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Movies About Sisters

  By S. Luders-Manuel | November 20, 2011 - 01:12 | Movies Leave a comment

sistersTen movies about the complicated and intimate bond between sisters.

1. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) Anne and Mary Boleyn (Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson) compete for the love and attention of Henry VIII (Eric Bana).

2. In Her Shoes (2005) Rose (Toni Collette) is a quiet lawyer and Maggie (Cameron Diaz) is free-spirited but insecure with no job prospects. The two work through issues in their past in order to form a close relationship.

3. Sense and Sensibility (1995) Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson) is guided by her head, while her younger sister Marianne (Kate Winslet) is guided by her heart. The two form different love interests and deal with their subsequent losses in opposite ways.

4. Hilary and Jackie (1998) Sisters Hilary (Rachel Griffiths) and Jackie (Emily Watson) are so enmeshed that they can read each other’s minds. When Jackie’s life deteriorates, Hilary does all she can to elevate her sister’s suffering.

5. The Virgin Suicides (1999) Sisters Lux (Kirsten Dunst), Therese (Leslie Hayman), Mary (A.J. Cook) and Bonnie (Chelse Swain) face severe restrictions from their parents after their other sister Cecilia (Hanna R. Hall) commits suicide.

6. The Other Sister (1999) Mentally challenged Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) longs for the normal, independent lifestyles of her sisters.

7. The Parent Trap (1998) Hallie Parker and Annie James (both played by Lindsay Lohan) are two identical twins who were separated as children and each raised by one parent. When they discover each other they do everything they can to attempt to reunite their parents.

8. Little Women (1994)

Sisters Jo (Winona Ryder), Meg (Trini Alvarado), Beth (Claire Danes) and Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis) search for happiness as feminist existentialists in Civil-War-eraMassachusetts.

9. My Sister’s Keeper (2009) Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) was literally born to be a genetic match for her ailing older sister. She sues for medical emancipation at 11-years-old in order to have the rights to her own body.

10. Pride and Prejudice (1995) Sisters Elizabeth (Jennifer Ehle), Jane (Susannah Harker), Lydia (Julia Sawalha), Kitty (Polly Maberly) and Mary (Lucy Briers) must marry well or face uncertain futures in this iconic 19th century drama.

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Classic Couples In Films

  By Shannon L. M. | October 11, 2011 - 01:12 | Movies Leave a comment

movie kissThe Way We Were (1973)

Frizzy-haired girls everywhere feel special when they watch the romance between Jewish Katie (Barbra Streisand) and All-American jock Hubbell (Robert Redford). Hubbell and Katie act as polar opposites in the film, both in politics, background and dreams for the future. This movie celebrates differences and how one person can influence another’s’ life forever.

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

The inclusion of this movie goes without saying. Countless books, remakes and references to Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) have made him one of the Western world’s most iconic symbols of masculinity and humility. Elizabeth Bennett (Jennifer Ehle) changes Mr. Darcy’s heart—and her own—in a way that romantics have attempted to copy for decades. Jane Austen’s Bennett and Darcy are perhaps the original romantic comedy couple of all time.

The Notebook (2004)

It helps that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, who play Noah and Allie, fell in love while filming their movie. Their real-life affection most likely fueled the believability of their on screen romance and made every look, touch, and word electric and true. It’s no wonder that America longs to see these two lovebirds reunite. But by the looks of things, America may be waiting a lifetime.

The Princess Bride (1987)

What can be more classic than a daring lad (Cary Elwes) rescuing a damsel in distress with luscious locks? Not to mention the tights and sword, the fact that she is a princess named Buttercup (played by Robin Wright), and that he must win her in a duel. It’s a comedic rendition of a classic couple storyline that has become a classic itself.

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Best On-Screen Kisses

  By Shannon L. M. | October 9, 2011 - 01:03 | Movies Leave a comment

kiss on filmThese on screen smooches have the lasting power to melt your heart and render you speechless.

Runaway Bride (1999)

Journalist Ike Graham (Richard Gere) pretends to be Maggie’s (Julia Roberts) groom during the dress rehearsal of her upcoming nuptials. Ike and Maggie’s days-long attraction culminates in a kiss when she reaches the end of the aisle. Not only was their buildup flawless, but Gere kissed her in a way that few men do on the screen or off it.

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

The kiss between Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) and Elizabeth Bennett (Jennifer Ehle) isn’t that spectacular. But what makes it memorable is that it was a full six hours in the making, and it took five of those hours for Mr. Darcy to crack his first smile.

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

No one expected Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) to kiss Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) so passionately and openly when they reunited at Ennis’s house. It doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight—a reunion like that is what movies are made for.

Mansfield Park (1999)

Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller) finally kisses his childhood crush Fanny Price (Frances O’Conner) at the end of the film. Men, take note: If you’re going to wait that long to profess your love, it had better be a kiss as good as that one.

Bridget Jones Diary (2001)

Colin Firth once again makes the list, this time not for the buildup but for the scene in which the kiss takes place. Renee Zellwegger’s character Bridget Jones gets her first lip lock with the polished hunk in the middle of the sidewalk on a snowy night while in her coat and skivvies. It was cute, innocent, and very Bridget Jones.

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