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Movie Quote of the Day – Your Sister’s Sister, 2012 (dir. Lynn Shelton)
Iris: You hate all of the guys I’ve been out with. You’ve hated all of the them.
Jack: The problem is you have great taste in life and you have terrible taste in men.
Movie Quote of the Day – I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, 1987 (dir. Patricia Rozema)
Polly: I mean, isn’t life the strangest thing you’ve ever seen?
Movie Quote of the Day – Me and You and Everyone We Know, 2005 (dir. Miranda July)
Michael: I’ve long since stopped trying to make people do things they don’t want to do.
Christine: But she’s the love of your life. You’re just gonna let her go?
Michael: No. She’s just. . .going.
Movie Quote of the Day – Mississippi Masala, 1991 (dir. Mira Nair)
Demetrius: Well, Miss Masala, racism or as they say nowadays, tradition, gets passed down like recipes. Now, the trick is, you gotta know what to eat and what to leave on your plate. Otherwise, you’ll be mad forever.
Meena: And you’ll never eat.
2014 in Films: A 365 New-To-Me Films Year-End Recap
While I watched less films this year than I have in several years, I saw so many films this year that I truly loved (and a few dogs!). I also watched a lot of television (Hannibal, The Leftovers, Outlander, You’re the Worst, Boardwalk Empire (RIP!), The Knick, Louie, black-ish and Jane The Virgin are all worth your time!) and read 60 books! I also added a new feature to the site: Female Filmmaker Friday. You can read all of those pieces here. After the cut is my list of 365 new-to-me films I watched in 2014 (46 of which were directed by women), as well as a few highlights.
It’s The End of the Year As We Know It: December 2014 in Films
I didn’t even manage a film a day in December this year. The end of the year is always crazy, and I was running around a lot (my parents were here for a week!), but also I was trying to surpass a book reading goal (I made it to 60 this year!), so that took up a lot of time. I did, however, watch several of my favorite 2014 films in December. As always, the full list is after the cut.
Cinema Fanatic’s Favorite Fifteen Films of 2014
Last year there were films I enjoyed, but mostly I was just really underwhelmed. This year, however, it was really hard to narrow it down to fifteen films. I think part of this was living in Los Angeles and being able to see those little films that only play for a week in some small theater. I’m so grateful to be able to do that! If you are interested in all of the 2014 releases I saw this year, you can check out the full list here.
Movie Quote of the Day – Obvious Child, 2014 (dir. Gillian Robespierre)
Nellie: God damn it! You guys, we already live in a patriarchal society where a bunch of old white men in robes get to legislate our cunts. You just need to worry about yourself! And why are you looking at me like that, you little bitches?
Joey: Everything you’re saying is valid, but you are scaring my dick off.
Movie Quote of the Day – About Last Night, 2014 (dir. Steve Pink)
Danny: I don’t want to spend tonight, of all night’s, doing what we’re going to be doing all next year. . . fighting.
[Debbie leaves.]
Bernie: That’s my cue.
Joan: No. No. Debbie! No!
Danny: Fuck. Fuck.
Joan: Fuckin’ wonderful, asshole!
Bernie: You fucked that up, I’ll be the first to tell you that.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Good Earth, 1937 (dir. Sidney Franklin)
O-Lan: Look. We can go back. We can go back to the land.
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