Tag Archives: romance

Murphy’s Romance (1985) PG-13

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Shows N' Tunes

James Garner and Sally Field star in Murphy’s Romance, a satisfying, intelligent romantic comedy about two very likeable people and their increasing affection for each other. Emma, a 30ish divorced mother of a teen, comes to a small town in … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby (1974) PG

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

A new version of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan will be released on Christmas 2012. I loved reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel on which the movies are based—one of the few “assigned” readings I enjoyed in … Continue reading →

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Mystic Pizza (1988) R

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

A perfect chick flick for summer! Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, and Lili Taylor are the dashing three musketeers, looking for love and excitement, sometimes in all the wrong places. Their humble jobs at the Mystic Pizzeria in a small town … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris (2011) PG-13

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

This is a Woody Allen film, but because he is not in the cast I put it in the DVD player and settled in. It was a delightful fantasy about Paris in the 1920s. There was nothing to dislike about … Continue reading →

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Annie Hall (1977) PG

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

This Oscar winning comedy established Woody Allen as a premier humorist, wit and inventive film maker. It’s a love story, circa the free-wheeling seventies. Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) will always be remembered as the free spirit who captures Alvy Singer’s … Continue reading →

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While You Were Sleeping (1995) PG

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

This romantic comedy kicked off Sandra Bullock’s career. Filmed in and around Chicago at Christmas, we can appreciate our city in the 90s. A tad sweet, and a bit of a stretch, but a lonely woman, a mistaken identity, two … Continue reading →

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The Last Station (2009) R

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

This jewel of a movie takes place in Czarist Russia. Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) has a large following in his anti-materialistic movement and Paul Giamatti is their leader. Tolstoy’s wife Sofya (Helen Mirren) is an aristocrat and she is fighting … Continue reading →

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Leap Year (2010) PG

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

One of my favorite romantic comedies. Anna follows her heart to Dublin to propose to her perfect cardiologist boyfriend. She actually finds out what’s the most important thing to save if you’re in a fire. Shows the true Irish spirit … Continue reading →

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The Heiress

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Shows N' Tunes

The Heiress (1949) Olivia de Havilland, ever luminous even in this role as a plain, shy, and somewhat socially inept heiress in mid-1800s New York, experiences romance with handsome and cultured Montgomery Clift. This wonderful actress shows us a personality … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Shows N' Tunes

Midnight in Paris (2011) PG-13 It was so wonderful to see this Woody Allen movie. I have seen every Woody Allen movie, but this one is in a class with Annie Hall (1977) and Sleeper (1973). The time travel element … Continue reading →

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