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every<u><\/u>\u00a0embarrassment possible. <u>DVD 2618<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Jeremy Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"237\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/6-400x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/6-400x237.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/6-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/6-740x438.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/6.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Marrying Mr. Darcy: Marrying Mr. Darcy is a strategy card game for 2-6 players based on Jane Austen\u2019s classic novel \u201cPride and Prejudice.\u201d <u>Boardgame 574\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"185\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2127 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Council of Verona: In Council of Verona, players take on the role of influential citizens of Verona and use their influence to either add characters to the council or cast them into exile. <u>Boardgame 134<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Tomi Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/8-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/8-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/8-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/8.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The Time Traveler\u2019s Wife: A Chicago librarian has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, creating complications in his marriage<u>. DVD 11723<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Josh Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/9-400x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/9-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/9.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The Notebook: A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences. <u>DVD 4375<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Caleb Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2120 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/HEr-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/HEr-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/HEr-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/HEr-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/HEr.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Her: In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need. <u>DVD 15488<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Stu Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Ballad of a Soldier: Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime. <u>DVD 4231<\/u><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Lindsay Recommends:<\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2119 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Final.Fantasy.X.full_.11145-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Final.Fantasy.X.full_.11145-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Final.Fantasy.X.full_.11145-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Final.Fantasy.X.full_.11145-740x555.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Final.Fantasy.X.full_.11145.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\r\n<p>Final Fantasy X: the story of Tidus, who journeys with a summoner on her quest to save the world of Spira.\u00a0<em>Game 493 PS4<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; Love &#8212; It\u2019s complicated. \u00a0 Whether you celebrate Singles Awareness Month or just regular old Valentine&#8217;s Day, the UNT Media Library has you covered. This February, we\u2019re sending a Valentine to all the romantic movies, shows, and games that remind us all that love can be messy, challenging, and sometimes downright bad. &nbsp; Stuart&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/2019\/02\/01\/february-staff-recommendations-bad-romance\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read February Staff Recommendations: Bad Romance\">Read more &raquo;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":2138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[102,13,1,33],"tags":[6,103,104],"class_list":["post-2114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-library","category-movie-recommendations","category-uncategorized","category-video-games","tag-film","tag-movies","tag-valentines-day"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/preview-lightbox-MDL-Monthly-Theme_S19_February_Intro.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5CjJ3-y6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2139,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions\/2139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}