A date with cinema!

After a long hiatus, I am back. Of course, there are hundred and one stories I could cook up to explain my absence, but I am going to save the trouble and say I was busy. Trust me, I was busy. Really. Since, I am back, I would like to update a few articles that got published. So, go along, read them. :) To start with here's one that got published in The Hans India. 

Come February, there would be love in the air, spring in the walk and a twinkle in the eye. A feisty galore of options opens up for love birds to indulge this Valentine's Day. Besides, youngsters these days are loaded with hot cash, so hitting five-star hotels for dine-outs or opting for candlelight dinners in far-away places or splurging money at theme parks is quite common for many. However, for those who love to live in the fantasy world and disapprove of such lavish lifestyles, here's an intriguing option. First, draw those window screens close; mute the lights; plop down on the sofa with your partner and turn on your smart-TV to instantly get transported to a fantasy-world. Frankly, there are countless romantic movies on internet that are sure to give a big bang for the money. Here's a small, not-to-be-missed-out list.

You’ve Got Mail  

This is a romantic movie that will make your heart summersault. Starring heavy weights of theatre, Tom Hanks (Joe Fox) and Meg Ryan (Kathleen), the movie builds on the rivalry of the book business between the two and slowly transforms into romance. While Joe Fox runs a third-generation chain of gigantic book Megastores, Kathleen takes care of the children's bookshop which she apparently inherited from her mother.  The rivalry begins when Joe opens his "Bookstore" around the corner from Kathleen's shop. The flick comes across as comical since both are fighting each other in the business world, totally unaware that they are actually relying on each other's advice in the AOL chat rooms signed up with different nicks. How this rom-com concludes is what puts the sparkle in the eye.

Kate & Leopold

This one too is an amazing flick that transports you back in time. Breaking the mould of conventional movies, ‘Kate and Leopold’ happens to be an exciting time-travel movie that doubles up the offer with a romantic tale. Starring Hugh Grant (Leopold) and Meg Ryan (Kate), the flick traverses the uncommon path, bridging the ancient with the modern, as Hugh Grant the Duke of Albany leaves New York in 1786 and time-travels to New York of Meg Ryan. The stark contrast between the English Manners and American sluggardness is what compels the heroine to look twice at this English lord and fall flat for him. The contradictions and the time-colluding incidents further enhance the appeal of the movie.

Pretty Woman

This one's perhaps the most underrated movies ever. Starring Richard Gere (Edward Lewis) and Julia Roberts (Vivian Ward), it breaks the conventional mould in a most startling manner in which Richard Gere, the protagonist, falls for a prostitute, Julia Roberts. The story spins around this prostitute, who is wooed by a wealthy businessman. Right from the time he picks up her up to the point of returning back to her metaphorically as a knight in the shining armour, there’s never a dull moment. He takes her out to places she’s never been in her life, Opera, horse racing, helicopter rides, fashionable stores… no wonder, even when things go wrong between Edward and her, she never tends to return to her old profession, but plans to get some education instead. But, however, fate writes her story to an enthralling and romantic conclusion.

A Walk to Remember

The flick is a book-adaptation of the same name, written by Nicholas Sparks. This beautiful love story that will leave you soaked in tears. Although the flick actually falls a little short on some accounts in comparison to the novel, it nevertheless holds its own ground. It’s a teenage love story revolving around the central characters Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan assayed by Shane West and Mandy Moore. It definitely comes across as a gem when we contrast them with other teen-age movies of today. The plot has such unexpected turnings; you are sure to be shocked at the turn of the events. Jamie is forbidden to date by her father, the reason which you come to know later, is a practical tearjerker. Anyways, this is an awesome, awesome movie that is a must-see. 

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http://epaper.thehansindia.com/1539320/SUNDAY-HANS/SUNDAY-HANS#page/28/1