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Where Famous Quotes Came From

4 January 2010 6:22 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

If I've heard one author answer the question "Where do you get your ideas from?" with a shrug and a pained face, then I've heard one hundred. Faring somewhat better, however, are the screenwriters talking to The La Times about the origins of some famous and beloved movie quotes. The paper has compiled anecdotal genesis stories for Sudden Impact's "Go ahead... make my day", A League of Their Own's "There's no crying in baseball", Cool Hand Luke's "What we've got here is a failure to communicate" and Forrest Gump's box of chocolates line. Would-be screenwriters take note, if not indeed notes. There's a book in this, I think, if anybody could get enough research done. I can definitely think of countless bits of dialogue I'd be interested in discussing more. »

- Brendon Connelly

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'Avatar' vs. 'Up in the Air': The most symbolic Oscar race since 'Forrest Gump' vs. 'Pulp Fiction'

2 January 2010 11:28 AM, PST | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

On Academy Awards night, the moment just before the announcement of the Best Picture winner is always, of course, intensely dramatic -- even if it's one of those years when it has become obvious, by the end of the night, which film is going to win (hello The Sting, Gandhi, The Silence of the Lambs, Titanic). But the Oscars can be even more dramatic if you have no clear idea what's going to win (hello Annie Hall, Driving Miss Daisy, Crash). And the years, to me, when they have the most drama are those in which the competition for Best »

- Owen Gleiberman

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'Avatar' vs. 'Up in the Air': The most symbolic Oscar race since 'Forrest' vs. 'Pulp'

2 January 2010 11:28 AM, PST | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

On Academy Awards night, the moment just before the announcement of the Best Picture winner is always, of course, intensely dramatic -- even if it's one of those years when it has become obvious, by the end of the night, which film is going to win (hello The Sting, Gandhi, The Silence of the Lambs, Titanic). But the Oscars can be even more dramatic if you have no clear idea what's going to win (hello Annie Hall, Driving Miss Daisy, Crash). And the years, to me, when it has the most drama are those in which the competition for Best »

- Owen Gleiberman

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What We're Reading: Famous Quotes

2 January 2010 6:54 AM, PST | AMC - Script to Screen | See recent AMC - Script to Screen news »

One of the things that makes movies so amazing is the level at which film can integrate itself into all parts of our culture. Songs become associated with images on the screen, actors become the embodiment of characters or archetypes, and movie lines work their way into our own language and lexicon.

The La Times has a great story today about the story behind four famous movie quotes that have transcended the screen and become part of the national vocabulary.

The Times writes:

"If you set yourself up to write that one-liner that's going to be iconic, you set yourself up to never have it happen," observed Joseph Stinson. He ought to know. He wrote one of the most quoted lines in movie history.

"Dirty Harry," "Cool Hand Luke" and "Forrest Gump" are three of the films with iconic movie quotes profiled, but one of my personal favorites is the »

- Christina Warren

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Robert's Best of Blu-ray 2009 Top Ten

1 January 2010 9:13 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

2009 has come and gone bringing with it a slew of new Blu-ray titles as the high-def format continues to pick up steam and drop in price. Which ones are worth your hard earned dollars whether as a new release, a double-dip of a DVD classic or a title to entice you to finally make the jump to high-def media? While by no means definitive (no "best of" list ever is), here are some of my personal favorite choices from the past year well worth your consideration heading into 2010.

Akira

The hyper-kinetic tale about mutant psychic powers that brought Anime to light outside of Japan makes its Bd debut. Sure, there are minimal extras (so the potential for an "ultimate edition" double-dip does exist) but that's due to Bandai Entertainment dedicating space for the feature film. Not only do they give us a pristine 1080p picture, but equally impressive they actualize »

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