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Sex is legal once a year in lame rom-com

movie review
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Running time: 102 minutes. Rated R (sexual material, language, and brief nudity). In theaters Aug. 7.
A version of “The Purge” in which U.S. singles can only legally have sex for one day a year is a good pitch.
A great pitch.
Too bad the set-up is also the funniest part of “One Night Only,” starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro. There’s a hearty laugh in the first few seconds when a straight-faced explainer pops up onscreen to upbeat rom-com music in front of the New York skyline.
“Three years ago, premarital sex was outlawed in the United States except for one night a year,” it abruptly says.
Ha.
The movie, at that point, appears to be a strange and clever mashup of “Friends With Benefits” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Yet the giggles and ingenuity taper off. And by the end, we’ve watched something closer to “Date Night” with Tina Fey and Steve Carell — a “nothing good happens after midnight” trip with multiple underwhelming stops en route to a predictable, lovey-dovey ending.
Over a rowdy 12 hours, Owen (Turner) and Allie (Barbaro) find themselves in increasingly silly situations in a frenzy to get laid. We’ve seen better versions of this story many, many times.
But director Will Gluck’s movie adds a barely discernible dusting of sci-fi dystopia, and so the skeptical audience silently asks follow-up question after follow-up question about the preposterous circumstances.
Congress apparently passed this law to promote traditional marriage (spouses can still get it on 24/7, 365). And as a result, every American has had an implant inserted into their arm that alerts law enforcement of rising dopamine levels that suggest they’re getting it on.
Crazy “The Purge,” about a 24-hour stretch of legalized crime, somehow comes off more realistic than “One Night Only.”
So you’re telling me it took us in the real world 20 years to fully enact the REAL ID act, but in this movie 350 million people got forced bioelectronic surgery in time before a new congressional majority could repeal the loony sex ban?
And the U.S. Government surely can’t enforce American zippers in Europe or South America. Couldn’t our randy citizens just fly to other countries to vent their frustrations?
Also why does nobody seem all that mad about having one of the most basic human functions prohibited by law? There’s an occasional “f–k the mandate!” shout here, but for the most part the annual event resembles Valentine’s Day — Champagne, flowers — only with more public make-outs.
I know what you’re saying: “Can’t you just relax and enjoy the movie?”
Nope!
Everybody enthusiastically indulges in this baby bacchanal except for the two most boring people in town — our main characters!
Owen, an uncommonly hot pizzeria owner, is about to propose to his girlfriend over a nice omakase dinner when she drops a bomb.
“I’m going to sleep with someone else tonight,” the mean GF says.
Distraught, Owen begrudgingly decides to sow his oats as a distraction.
Allie, meanwhile, attends a single mingle type of party meant to help people get lucky. Her eccentric job is as a singer for TV commercials, mostly parodying songs that are frequent visitors to this genre.
One is a cover of “A Thousand Miles”… for the product Vagi-Clear.
Allie wants more than a quick tumble in the sack. She wants to forge a meaningful connection. Of course she does.
Perhaps she’ll finally get her genuine spark with Owen. After an awkward meet-cute (in this instance, a meet-puke) in the street, the pair keep running into each other at a bodega, a police station, etc.
Their journey is much like driving on a highway through the Midwest — smooth and all corn.
Can’t you feel this gradually transforming into every rom-com ever?
What prevents “One Night Only” from becoming bad sex is the chemistry between Turner and Barbaro. Their energy is flirty and warm, even if it’s rather suspect that the two hottest people in this purported sex comedy are the ones least interested in sex. They coaxed a few smiles out of me. We want them to wind up together, but we also know they will, for we are not total morons.
If you’re a New Yorker, the timing of this movie about the five boroughs going loco is rather unfortunate.
Last month, the NBA Finals game 5 showed what an unrestrained, euphoric city-wide party looks like. Come to think of it, it looked like “The Purge”!
How could the one 12-hour period a year where unmarried people can hook up not be similarly riotous? I suspect because the standard romantic comedy budget doesn’t allow them to be.
Quite by accident, Gluck’s routine film ends up resembling so many of the one night stands it’s about: A fantastic plan at first, but an unsatisfying let-down in the light of day.
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Reese Witherspoon’s father, John, rushed to hospital after being found near pool at Nashville home

Reese Witherspoon’s father, John Draper Witherspoon, was rushed to the hospital Friday, Page Six can confirm.
A source tells us that the 84-year-old was found face down on the concrete by the pool at his Windsor Tower condo in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to our insider, a fellow resident spotted John from their balcony and called downstairs to alert the doorman, who eventually found the actress’ dad near the pool.
“The doorman and building manager rolled him over and they said, ‘Dr. Witherspoon, are you OK?’” the source noted. “He blinked his eyes, and that’s when he was rushed to the hospital.”
Nashville Metro confirmed to Page Six that a medical incident at Windsor Tower did occur on Friday, resulting in someone being rushed to the hospital. However, they did not reveal the identity.
Page Six has reached out to Reese’s reps for comment.
John and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (aka “Betty”), raised Reese and her older brother, also named John, in Nashville.
The “Legally Blonde” star’s parents were both in the medical field. Her mom worked as a nurse, and her dad as a surgeon: an otolaryngologist, specializing in the ears, nose and throat.
John was also a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves and was stationed in Germany for several years when Reese was a little girl, per People. The family eventually settled in Nashville after John fulfilled his draft obligation for the Vietnam War.
In the ’90s, John and Betty separated and began living separately — news that came to light only when Betty lodged a bigamy lawsuit against John in 2012.
Betty had read about John’s new marriage to Tricianne Taylor in the local newspaper. She demanded that his second marriage be annulled, arguing that John had failed to divorce her before getting married again.
At the time, Betty detailed in the suit that they’d lived separate lives due to John’s issues with alcohol, infidelity and hoarding. Betty hadn’t divorced John and declared she still loved him.
In 2018, Betty told the Australian outlet Women’s Day that she and John had reconciled (per People).
“He has moved back in with me,” she told the publication at the time, noting that they’d been back together “quite a while” and were “still married.”
Both John and Betty were by Reese’s side when she won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line” at the 2006 Academy Awards.
While Reese typically shares candid moments on social media with her mother, her dad has been featured less prominently. However, she did share a recent rare photo of John to celebrate Father’s Day in 2020.
The snap, shared via her Instagram Stories at the time, showed them on a walk together and was captioned, “Hey Dad!”
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Country star Hannah Dasher says famous, married celebrity once slid into her DMs

Country singer Hannah Dasher revealed that a famous, married celebrity once slid into her direct messages on social media, but explained her Christian faith has kept her from taking shortcuts in the music industry.
During a recent appearance on the “Like a Farmer” podcast, the 40-year-old musician was asked about the “weirdest” DM that she has ever received.
“Well, I don’t know that I could share it because they’re famous and married,” Dasher said, without naming the individual. “So let me think of another one.”
“I could have gone on some pretty big tours, you know, if I wasn’t a Christian,” she added with a smile. “Golly, the weirdest DM that I’ve gotten. I guess that would be it, right? I don’t know.”
“Oh, I think about that one.”
Raised near Savannah, Georgia, Dasher has previously said that she grew up on ’90s country music. After graduating from college, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in country music. Dasher has previously said that she worked selling boats and outboard motors at Bass Pro Shops to support herself before being fired for writing songs while on the job.
In 2013, she landed her first publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis and later signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in partnership with Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three. Dasher’s first major break as a songwriter came in 2017, when Brad Paisley recorded her co-written song “Go to Bed Early” for his “Love and War” album, marking her first cut for a major label.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dasher launched her viral TikTok cooking series, “Stand By Your Pan,” where she mixes Southern recipes with country music and comedy. The series quickly attracted more than a million followers and helped introduce her to audiences beyond traditional country music fans.
Dasher signed a recording deal with Sony Music Nashville in 2021 and released her debut EP, “The Half Record,” which featured songs including “Leave This Bar” and “Girls Call the Shots.”
That same year, she was named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country and made multiple appearances performing at the Grand Ole Opry.
She has since said that Sony “pulled the plug” on her recording deal shortly after the EP’s release, leaving her to continue her career independently.
While speaking on the “Like a Farmer” podcast, Dasher candidly reflected on her career setback.
“I think losing my record deal was a huge humbling that needed to occur in me and it was the last thing that I thought was ever going to happen,” she said. “But the devil will steal your confidence when moments like that happen.”
“And so I just had to remind myself that I didn’t move to this town for anybody but me,” she continued. “And you know that I have people that love me and depended on me and I just knew that I needed to um to get out of that lull and to start writing songs again.”
Dasher explained that taking some time off from songwriting to pen her cookbook “Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They’ll Hurt People’s Feelin’s,” which was published in March was a “great way to kind of get those wheels turning again.”
“And so I’ve kind of been out of the songwriting thing for a couple of years because of this, and now I’m back into it and I caught the fever again, if you will,” she said. “I’m so excited to be working on new music and just to be growing this thing.”
“And this time it’s just so much more free,” Dasher continued. “I don’t have any rules over me that I feel like I’m having to write for, or that I can’t do this or I can’t say this. I’m just making this as authentically Hannah as it can be. Just real.”
Dasher also shared her thoughts on the current state of country music, which has recently experienced a massive surge in popularity.
“I think country is always trending,” she said. “I knew this ’90s thing would come back around.”
“I fought with the label to try to get a pedal steel in my music because I just I love it and I just knew that that was the vibe,” Dasher continued. “And you know [legendary country music singer] Patsy Cline fought against the pop thing, which at the time was the symphony, which became the Nashville sound. You know, the strings and all that stuff and it’s classic.”
“And so I just think good stuff sticks around. And I just think people right now are really craving authenticity.”
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ costumes worn by Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep headed for auction

A little piece of Anne Hathaway’s dinner — and her closet — is up for grabs.
Christie’s announced Thursday that a slate of memorable costumes from “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is headed to auction this fall, just in time for Fashion Week.
In a play on one of the most famous lines from the original film, Christie’s describes the auction as “groundbreaking,” adding that it will include apparel and accessories from the famous sequel in an online auction from September 1 through the 15.
While the exact offerings are not yet available, Vogue reported that an invite-only live two iconic looks from the film will definitely be included in the mix.
The first, the Gabriela Hearst patchwork maxi dress Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) borrows from the Runway fashion closet to wear to Miranda Priestly’s Hamptons party.
While the real deal straight for the designer will set you back $7,900 (and is still available to shop via pre-order), it’s unclear how high the auction numbers may reach.
Plus, the Hathaway-worn piece comes with a bit of film history that ensures this particular dress is different from its off-the-rack counterparts; in the scene, Sachs spills her lunch on the dress — and the piece will come stained, per Vogue.
Reps from Christie’s did not immediately return Page Six Style’s request for confirmation on whether the piece will be dry-cleaned before it hits the auction block.
Another piece of the lot is the Dries van Noten tassel jacket that costume designer Molly Rogers and Meryl Streep fought to keep in the film.
“The tassel jacket needed the right scene, it couldn’t just show up,” Rogers said during a Fashionphile event in May. “The studio was afraid of that jacket — they tried to kill it.”
Also confirmed to hit the auction block are Emily’s Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti diamond and platinum Bone Cuff as well as a Schiaparelli blazer worn by Priestly.
According to the auction house, the auction — which will support the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as well as the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) — was “conceived of and supported by ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ star Meryl Streep, who led efforts around a charity auction of costumes after the first film.”
They continue that it “will include bespoke experiences and fashion pieces connected to the film,” including some of your favorite costumes worn by not only the core four, but also Lady Gaga, Simone Ashley and more.
The auction takes place on Christies.com, kicking off at 10am EST on September 1.
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