home > Fly > film
Love, Cinema Style
Courtesy Universal Pictures
by Jesse Crow
February 8, 2012
"A Knight's Tale" (Columbia Pictures, 2001)
Set in medieval England, "A Knight's Tale" follows William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a peasant, as he hides his identity to become one of England's most successful jousters, a sport only knights can play. William and Lady Jocelyn become enamored with each other on the tournament scenes. Can their love survive once William's true self is known?
"Garden State" (Camelot Pictures, 2004)
Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns to New Jersey from California for his mother's funeral after years of detachment from his family. Andrew meets Sam (Natalie Portman), a pathological liar, at a doctor's office. The two become inseparable for the rest of Andrew's time in New Jersey. The kicker of this film is the beautiful ending.
"The Notebook" (New Line Cinema, 2004)
"The Notebook" is the quintessential love story. Most of the film is a flashback to the '40s, recounting the lust, love and hardships of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie's (Rachel McAdams) relationship in South Carolina. The flashback ends as we see older Allie (Gena Rowlands) with faithful Noah (James Garner) by her side. Make sure you have tissues with you for the end of this film. You'll need them.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (Universal Pictures, 2010)
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is an awkward 20-something who plays bass in the band Sex Bob-omb and lives with his brother in Toronto. More than a year after a horrible breakup, Scott sees the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), at a party. To be with Ramona, Scott learns he must defeat her seven evil exes, and begins his hero journey to have his true love.
"Friends with Benefits" (Screen Gems, 2011).
"Friends with Benefits" is a typical romantic comedy with a predictable plotline, but the specifics draw you in, and the predictability is comforting. Jamie Rellis (Mila Kunis) brings Dylan Harper (Justin Timberlake) to New York as GQ magazine's new arts editor. They become friends with benefits, and eventually a romance develops, although they do not recognize it. When things go awry when Jamie goes to visit Dylan's family in California, Dylan realizes his true feelings and plots to win Jamie back.
posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/08/12 at 03:35 PM. [printer version] Share |
COMMENTS
:: recentcomments
May 25, 2012 | 02:20 PMJRA Says Ugly Garage Ramp Must Go
justjess: Not a problem and for sure, not a priority. In an ecomomy where people are concerned about the State's infrastructure (unstable bridges, sreets in desperate need of repair ...
May 25, 2012 | 02:17 PM
BREAKING: JPS Agrees to Overhaul Discipline Policies, Settles Lawsuit
lizwaibel: Also today, the US Dept. of Education released a resource document that says restraint or seclusion does not reduce the occurrence of ...
May 25, 2012 | 09:32 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I'm not sure where the "@" came from, but I think golden eagle's response was directed to me, so I will respond one more time. First, the inclusion of the word "facts" and the phrase ...
May 25, 2012 | 08:01 AM
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
Queen601: That first question is classic! LOL
May 24, 2012 | 09:34 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: @notmuch, here are some facts about voter fraud, straight from the Brennan Center's website: Fraud by individual voters is both irrational and extremely rare. Most citizens who ...
May 24, 2012 | 07:14 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: Oh, I have hundreds of those right-wing sites, and I couldn't say which ones are more "partisan"--they all include those pesky facts. Yes, when dead voters and multiple voters under ...
May 24, 2012 | 07:11 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
justjess: @ golden eagle. Thanks for the spell check. I didn't just spell assassination wrong ONE time, I did it over and over. LOL! You are right on the mark; I was trying to use the word ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:46 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: I don't think you could've found a more partisan right-wing site than the Daily Caller. The fact of the matter is that the right is using this issue not as a means of improving ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:10 PM
[Dish] Cobby Williams, Young Gun
trusip: WOW! was this a real interview or a joke?
May 24, 2012 | 05:00 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I don't think you could have found a more liberal example of a "non-partisan" site, but even so, their evidence seems to consist of 250 carefully chosen instances in one area of ...
May 24, 2012 | 04:48 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: Rather than using ideological websites to support your argument, I'll use the non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice. Really good site.
May 24, 2012 | 04:30 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
notmuch: I might be missing something here, but I am a little confused by Golden Eagle's points: "the fact is that voter fraud is extremely rare"--so it is of no consequence that some ...
May 24, 2012 | 11:26 AM
Nick Hanauer's 'Controversial' TED Talk -- Tax the Rich?
RobbieR: TED is an elite academic conference.
May 24, 2012 | 10:18 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
DonnaLadd: No, Darryl, no one blocked you. Stop being paranoid. We just typically open comments in moderation during non-office hours. To me, a bozo isn't someone who disagrees with me. It's ...
May 24, 2012 | 06:18 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Darryl: That's funny that you blocked my last comment...
1e-mail newsletter
Sign up for the JFP Daily Newsletter to receive breaking news, local events, music listings and more by e-mail.
jfp featured event
Shut Up and Write! 101
Jun 02, 2012 - Sign up for the workshop series of JFP editor-in-chief Donna Ladd's popular non-fiction and creative writing classes. Sessions are from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every other Saturday (excluding July 28) through Aug. 18. Limit of 11 students. more
jfp best bets and recommended
|
Guests online: 210
© Jackson Free Press, Inc. - portions of code by CC with EE. User agreement and privacy statement. |
