Author Archives: Marya E. Gates
Movie Quote of the Day – Frida, 2002 (dir. Julie Taymor)
Frida Kahlo: Everything hurts, but the leg, the leg is the worst. But I’m alright. At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.
Movie Quote of the Day – Groundhog Day, 1993 (dir. Harold Ramis)
Phil: You want a prediction about the weather, you’re asking the wrong Phil. I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life.
A Year With Women: January 2015 in Films
So January was officially my first month in A Year With Women and boy was it a great start to the year! For the first time in the longest time I pretty much loved everything I watched. I got to a bunch of films I had been meaning to watch for ages and saw some things I probably would never has sought out ordinarily. You can watch my video reviews of everything I watched in January here on YouTube. As always, after the cut is a full list of what I watched in January and a little bit on my five favorite films from the month.
Movie Quote of the Day – Fish Tank, 2009 (dir. Andrea Arnold)
Mia: I’m leaving then.
Joanne: This is one of your CDs.
Mia: Yeah.
Joanne: Yeah, it’s alright.
Mia: Yeah. It’s Nas. He’s good. You can keep it.
Joanne: Well, go on then. Fuck off. What are you waiting for?
Movie Quote of the Day – Away from Her, 2006 (dir. Sarah Polley)
Fiona: The thing is, half the time I wander around looking for something which I know is very pertinent. But then, I can’t remember what it is. . .once the idea is gone, everything is gone and I have to wander around trying to figure out what it was that was so important earlier. I think I may be beginning to disappear.
Movie Quote of the Day – Phat Girlz, 2006 (dir. Nnegest Likké)
Dr. Tunde Jonathan: What is your name?
Jazmin Biltmore: (In her head) Sweet Jesus, what the hell is my name?
Movie Quote of the Day – Whale Rider, 2002 (dir. Niki Caro)
Paikea: Why doesn’t he want me?
Porourangi: It’s not you. It’s not even about you in a way. He’s just looking for something that doesn’t exist anymore.
Paikea: A new leader? They exist.
Movie Quote of the Day – Viaggio sola (A Five Star Life), 2014 (dir. Maria Sole Tognazzi)
Kate: Real luxury is the pleasure of a real life, lived to the full and full of imperfections! Don’t you think?
Movie Quote of the Day – Le goût des autres (The Taste of Others), 2000 (dir. Agnès Jaoui)
Manie: Does it hurt?
Jean-Jacques Castella: Yeah.
Manie: It’s okay. It’ll go away.
Jean-Jacques Castella: I hope so.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Notorious Bettie Page, 2005 (dir. Mary Harron)
Man on Street: You don’t have to be ashamed.
Bettie Page: I’m not ashamed. Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden of Eden, weren’t they? When they sinned, they put on clothes.
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