28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 7 – Best Romantic Lead (Male)

Day 7 Best Romantic Lead (Male) My vote for this goes to Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin in 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle. Wonderful performance and a great character. Cheers and see you tomorrow, Richard #28DaysOfLoveOnScreen is brought to you in partnership with Serene Nutrition. Start your journey to digestive wellness by unlocking a happier gut. […]

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 6 – Best Argument

Day 6 Best Argument between a couple Lots of contenders for this one. Kramer vs Kramer, Closer, various arguments between Skylar and Waler White in Breaking Bad. In the end, I went for something different; the wonderfully scathing work of Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in 1989’s The War of the Roses. Specifically, the scene […]

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 5 – Best Date Scene

Day 5 Best Date Scene No question in my mind on this one, but it could be any number of scenes from this film. It’s the Farrelly brothers’ 1998 comedy, There’s Something About Mary. There are so many memorable dating scenes from this film that I found it hard to choose one. it could have […]

Talking Hulu’s Buffy Reboot on YouTube

Hi all, You can catch me on YouTube with my friend Cameron talking about the news that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is apparently getting a reboot on Hulu, with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning in the title role. Cheers, Richard

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 4 – Best Wedding Scene

Day 4 Best Wedding Scene My nomination for this is the iconic ending of Mike Nichols’ 1967 film, The Graduate. Dustin Hoffman crashing Katharine Ross’ wedding and fending people off with a large cross before running away with her and jumping on the bus. My favourite bit has always been the exaggerated facial expressions of […]

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 3 – Most Romantic Gesture

Day 3 Most romantic gesture on screen Changed my mind at the last minute. I was going to go with Richard Gere at the end of An Officer and a Gentleman, but then all he had to do was get dressed up and turn up. Instead, I’m opting for Ralph Fiennes in 1996’s The English […]

28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 2 – Best Romantic Comedy

Day 2 Best Romantic Comedy My pick for Best Romantic Comedy is probably not a controversial one. It’s Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron’s 1989 classic, When Harry Met Sally. I’m well overdue a rewatch of this one. See you tomorrow. Richard #28DaysOfLoveOnScreen is brought to you in partnership with Serene Nutrition. Start your journey to […]

28 days of Love on Screen – Day 1 – Best Love Story

Hi everyone, Day 1 is here, and this also marks my 500th post on this website. Best Love Story My pick for this is Michael Gondry and Charlie Kaufman’s 2004 film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What a fantastic film, full of wonderful moments and emotion. This is my favourite performance of Jim Carrey’s […]

February Blogging Challenge – 28 Days of Love on Screen

Hello everyone and welcome to 28 Days of Love on Screen. Every day in February, the month of love, I’ll be picking my favourite example from film or TV for each of these categories. I’ve always been a sucker for a good romance on screen and I’ll be sharing my favourites this month. You can […]

Shott Stories – Episode 12 Available Now

Hi everyone, Episode 12 is avaliable now and, as you can see above, we’re now on Spotify. Join Cian, Polly, Haydon and I as we invent a character from scratch. Meet Evelyn Wilkins: professional soldier! We’ve got all week now to think of a story to put her in. Maybe you can help. Will it […]