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Movie Quote of the Day – Truly Madly Deeply, 1990 (dir. Anthony Minghella)
Nina: I love you.
Jamie: I love you.
Nina: I really love you.
Jamie: I really, truly love you.
Nina: I really, truly, madly love you.
Jamie: I really, truly, madly, deeply love you.
Nina: I really, truly, madly, deeply, passionately love you.
Jamie: I really, truly, madly, deeply, passionately, remarkably love you.
Nina: I really, truly, madly, deeply, passionately, remarkably, umm. . .deliciously love you.
Jamie: I really, truly, madly, passionately, remarkably, deliciously. . .juicily love you.
Nina: Deeply! Deeply! You passed on deeply, which was your word, which means you couldn’t have meant it! So you’re a fraud, that’s it! You’re probably a figment of my imagination. . .Juicily?
Movie Quote of the Day – Cold Mountain, 2003 (dir. Anthony Minghella)
Ruby: Every piece of this is man’s bullshit. They call this war “a cloud over the land” but they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say “Shit, it’s rainin’!”
Movie Quote of the Day – The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999 (dir. Anthony Minghella)
Tom Ripley: I always thought it would be better, to be a fake somebody. . .than a real nobody.
Movie Quote of the Day – The English Patient, 1996 (dir. Anthony Minghella)
Hana: [reading] Betrayals in war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace. New lovers are nervous and tender but smash everything, for the heart is an organ of fire.
[beat]
Hana: For the heart is an organ of fire. l love that. l believe that.
Miramax Offices Close – The End of An Era
I hear on the grapevine though that the Weinsteins, who were bought out of Miramax years ago and started their own company – The Weinstein Company, are still trying to get the name back. I hope they do.
All through the 90s and early 00s Miramax, under the Weinsteins, pretty much dominated the Academy Awards.
20 Years of Best Supporting Actress nominees
Continuing my countdown of favorite Academy Award nominated performances, I now present my top ten favorite performances nominated for Best Supporting Actress since 1989. If you’re interested in buying any of the films listed below, click here.
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