Hollywood Cinema Gifts

"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

"... And finally, I’d like to thank the FDA for approving Botox."

"Seth, here, is one of the best young creative compromisers in the business."

Marilyn Monroe - Spot the Difference

Canadian film production

'...And now, the film most criticized for eroding traditional family values, the nominees are...'

"OK, stop me if you've never heard this before!"

'For the actress who benefitted most by rehab...'

Tom Hanks

"Which part are you reading for?"

David Niven caricature

'Harlow, why can't you be passionate like Mel Gibson?'

'Vital mission - movie parody'

Hollywood producer.

Wizard of Oz - repeat fees

"Hello. I'm director Bob ('Blue Fires') Munsey and this is screenwriter Doris ('Highway to Nowhere') Winslow."

Blockbuster Billion Club

Los Angeles, 1928: Mickey Mouse Emerges from the Primordial Ooze.

Danae's Celebrity Career: 'I don't know where to begin in deciding what I want to be when I grow up...I want people to shut and leave me alone, and I need lots of attention, so...'

"Although the depiction of gangland activity in this film is not accurate over all, I would like to go on record as saying that I am not entirely displeased with Mr. Robert De Niro's portrayal of a gentleman whom I take to have been a former associate of yours truly."

The Directors Gut.

'Therapy in L.A.'

"Which should we go see: the straight romantic comedy where the heroine's best friend is a gay man, or the gay romantic comedy where the hero's best friend is a straight woman?"