Valentine's day is this Sunday and of course at 9 p.m. most

of you should be watching The X-Files. If you're not a fan or

you're looking to celebrate the holiday early (like I am), here are

some of my romantic video picks to set the mood.

Casablanca is the ultimate romantic classic and

surprisingly, there are a lot of people who have never seen the film. Nothing

says more about love than a romantic triangle and World War II. If

you are looking for some other classics try Romeo and

Juliet , the Franco Zefferelli version or the Leonardo Dicaprio version.

It's the same script, just two different styles.

Another example of two movies that have virtually the

same story but two completely different looks is

An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in

Seattle . The movies both end all sappy on top of the Empire States Building.

If I had my druthers, I would not be on top of that building on

the night of Feb. 14. It gets really cold in New York.

Speaking of New York, I would like to plug

both Annie Hall and Manhattan , two of

Woody Allen's best films. I realize that many people just don't

understand or like him or his movies but Annie Hall is the best

romantic comedy of all time. You find another one that won an Oscar

for Best Picture. Manhattan is also a charmer and both films

feature Diane Keaton, an exceptionally gifted actress and comedienne.

Also set in New York City was the classic Breakfast

at Tiffany's . This is a great movie and Audrey Hepburn is

wonderful as Holly-Go-Lightly. My only problem with this film

was Mickey Rooney's stereotypical performance as Holly's

Asian neighbor.

Love Story with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal is a

good Valentine's Day movie if only because it gives us the classic

line "Love means never having to say you're sorry." Many people

beg to differ and it is an instant conversation starter. So

is Titanic .

There is plenty to discuss with the film that swept the

1997 Academy Awards. For instance, I saw the movie saying

more about Rose's emerging independence rather than discussing

love at first sight. It is long but worth it.

My last two picks are my two favorites: Say

Anything and Always . Say Anything is a

completely accurate portrayal of what love between two different

types of people is like after leaving the restraining classes of high school.

As for Always, this was one of many of Spielberg's

unnoticed films. It concerns a pilot who dies and returns as a ghost to see

the woman he loved. There's more to it than that but, why spoil it?

John Goodman, Holly Hunter and Audrey Hepburn star in this

remake of an old movie called A Man Called Joe.

There's a good possibility that one, if not most of these films

will be on television this weekend. They are all available for

rental at your local video store as well. Have a good Valentine's Day

and remember: Be Kind and rewind.

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