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Oct 22, 2018 · Many took relatively menial jobs and found accommodation hard to find especially when so many were made homeless and forced to live in appalling conditions in part as a result of the wartime blitz. This preceded the first Race Relations Act, when it was not yet illegal to advertise rooms for rent but ‘no blacks, no Irish’.
- Simple Story
- Nostalgia
- Aged Well
- It's Wildly Optimistic
- The Actors
- The Soundtrack
- The Dinner Party
- The Dramatic Getting Together at The End
- "I'm Just A Girl, Standing in Front of A Boy, Asking Him to Love her."
- The Final Montage
The premise of Notting Hillis very basic. It is quite simple and uncomplicated. Anna Scott, a Hollywood star, falls in love with the small book store owner, William Thacker. There is instant chemistry between the characters and the movie places them at the center of the narrative. Not much else happens, small inconveniences and problems that are ov...
The world was simpler back in 1999. Internet, social media and all these things that are so vital to relationships todaywere simply not how things were back then. To go back into the past, into a time when these things didn't matter, is a beautiful form of escapism that many viewers take delight in. Notting Hillhas the ability to make its viewers n...
Many viewers find it difficult to consume older shows or movies because of their deeply problematic nature. The world has moved forward by leaps and bounds and it becomes uncomfortable and impossible to sit back and enjoy older things that are representative of the culture of the times. With Notting Hill, these issues are very minimal. RELATED: Hug...
The rom-coms of today are quite complicated and messy. They reflect today's world that is also quite complicated and messy. But Notting Hillis from an era that doesn't seem to be touched by these things. The movie is so hopeful and wildly optimistic that it feels unlike most movies or shows that viewers watch today. It is a movie that chooses to gl...
Hugh Grantand Julia Roberts are brilliant and prolific actors who are world-renowned celebrities, as well. They have won many awards and received a lot of acclaim for their performances in various films and shows. When watching Notting Hill, it's clear why they became as successful as they did and it also makes sense that Julia Roberts was one the ...
A good soundtrack is essential to the enjoyment of a good rom-com. And it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that it is quite impossible to rid your head of these old-timey songs that wash over you with the beauty and innocence of the times. RELATED: Which Rom-Com Guy Are You Based On Your Zodiac Sign? Special mention needs to be made for one son...
What happens when an incredibly famous person shows up to your dinner party? That is what this particular scene from Notting Hilltries to show and it is everything you'd expect it to be. It's comical, it's hilarious, it's joyful, it's confusing, it's messy, it's sad and quite out of the ordinary while also being quite ordinary. The dinner party fro...
A good rom-com is bound to have many cliched moments, but it is about how well you can incorporate the same tired old cliches into a movie, without making it feel tired or old that shows the quality of the film. Notting Hill is filled with things that viewers associate with a rom-com, including the dramatic getting together at the end. William make...
This dialogue delivered by Julia Roberts has gone down in pop culture history as one of the most romantic lines in a film. The beauty of this line is the utter simplicity of it - it strips down all of the pretensions and says it as it is. RELATED: Which Rom-Com Girl Are You Based On Your Zodiac Sign? Anna wasn't only a celebrity, she was just a gir...
The boy and the girl get together and they have their happily ever after. Notting Hilltakes this a step further and gives its viewers a peek into their lives post the dramatic getting together. This final montage has a sequence of shots from their life. The final shot of the film has the couple on a park bench comfortably together. It is yet anothe...
Oct 13, 2018 · Notting Hill is full of house which, while very pleasant, boast astronomical price tags, even by London standards – you can pay well over £10 million even for a decent semi-detached place. How did it come to be this way? Penny Churchill explains all.
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It seeks to consider the political work that the idea of “community” did in Notting Hill, allowing us consider how the politics of antiracism relates in complex ways to the reformulation of progressive politics in postwar Britain.
- Camilla Schofield, Ben Jones
- 2019
Jul 26, 2019 · The world of the romantic comedy is one filled with love, loss, and a terrible character making everything hard but why does it have to be that way?
May 28, 2019 · The manager of London’ Notting Hill Bookshop has a ready supply of Kleenex because so many of the patrons walk in and break into tears. From 1979-2011, the store was known as the Travel...
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But it wasn’t just its grey, depressing appearance; the lifts hardly worked, the smell of urine permeated the bock, and there were reports of vandalism, burglaries, and even rape and suicide. Cheap, attractive houses encouraged young professionals and families to move to Notting Hill in the 1980s.
