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Movie Quote of the Day – Ae Fond Kiss…, 2004 (dir. Ken Loach)
Casim Khan: There won’t be any dress codes.
Roisin Hanlon: No dress codes?
Casim Khan: Cause there’s no expectation, there’s never expectation. Anyone’s allowed.
Roisin Hanlon: So, transvestites to anoraks.
Casim Khan: Burkas to G-strings.
Roisin Hanlon: Where even shy girls can make the first move?
Casim Khan: And nervous little boys won’t run away.
Movie Quote of the Day – Finding Neverland, 2004 (dir. Marc Forster)
Peter Llewelyn Davies: What did you bring me over here for?
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies: Peter.
Peter Llewelyn Davies: But, this is absurd. It’s just a dog.
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies: Come on, darling.
J.M. Barrie: Just a dog? *Just*? Porthos, don’t listen! Porthos dreams of being a bear, and you want to dash those dreams by saying he’s *just* a dog? What a horrible candle-snuffing word. That’s like saying, “He can’t climb that mountain, he’s just a man”, or “That’s not a diamond, it’s just a rock.” Just.
Movie Quote of the Day – Sideways, 2004 (dir. Alexander Payne)
Maya: You know, can I ask you a personal question, Miles?
Miles: Sure.
Maya: Why are you so in to Pinot? I mean, it’s like a thing with you.
Miles: Uh, I don’t know, I don’t know. Um, it’s a hard grape to grow, as you know, right? It’s uh, it’s thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It’s, you know, it’s not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and uh, thrive even when it’s neglected. No, Pinot needs constant care and attention. You know? And in fact it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked away corners of the world. And, and only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand Pinot’s potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, I mean, oh its flavors, they’re just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and. . .ancient on the planet.
Movie Quote of the Day – Million Dollar Baby, 2004 (dir. Clint Eastwood)
Frankie Dunn: So, it’s your birthday, huh? How old does that make you?
Maggie Fitzgerald: I’m 32, Mr. Dunn, and I’m here celebrating the fact that I spent another year scraping dishes and waitressing which is what I’ve been doing since 13, and according to you, I’ll be 37 before I can even throw a decent punch, which I have to admit, after working on this speed bag for a month, may be the God’s simple truth. Other truth is, my brother’s in prison, my sister cheats on welfare by pretending one of her babies is still alive, my daddy’s dead, and my momma weighs 312lbs. If I was thinking straight, I’d go back home, find a used trailer, buy a deep fryer and some oreos. Problem is, this the only thing I ever felt good doing. If I’m too old for this, then I got nothing. That enough truth to suit you?
Movie Quote of the Day – Napoleon Dynamite, 2004 (dir. Jared Hess)
Kid on the Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!
Movie Quote of the Day – Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, 2004 (dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber)
Patches O’Houlihan: If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
Justin: What?
[throws wrench; hits him in the face]
Patches O’Houlihan: Any other questions?
Movie Quote of the Day – Kill Bill: Vol. 2, 2004 (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Bill: Pai Mei taught you the five point palm-exploding heart technique?
The Bride: Of course he did.
Bill: Why didn’t you tell me?
The Bride: I don’t know. . .because I’m a bad person.
Bill: No. You’re not a bad person. You’re a terrific person. You’re my favorite person, but every once in a while, you can be a real cunt.
[beat]
Bill: How do I look?
The Bride: You look ready.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004 (dir. Wes Anderson)
Steve Zissou: Don’t point that gun at him; he’s an unpaid intern.
Oscar Vault Monday – The Aviator, 2004 (dir. Martin Scorsese)
The Aviator is one of my favorites of director Martin Scorsese’s films (picking just one is just too hard, but if I were forced to choose I’d go with After Hours). It’s both a stirring biopic and a colorful look at Old Hollywood, an era Scorsese clearly respects and adores. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning five: Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design (won), Best Art Direction (won), Best Cinematography (won), Best Editing (won), Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Alan Alda, Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett (won), Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Best Director and Best Picture. With its eleven nominations and five wins, The Aviator had both more nominations and more wins than the Best Picture winner (Million Dollar Baby, which had seven nominations and four wins). The other films nominated for Best Picture that year were Finding Neverland, Ray, Sideways and winner Million Dollar Baby. I’m not going to say whether I think one film should have won over the other because I think both The Aviator and Million Dollar Baby have their merits and their detractors. I’m just glad Sideways didn’t win.
Movie Quote of the Day – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004 (dir. Michel Gondry)
Joel: Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?
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