Grab two of our favorite movie romances, from Casablanca to Harold and Maude, just in time for Valentine’s Day

Grab two of our favorite movie romances, from Casablanca to Harold and Maude, just in time for Valentine’s Day

Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 49th episode of its video series Second try, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy explore the artistry of movies that hit theaters every weekend. Each of them has spent decades reviewing and writing about the craft, and has built up a remarkably broad knowledge of films past and present. When we asked them, we were hoping for a concise, mature and thoughtful conversation similar to what we saw from Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.

With just a few days left until Valentine’s Day, we’re having a heart-to-heart conversation about the most popular and least popular movie romances of all time. These are the recommendations you need before you sit down with your loved one to watch a movie that is appropriate for the occasion.

We’ll start by talking about this week’s theatrical re-release of the ultra-romantic and tragic film titanic, but we don’t stop there. Hammond’s list includes three by Audrey Hepburn, including the one that immediately won her an Oscar, roman holiday, and another he finds criminally underrated, Two for the road. Among others on his list: The Umbrellas of Cherbourgh, La La Land, Sleepless in Seattle, and yes Harold and Maud.

McCarthy becomes nostalgic for Charlie Chaplin City Lights, Casablanca, The Splendor in the Grass, Brokeback Mountain, The Apartment and more, much more.

Click above to watch our conversation.

Hammond has been a columnist for Deadline’s Awards for the past decade, covering the Oscar and Emmy seasons year-round. He is also Deadline’s chief film critic, having previously reviewed films for MovieLine, box office Magazine, BackstageHollywood.com and maximumHow Film Guide by Leonard Maltin, for which he was an editor. In addition to writing, Hammond also hosts the KCET Cinema Series and the network’s weekly series Must see movies.

McCarthy is a veteran film critic, columnist and reporter who has also written several award-winning books and documentaries. He served two terms on staff diversity And The Hollywood Reporter and internationally acclaimed film festivals for both publications. his video Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography won the best documentary award from the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics Associations and won an Emmy for writing the documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer. He also directed the documentaries Filmmaker: Pierre Rissient And Forever Hollywood.

Source: Deadline

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