Monthly Archives: February 2012
Movie Quote of the Day – Easy Living, 1937 (dir. Mitchell Leisen)
Mary Smith: Didn’t you study to be anything?
John Ball Jr.: Anything like what?
Mary Smith: Oh, like a dentist or something?
John Ball Jr.: Uh-uh.
Mary Smith: Well, how did you expect to while away the hours after you grew up?
John Ball Jr.: I didn’t have to study to do that. In training, I’ve whiled away an hour in 26 minutes flat. Oh course, I’ve always had the dream I could do it in 25, but. . .
True Romance, A Valentine’s Day Post
Well, it’s Valentine’s Day again. Some people love this day. Some people hate this day. Some people have no feelings. I’m not sure how I feel about Valentine’s Day, personally. I will say, I do love romance. In that respect, every day might as well be Valentine’s Day in my world. But I figured since this is the traditional day to celebrate it, I’d do some sort of post. Basically, what I did was take a long hard look at my DVD collection and pick out ten scenes that I find insanely romantic. This is not my “top ten” most romantic scenes or anything. This is in no way a complete and definitive list. It is simply ten scenes from ten films that I own that tug at my heartstrings.
Movie Quote of the Day – I’ll Be Seeing You, 1944 (dir. William Dieterle)
Zachary Morgan: I need you, Mary. I want to feel that you need me.
Mary Marshall: Oh, I do. I do.
Zachary Morgan: I’ll be right here. I’ll be right here waiting. I’ll be all well by then. Ready to make a new start, too.
Movie Quote of the Day – Johnny Guitar, 1954 (dir. Nicholas Ray)
Johnny: There’s nothing like a good smoke and a cup of coffee. You know, some men got the craving for gold and silver, others need lots of land with herds of cattle, and there’s those that got their weakness for whiskey and for women. When you boil it all down, what does a man really need? Just a smoke and cup of coffee.
“The Artist” Sweeps the BAFTAs
Best Film
“The Artist”
Outstanding British Film
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Director
Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”)
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
“Tyrannosaur”
Leading Actor
Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”)
Leading Actress
Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”)
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”)
Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer (“The Help”)
Original Screenplay
“The Artist”
Adapted Screenplay
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Film Not In The English Language
“The Skin I Live In”
Animated Film
“Rango”
Documentary
“Senna”
Original Music
“The Artist”
Cinematography
“The Artist”
Editing
“Senna”
Production Design
“Hugo”
Makeup and Hair
“The Iron Lady” (
Costume Design
“The Artist”
Sound
“Hugo”
Special Visual Effects
“Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows II”
Short Animation
“A Morning Stroll”
Short Film
“Pitch Black Heist”
Orange Wednesdays Rising Award
Adam Deacon
Movie Quote of the Day – Léon: The Professional, 1994 (dir. Luc Besson)
Stansfield: I like these calm little moments before the storm. It reminds me of Beethoven. Can you hear it? It’s like when you put your head to the grass and you can hear the growin’ and you can hear the insects. Do you like Beethoven?
Malky: I couldn’t really say.
Movie Quote of the Day – Mystery Train, 1989 (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Johnny: Don’t call me Elvis! If you can’t use my proper name, why don’t you try “Carl Perkins, Jr.” or something? I mean, I don’t call them “Sam & Dave”, do I?
Dave: Hey, man. My name is Dave.
Movie Quote of the Day – Brief Encounter, 1945 (dir. David Lean)
Laura Jesson: This can’t last. This misery can’t last. I must remember that and try to control myself. Nothing lasts really. Neither happiness nor despair. Not even life lasts very long. There’ll come a time in the future when I shan’t mind about this anymore, when I can look back and say quite peacefully and cheerfully how silly I was. No, no, I don’t want that time to come ever. I want to remember every minute, always, always to the end of my days.
Movie Quote of the Day – Shadows and Fog, 1991 (dir. Woody Allen)
Clown: We’re not like other people, we’re artists. You know: with great talent comes responsibility.
Movie Quote of the Day – Days of Wine and Roses, 1962 (dir. Blake Edwards)
Kirsten: I don’t see how you can drink like that, right out of the bottle. It must taste awful.
Joe: Well, anything worth having is worth suffering for. Isn’t it?
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