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Movie Quote of the Day – Fantastic Mr. Fox, 2009 (dir. Wes Anderson)
Badger: In summation, I think you just got to not do it, man. That’s all.
Mr. Fox: I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
Badger: The cuss you are.
Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me?
Badger: No, you cussing with me?
Mr. Fox: Don’t cussing point at me!
Badger: If you’re gonna cuss with somebody, you’re not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss!
Mr. Fox: You’re not gonna cuss with me!
[Both start snarling at each other, and then settle down]
Mr. Fox: Just buy the tree.
Badger: Okay.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Descendants, 2011 (dir. Alexander Payne)
Brian Speer: It’s not what you think. It just happened.
Matt King: Nothing just happens!
Brian Speer: Everything just happens!
Movie Quote of the Day – Out of Sight, 1998 (dir. Steven Soderbergh)
Jack Foley: It’s like seeing someone for the first time — you can be passing on the street — and you look at each other and for a few seconds, there’s a kind of a. . .a recognition. Like you both know something. But then the next moment the person’s gone, and. . .and it’s too late to do anything about it and you always remember it because it was there and you let it go, and you think to yourself, “What if I had stopped? What if I had said something? What if? What if?” It may only happen a few times in your life.
Karen Sisco: Or once.
Jack Foley: Or once.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Peacemaker, 1997 (dir. Mimi Leder)
Julia Kelly: You will not take action without authorization.
Devoe: What do you think I am, some gung-ho, stupid son of a bitch?
Julia Kelly: No, I don’t think you’re stupid.
Oscar Vault Monday – Good Night, and Good Luck., 2005 (dir. George Clooney)
I remember seeing this film in theatres when I was in college and being completely blown away by it. I watched it again with my mother a few years later, but I don’t think I’d seen it in close to five years before rewatching it last night. I forgot how simple and elegantly orchestrated it is. It’s an ensemble, but you never get lost in a sea of characters, nor do you truly get invested in most of them. I don’t mean that as an insult, though. The ensemble works as one to fight the system and topple Senator McCarthy with his own words (more on that later). The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, though it didn’t win any: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor David Strathairn, Best Director and Best Picture. The other films up for Best Picture that year were Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Munich and winner Crash.
Movie Quote of the Day – From Dusk Till Dawn, 1996 (dir. Robert Rodriguez)
Seth: What did I tell you? What did I say to you? I said, “Buy the road map and leave.”
Richie: What the fuck am I supposed to do, Seth? He recognized us.
Seth: He didn’t recognize shit.
Richie: Seth, I’m telling you, the way he looked at us–you, especially–I knew he knew.
Seth: Low profile. Do you understand the meaning of the words “low profile”?
Richie: “Hey, Richie, how’s your hand?” “It hurts like a fuckin’ son of a bitch!”
Seth: Let me tell you what “low profile” is not.
Richie: “Thanks for askin’!”
Seth: It is not taking girls hostage. It is not shooting police. It is not setting fire to a building.
Richie: Bitch, bitch, bitch.
Southeastern Film Critics Association Name “The Descendants” Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director
Top Ten Films
The Descendants
The Artist
Hugo
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Drive
Midnight in Paris
Win Win
War Horse
The Help
Best Actor
Winner – George Clooney (The Descendants)
Runner-up – Michael Fassbender (Shame)
Best Actress
Winner – Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Runner-up – Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor
Winner – Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Runner-up – Albert Brooks, Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Winner – Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Runner-up – Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Ensemble
Winner – The Help
Runner-up – The Descendants
Best Director
Winner – Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Runner-up – Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Original Screenplay
Winner – Midnight in Paris
Runner-up – The Artist
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner – The Descendants
Runner-up – Moneyball
Best Documentary
Winner – Project Nim
Runner-up – Tabloid
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner – A Separation
Runner-up – The Skin I Live In
Best Animated Film
Winner – Rango
Runner-up – The Adventures of Tintin
Best Cinematography
Winner – The Tree of Life
Runner-up – Hugo
The Gene Wyatt Award
Winner – The Help
Runner-up – Undefeated
Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Laud “The Descendants”
Best Film of 2011: THE DESCENDANTS
Top 10 Films of the Year:
01.THE DESCENDANTS
02.THE ARTIST
03.EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
04.MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
05.THE TREE OF LIFE
06.HUGO
07.50/50
08.DRIVE
09.SHAME
10.MONEYBALL
Best Actor: George Clooney – THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up: Jean Dujardin for THE ARTIST (2), Michael Fassbender for SHAME (3), Brad Pitt for MONEYBALL (4) and Michael Shannon for TAKE SHELTER (5).
Best Actress: Michelle Williams – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Runners-up:Tilda Swinton for WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2), Meryl Streep for THE IRON LADY (3), Charlize Theron for YOUNG ADULT (4) and Kirsten Dunst for MELANCHOLIA (5).
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – BEGINNERS. Runners-up: Albert Brooks for DRIVE (2), Max von Sydow for EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE (3), Armie Hammer for J. EDGAR (4) and Kenneth Branagh for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (5).
Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley – THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up: Berenice Bejo for THE ARTIST (2), Octavia Spencer for THE HELP (3), Melissa McCarthy for BRIDESMAIDS (4) and Carey Mulligan for SHAME (5).
Best Director: Alexander Payne – THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up: Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST (2), Terrence Malick for THE TREE OF LIFE (3), Martin Scorsese for HUGO (4) and Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (5).
Best Foreign-Language Film: A SEPARATION Runners-up: THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2), INCENDIES (3), 13 ASSASSINS (4) and a tie between OF GODS AND MEN and CERTIFIED COPY (5).
Best Documentary: CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS Runners-up: PROJECT NIM (2), THE INTERRUPTERS (3), PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES (4) and BUCK (5).
Best Animated Film: RANGO Runner-up: THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Best Screenplay: THE DESCENDANTS Runner-up: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.
Best Cinematography: THE TREE OF LIFE Runner-up: WAR HORSE.
Russell Smith Award: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
2011 Golden Globe Nominations
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Descendants
- The Help
- Hugo
- The Ides of March
- Moneyball
- War Horse
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 50/50
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- Midnight In Paris
- My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor – Drama
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
- Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress – Drama
- Glenn Close, – Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis – The Help
- Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Jean DuJardin – The Artist
- Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
- Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Owen Wilson – Midnight In Paris
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Jodie Foster – Carnage
- Kate Winslet – Carnage
- Charlize Theron – Young Adult
- Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
- Albert Brooks – Drive
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
- Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
- Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Best Director
- Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
- George Clooney – The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Screenplay
- Midnight In Paris
- The Ides of March
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Moneyball
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- “Hello Hello” – Gnomeo and Juliet
- “The Keeper” – Machine Gun Preacher
- “Lay Your Head Down” – Albert Nobbs
- “The Living Proof” – The Help
- “Masterpiece” – W.E.
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- The Artist
- W.E.
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Hugo
- War Horse
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Flowers of War (China)
- In The Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
- The Kid With The Bike (Belgium)
- A Separation (Iran)
- The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Best Animated Feature Film
- The Adventures of Tin Tin
- Arthur Christmas
- Cars 2
- Puss In Boots
- Rango
Movie Quote of the Day – Michael Clayton, 2007 (dir. Tony Gilroy)
Michael Clayton: You’re so fucked.
Karen Crowder: What?
Michael Clayton: You’re fucked.
Karen Crowder: What do you mean?
Michael Clayton: Take a wild guess.
Karen Crowder: I don’t understand.
Michael Clayton: Let me get a picture while I’m at it.
Karen Crowder: You don’t want the money?
Michael Clayton: Keep the money. You’ll need it.
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