Chemistry. Some couples got it. Some don’t.
We were all reminded of this fact during Sunday’s Oscar broadcast — for three plus painful hours. Co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco were oil and water on stage; no casting director is going to be beating down their doors any time soon to pair them up in a movie.
But what about the truly great film couples?
I pondered this very important question as I vegged out in front of the TV last night, re-watching City of Angels. (I was tired, okay? Plus, that movie was made back in the days when Nicolas Cage was a good actor.)
Here’s my list of great film couples (in no particular order):
- Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, The Notebook
- Vivenne Leigh and Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind
- Matthew MacFadyen and Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice
- Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger (and Hugh Grant), Bridget Jones’ Diary
- Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
- Patrick Swazye and Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing
- Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
- Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were
- Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, When Harry Met Sally
- Ryan O’Neal and Ali McGraw, Love Story
It’s not an exhaustive list. In fact, I’m sure I’ve missed one of your favorites.
What couple would you add to the list?
Remember — you can’t win if you don’t play.
Being neighborly
After a damp and dreary weekend, Rory Dog and I enjoyed a long walk in Central Park this morning.
It seemed cheerier and more welcoming.
Funny…I’m not sure it’s getting the same reception from the neighbors.
You see, Subway used to be one block away at Columbus and 83rd. When it closed its doors, I heard the locals rejoice…like a crack palace had finally been shut down.
Chain restaurants get that kinda treatment around here.
David didn’t defeat Goliath in that story. (But Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks got together..so that was nice.)
When Subway reopened its doors less than a year later just a couple of blocks up the street, folks weren’t too happy.
Me? I think the chain restaurants that are successful tend to be successful because they have a good product. So we shouldn’t poo poo them because they are doing something right.
No one in the neighborhood seems to mind the 10 Starbucks.
That’s right — 10.
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