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Movie Quote of the Day – Fool For Love, 1985 (dir. Robert Altman)
May: You have no right to be jealous of me. Not after all the bullshit I’ve been through.
Eddie: We got a pact. Remember that?
May: We haven’t got anything any more.
Eddie: Is that right? How come you’re so excited?
May: I’m not excited!
Eddie: Yeah, you are. You’re beside yourself.
May: You’re drivin’ me crazy, that’s why.
Eddie: You know we’re connected, May. We’ll always be connected. That was decided a long time ago.
Movie Quote of the Day – Blind Date, 1987 (dir. Blake Edwards)
Walter Davis: Nadia I’m taking you home!
Nadia Gates: To Baton Rouge?
Walter Davis: I’m taking you to your friend’s house! Now where do they live?
Movie Quote of the Day – Nine 1/2 Weeks, 1986 (dir. Adrian Lyne)
Elizabeth: How did you know? How did you know I’d respond to you the way I have?
John: I saw myself in you.
Oscar Vault Monday – L.A. Confidential, 1997 (dir. Curtis Hanson)
This film is one of the all-time great ensembles out there. It features stellar performances from so many great actors. It also is so wonderfully stylized, from the costumes to the sets to Jerry Goldsmith’s phenomenal score. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards in 1997. Although it lost Best Picture to Titanic, Kim Basinger walked away with the Best Supporting Actress award as did the Adapted Screenplay by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson.
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