Cinematic History Lover Prints

Herman Mankiewicz

"For the best picture not having won anything thereby being eliminated from this category..."

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?'

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

"Hey grandpa, tell us more about the time you were in that Steven Spielberg movie."

"It was years ago, for a nature documentary, and they said it was going to be very artistic."

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

"Bloody hell!"

"Housekeeping?!"

"Gone with the wind with cats" "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." "Me neither, who cares—let's take a nap."

"The Eggsorcist"

"...You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here... You talking to me?!" "Narcissus De Niro"

"I hurt a lot of people during my last twelve steps."

"I want to be a more interesting person. Think maybe watching old black and white movies would do it?"

'Action!...Cut!...Right, everything else is CGI'

Tom Hanks

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

'Sean Connery was the best James Bond!'

'How's this new concept? Instead of a gunfight, the hero overpowers the villian with a heartfelt homily on the sanctity of family values.'

"So is this war movie rated R, rated PG, or rated RPG?"

Star Wars Audience

Hooray for Bollywood!

'I just got the medium popcorn this time.'

Cinemuck

'What do you mean, 'pass the remote control'?... We're at the cinema!'

"Let's see, we bought the giant pop corn, tow giant sodas, and a big box of candy. . . we were lucky the megaplex's loan department was open!"

Cinéma Vérité

"How come there's no feel-good performance art?"

'Because I'm so sick of those movies, now go get me a romantic comedy.'