Monthly Archives: February 2014
Movie Quote of the Day – Jubal, 1956 (dir. Delmer Daves)
Shep Horgan: I like my coffee strong enough to float a pistol.
Movie Quote of the Day – Heaven’s Gate, 1980 (dir. Michael Cimino)
Ella Watson: Do you think a woman can love two men?
James Averill: Sure you can. Why not three? But it sure as hell isn’t convenient.
Ella Watson: I can manage it.
“I’m an artist, you know?” – Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rusty in “Flawless”
“Yeah, great art is about conflict and pain and guilt and longing and love disguised as sex, and sex disguised as love.” – Lester Bangs, Almost Famous
The thing that was so great about Philip Seymour Hoffman was that he really was an artist who disappeared into every one of his roles. He’s Dusty from Twister, he’s Brandt from The Big Lebowski, Lester Bangs, Truman Capote and so many more memorable roles. No matter how big or how small the role was, you knew he would be good and you know he would bring something different to the table. He was a big, bright, shining star who burned out far too soon.
Movie Quote of the Day – Groundhog Day, 1993 (dir. Harold Ramis)
Phil: What do you say? What do you say? What do you say? You little brat! You have never thanked me!
Lady Directors, Aidan Quinn and Oscar Contenders: January 2014 in Films
Forgive me for posting this a day late. Somehow I totally forgot it was February until I realized today is Groundhog Day and I still haven’t watched Groundhog Day. Needless to say, I will be watching Groundhog Day soon. This month’s round up will be pretty brief. I’ve been trying to watch more movies directed by ladies and I’ve done a pretty stellar job of it (though I could be watching more!) and I’ve started a new feature called Female Filmmaker Friday that I hope you all enjoy. As always, after the cut you can read what I’ve been watching, as well as a few featured films.
Movie Quote of the Day – Encino Man, 1992 (dir. Les Mayfield)
Stoney: Kashmir? Raji, is it. . .? How many minutes for the burrito again?
Kashmir: two minutes.
Raji: One minute.
Kashmir: Two minutes!
Stoney: Ah, make up your melons ! Is it one or two ?
Raji: One and a half minutes.
Stoney: Okay, my friend. Try and experience what I’m about to chirp in your lobes, cool ?
Link: Hey.
Stoney: Okay buddy, we’re going to discuss grindage. How to fill the furnace, pack the cheeks and stuff the gills. okay ? You’re probably used to eating twigs, right ? But here in the U.S. Of a-age we got something called the four basic food groups, and, Link, this is not one of ’em.
Link: Oh.
Stoney: Look at what we have here. Dairy group.
Link: Dairy group.
Stoney: Milk duds. hide these under your pillow so your mom doesn’t find them. If she does, you’re tweaked, buddy.
Link: Oh.
Stoney: Keep on cruisin’. Fruit group. Sweet tarts. These are killer. So citrusy, dude, you’ll freak. Keep on cruisin’. Uh-huh. Right, this is the vegetable group. Corn nuts! Put ’em on a pedestal, bro. Look at that! Those are kill, huh ? [microwave rings] Meat group! Come on, Link, the meat group. These are my favorite ! Hey, you gotta be equal, equal, fifty/fifty. Here. Mmm. Mmm. Ewww! figures. Hot on the outside, icicle in the middle.
Kashmir: Two minutes.
Stoney: You like that, right, ’cause you’re a caveman. Cool, buddy. The beverage ! Icee, bro. This is what put this place on the map.
Raji: What are you doing, Mr. Stoney ? No, no ! You can’t do this here.
Kashmir: You must leave now, please.
Stoney: Look, Kashmir, Rajneesh, chill.
Kashmir: No buds chill!
Stoney: Link and I are cruisin’ the mountain, bro, and we figured we’d weeze the ju-uice.
Raji: No weezen’ the ju-uice.
Link: Weeze the juice!
Raji: No! No weezin’ the juice.
Kashmir: No weezin’ the juice.
Stoney: Hey, just chill, buds. It’s okay. Just chill.
Link: I’ll be back.
Kashmir: No buds chill !
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