Parish, James Robert. <br/><br/>
The Hollywood book of love :  an irreverent guide to the films that raised our romantic expectations / 
James Robert Parish. 
 - Chicago :  Contemporary Books,  c2003. 
 - xii, 290 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p, 265-268) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Young love --  2. Love down through the ages --  3. From two different worlds --  4. Love letters in the sand --  5. Sailing aboard the love boats --  6. Love South of the Mason-Dixon line --  7. Stick to your own kind ... or not --  8. Drifters on the prowl --  9. The lure of bad guys --  10. The lure of femme fatales --  11. I've got you babe, or codependency is the name of the game --  12. Love for sale, or booty calls for pay --  13. Say it better with song and dance --  14. Revenge fantasies, or hell has no fury like a lover scorned --  15. Love affairs to remember --  16. Till death do us part --  17. High spirits, or love is eternal --  18. Relationships on a pedestal --  19. Waling down the wedding aisle --  20. Marriages on the rocks. 
<br/><br/> Offers a look at Hollywood's ever-changing take on love, romance, and marriage. This book from a Hollywood historian and bestselling author presents how the attitudes and standards the audience absorbs from the movies influence their expectations in real-life relationships. It considers movies like "A Fool There Was", "Grease", and "Titanic. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0071402802 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Love in motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1995.9  / P233h 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43