British Cinema Enthusiast Mugs

Helen Mirren

"Thanks to the Oscars, we're going to be the hottest finger food this season."

Screenwriters pitch movie to studio boss: 'It's a reinterpretation of Bicycle Thieves, that classic of Italian neo-realism. We're calling it, Dude, Where's My Chopper?'

Benedict Cumberbatch

Herman Mankiewicz

"I'll do the movie but I want to be highly compensated and highly acclaimed."

King Kong uses fly spray against the pesky planes on top of the Empire State Building

Men looking at black screen, "I call it film noir"

'The secret to doing a book report is only picking books that have been made in to movies.'

'This should be perfect. The main characters fall in love during a series of explosions.'

"Let's talk film or let's not talk film - I'm easy."

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka

"I like movies that resemble my life, so I don't feel like I'm wasting time watching a movie."

"An actor, you say? Guess you caught the acting-like-a-waiter bug."

Sign in book shop window: 'Critics agree the book is much better than the movie.'

"Boy, this blooper reel from 'Manchester by the Sea' is a crack-up."

"That was totally....what's the word I'm looking for?"

"And the letterbox version, how does that make you feel."

Steve McQueen

"Are all Brits bisexual, or just the ones who publish their diaries?"

Canadian film production

Moby Dick

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

'You don't want weather? Not a problem! How about sports, or maybe a nice movie? We can do that! Just put that thing down and let's talk, OK?'

"At some point, there's only so high you can raise the volume before you admit you're never gonna understand what British detectives are saying."

"We need to make it through at least one movie, so we have something to root for during the Oscars."

'Hey, Charlie, have we got good news for you!'

'Have you been waiting long?'

'We're the first film ever in HD 3-D DOUBLE D!'

DVD extras - the making of the boxed set.

"I'm sick of watching the same movie every day."

"WOW...this 50.1 theatre sound system makes you feel you're actually in the movie!"

'Come quick: Rin Tin Tin is on TV again...'