Day 18 Best ‘meet cute’ on screen Quick one today, as I’m not feeling great. My vote for this goes to Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts meeting in Notting Hill. A great premise and well-written and acted. There are things about the film that I don’t like, but their meeting is very well done indeed. […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 18 – Best ‘meet cute’ on screen"Day 17 Best ‘Unrequited Love’ Story Very recent, this one; but something that’s really stuck with me ever since I saw it. I didn’t expect to be as taken with Netflix’s 3 Body Problem as I was, but when I watched it, I was hooked. I found the story of Will and Jin to be […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 17 – Best ‘unrequited love’ Story"Day 16 Best Pickup Line What’s the best opening line you’ve ever heard on screen? The best hook that gets the romance going. Well, for me there’s no doubt. It’s Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese (The Terminator, 1984) with this one… “Come with me if you want to live?” Cheers and see you tomorrow, Richard […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 16 – Best Pickup Line"Day 15 Best Father or Mother of the ‘Bride’ If a couple are to be together, sometimes they have to overcome the obstacle of a parent or two. Be that Spencer Tracy or Steve Martin, Keith David or Anne Bancroft, they’re usually a massive obstacle. For me, my vote goes to Robert De Niro in […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 15 – Best Father or Mother of the ‘Bride’"Day 14 Best Screen Kiss Happy Valentine’s day everyone. I saved this one for the 14th deliberately. My nomination for this goes to William Adama (Edward James Olmos) and Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) in Battlestar Galactica. It’s such a tender moment between two characters who share a deep bond. Their relationship is written and acted […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 14 – Best Screen Kiss"Day 13 Best ‘Femme fatale’ This award goes top Linda Fiorentino’s stunningly wicked portrayal of Bridget Gregory in John Dahl’s 1994 thriller, The Last Seduction. It’s great work, right up there with anything in noir film making of any period. Cheers and see you tomorrow, Richard #28DaysOfLoveOnScreen is brought to you in partnership with Serene […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 13 – Best ‘Femme Fatale’"Day 12 Best Use of a Love Song on Screen Another day, another David Lynch connection. My vote for best use of a love song on screen goes to Roy Orbison’s 1963 song, In Dreams, in 1986’s Lynch classic Blue Velvet. Dean Stockwell’s lip-synch performance is utter brilliance. Orbison wasn’t best pleased about how the […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 12 – Best Use of a Love Song on Screen"Day 11 Best couple who never were They never were, and that’s probably as it should be, but they’re just so wonderful together that it has to be Special Agent Dale Cooper and Audrey Horne. Those of you who know me and follow this site may be surprised that it has taken me so long […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 11 – Best Couple Who Never Were"Day 10 Best ‘opposites attract’ couple I was a day early with the last one – getting ahead of myself. Today I’m thinking about couples in films who are chalk and cheese. Opposites attract! I thought about Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal in What’s Up Doc? from 1972 (which I love), but I’ve gone for […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 10 – Best ‘opposites attract’ Couple"Day 9 Character you know is going to get dumped by the lead as soon as you find out they are together You know the situation. The story starts and the lead character is seeing / engaged to someone. You know as soon as you see this person that they’re going to get the elbow! […]
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