Movie Bliss: A Hopeless Romantic Seeks Movies to Love电子书

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Dedication

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Table of Contents

Glossary

1) Oldies That Are Awesome

It Happened One Night: A Hitch-hikers Guide to Screwball Romance

The Wizard of Oz: Because of the Wonderful Things It Does

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

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

The Long, Hot Summer: When Paul Met Joanne…

The Apartment: 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: A Tale That’s Old but Timeless

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

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

Up: And Away in My Beautiful Balloon House

Tangled: Rapunzel Has a Good Hair Day

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

3) Rom-Coms R Us

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

Pretty Woman: Confessions of a Streetwalking Shopaholic

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

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

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

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

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

Silver Linings Playbook: Nobody Puts Bradley in a Corner

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

Public Enemies: Johnny Depp as a Bad Man with a Tommygun

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

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

Cowboys & Aliens: aka Buff & Buffer

Drive: Ryan Gosling Riding on the Edge

John Carter: A Massive Flop but Not So’s You’d Notice

Skyfall: Bond Is Back and Bardem’s Got Him

Prisoners: Two Hotties, Lots of Heartache

Rush: Chris Hemsworth to Drive You Wild? Anyone?

5) Offbeat but Right Up My Street

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

Julie & Julia: The Great American Cook-Off

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

Attack the Block: The Kids Are Definitely Not All Right

Young Adult: A Mean Girl Grows Up…Eventually

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

Cedar Rapids: Insurance Salesmen of the World Unite

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

6) Big Is Beautiful, Bold Is Even Better

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

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

Brokeback Mountain: A Fine Bromance

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

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

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

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