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Female Filmmaker Friday: Middle of Nowhere, 2012 (dir. Ava DuVernay)
I watched this a few weeks ago when it debuted on Netflix and I was blown away. I wish I had written about it right away, though, because I was going to recommend you all go watch it, but it appears to be not available on Netflix anymore (and it’s not on DVD!) It’s aired on BET before, so hopefully it will again. I know the film was distributed by DuVernay herself, so perhaps that’s part of the reason it’s unavailable (distribution, in theaters or digitally or home video, is super expensive!) I’ll keep you updated if it becomes available, because this is an important film. I remember when it first came out in theaters, it was when I was still living in San Francisco, and it was only playing in one theater and it was quite the bus ride away, but I was determined to go, but then when I finally had the time to go it was gone! But this film was definitely worth the wait and I hope it becomes available on home video sometime soon, because it is beautifully layered (DuVernay won the Best Director award for her work at the Sundance Film Festival!) and deserves multiple re-watchings.
Movie Quote of the Day – Starlet, 2012 (dir. Sean Baker)
Jane: Wow. Why do you have so many Eiffel Towers?
Sadie: I love Paris.
Jane: What do you like about Paris?
Sadie: The Arc de Triomphe. Champs-Élysées. Petit Palais. I love it all. [Jane picks up a snowglobe and shakes it] Don’t touch anything! Put it down.
Jane: Sorry. [Sits back down]. The Eiffel Tower in Vegas is pretty cool.
Movie Quote of the Day – Pitch Perfect, 2012 (dir. Jason Moore)
Fat Amy: I’m the best singer in Tasmania, With teeth.
Aubrey: Love it.
Chloe: What’s your name?
Fat Amy: Fat Amy
Aubrey: Um. . .you call yourself fat Amy?
Fat Amy: Yeah, so twig bitches like you don’t do it behind my back.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Avengers, 2012 (dir. Joss Whedon)
Steve Rogers: Dr. Banner, now might be a really good time for you to get angry.
Bruce Banner: That’s my secret, Captain: I’m always angry.
Movie Quote of the Day – Killer Joe, 2012 (dir. William Friedkin)
Dottie Smith: How are you gonna kill my mama?
Killer Joe Cooper: That’s not appropriate dinner conversation, Dottie.
Dottie Smith: Unless you poison her.
Female Filmmaker Friday: A Little Bit of Heaven, 2012 (dir. Nicole Kassell)
I first watched this movie last summer because it was on Netflix and I was in the mood for a rom-com. This film looked cute, but it was widely panned by critics. But, it was written and directed by women and since I was trying to watch more film (especially rom-coms) written by women, I watched it anyways. What I discovered was a perfectly fine rom-com that is nowhere near as terrible (actually it’s quite good!) than you would think from the reviews. I’ve been meaning to write about it for almost a year now, so I had to rewatch it to get all my points fresh. I’m not going to write about everything in the film that I find fascinating, just the highlights. It’s still streaming on Netflix, so you can watch it real quick before you read this or you can watch it after; either way I urge you to check it out, especially if you like rom-coms.
Movie Quote of the Day – A Little Bit of Heaven, 2012 (dir. Nicole Kassell)
Dr. Julian Goldstein: Hello, Cammie. You look very pretty today.
Marley Corbett: Oh. What do you tell him?
Cammie Blair: And I’m smart!
Marley Corbett: Good girl. Good girl.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Impossible, 2012 (dir. J.A. Bayona)
Maria: Lucas, look at this place. They’re so busy in here. You’ve got to go and do something. Go help people. You’re good at it.
Movie Quote of the Day – Magic Mike, 2012 (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
Mike: So the Kid said something about breakfast.
Brooke: Uh, well, he must be fucking drunk because I don’t cook no fucking breakfast.
Mike: I wasn’t talking about you cooking it. He just said you like breakfast food. We were going to swing by IHOP on the way. . .Okay uh, good talk. Um, I’ll be outside with the rest of the breakfast lovers of the world.
Movie Quote of the Day – Cosmopolis, 2012 (dir. David Cronenberg)
Eric Packer: I remember what you told me once.
Didi Fancher: What’s that?
Eric Packer: Talent is more erotic when it’s wasted.
Didi Fancher: What did I mean?
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