And a decent
romantic scene filmed entirely in the trunk of a Ford.
Not exact matches
There's a
scene in the
film where Krasinski's character and Emily Blunt's character (who are husband and wife in the
film as well as real life), share a
romantic moment together as they both wear one earbud, and listen to a song — JUST LIKE JIM AND PAM DID.
It's these
scenes which have the most emotional truth and where the
film's most successful portions lie, especially when Streep and Jim Broadbent light up the screen with a portrait of a particularly British and unfussy kind of
romantic longing.
Scenes are often lengthy and over indulgent and the
film seems to have ambitions above, what is essentially, a small
romantic storyline.
The
film's sleek moodiness and visual sophistication are so effective that there's even a
scene here that makes Detroit look like the most
romantic city in the world.
A decent little
romantic film, although labeled a Rom - com most of the time it feels more of a drama with a lot of light hearted moments than truly laugh out loud
scenes.
One thing the final act can not sully is the sublime score by Michael Patton, with its echoing keyboard effects conjuring a
romantic melancholy that electrifies many of the
film's key
scenes.
In reflecting on Anderson's body of work, with all of the memorable
scenes in his
films — dazzling multi-character, multi-location sequences tied together by music, or stunning two - person face - offs (the staring contest between Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in The Master comes to mind)-- his
romantic scenes inhabit some kind of sweet spot, tender as a bruise on an apple.
His slangy eloquence, his brilliance at
scene making, and his nose for the zeitgeist fostered a slew of smash movie classics, including the seminal silent gangster
film Underworld (1927), which won the first Oscar for best original screen story, and its sound -
film successor, Scarface (1932); the screwball satire Nothing Sacred (1937); and the seductive
romantic thriller, Notorious (1946).
Hill and Tatum are very funny together (e.g., the opening
scene, in which Schmidt disguises himself as a Hispanic gang member and Jenko tries and fails to play along) and funny enough on their own (e.g., Schmidt's take on slam poetry and Jenko's delayed, childlike reaction to discovering the identity of his partner's
romantic interest), which is vital because the
film's questioning of itself extends to the relationship between these characters.
In the
film's most astonishing
scene, Driver ditches the toothpick for a long, lingering kiss with Irene, only for the
romantic spark to ignite a sudden eruption of brutality.
The actress has a few saucy moments in her new
romantic comedy Catch And Release and says
filming those
scenes is «always uncomfortable».
While the
film itself is slight, there are more than enough funny,
romantic scenes to leave you with a smile.
This is the kind of
film that includes a
romantic comedy style run - across - town - to - tell - the - leading - lady - something
scene, and Jackman, bless him, runs so hard that you'd think Barnum was rushing to defuse a bomb.
Quite tellingly, if one
scene were trimmed down a bit, the love story would've been lost entirely, and the
film would have been better for it; Damon and Potente click as a team, but they don't exactly make for
romantic combustion together.
Furthermore, the director packs the margins of the movie with flavorful supporting players: Bickle's trash - talking colleagues (including a
scene - stealing Peter Boyle); Albert Brooks, doing a dry run to the witty neurotic he'd play in his own
films; and the rotten
romantic coupling of Foster (then 13, playing a slightly younger girl) and Harvey Keitel's vile pimp.
Tsui sets his avoidance dances in confined spaces (tiny apartments, backstage dressing rooms), but To's are set out in the open: a fountain in a public park, a street corner, a sidewalk (a similarly choreographed
scene plays out as well early in Romancing in Thin Air, itself a kind of compendium of all of To's
romantic comedies, where Sammi Cheng and Louis Koo wander outside the grounds of the hotel, oblivious to each others» presence despite occupying the same
film frame).
One of my personal favorite
scenes ever in a feature
film is from this
romantic comedy / drama — and if you've seen the movie, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
A
romantic comedy, yes, but the
film had a lot more to it than just the main genre it fit into; the soundtrack was fun and complemented the
scenes well, as well as the fundamental social issues addressed in modernized and traditional South Africa.
At the
film's recent press day, Pettyfer talked about his favorite
romantic movies that inspired him, what it was like working with Wilde, getting to know one another,
filming their
romantic scenes together and striking the right
romantic tone, what he learned from veteran actors Greenwood and Patrick, why he enjoyed bonding with the multicultural cast, his favorite songs from the movie's soundtrack, what he remembers about his first love, his advice for guys dealing with parents, and his special plans with his mom for Valentine's Day.
Designer Tom Ford made his writing - directing debut (based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood) with the
film that somehow turns the above
scene of domestic bliss into one of the most
romantic in cinema.
Filmed with handicams, starring a pair of art - house favorites, and scored by blog buzz band Grizzly Bear, «Blue Valentine» couldn't look like more of a stereotypical indie romance if it tried — but who wants to ring in the New Year with hopeful thoughts for 2011 and a round of «Auld Lang Syne,» when you can head to the theater and watch Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams getting it on in this bleak
romantic drama, already the center of a ratings controversy over the NC - 17 the MPAA slapped on it for an «emotionally intense» sex
scene?
Nolan seems to think the Wally Pfister photography can sell any
scene, whether it's one of the most boring chase sequences in a big budget
film (but it's at twilight and Pfister makes it look great) or if it's ostensible lead Christian Bale and his
romantic interest, Marion Cotillard, letting the rainy afternoon bring out their passions.
Hardy's rogue agent, Ricki Tarr, delivers a
romantic subplot with a jaw - smacking tenderness, while Cumberbatch almost steals the
film from under Oldman's nose with a superb heist
scene.
The
film starts off clumsily, a
scene in a music shop where Richard (Efron) meets Gretta (Zoe Kazan) features stilted dialogue and an uncomfortably obvious telegraphing of a
romantic subplot (though it would turn out to be more of a structural hallmark).
(There are more than a few shades of Luc Besson's classic La Femme Nikita here, and Jung makes sure to reference one of that
film's more memorable
scenes, when Sook - hee must interrupt a
romantic moment by going into a bathroom, assembling a sniper rifle and taking a shot at her assigned target.)
Emotional, even passionate, these
scenes — aided by Alexandre Desplat's score — highlight the
film's
romantic theme.
Combined with the similarly heavy - handed sentimentality of the
film's
romantic scenes, the effect is akin to pouring half a bottle of soy sauce onto an exquisite piece of sashimi.
«Titanic's front of ship
scene has been voted the most
romantic movie moment of all time.The Oscar - winning
film - which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and...
The
film «Äôs passionate final
scenes leave you with the immediate realization that there is much more at play here than simply a sharp
romantic comedy.
Forbidden Hollywood Collection Volume Three collects six features by the enormously prolific director from that era (and two documentaries) on a four - disc set, and they are something else,
films strewn with wild melodrama,
romantic triangles, brawny action and some of the sexiest
scenes of heavy petting and passionate smooching you've seen out of old Hollywood, with more frank sexuality more suggested than shown but there is no mistaking the suggestions.
Not enough good things can be said about Saoirse Ronan in this
film and she's outstanding, crushing
scenes about her
romantic conflicts, reflections on the past, and turbulent worries about the future.
It's a nice idea, but just never a funny one, especially with Dar piling on overly broad physical gags; and that the
film sometimes flirts with becoming something more intriguingly offbeat (the opening titles, which are a 3D journey through a
scene - setting childhood photo collage; a
romantic duet number that builds to some Baz Luhrmann - ish over-the-top visual whimsy) becomes more than a little frustrating.
Less a spoof of vampire flicks than a fish - out - of - water
romantic comedy about a Victorian nobleman trying to negotiate the dating
scene of Studio 54 - era Manhattan, this enjoyably silly
film is no one's idea of great cinema, but writer Robert Kaufman's concept of a vampire being the standard bearer for old - style morality and romance is an inherently funny conceit helped immensely by a straight - faced lead performance by Hamilton.
The
film's final
scene, that of a young girl singing beautifully before a barroom full of rapt soldiers is the most
romantic and humanist thing Kubrick ever did.