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Movie Quote of the Day – The Birdcage, 1996 (dir. Mike Nichols)
Armand Goldman: Are we crucifying someone tonight?
Agador: Do you like it? I traded that stupid moose head for it. And look, they threw in books!
Movie Quote of the Day – Queen Christina, 1933 (dir. Rouben Mamoulian)
Axel Oxenstierna: There are rumors that your Majesty is planning a foreign marriage.
Queen Christina: They are baseless.
Axel Oxenstierna: But your Majesty, you cannot die an old maid.
Queen Christina: I have no intention to, Chancellor. I shall die a bachelor!
Movie Quote of the Day – Cabaret, 1972 (dir. Bob Fosse)
Sally Bowles: Well, do you sleep with girls or don’t you?
Brian Roberts: Sally! You don’t ask questions like that.
Sally Bowles: I do.
Movie Quote of the Day – 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 (dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Dr. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
Hal 9000: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
May: 101 New-To-Me Films and One Big Move
So for me the month of May started at the last day of the TCM Classic Film Festival (you can see my coverage of that festival here at YAM Magazine). On that last day I saw one new-to-me film (Night Flight) and one of my all time favorites (West Side Story). What a great way to start the month! I saw less films this month than the other months in 2011 (you can see all those posts here), but I did manage to finally see all 123 film in the combined AFI 100 Years. . .100 Movies lists (the last two I needed to see were The Grapes of Wrath and Intolerance). I did A LOT of subbing towards the end of the month and I also MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO. Yes, my friends, I am back in the big city. I love it here. My grad school starts up on the 20th, so my film watching will probably decline a little. But I do have big plans to see classic films on the big screen often at the Castro Theatre and I’ll actually be able to see all kinds of new releases. So this is great. The one downside: no. more. TCM. or DVR. This is going to be tough. I love TCM so much. I will miss that channel. I’ll probably go through withdrawal. But enough sadness, on to the 101 new-to-me films I did manage to watch in May.
Trailer and Poster for Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
This looks…interesting. I love Fincher so I’ll put aside my dislike of Daniel Craig and see this in theaters for sure.
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Movie Quote of the Day – Detective Story, 1951 (dir. William Wyler)
Shoplifter: You married?
Susan Carmichael: *shakes head no*
Shoplifter: Me neither. Everybody tells ya, “Why don’t you get married? You should be married.” My mother, my father, my sister, my aunt. “Get married.” As if I didn’t want to get married! Where do you find a man? Get me a man and I’ll get married. Anything. As long as it’s got pants. [beat] Married. It’s easy to talk.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Parent Trap, 1998 (dir. Nancy Meyers)
Hallie: You wanna know the *real* difference between us?
Annie: Let me see… I know how to fence and you don’t… Or I have class and you don’t. Take your pick.
Hallie: Why I oughta!
Oscar Vault Monday – Anatomy of a Murder, 1959 (dir. Otto Preminger)
I first saw this movie during TCM Summer Under The Stars last August and it made me fall in love with Lee Remick. She is something else in this film, a film that also features a stellar ensemble cast. I also feel I must point out that this was the year that Ben-Hur won Best Picture and as much as I like Anatomy of a Murder there’s no comparison between the two. Especially in terms of scope and pure cinematic epicness. Ben-Hur is the kind of film that could only be a film, whereas Anatomy of Murder could have worked just as well as a play. That being said, Anatomy of a Murder is an amazing film and definitely worth your time. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, though it failed to win a single award: Best B&W Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Arthur O’Connell, Best Supporting Actor George C. Scott, Best Actor James Stewart and Best Picture. The other films nominated for Best Picture that year were The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nun’s Story, Room at the Top and winner Ben-Hur (which won eleven Oscars).
Movie Quote of the Day – The Longest Day, 1962 (dir. Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki)
Pvt. Flanagan: Oh the evil of it all! Trying to drown a man before he’s even had a chance to fight!
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