Tag Archives: When Harry Met Sally

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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Couch Potato’s Top Women in the World of Film

I wanted to feature a celebration of outstanding women in the film industry to mark the International Women’s Day Centenary today. But there are so many women deserving of acknowledgement, and no time to list them all. So I’ve pulled … Continue reading

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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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Couch Potato’s Auld Lang Syne Moments

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from When Harry Met Sally… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video from The Apartment You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | How much do you know about Steel Magnolias?

Both a comedy and a weepie, the Louisiana-set Steel Magnolias is above all a film about female friendship and loyalty and strength in the face of tragedy. It’s based on the stage play by Robert Harling who was inspired to … Continue reading

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New York State of Mind

Star of countless movie and TV appearances, New York City is one of the most filmed locations on the planet. And certainly one of the most beautiful – celluloid loves this city. From its steel and glass canyons to suburban … Continue reading

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The Women – is it worth watching?

Couch Potato Pickings People have been hard on this movie, but I’m not sure it deserves such harsh criticism. This tale of three wealthy women rallying around their friend Mary (Meg Ryan) after she learns that her husband is having an … 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 | 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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The Best view | (500) Days of Summer – Critic falls for quirky romcom

After the heartache of watching The Proposal and The Ugly Truth in quick succession recently, I was ready to spurn romcoms for good, but then (500) Days of Summer came along to make me fall in love with the genre … Continue reading

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