OCTOBER 22ND, 2010
Staying
in with a sad sentimental movie and sweets may be a clichéd plot point
of chick flicks, but the truth is everybody needs a good cry and a bowl
of ice cream every now and again. Up the ante from Sleepless in Seattle and vanilla with one of these three DVD and dessert pairings:
The Princess + the Warrior and Häagen-Dazs Caramel Cone Explosion
A German film deserves a German-sounding pint with extra crunch. From the writer-director of Run Lola Run,
the story centers around a lovelorn psychiatric nurse and a
brokenhearted bank robber who come together through a series of
unfortunate events.
The Painted Veil and Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Tracks
The
comfort of peanut butter will carry you through this tumultuous
literary tale about a doctor (Edward Norton) and socialite (Naomi
Watts) who trek into a remote village in China and turn languishing
love fervent.
After the Wedding and Island Farms Rocky Road
Mads Mikkelsen (of Casino Royale)
stars in this Danish film about a man who is beckoned home from India
to meet his orphanage’s benefactor, but finds he’s been called back by
the man for a profound, heartbreaking reason. Their rocky road is your
Rocky Road.
Rent at Videomatica, 1855 W. Fourth Ave., Vancouver, 604-734-0411, www.videomatica.ca
