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

"We just watched a hypermovie!"

"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."

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

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka

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

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

Getting to Know You

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

Steve McQueen

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

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

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

Canadian film production

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

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

"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."

Moby Dick

'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?'

'Have you been waiting long?'

"Haven't you already seen this movie, like, a hundred times?"

"Not fair! Being really into movies is my thing!"

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

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

DVD extras - the making of the boxed set.