Spotlight ENTERTAINMENT Writer Colleen Hoover finds new life as screenwriter Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Mar 13, 2026 Mar 13, 2026 0 × Bruce Miller Lee Enterprises Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says "Reminders of Him" is the best cry of the year. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When bestselling novelist Colleen Hoover decided to write the screenplay for “Reminders of Him,” she didn’t know what the process was like.kAm~?46 D96 8@E :?E@ :E[ D96 F?56CDE@@5i “xE H2D ?6CG6\HC24<:?8]”k^AmkAm“(C:E:?8 E96 3@@< H2D 62D:6C[ 3FE @?=J 3642FD6 E9:D H2D >J 7:CDE D4C66?A=2J[” D96 D2JD] “xE H2D 2 =62C?:?8 AC@46DD” 2?5 @?6 D96 H@F=5?’E >:?5 C6A62E:?8] “x =@G6 HC:E:?8 3@@<D[ 3FE x 2=D@ 2> ?@H 2 9F86 72? @7 D4C:AEHC:E:?8 2?5 7:=>>2<:?8]”k^Am Maika Monroe, left, and Tyriq Withers in "Reminders of Him" Universal Pictures kAmx? 96C DE@CJ[ 2 H@>2? H9@ 92D D6CG65 D6G6? J62CD :? AC:D@? 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Will 'Sinners' or 'One Battle After Another' win big at the Oscars? | Streamed & Screened "Sinners" set the record for most Oscar nominations with 16. "One Battle After Another" isn't far behind with 13. Which film will win the night?
Movies in a Minute: "Reminders of Him" Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says "Reminders of Him" is the best cry of the year.
