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! […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 9 – character you know is going to get dumped by the lead as soon as you find out they are together!"Day 8 Most Annoying Thing In Fictional Relationships Without question, the way two characters can meet and the words “I love you” can be uttered within maybe ten minutes of screen time or a day or two of ‘real’ time. Doesn’t work like that, people! Ana and Hans are great examples of this but it’s […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 8 – Most Annoying Thing In Fictional Relationships"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. […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 7 – Best Romantic Lead (Male)"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 […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 6 – Best Argument"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 […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 5 – Best Date 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 […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 4 – Best Wedding Scene"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 […]
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