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Death, Sex & Money | The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms
Slate Conversations
51 minutes
2 days ago
Death, Sex & Money | The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms
When screenwriter Russell Hainline first moved to L.A., his goal was to write high-budget monster movies and thrillers. Then one day, he was prompted to write a Hallmark holiday rom-com, and something clicked.
In this special holiday episode, Russell talks about his breakout Netflix hit Hot Frosty and how he found his groove writing movies for the Hallmark Channel. He also gets to the heart of why people connect to these movies and explains how he’s able to convey steamy sexual tension between chaste TV movie characters.
This episode was produced by Cameron Drews.
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