2012 - In Movies: #10 Notes On A Scandal (2006)

And then I realised my fury had blinded me. There was a magnificent opportunity here. With stealth, I might secure the prize long-term, forever in my debt. I could gain everything by doing nothing.

Obsession. School teachers. Teacher and Student relationships. Lonely spinsters. Extra-marital affair. Blackmail. Deceit. Cats. Judi Dench being bad ass. 

2012 - In Movies: #9 Psycho (1960)

It’s not like my mother is a maniac or a raving thing. She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?

Showers. Domineering mothers. Robbery. Murder. Highway motels. Taxidermy. 

2012 - In Movies: #8 Soapdish (1991)

“Actors don’t like to play coma. They feel it limits their range.”

Soap operas. Old flames. Meltdowns. Dinner theaters. Egomaniacs. Long lost daughters. Teleprompters. Meltdowns. Jealousy. Lots of screws loose. Meltdowns.

2012 - In Movies: #7 Butterflies Are Free (1972)

How long were you married? // Six days. // And on the seventh day you rested? // No, I split.

Blindness. Manic Pixie. Apartment. Independence. San Francisco. Over-bearing mothers. Hippies. Sandwiches. Commitment-Phobe. 

2012: In Movies - #6 The Bodyguard (1992)

Will you grab that jacket for me? The red one, please? // I’m here to keep you alive, not help you shop.

Singing Diva. Guns. Stalkers. Inter-racial relationships. Trust. Strained romance. Jealous sister. Epic ballads. 

2012 - In Movies: #5 - Now Voyager (1942)

“Oh Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.”

Spinster. Make-overs. Pleasure cruise. Star-Crossed Lovers. Sadistic mother. Sugarloaf Mountain. Cigarettes. 

2012 - In Movies: #4 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? (1967)

“Civil rights is one thing. This here is somethin’ else.”

Inter-racial relationships. Meeting the parents. Test of Liberalism. Speeches. The Glory Of Love.

2012 - In Movies: #3 Fame (1980)

“I’m about as flamboyant as a bagel”

Art school. Crying. Dancing in the streets. Crying. Chasing of dreams. Hot Lunch Jam. Crying.

2012: In Movies - #2  A Little Princess (1995)

“All women are princesses, it is our right.”

Magic. Perseverance. Storytelling. Boarding school. Evil headmistresses. World War I. India. Friendship. 

2012: In Movies: #1 - Party Girl (1995)

“He-He-Hello!” 

Librarians. 90’s House music. Dewy Decimal System. Loft living. NYC. Falafels.