Roman Holiday, 1953
It's
March... grey, dreary, and that in between month when we don't know if
mittens or mudboots are called for. The gardens at Camp MP are still
sleeping in their messy beds. The world is not happy, the news is beyond
comprehension and so much we need to Change! and March! for and CARE about...but sometimes it's OK to
shut off the newsfeeds and curl up with a good movie!
I believe that what the world needs now...is a good Kiss!
How to Steal a Million,1966
An Affair to Remember, 1957
"You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” Rhett Butler
Lady and The Tramp, 1955
So just in time for Oscar Night a romantic reminder of
why I'm a Classic movie lover.
Thomas Crown Affair , 1968
Somehow we are missing Romance...we have robots, super duper super heroes, galaxy fighters and things exploding and imploding but...romance?? Where did it go?
Holiday, 1938
“I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.”
Bull Durham,1988
Have you noticed kisses don't mean as much anymore in movies. When you watch a film these days how often is
THE KISS
just expected, ho-hum, gratuitous, superfluous and simply an "is what it is " non-event. I think it is sad that romance has disappeared---we know what's going to happen and it is rarely worth the ticket price when it does.
The Thin Man, 1934
Maybe
we have become jaded by too many kisses, too many scenes that are
throw-aways, kisses that are just filling space. Where's the
chemistry, where's the heat, where's the witty dialogue, where's the
soaring music, the anticipation, the drama, the MOMENT.
I want THE
MOMENT! (Sabrina,1954)
It Happened One Night, 1934
SO this Oscar Night I am celebrating with some of my
favorite on-screen smooches and some of the best kissy quotes
--interesting that films made in much less socially open periods are
the ones we remember--iconic kisses that are unforgettable and keep us
watching again and again. So Hollywood listen up--take a lesson from classic films and don't just toss those kisses
in wherever and whenever...save them, make them special... and give us
back THE MOMENT!
Charade, 1963
"Aren't you allowed to kiss back?"
"No. The doctor said it would be bad for my
-- thermostat.
When you come on, you really come on."
"Well -- come on. "
Ball of Fire, 1941
"I'm gonna show you what yum-yum is.
Here's yum...And here's the other yum...And here's yum-yum."
Casablanca, 1942
"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time."
From Here to Eternity, 1953
" Nobody ever kissed me the way you do."
Roman Holiday, 1953
Summertime, 1955
To Catch a Thief, 1955
"I've been waiting all day for you to mention that kiss I gave you last night...
Not only did I enjoy that kiss last night,
I was awed by the efficiency behind it."
She replied: "Well, I'm a great believer of getting down to essentials."
North by Northwest, 1959
The Way We Were, 1973
Moonstruck, 1987
Princess Bride, 1987
“Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The End.”
Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus
) Make it Work!
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