They just don't make 'em like they used to.
Movies, that is. But through the month of Feb., the American Film Institute's Silver Theatre (Silver Spring) is showing great movie romances on screen. They also know NOT to mess with your busy schedule. Casablanca has already shown a bunch of times, but you've got four last chances to see it on the big screen: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 p.m., or Thursday at 8:45 p.m., because, seriously? Who can get out of work in the middle afternoon, anyway? Even for Humphrey Bogart.
Lift your huge heavy boombox in appreciation (yeah, right, or your three-ounce purple iPod, but whatever) for '80s classic Say Anything. Aw, this movie is from back when John Cusack was actually baby-faced, instead of being a weirdly baby-faced 42-year-old. It's showing Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:15 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 15 at 6:35 p.m.; next Monday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. (again, HOW IS ANYONE SUPPOSED TO GET OFF WORK?!); and Thursday Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. (OK, the timing is better there. We're feeling a lot calmer now.)
Also Showing:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -- One of the most surreal love stories ever, but one of our personal faves. As a couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) literally have their memories of their failed relationship erased (thanks, science!), they start remembering more good than bad. On a more shallow note, Kate's many neon hair colors also make us quite happy.
Saturday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 16, 3:05 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 17, 9 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 19, 9:10 p.m.
An Affair to Remember -- OK, we admit it's been a loooong time since we've seen this one. There's Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, they meet while traveling, she gets hit by a bus or something, and then the whole thing comes up again in Sleepless in Seattle.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:15 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:45 p.m.
Annie Hall -- Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in not only THE Woody Allen film, but probably one of THE relationship films. The split screens of them at their therapists complaining about identical yet opposite problems ("How often do you have sex?" "Constantly... Three times a week!" ... "How often do you have sex?" "Hardy ever... Three times a week!") will never stop being funny -- or true.
Friday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m.; Monday, March 2, 9:05 p.m.; Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Breakfast at Tiffany's -- We're got croissants on the sidewalk, a whole lot of "Moon River," and Audrey Hepburn at her most gorgeous. What's not to love? (Except for the whole-lot-of-"Moon-River" part.)
Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:15 p.m.; Sunday, March 1, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, March 3, 9:05 p.m.; Thursday, March 5, 9:15 p.m.
![](https://media.nbcwashington.com/2019/09/OTT-Washington-DC.png?fit=1920%2C1080&quality=85&strip=all&w=400&h=44&crop=1)
Great Movie Romances at the AFI Silver Theatre
If you're single and bitter, we seriously apologize for this whole deal.
Copyright FREEL - NBC Local Media