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.
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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?
Here’s my list of great film couples (in no particular order):
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.
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Posted in Academy Awards, Celebrities, Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Life, Movies, Relationships, Television, TV
Tagged Academy Awards, Ali McGraw, Anne Hathaway, Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Bridget Jones' Diary movie, Brokeback Mountain, Casablanca movie, casting director, celebrities, chemistry, chemistry between people, City of Angels movie, Clark Gable, Colin Firth, commentary, Dirty Dancing movie, entertainment, Gone with the Wind movie, Heath Ledger, Hugh Grant, Humor, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Jennifer Grey, Keira Knightley, life, Love Story movie, Matthew MacFadyen, Meg Ryan, Movies, Nicolas Cage, oil and water, Oscars, Patrick Swazye, Pride & Prejudice movie, Rachael McAdams, Relationships, Renee Zellweger, Robert Redford, Ryan Gosling, Ryan O'Neal, Television, The Notebook movie, The Way We Were movie, TV, Vivenne Leigh, When Harry Met Sally movie