American Psycho (2000)

17May10

“I have to return some videotapes” – Patrick Bateman

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Tags: American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis, Chloe Sevigny, Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Mary Harron, patrick bateman, serial killer, Willem Dafoe

The Limey (1999)

26Mar10

“Tell him I’m coming!” – Wilson

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Tags: crime thriller, film noir, gangsters, neo noir, peter fonda, steven soderbergh, terrance stamp

Beat Street (1984)

17Mar10

“This ain’t New York, this the Bronx!” – Double K

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Tags: Afrika Bambaataa, beat street, break dancing, DJ, Doug E. Fresh, graffiti art, Grand Master Melle Mel and the Furious Five, hip hop, hip hop film, Kool Herc, MC, NYC Breakers, rap, Rock Steady Crew, turntables

Moon (2009)

23Feb10

“I want to go home” – Sam Bell

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Tags: clint mansell, cloning humans, David Bowie, Duncan Jones, Kevin Spacey, Moon, noir, Sam Rockwell, science fiction genre

Little Children (2006)

23Jan10

“No, no, it’s not the cheating. It’s the hunger. The hunger for an alternative, and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness.” – Sarah Pierce

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Tags: affair, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Connelly, Kate Winslet, Little Children, Patrick Wilson, suburban frustration, Tom Perrotta, Tood Field

Infernal Affairs (2002)

09Jan10

“Remember this, if you see someone doing something but at the same time watching you… then he is a cop.” – Keung

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Tags: action thriller, Andrew Lau, Andy Lau, crime thriller, gangster film, infernal affairs, Tony Leung, Triad

The Graduate (1967)

13Dec09

Mrs. Robinson, if you don’t mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange – Benjamin

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Tags: 1967, affair, benjamin braddock, Charles Webb, Dustin Hoffman, Katherine Ross, Mike Nichols, Mrs Robinson, older woman, Simon and Garfunkel, Vietnam

Henry and June (1990)

27Nov09

“Let’s toast to our defects. Toast, to our friendship. Drink cold, piss warm.” – Henry Miller

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Tags: 1930's, affair, Anais Nin, Fred Ward, Henry and June, Henry Miller, June Miller, love, Maria de Medeiros, New York, Paris, Phillip Kaufman, Richard E. Grant, sex, Tropic of Cancer, Uma Thurman

Kramer vs Kramer (1979)

15Nov09

“I want my mommy!” – Billy Kramer
“I’m all you got.” – Ted Kramer

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Tags: 70's, child custody, Deer Hunter, divorce, Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Kramer vs Kramer, Meryl Streep, Robert Benton

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

22Oct09

You know, for kids! – Norville Barnes

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Tags: Ethan Coen, hula hoop, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joel Coen, Paul Newman, The Hudsucker Proxy, Tim Robbins