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Movie Quote of the Day – The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, 1946 (dir. Lewis Milestone)
Walter O’Neil: I wasn’t going to shoot.
Sam Masterson: I wasn’t going to wait and see.
Movie Quote of the Day – Act of Violence, 1948 (dir. Fred Zinnemann)
Pat: So you’re unhappy. Relax. No law says you gotta be happy.
More Lady Directors, Van Heflin and New Releases: February 2014 in Films
This is the first month in about four years that I didn’t manage to watch the equivalent of a new-to-me movie a day! I did, however, watch several movies I love for the first time on the big screen – including Je t’aime je t’aime at The Cinefamily and if you are in L.A. you gotta go see it! Maybe I’ll make up for this month next month. I don’t know. Regardless, I saw some great film (and some truly awful films) in February, a breakdown of which you can see after the cut.
Movie Quote of the Day – Possessed, 1947 (dir. Curtis Bernhardt)
Louise Howell: Why don’t you love me like that? I’m much nicer than a girder and a lot more interesting.
Movie Quote of the Day – Seven Sweethearts, 1942 (dir. Frank Borzage)
Albert Van Maaster: What shall it be sir?
Henry Taggart: Black coffee.
Albert Van Maaster: And?
Henry Taggart: And hurry!
Albert Van Maaster: What about your lunch?
Henry Taggart: What about my coffee?
Albert Van Maaster: Well, coffee’s no lunch! Coffee contains no calories, no nourishment. . .
Henry Taggart: That’s right, and I want a large cup of it!
Movie Quote of the Day – Johnny Eager, 1941 (dir. Mervyn LeRoy)
Jeff Hartnett: I seem to have offended your light of love by using a polysyllabic word.
Johnny Eager: You’re drunk.
Jeff Hartnett: Now, Eager. . .that’s. . .obvious. Very obvious. Don’t be obvious. You’re out of character when you’re obvious. Adroitness is your racket. Hard, clever and. . .adroit. That’s your description.
Johnny Eager: Oh, now not again, Jeff.
Jeff Hartnett: Just because I’ve said it before, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Eager, you’re. . .a man. . .you shouldn’t be obvious. Observed, analyzed and recorded for history because you’re unique. Absolutely unique!
Johnny Eager: Here we go again, kids.
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