{"id":132406,"date":"2026-02-23T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:39:05","slug":"popcorn-time-kbs-favorite-movies-under-review-roman-holiday-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406","title":{"rendered":"Popcorn Time: KB\u2019s Favorite Movies Under Review! \u201cRoman Holiday\u201d &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-132407 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Movie-Review-Logo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Movie-Review-Logo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Movie-Review-Logo.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have a lot of favorite movies. Some of them I watched more than 50 times, maybe even more and I still love to watch them whenever they are on TV!<br \/>\nMovies that defined my childhood, teenage and adult years.<\/p>\n<p>I made a personal Top 300 and I will review, rate them and add the best quotes! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Let\u2019s start with \u201cRoman Holiday\u201d!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-132408 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/roman-holiday-board1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A Love Story from 1953 That Still Charms the world.<\/p>\n<p>There are movies and then there is \u201dRoman Holiday\u201d. Directed by William Wyler, this 1953 romantic comedy is 73 years old and still so beloved around the world. A princess who wants to be free, a journalist looking for a story, and at the end a love unfulfilled. Great heartfelt performances, the beauty of the eternal city, and wonderful black-and-white cinematography. This movie has brilliant storytelling, style, and a magical young star.<\/p>\n<p>Audrey Hepburn\u2019s movie debut as Princess Ann is iconic. It\u2019s not just a role\u2014she lives it. Her fresh screen presence feels real as if she played it yesterday. She is elegant, vulnerable, and funny. She turns a stiff royal into a runaway who wants freedom. She roams across Rome, falls asleep at Roman Forum, eats gelato, smokes a cigarette, rides a stolen Vespa. The Best Actress Academy Award was more than deserved!<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Peck, as journalist Joe Bradley, brings a tall quiet presence with humor. He believed in Audrey\u2019s talent so much that he insisted on equal billing. He called his agent, George Chasin, and demanded that Hepburn also receive above the title billing. Chasin rebuffed and said, &#8220;You can&#8217;t do that. You&#8217;ve worked for years to get top billing.&#8221; Peck was not going to take that, and responded by saying:n&#8221;Oh yes I can. And if I don&#8217;t, I&#8217;m going to make a fool out of myself because this girl is going to win an Oscar in her very first performance.&#8221; He got his wish and you can see how generous he shares the screen with her without overshadowing.<\/p>\n<p>Rome itself plays a big role in the movie too: the eternal city with its Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Castel Sant&#8217;Angelo, Via Margutta 51, Gelato and Vespa rides. \u201cRoman Holiday\u201d was shot on location which was a rarity in 1953. Real people, real streets, real building, no sound stages.<\/p>\n<p>A movie romance without a fairy tale ending but it doesn\u2019t feel sad. The princess goes back to her glass cage as duty calls but not without seeing her journalist one last time at the final press conference. That scene is pure gold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoman Holiday\u201d is more than just a movie. It becomes part of your life like it became part of mine. It is magic that you watch over and over again. Audrey and Gregory are a match made in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>I had the pleasure of interviewing Audrey\u2019s son Sean for Ringside Report a few years back. The way he talked about his mum, was how I always expected Audrey to be: Kind, Caring, Loving and a Humanitarian. You can find the interview <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=110959\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>What is a movie review without some of the best quotes in \u201cRoman Holiday\u201d?<br \/>\nPrincess Ann:<br \/>\n&#8220;Do you have a silk nightgown with rosebuds?&#8221;<br \/>\nJoe Bradley:<br \/>\n&#8220;I haven&#8217;t worn a nightgown in years!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Princess Ann:<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been alone with a man before, even with my dress on. With my dress off, it&#8217;s MOST unusual&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Princess Ann:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to \u2014 Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Bradley: \u201cWhere do you live?\u201d<br \/>\nPrincess Ann: \u201cColosseum\u201d<br \/>\nJoe Bradley: [to taxi driver] \u201cShe lives in the Colosseum\u201d<br \/>\nTaxicab Driver: \u201cIs wrong address!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mario Delani, hairdresser: [holding Ann&#8217;s long hair] \u201cAll off?\u201d<br \/>\nPrincess Ann: \u201cAll off\u201d<br \/>\nMario Delani, hairdresser: [seconds later] \u201cAre you sure?\u201d<br \/>\nPrincess Ann: \u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could do some of the things I\u2019ve always wanted to.\u201d \u2013 Ann<br \/>\n\u201cLike what?\u201d \u2013 Joe<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you can\u2019t imagine\u2026 I\u2019d, I\u2019d like to sit at a sidewalk caf\u00e9, and look in shop windows\u2026 walk in the rain, have fun, and maybe some excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst wish? One sidewalk cafe, comin&#8217; right up. I know just the place. Rocca&#8217;s\u201d &#8211; Joe<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mouth of Truth. The legend is if you\u2019re given to lying and put your hand in there, it\u2019ll be bitten off.\u201d \u2013 Joe<\/p>\n<p>Princess Anne:<br \/>\n\u201cI have to leave you now. I&#8217;m going to that corner there and turn. You must stay in the car and drive away. Promise not to watch me go beyond the corner. Just drive away and leave me as I leave you\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My verdict: 5 Stars Out of 5&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F132406\" data-token=\"a05e9f7c82ac6455439a9d3a456605ed\" data-token-time=\"1777286458\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Email or Comment<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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