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Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

This week I’ve chosen a lovely, Christmas-y movie for our Chick Flick Tuesday.I watched Holiday in Handcuffs last Christmas and I thought it was a lovely, sweet movie. It was only a TV movie, shown on ABC Family in America, but you can purchase a DVD copy if you wish! The fact Melissa Joan Hart stars made it all the more perfect for me as I loved her as Sabrina and she’s fantastic in this! Plus there’s a sequel in the works, hurray!

Unlucky in life and love, quirky waitress Trudie (Melissa Joan Hart) takes the holidays — and the law — into her own hands. Unable to brave Christmas with her family as a single woman, Trudie kidnaps restaurant customer David Martin (Mario Lopez) and introduces him to her family as her boyfriend. Unable to escape the family vacation house, David agrees to play along until the police arrive. In the meantime, however, David ponders his own romantic life, and questions if he is falling in love with Trudie despite the unlikely circumstances.

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

Good old Hugh Grant. You see his name against a film and you pretty much know it’s going to be a chick flick, don’t you?! This week I’ve picked one of his more recent movies for Chick Flick Tuesday, Music and Lyrics. It stars Hugh and the lovely Drew Barrymore, and the two make a great partnership. This film is really funny because Hugh has to sing, and his role is as a former pop star so there are really laugh out loud moments. There are some nice songs in here too, so there’s something for everyone! It’s not his best film, but he has a good chemistry with the lovely Drew, and overall it is a fun watch!

“Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is a cynical and self-deprecating former ’80s pop idol who turns down an offer to appear on a reality TV show for has-beens. Instead, he chooses to play the far more dignified nostalgia circuit, and hires the lovely but deeply insecure Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore) to water his plants while he’s away. When Alex is tasked with writing a song for pop starlet Cora (Haley Bennett) in just four days, Sophie reveals herself to be a gifted songwriter and they end up making beautiful music together. Despite this contrived set-up, the film, to its credit, deftly avoids many possible rom-com clichés in favour of organic, character-driven conflicts and comedic situations. As Alex and Sophie fall in love, their relationship begins to mirror the song writing process; they grapple with their creative differences and emotional hang-ups, all the while dealing with the pressures of the music industry.”

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

I am actually going to do something a bit different this week simply because I have really appreciated this week just how absolutely brilliant this show is, and how much I miss it! Instead of picking a film this week, I am choosing the entire Friends box set, that’s right, series 1 right through to 10! This show, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc, has become (and rightly so) television history, and it doesn’t matter how many times I watch any of the episodes, they never fail to make me laugh and feel like I really am watching a group of old friends! I was gutted when it ended back in 2001 but now I can relive every episode whenever I want on DVD… this doesn’t stop me watching it on E4 though lol! And who can forget the superb comedy moments ‘Friends’ have given us… remember PIVOT!! PIVOT!!!!!

The show followed the lives of six twenty-something singles-Monica (Courtney Cox), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Ross (David Schwimmer), and Chandler (Matthew Perry)-who occupied a trendy New York loft apartment. These were essentially six beautiful people who had probably never known a hard day’s work in their lives, and whose every utterance was a well-crafted witticism. But despite their idealized lifestyles and perfectly coiffed hairdos, there was something annoyingly endearing about them. Viewers could easily relate to their struggles with work, sex, and relationships because these were universal struggles - albeit heightened for comedic effect. From early on it was clear that Friends had successfully tapped into the zeitgeist of its time, and now, 10 series down the line, the show’s broad appeal continues to live on in popular culture.

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

This week I have picked a 2004 release for Chick Flick, and it stars the lovely Drew Barrymore and the very funny Adam Sandler… it can only be 50 First Dates! I actually didn’t see this movie until last year when it was on TV but I loved it straight away and have now added it to my DVD collection. As well as being very funny, it’s sweet, touching and downright brilliant by the end. The comedy of Drew’s character losing her memory every day and the sweetness of Adam’s falling in love with her despite the problems makes this movie a must-see, and is perfect for rom-com fans!

“In the unforgettable romantic comedy 50 First Dates, love means never having to say, “Who the hell are you?” Marine biologist Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) finds the perfect woman, Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) and falls head over heels for her. But when he sees her the following day, she hasn’t a clue as to who he is. Lucy suffers from a rare brain disorder that wipes her memory clean every night. Now, with the help of his friend Ula (Rob Schneider), he has to concoct new and increasingly clever ways to meet her and get her to fall for him every single day.”

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

Today’s pick for Chick Flick Tuesday comes from one of my favorite film directors of all time, Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge as well as many others of Luhrmann’s including Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet are some of mine and my sister’s favorite movies. Moulin Rouge in particular is one I remember singing along with constantly. Featuring music such as “Nature Boy” orginially sung by Nat King Cole, the film not only is beautiful in it’s image and story, but the soundtrack as well. It’s the story of a boy, Christian played by Ewan McGregor, in search of love, in all it’s beauty and truth. When he happens upon the most beautiful girl, a courtesan, Satine played by Nicole Kidman, with a tragic secret. Set at the height of the Bohemian movement, in Paris, nothing is more beautiful than the love they have for one another, no matter how unfortunate their destinies. Their love and tragic tale make this a truly spectacular film, not to be missed.

“A spectacle beyond anything you’ve ever witnessed. An experience beyond everything you’ve ever imagined. Behind the red velvet curtain, the ultimate seduction of your senses is about to begin. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor sing, dance and scale the heights of passionate abandon in the year’s most talked-about movie from visionary director Baz Luhrmann (William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Strictly Ballroom). Enter a tantalizing world that celebrates truth, beauty, freedom and above all things, love.”

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

Without a doubt one of my favorite Sandra Bullock movies, in fact it may have been the first I’d ever seen. The story of Birdee being destroyed on national television by her best friend and husband, in front of her daughter no less, is awful. But it’s her story and how she overcomes the tragedy of losing everything except for what truly matters most that touches your heart. In the end she’s able to find hope again with a little help from Justin Matisse, played by hunky co-star Harry Connick Jr. A truly delightful and uplifting movie.

“Birdee Pruitt (Bullock) has a life most people would envy. But when her cheating husband reveals infidelity to her on a national TV talk show, her perfect life comes crashing down. Devastated, Birdee and her young daughter head home to the small town she left behind. As mother and daughter struggle to adjust to their new lives, Birdee slowly gains the strength to open her heart and find hope again.”

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

This week I chose Sleepless in Seattle, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, as our Chick Flick Tuesday. It’s one of those movies that even when I see the poster image I’m immediately swept back into the movie. A young boy struggling to help his father move past his own mother’s death by doing what only a 9/10 year old boy could do, calls a talk radio show looking for a new mom. Through a random series of events his dad, played by Tom Hanks, and Annie, played by Meg Ryan, end up on top of the empire state building in New York City. With references to one of the greatest films ever, An Affair to Remember, and including a hit song by Celine Dion, “When I Fall In Love”, this is a Chick Flick not to miss!

“When Sam’s (Tom Hanks) son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), calls into a talk radio program looking for a new mother, Sam ends up getting on the phone and laments about his lost love. Thousands of miles away, Annie (Meg Ryan) hears the program and immediately falls in love with Sam, despite the fact that she has never met him and that she is engaged to humdrum Walter (Bill Pullman). Believing they are meant to be together, Annie sets out for Seattle to meet Sam, who, meanwhile, contends with an onslaught of letters from available women equally touched by his phone call.”

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

Pretty Woman is the quintessential Julia Roberts movie, her first big break into the world of acting and film. Without a doubt, one of my all time favorites as well. Scenes like the one on Rodeo drive in which she calls a sales person to task for having lost her sales the day previous are what make this Chick Flick a classic. Not only that, but the story of a girl in a bad situation given a second chance at life with non-other than prince charming is one of the many aspects of the movie that make it so endearing. If you haven’t seen it, I’d just have to ask, why not?

“Vivian (Julia Roberts) is a spirited, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets shrewd, no-nonsense billionaire Edward Lewis (Richard Gere). It’s a chance encounter that turns a week long business arrangement into a timeless rags-to-riches romance.”