Yearly Archives: 2014
Horror, Lady Directors, And More: October 2014 in Films
I meant to watch a Horror Movie a Day in October, but I went out-of-town one weekend for a wedding and got behind and then apparently forgot that I was behind, so I only saw 29 horror movies in October, but I think that’s still pretty good. Some of them were so not good, though, it was a bummer. I also saw a lot of great 2014 releases and continued to watch TV. Boardwalk Empire had its series finale!!! I’m still not over it. And The Knick won’t be back til next summer. But I also started watching Jane The Virgin and it is delightful! Also it’s now Noirvember! Which, obviously, is the best mont of the year! As always, my full recap of October can be found after the cut.
Movie Quote of The Day – He Walked by Night, 1948 (dir. Alfred L. Werker)
Police Capt. Breen: Anyone else?
Liquor Store Proprietor #1: That looks like him, only a little madder.
Liquor Store Proprietor #2: He had a patch over one eye when he come into my dive, er, place of business.
Female Filmmaker Friday: Ravenous, 1999 (dir. Antonia Bird)
I actually haven’t seen this film in several years, but I wanted to feature a horror film directed by a woman since it’s Halloween and this one a) is on Netflix and b) I remember relatively well. That said, this will mostly be a discussion of blood and hot men.
Movie Quote of the Day – Hellraiser, 1987 (dir. Clive Barker)
Kirsty Cotton: Please! Go away and leave me alone!
Pinhead: Oh, no tears please. It’s a waste of good suffering.
Movie Quote of the Day – Suspiria, 1977 (dir. Dario Argento)
Dr. Frank Mandel: Bad luck isn’t brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.
Movie Quote of the Day – Vi är bäst! (We Are the Best! ), 2014 (dir. Lukas Moodysson)
Bobo: Say one good thing about my life.
Klara: You’re in the world’s greatest band.
Bobo: I guess that’s one thing, but that’s all there is.
Klara: You have a friend that really likes you. Two friends, actually. That’s all a person needs!
Movie Quote of the Day – The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988 (dir. Martin Scorsese)
John The Baptist: Love. What does it mean? Love is sweet as honey, but it’s also blood. Love is action. You want a new crop, you burn the earth.
Jesus: But isn’t love enough?
John The Baptist: No, no! Look at the world around you! Plague, war, corruption, false prophets, false idols, worship of gold! Nothing is of value. The tree is rotten. You have to take the ax and cut it down.
Jesus: If I was a woodcutter, I’d cut. If I was a fire, I’d burn. But I’m a heart and I love. That’s all I can do.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Yards, 2000 (dir. James Gray)
Willie: Where you been?
Erica: I’ve been here.
Willie: I know that. How come you don’t call me back?
Erica: There’s just a lot going on right now.
Willie: Does your mother got a problem with me?
Erica: I don’t know. No.
Willie: Cause I saw the way she looked at me when you told her we were gonna get married.
Erica: I think you should go.
Willie: I want to talk to you.
Erica: I don’t have anything to say.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, 1995 (dir. Christopher Monger)
Reginald Anson: Pleasant enough sort of place, isn’t it?
George Garrad: I suppose so, considering it’s Wales.
Movie Quote of the Day – Bed of Roses,1996 (dir. Michael Goldenberg)
Lewis: You know, we don’t actually have to eat at all. I mean, I noticed the other morning you didn’t order any breakfast. I wasn’t sure if that was because you weren’t a breakfast eater. . .or because you thought I was gonna kill you.
Lisa: Yeah. . .I was. Actually, I’m starving.
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