Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love

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Heidi Rice. Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love

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Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love. Heidi Rice

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Glossary

1) Oldies That Are Awesome

It Happened One Night (1934): A Hitch-hiker’s Guide to Screwball Romance

The Wizard of Oz (1939): Because of the Wonderful Things It Does

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946): How a Banker Steals My Heart Every Christmas

On the Waterfront (1954): Brando in His Prime Does Bad Boys Proud

The Long, Hot Summer (1958): When Paul Met Joanne…

The Apartment (1960): Mad Men with Laughs

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968): How to Beat a Guy at Chess, Every Time

2) Cartoon Capers, but Not Just for Kids

Beauty and the Beast (1991): A Tale That’s Old but Timeless

Pocahontas (1995): Love on the Wild Frontier (and Mel Gibson Sings!)

The Princess and the Frog (2009): It’s Not Easy Being Green on the Bayou

Up (2009): And Away in My Beautiful Balloon House

Tangled (2010): Rapunzel Has a Good Hair Day

Toy Story 3 (2010): For When You Wanna See Grown Men Cry

3) Rom-Coms R Us

When Harry Met Sally… (1989): And Meg Ordered an Orgasm Sandwich

Pretty Woman (1990): Confessions of a Streetwalking Shopaholic

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001): Pride and Prejudice with Really Enormous Knickers

It’s Complicated (2009): Especially After You Sleep with Your Ex, Meryl. Sheesh!

He’s Just Not That Into You (2009): Oh, Yes He Is!

The Proposal (2009): Ryan Reynolds Looks Good Nekkid. It’s Official

Love & Other Drugs (2010): When Love Means Never Having to Fake an Orgasm

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Nobody Puts Bradley in a Corner

4) Joys for the Boys (and the Girls, Too)

Public Enemies (2009): Johnny Depp as a Bad Man with a Tommygun

Source Code (2011): He Follows the Plot, While You Follow Jake Gyllenhaal

Limitless (2011): Bradley Takes a Drug That Makes His Eyes Even Bluer… Seriously?

Cowboys & Aliens (2011): aka Buff & Buffer

Drive (2011): Ryan Gosling Riding on the Edge

John Carter (2012): A Massive Flop, but Not So’s You’d Notice

Skyfall (2012): Bond Is Back and Bardem’s Got Him

Prisoners (2013): Two Hotties, Lots of Heartache

Rush (2013): Chris Hemsworth to Drive You Wild? Anyone?

5) Offbeat but Right Up My Street

Dear Frankie (2004): Starring Gerard Butler, When He Still Did Subtle

Julie & Julia (2009): The Great American Cook-Off

The King’s Speech (2010): Or How an Aussie Saved the British Monarchy

Attack the Block (2011): The Kids Are Definitely Not All Right

Young Adult (2011): A Mean Girl Grows Up…Eventually

The Artist (2011): Black, White, Silent, French…et Magnifique!

Cedar Rapids (2011): Insurance Salesmen of the World Unite

Rust and Bone (2012): A Gallic Love Story with Nothing Lost in Translation

6) Big Is Beautiful, Bold Is Even Better

Gone with the Wind (1939): The Civil War Never Had It So Good

The Last of the Mohicans (1992): Featuring the Best Kiss-Off Line in Movie History

Brokeback Mountain (2005): A Fine Bromance

Australia (2008): Nicole Explores the Wonders of Oz (and Hugh Jackman, Nekkid)

Valentine’s Day (2010): Twenty Star-Studded Hallmark Cards Come to Life

Man of Steel (2013): Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It’s the Hottest Guy on the Planet

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