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STORY: Love stories, romantic movies, weepers, we have all seen them. The classics have the formula down; beautiful ladies, perfect leading men, a small conflict that results in a wonderful ending. Snuggle up this holiday to a romantic favorite... TIP: Put together a romantic movie basket, capturing your favorites and his/hers this holiday. It's a romantic way to show your sensitive side while guaranteeing a night alone...just you two! Also, find movies to snuggle with and allow yourselves to get carried by these additional classic films. 1- Casablanca (1942). Bogart, Bergman, heroes, villains, the rediscovery of lost love, and the need to lose it again for a higher cause. 2- Notting Hill (1999). Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant star in this fairy-tale like story of syrupy sweet coincidences and love for a movie star and a regular guy. It's a good one to see when you want to be reminded how sweet it is to like someone. Not to mention the wonderful co-stars that liven up the sweetness. 3- It Happened One Night (1934). Cynical reporter Clark Gable tracks down, then joins up with, spoiled runaway heiress Claudette Colbert. While on the road together, they slowly become attached to one another. 4- Romeo and Juliet (1968). Franco Zeffirelli brought Sixties "relevance" to Shakespeare's tale in this, the first film version of the story to cast teenage actors (Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting) as the Bard's teen star-crossed lovers. Baz Luhrmann took a similar tack in his 1996 music-video version with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. 5- West Side Story (1961). Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim had already done a "street-wise" Romeo and Juliet in their late-'50s stage musical, put on film by director Robert Wise and set among N.Y.C. street toughs. 6- French Kiss (1995). Meg Ryan is a girl whose financee, Timothy Hutton, has left her for a French beauty, all because she was afraid to fly. Well, she goes to France to get her man back, but meets her opposite in Kevin Kline. Needless to say, mishaps lead to a happy ending. Very romantic, very French. 7- Like Water For Chocolate (1993). Sensual and amazing. The story of a woman who is denied the man she wants, but makes up for it in her cooking. This foreign film will really get you in the Valentine mood. 8- A Room With a View (1986). The total M and I (Merchant and Ivory) experience. Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands show us the uptight Victorian era that could stifle love. Lovely and British, a wonderful example of how little it takes to fall in love. 9- The Princess Bride (1987). A light hearted fairy-tale that was a great wit. Something for everyone: action, fighting, heroes, villians, damsels in distress, magic and monsters. A movie you can watch any time of year. 10- Gone with the Wind (1939). This is major production, technicolor romance at it's finest. Based on a terrific book, this epic tale has the most memorable characters of all time. Every woman has a bit of Scarlett O'Hara inside just bursting to come out. If you've got the time, get a
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