Yearly Archives: 2011
Movie Quote of the Day – The Wrestler, 2008 (dir. Darren Aronofsky)
Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson: I just want to tell you, I’m the one who was supposed to take care of everything. I’m the one who was supposed to make everything okay for everybody. It just didn’t work out like that. And I left. I left you. You never did anything wrong. I used to try to forget about you. I used to try to pretend that you didn’t exist, but I can’t. You’re my girl. You’re my little girl. And now, I’m an old broken down piece of meat. . .and I’m alone. And I deserve to be all alone. I just don’t want you to hate me. [beat] Okay?
Movie Quote of the Day – Snatch., 2000 (dir. Guy Ritchie)
Bullet Tooth Tony: You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
Oscar Vault Monday – The Piano, 1993 (dir. Jane Campion)
I saw The Piano for the first time about a year ago after I’d seen Campion’s most recent film Bright Star, which I unabashedly love, and decided I needed to see her “masterpiece.” While I liked Bright Star more, I think it’s mostly because of the sentiments expressed in the latter. I definitely think The Piano is one of the best films I have ever seen and Holly Hunter gives a show-stopping performance. The film won the Palme d’Or and Best Performance prizes at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Jane Campion became only the second woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three: Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay (won), Best Supporting Actress Anna Paquin (won), Best Actress Holly Hunter (won), Best Director and Best Picture. It was up against The Fugitive, In The Name of the Father, The Piano, The Remains of the Day and winner Schindler’s List.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003 (dir. Peter Jackson)
Witch King: You fool. No man can kill me. Die now.
Eowyn: I am no man.
DGA Announces Nominees
Most years the DGA coincides exactly with the five nominees at the Academy Awards. But there have been year where one director gets a DGA, but not an Oscar nod. There are even years where two of the DGA nominees don’t make it to Oscar. Right now, I think Fincher is mostly definitely the closest thing we have to a lock.
This year’s nominees are:
- Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
- David Fincher – The Social Network
- Tom Hopper – The King’s Speech
- Christopher Nolan – Inception
- David O. Russell – The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld and the Best Supporting Actress Race
There’s been a lot of chatter as of late on Twitter about 14 year-old Hailee Steinfeld’s chances at an Oscar nomination and whether her performance should be considered for Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress. The debate seems to be whether the role is a lead role or a supporting role. While I think it is a lead role, what is really in question is where she has the best chance of getting a nomination – and even perhaps winning. That’s how studios decide how to campaign a role. Though Steinfeld is the heart of True Grit, she has the best chance in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Movie Quote of the Day – (500) Days of Summer, 2009 (dir. Marc Webb)
Tom: It’s these cards and the movies and the pop songs, they’re to blame for all lies and the heartache, everything.
Movie Quote of the Day – Father of the Bride, 1991 (dir. Charles Shyer)
Stock Boy: Excuse me sir, what are you doing?
George: I’ll tell you what I’m doing. I want to buy eight hot dogs and eight hot dog buns to go with them. But no one sells eight hot dog buns. They only sell twelve hot dog buns. So I end up paying for four buns I don’t need. So I am removing the superfluous buns.
Stock Boy: I’m sorry sir, but you’re going to have to pay for all twelve buns; they’re not marked individually.
George: Yeah. And you want to know why? Because some big-shot over at the wiener company got together with some big-shot over at the bun company and decided to rip off the American public. Because they think the American public is a bunch of trusting nit-wits who will pay for everything they don’t need rather than make a stink.
Assistant Manager of Supermarket: Get me security.
George: Well they’re not ripping of this nitwit anymore because I’m not paying for one more thing I don’t need. George Banks is saying NO!
Stock Boy: Who’s George Banks?
George: ME!
Movie Quote of the Day – Edward Scissorhands, 1990 (dir. Tim Burton)
Kim: Hold me.
[beat]
Edward: I can’t.
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