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''Titanic's'' Leo and Kate Have Best on-Screen Chemistry in Movies.com Poll; Film Also Voted Most Romantic Movie of All Time.


NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- With Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day

Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St.
 on the horizon, love is in the air "Love is in the Air" is the 14th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 14th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Tom Spezialy and was directed by Jeff Melman.  at Movies.com (www.movies.com). In a recent online survey, Movies.com polled its users to find out which film couple has the best on-screen on·screen or on-screen  
adj. & adv.
1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen.

2. Within public view; in public.
 chemistry. The result - movie fans cannot get enough of the romantic couple "Jack" and "Rose," better known as Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic.  and Kate Winslet <noinclude></noinclude>

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning English actress.
 in "Titanic." The film was also voted most romantic movie of all time by Movies.com users.

Results of the on-screen chemistry poll, based on 16,440 votes, were:
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in "Titanic"     34%

    Zach Braff and Natalie Portman in "Garden State"    19%

    Jude Law and Nicole Kidman in "Cold Mountain"       16%

    Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in (Various,      15%
    including "Key Largo" and "The Big Sleep")

    Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief"    15%


When Movies.com visitors were asked which movie was the most romantic of all time, "Titanic" again took top honors (49%) followed by "Sleepless in Seattle" (16%), "Casablanca" (14%), "Gone with the Wind" (13%) and "When Harry Met Sally" (9%).

About Movies.com

Launched in March 2000, Movies.com provides a broad array of news, original content and services, including show times and ticket sales, to help movie fans make the right choice on movie night. Operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. , its content encompasses films from throughout the film industry and follows them from production through video/DVD release. Movies.com is the home of such successful initiatives as The College Critics Association, The Oscar(R) Party Challenge, and the MovieSite Awards. It was named "Best Movie Site" in the 2003 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association (WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. ) and most recently received the 2004 EPpy award, presented by "Editor & Publisher" and "Mediaweek" magazines, for best overall design of an internet service with an audience in excess of one million monthly visitors.
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