Author Archives: Marya E. Gates
Movie Quote of the Day – Elle s’en va, 2014 (dir. Emmanuelle Bercot)
Muriel: You’ll be beautiful in your coffin.
Bettie: I don’t know about that, but at least I’ll be able to rest.
Movie Quote of the Day – Things We Lost in the Fire, 2007 (dir. Susanne Bier)
Jerry: You know, you gotta accept the good, man, ’cause they’re gonna make you accept the bad.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, 2005 (dir. Jane Anderson)
Leo “Kelly” Ryan: All I want in this world is to make you happy.
Evelyn Ryan: I don’t need you to make me happy. I just need you to leave me alone when I am.
Movie Quote of the Day – Herbie: Fully Loaded, 2005 (dir. Angela Robinson)
Trip Murphy: Your grandfather was one of the greatest to ever hit the track. He’s the reason I got into racing. I gotta believe that it’s hardwired into your DNA. Heck, your dad oughta get Ray out of #56 and put you behind the wheel.
Maggie Peyton: How many women drivers have actually won a major NASCAR championship?
Trip Murphy: Well, it only takes one person to blaze a trail.
Movie Quote of the Day – Lemale et ha’halal (Fill The Void), 2012 (dir. Rama Burshtein)
Shira: I’m sorry.
Yochay: About what?
Shira: About what happened.
Yochay: I know what happened to me, but tell me what happened to you.
Shira: I hurt you.
Yochay: Very much. And you, Shira?
Shira: Nothing.
Yochay: Are you sure?
Shira: You’re too close.
Yochay: I could have been closer.
Movie Quote of the Day – Grdzeli nateli dgeebi (In Bloom), 2013 (dir. Nana Ekvtimishvili & Simon Groß)
Natia: [After being given a gun by a boy who likes her] What do you think it means when a person gives you such a thing?
Eka: You know what? I think that guy doesn’t want anything to happen to you, anyone to insult you, or scare you. I think that guy really loves you. That’s what I think. He wants you to be strong so that no one can give you trouble.
Movie Quote of the Day – Afternoon Delight, 2013 (dir. Jill Soloway)
McKenna: My mom always told me I should surround myself with good people if I want good things to happen. I’m 55 days sober, so good people are really important.
Movie Quote of the Day – Ride, 2015 (dir. Helen Hunt)
Ian: To live her life. Jackie: What? Ian: My mother, she had some bad thing happen in her life. You have bad things happen? Jackie: [shakes her head “yes”] Ian: World’s full of bad things. Jackie: What did you want her to do? Ian: I wanted her to love it anyway.
A Year With Women: April 2015 in Films
I didn’t watch very many films in April because about halfway through the month my beloved cat Mr. Rochester’s chronic kidney disease flared up and he was hospitalized. He passed away on April 21st, 2015 – three weeks after his 7th birthday. If you watch my YouTube videos, you can get a pretty good picture of how important he was to my life. He was my soulmate and he’ll be greatly missed. So I wasn’t really up to watching movies and critiquing them. I did, however, watch all of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Orange is the New Black, as well as getting all caught up on Jane The Virgin and Outlander. All great shows, all worth your time. That said, the movies I did watch in April were great, and, as always, there is a full list after the cut, as well as a few favorites.
the diary of a film history fanatic 