The Terminator (1984)

“Listen, and understand!  That Terminator is out there!  It can’t be bargained with.  It can’t be reasoned with.  It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear.  And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead,” says Kyle Reese … Continue reading →

The Lady From Shanghai (1947)

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“Well, Mr. Bannister’s picnic party was most typical of him.  A lot of trouble and a great deal of money went into it, but it was no more a picnic than Bannister was a man,” says Michael O’Hara. Orson Welles … Continue reading →

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

“You’re Norma Desmond.  You used to be in silent pictures.  You used to be big,” says Joe Gillis.  Norma responds, “I AM big!  It’s the pictures that got small.” Billy Wilder has made many classic films during his long career.  … Continue reading →

Jaws (1975)

“Slow ahead,” says Chief Martin Brody sarcastically.  “I can go slow ahead.  Come on down here and chum some of this shit.” With the summer movie season already upon us, I’m reminded of something that happened 40 years ago.  1975 … Continue reading →

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

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“There’s a lotta things about me you don’t know anything about, Dottie.  Things you wouldn’t understand.  Things you couldn’t understand.  Things you shouldn’t understand,” says Pee-Wee Herman.  Dottie responds, “I don’t understand.”  Pee-Wee says, “You don’t wanna get mixed up … Continue reading →

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

“Now it isn’t that I don’t like you, Susan, because, after all, in moments of quiet, I’m strangely drawn toward you, but, well, there haven’t been any quiet moments,” says Dr. David Huxley to Susan Vance. Cary Grant was such a … Continue reading →

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

“Patrick, what are you doing?” asks SpongeBob SquarePants.  Patrick Star responds, “Vandalizing stuff.”  Plankton asks Patrick, “Isn’t that your house?” It goes without saying that I, like numerous others, am familiar with Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.  However, I’d hardly say that … Continue reading →

What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones Exhibition

The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY is currently playing host to an exhibition called What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones (which will be there through January 19, 2015; check here for the exhibition’s itinerary).  The exhibition … Continue reading →

75 Years of Batman: Batman Returns (1992)

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  “Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it,” says Batman.  Catwoman replies, “But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it.” Tim Burton’s 1989 classic Batman was the very first film I had ever seen on the … Continue reading →

Remorques (1941)

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“When two people are quiet, they have a lot to say,” says Catherine to Captain Andre Laurent.  She continues, “They try to guess each other’s thoughts.  It’s very nice.” Jean Gabin is one of my favorite French actors of all … Continue reading →