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July 19th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
(not sure if your blog code allows embedding in comments, so if the above doesn’t look like a YouTube video, then here’s the URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Q-phtXrE0 (Rick and Ilsa kissing in Casablanca)
July 19th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
What about Gone With The Wind?
July 19th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Oh, gosh, just one? I loved when Marty finally got to kiss Jennifer in Back to the Future 3. The latest, between Harry Potter and Ginny, was very sweet. In Body Heat, William Hurt and Kathleen Turner had a nice one . . . I just can’t choose! Looking forward to “The Time Traveler’s Wife” — it’ll be interesting to see how they handle some of those scenes.
July 19th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
July 19th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
How about…Theresa Russell and Debra Winger in “Black Widow”. Not because it’s two women, but because of what it says about Theresa Russell’s character and what she plans to do…
July 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I still regard “Casablanca” as my classic “kissing” film, though “Cinema Paradiso” ranks high on my list too.
Anyway, I am saddened and quite upset about this news:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/books/20frank.html?_r=1
I consider myself lucky to have studied with him, and I know that many of my fellow alumni from his classes are in mourning too.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:17 am
July 20th, 2009 at 10:43 am
The ending kiss between Westley and Buttercup in “The Princess Bride”!
July 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I second Angela’s nomination of the ending kiss in “The Princess Bride”.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:30 am
If I remember correctly, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure has the longest on-screen kiss in history. That counts for something.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Upside-down Spiderman kiss.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
@8 Angela and @9 Erasmussimo
Great suggestion! As a matter a fact, I chose that very image for Twitter…
July 21st, 2009 at 8:50 am
I hate yank movies!
July 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
I hate the word “snog.”
August 30th, 2009 at 12:04 am
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