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The 50 Best Romantic Movies | Part 5: The Top 10

Here they are – the 10 most romantic movies of all time! At least, that’s the verdict of our writers, who came up with 50 of cinema’s top romances. All this week we’ve been counting down the chart and we’ve … Continue reading

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s – 50th anniversary re-release shows Audrey Hepburn at her elegant best

Truman Capote – rhymes with goat, apparently, not goatee. At least, that’s the way the florid voice-over guy pronounces his name on the original trailer for Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Blake Edwards’ 1961 romantic comedy, based on Capote’s novel, gets a … Continue reading

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Blake Edwards RIP

So it’s farewell to film-maker Blake Edwards, who died this week at the age of 88. He’ll be remembered of course for the Pink Panther films, for the Cary Grant-Tony Curtis WW2 comedy Operation Petticoat, for the Dudley Moore-Bo Derek … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | My 10 movie-themed cocktails

The last time I ‘wrote about’ Cocktail, I used it as an excuse to list my favourite classic cocktails along with the films in which they star. Actually I didn’t say much about the Tom Cruise film at all. Check … Continue reading

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The Railway Children, and great lines from movies

Couch Potato Pickings Whenever I see that a screen adaptation of E Nesbit’s Railway Children is showing on TV (and let’s face it, today’s film and the 2000 TV remake are on a lot), I just can’t resist screaming out … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Arthur, and a Music Quiz

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video If you get caught between the Moon and New York City The best that you can do …… The best that you can do is fall in love … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Chick Flicks for a Girls’ Night In

A couple of days ago, I gave some thought to the ultimate chick flick… Pretty Woman? When Harry Met Sally? Mamma Mia? And then, sadly, Patrick Swayze died, and the news reports featured girls of all ages all declaring their … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Cruel Intentions and best screen smooches

Showing on E4 tonight at 11.05pm Screen kisses, don’t you just love ‘em? Cinematic smooches feature in so many films, but give it some thought – how many can you actually visualise? Romantic movie moments are very easy to recall, but … Continue reading

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Our Top 10 Valentine’s Day films

Oh, no! So it has happened to you too, you’ve phoned every restaurant in town and they are all fully booked!… but don’t despair fellow friends of the heart, Movie Talk has put together the definitive Valentine’s Day DVD list … Continue reading

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Audrey’s style

Couch Potato Pickings It’s the dream of plenty of women to achieve the style and grace of Audrey Hepburn, and the iconic outfits she wears in

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