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Movie Quote of the Day – In & Out, 1997 (dir. Frank Oz)

Emily: Does anybody here know how many times I had to watch Funny Lady?
Howard: It was a sequel. She was under contract.
Emily: Fuck Barbra Streisand, and you!

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Movie Quote of the Day – The Road to El Dorado, 2000 (dir. Eric ‘Bibo’ Bergeron, Will Finn, Don Paul, David Silverman)

Jan 9

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Tulio: What’s happening here?
Miguel: We’re both in barrels. That’s the extent of my knowledge.

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Tags: 2000, David Silverman, Don Paul, Eric 'Bibo' Bergeron, Karey Kirkpatrick, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, The Road to El Dorado, Will Finn

Movie Quote of the Day – Life As A House, 2001 (dir. Irwin Winkler)

Apr 20

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Sam: So this whole thing. . .this whole summer, having me here, was for your sake? You selfish fuck. Having me here trying to get me to like you. . .
George: No, Sam I wasn’t trying to get you to like me. I was trying to get you to love me.
Sam: Well, congratulations. . .because you fucking pulled it off!

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Tags: 2001, Hayden Christensen, Irwin Winkler, Kevin Kline, Life As A House, Mark Andrus

Movie Quote of the Day – A Fish Called Wanda, 1988 (dir. Charles Crichton)

Sep 15

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Archie: All right, all right, I apologise.
Otto: You’re really sorry.
Archie: I’m really really sorry, I apologise unreservedly.
Otto: You take it back.
Archie: I do, I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.
Otto: OK.

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Tags: 1988, A Fish Called Wanda, Charles Crichton, John Cleese, Kevin Kline

15 Breakthrough Performers of 2009

Jan 31

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2009 was a good year for cinema. So good I had to have a Top 15 instead of a Top Ten (and now, after I’ve seen a lot of the End of the Year fare, I feel like I’d need a Top Twenty). There were some newcomers who blew us away and some actors/actresses who have been kicking around Hollywood for years waiting for That Movie that makes them a household name, and for them 2009 was that year. I’m going to do this list in alphabetical order by last name.

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Tags: 2009, A Single Man, Adventureland, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Avatar, Ben Affleck, Bored to Death, Brideshead Revisited, Carey Mulligan, Center Stage, Chasing Liberty, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Clash of the Titans, Colin Firth, Dahmer, David Fincher, Emile Hirsch, G-Force, Gabby Sidibe, George Clooney, Gigantic, HBO, Heroes, Inglourious Basterds, J J. Abrams, James Cameron, Jeff Daniels, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Eisenberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Kevin Kline, Kristen Stewart, Mandy Moore, Mark Zuckerberg, Match Point, Matthew Goode, Max Records, Michael Douglas, NBC, Oliver Stone, Peter Travers, Precious, Pride & Prejudice, Quentin Tarantino, Shakespeare in Love, Shia LeBeouf, SNL, Spike Jonze, Star Trek, Taylor Lautner, Terminator Salvation, The Brothers Bloom, The Emperor's Club, The English Patient, The Hangover, the hurt locker, The Social Network, The Squid and the Whale, The Town, Tom Ford, Twilight, Twilight Saga: New Moon, Up In The Air, Wall Street, Watchmen, Where The Wild Things Are, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis, Zach Synder, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Zombieland