Tag Archives: Dirty Dancing

Thought pre Valentine’s Day – 10 fav movie quotes on love

Don’t know what to write on your Valentine’s card? Here are ten suggestions – all favourite movie quotes of ours about matters of the heart: In my opinion the best thing you can you do is find a person who … Continue reading

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The 50 Best Romantic Movies | Part 2: The Way We Were – Ghost

What are the most romantic movies of all time? We’ve polled our writers to come up with cinema’s top 50 romances and we’re counting down the chart each day this week. Let us know what you think of our rankings. … Continue reading

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Heartbreaker – Romain Duris & Vanessa Paradis star in romcom with a French twist

Gallic heartthrobs Romain Duris (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) and Vanessa Paradis (aka Mrs Johnny Depp) make a splendid screen couple in Heartbreaker, a romantic comedy with a decidedly French twist. Duris is Alex, a professional seducer who gets … Continue reading

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Free preview tickets to Heartbreaker! Be first to see this summer’s chic romantic comedy

Meet Alex. He’s charming, funny, effortlessly cool, and most importantly, irresistible to women. With his resourceful sister Mélanie and her eccentric husband Marc, Alex offers a professional service – to break up relationships. In just a few weeks, he promises … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Dirty Dancing – a weekend of Patrick Swayze

Across the UK today, a film I am strangely keen to see is opening at select Picturehouse/City Screen cinemas. Morris: A Life With Bells On is a mockumentary about that traditional English hankies and bells leaping activity known as Morris … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Ghost – a weekend of Patrick Swayze

Following Patrick Swayze’s death last week, the channels here in the UK have all jumped at the chance to show his repertoire of TV shows and films. Hardly surprising of course. It was bound to happen. On the morning the … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Patrick Swayze Triple Bill

As a tribute to Patrick Swayze who sadly died on Monday, Sky Movies Action/Thriller have rejigged their schedule today to create a Swayze triple bill. Next of Kin – at 7pm This action movie stars Swayze as a hillbilly cop … 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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Patrick Swayze (1952 – 2009) – Farewell to “a real cowboy with a tender heart”

We’ve been saddened here at Movie Talk to learn of the death of Patrick Swayze after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Most of the many tributes and obituaries that have been pouring out today describe him as “Dirty Dancing … Continue reading

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News Hound | 19 August 2009

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because we love to play fetch… Lionsgate is remaking the 1987 dance movie classic Dirty Dancing. As if anyone could beat le … Continue reading

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