a challenge to watch at least one movie every day in 2020
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January 1, 2020: New Year's Eve (2011) - dir. Garry Marshall
"Because that's what New Year's is all about: getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about 'what if' and start embracing what would be."
"Because that's what New Year's is all about: getting another chance. A chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about 'what if' and start embracing what would be."
January 1, 2020: Narrow Margin (1990) - dir. Peter Hyams
"You know what I like about you? You're tall."
"You know what I like about you? You're tall."
January 2, 2020: Club Paradise (1986) - dir. Harold Ramis
"The deal is we're driving up into the jungle with a guy we don't even know who's wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night. We should hand him our wallets and slit our own throats."
"The deal is we're driving up into the jungle with a guy we don't even know who's wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night. We should hand him our wallets and slit our own throats."
January 3, 2020: Knives Out (2019) - dir. Rian Johnson
"We must look a little closer. And when we do, we see that the donut hole has a hole in its center - it is not a donut hole at all but a smaller donut with its own hole, and our donut is not whole at all!"
"We must look a little closer. And when we do, we see that the donut hole has a hole in its center - it is not a donut hole at all but a smaller donut with its own hole, and our donut is not whole at all!"
January 4, 2020: The Invisible Woman (2013) - dir. Ralph Fiennes
"This is a tale of woe. This is a tale of sorrow. A love denied, a love restored, to live beyond tomorrow. Lest we think silence is the place to hide a heavy heart, remember, to love and be loved is life itself."
"This is a tale of woe. This is a tale of sorrow. A love denied, a love restored, to live beyond tomorrow. Lest we think silence is the place to hide a heavy heart, remember, to love and be loved is life itself."
January 5, 2020: On Chesil Beach (2017) - dir. Dominic Cooke
"We can live by our own rules too, Edward. I can say this because I know you love me. We don't have to be like everyone else."
"We can live by our own rules too, Edward. I can say this because I know you love me. We don't have to be like everyone else."
January 6, 2020: Anna Karenina (2012) - dir. Joe Wright
"There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness."
"There can be no peace for us, only misery, and the greatest happiness."
January 7, 2020: Ford v Ferrari (2019) - dir. James Mangold
"There's a point at 7,000 RPM where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. It just disappears. All that's left, a body moving through space and time."
"There's a point at 7,000 RPM where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. It just disappears. All that's left, a body moving through space and time."
January 8, 2020: ...And God Created Women (1956)
"It's always as if I'm going to die tomorrow. Something inside me pushes me to do silly things."
"It's always as if I'm going to die tomorrow. Something inside me pushes me to do silly things."
January 9, 2020: Ladies in Black (2018) - dir. Bruce Beresford
"You Australians are mysterious people. No one would guess that this is a place where people could suffer. Itâs the constant sunshine. It hides everything but itself."
"You Australians are mysterious people. No one would guess that this is a place where people could suffer. Itâs the constant sunshine. It hides everything but itself."
January 10, 2020: The Three Musketeers (2011) - dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
"I believe in us. Till the day I stop believing that, there are still things in this world worth fighting and dying for. All for one! And one for all!"
"I believe in us. Till the day I stop believing that, there are still things in this world worth fighting and dying for. All for one! And one for all!"
January 11, 2020: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - dir. Chris Columbus
"It is not our abilities that show who we truly are, it is our choices."
"It is not our abilities that show who we truly are, it is our choices."
January 12, 2020 - Ladies in Lavender (2004) - dir. Charles Dance
"Oh, stop it, Ursula, you look like a cannibal."
"Oh, stop it, Ursula, you look like a cannibal."
January 13, 2020: Tea with Mussolini (1999) - dir. Franco Zeffirelli
"There are no illegitimate children in this world; only illegitimate parents."
"There are no illegitimate children in this world; only illegitimate parents."
January 14, 2020: The Bodyguard (1992) - dir. Mick Jackson
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you

I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you

January 15, 2020: The Hustle (2019) - dir. Chris Addison
"We will always be underestimated and that is what we use."
"We will always be underestimated and that is what we use."
January 16, 2020: It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) - dir. Nick Hurran
"So, weâve got the wrong lives..Sometimes you just need to get on with life. Let things fall into place."
"So, weâve got the wrong lives..Sometimes you just need to get on with life. Let things fall into place."
January 17, 2020: Great Expectations (1998) - dir. Alfonso CuarĂłn
"You don't have to be embarrassed by me anymore. I'm rich! Isn't that what you wanted? Aren't we happy now? Don't you understand that everything I do,I do it for you? Anything that might be special in me, is you."
"You don't have to be embarrassed by me anymore. I'm rich! Isn't that what you wanted? Aren't we happy now? Don't you understand that everything I do,I do it for you? Anything that might be special in me, is you."
January 18, 2020: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - dir. Alfonso CuarĂłn
"The ones that love us never really leave us."
"The ones that love us never really leave us."
January 19, 2020: Always Be My Maybe (2019) - dir. Nahnatchka Khan
"The only stars that matter are the ones you look at when you dream."
"The only stars that matter are the ones you look at when you dream."
January 20, 2020: The Green Mile (1999) - dir. Frank Darabont
"I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?"
"I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?"
January 21, 2020: 12 Angry Men (1957) - dir. Sidney Lumet
"We may be trying to let a guilty man go free, I donât know. Nobody really can. But we have a reasonable doubt, and thatâs something thatâs very valuable in our system. No jury can declare a man guilty unless itâs sure."
"We may be trying to let a guilty man go free, I donât know. Nobody really can. But we have a reasonable doubt, and thatâs something thatâs very valuable in our system. No jury can declare a man guilty unless itâs sure."
January 22, 2020: Sleeping Beauty (1959) - dir. Clyde Geronimi
âAnd I know itâs true that visions are seldom all they seem. But if I know you, IÂ know what youâll do. Youâll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream.â
âAnd I know itâs true that visions are seldom all they seem. But if I know you, IÂ know what youâll do. Youâll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream.â
January 23, 2020: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - dir. William Cottrell, David Hand
"Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow."
"Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow."
January 25, 2020: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - dir. David Yates
"The world isnât split into good people and Death Eaters. Weâve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. Thatâs who we really are."
"The world isnât split into good people and Death Eaters. Weâve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. Thatâs who we really are."
January 25, 2020: Divergent (2014) - dir. Neil Burger
"You're different. You don't fit into a category. They can't control you. They call it Divergent."
"You're different. You don't fit into a category. They can't control you. They call it Divergent."
January 26, 2020: Shalako (1968) - dir. Edward Dmytryk
"Shalako. It's a strange name."
"Yeah. It means 'rain-bringer'. Zuni Indian."
"Shalako. It's a strange name."
"Yeah. It means 'rain-bringer'. Zuni Indian."
January 27, 2020: Singinâ in the Rain (1952) - dir. Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
"We movie stars get the glory. I guess we have to take the little heartaches that go with it. People think we lead lives of glamour and romance, but weâre really lonely - terribly lonely."
"We movie stars get the glory. I guess we have to take the little heartaches that go with it. People think we lead lives of glamour and romance, but weâre really lonely - terribly lonely."
January 28, 2020: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) - dir. Stephen Chbosky
"Why do nice people choose the wrong people to date?"
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
"Why do nice people choose the wrong people to date?"
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
January 29, 2020: Â Lady Chatterleyâs Lover (2015) - dir. Jed Mercurio
"Weâve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen."
"Weâve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen."
January 30, 2020: The Godfather (1972) - dir. Francis Coppola
"I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots. That's my life,I don't apologize for that. But I always thought that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the strings"
"I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots. That's my life,I don't apologize for that. But I always thought that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the strings"
January 31, 2020: The Godfather Part II (1974) - dir. Francis Ford Coppola
"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer."
"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer."
February 1, 2020: The Godfather Part III (1990) - dir. Francis Ford Coppola
"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
February 1, 2020: Testament of Youth (2014) - dir. James Kent
âAll of us are surrounded by ghosts. Now we need to learn how to live with them.â
âAll of us are surrounded by ghosts. Now we need to learn how to live with them.â
February 2, 2020: Little Women (2019) - dir. Greta Gerwig
"Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for."
"Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for."
February 3, 2020: Home Is Where Your Heart Aches (2014) - dir. Julien Levy
"It's a game, remember. With its tricks, barriers, silences, lies. Everybody plays it."
"It's a game, remember. With its tricks, barriers, silences, lies. Everybody plays it."
February 4, 2020: Anger Management (2003) - dir. Peter Segal
"You cracked a waitress in the face...while attempting to steal a blind man's cane?"
"You cracked a waitress in the face...while attempting to steal a blind man's cane?"
February 5, 2020: The Confession of Fred Krueger (2015) - dir. Nathan Thomas Milliner
"We are what we make of ourselves."
"We are what we make of ourselves."
February 6, 2020: Poirot - Evil Under the Sun (2003) - dir. Brian Farnham
"It is romantic, yes. It is peaceful. The sun shines, the sea, it is blue. But you forget, mon ami, there is evil everywhere under the sun."
"It is romantic, yes. It is peaceful. The sun shines, the sea, it is blue. But you forget, mon ami, there is evil everywhere under the sun."
February 7, 2020: The Child in Time (2017) - dir. Julian Farino
"You're saying we shouldn't introduce the written word to children until they're 11 or 12?"
"Correct."
"That's... No, I don't think that's correct. That's most definitely incorrect."
"You're saying we shouldn't introduce the written word to children until they're 11 or 12?"
"Correct."
"That's... No, I don't think that's correct. That's most definitely incorrect."
February 8, 2020: Lakota Moon (1999) - dir. Christopher Cain
"Once our people were many. Once we owned the land from the sunrise to the sunset. Once our campfires twinkled at night like the stars of a fallen sky. Then the white man came."
"Once our people were many. Once we owned the land from the sunrise to the sunset. Once our campfires twinkled at night like the stars of a fallen sky. Then the white man came."
February 9, 2020: The Princess and the Frog (2009) - dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
"The evening star is shinin' bright. So make a wish and hold on tight. There's magic in the air tonight, and anything can happen."
"The evening star is shinin' bright. So make a wish and hold on tight. There's magic in the air tonight, and anything can happen."
February 10: The Angriest Man in Brooklyn(2014)-dir.Phil Robinson
"When Henry Altmann fell from the bridge time had slowed.And it occurred to Henry that life didn't have to be a burden,life is short and fragile & unique. And each hour,minute,second could have something to offer"
"When Henry Altmann fell from the bridge time had slowed.And it occurred to Henry that life didn't have to be a burden,life is short and fragile & unique. And each hour,minute,second could have something to offer"
February 11: Jupiter's Thigh (1980) - dir. Philippe de Broca
"As a bachelor, you had 40 rather dashing years. Now, married, you're turning into an old fuddy-duddy."
"As a bachelor, you had 40 rather dashing years. Now, married, you're turning into an old fuddy-duddy."
February 12: The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab (2012) - dir. Shawn Seet
"I will save you in spite of yourself."
"I will save you in spite of yourself."
February 13: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) - dir. Audrey Wells
"Regrets are a waste of time. Theyâre the past crippling you in the present."
"Regrets are a waste of time. Theyâre the past crippling you in the present."
February 14: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) - dir. Ian Samuels
"For the record, I think roses are the bitchy super-models of flowers."
"For the record, I think roses are the bitchy super-models of flowers."
February 15: 2 Days in Paris (2007) - dir. Julie Delpy
"It always fascinated me how people go from loving you madly to nothing at all, nothing. It hurts so much."
"It always fascinated me how people go from loving you madly to nothing at all, nothing. It hurts so much."
February 16: Last Tango in Paris (1972) - dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
"Even if a husband lives two hundred fucking years, he'll never discover his wife's true nature. I may be able to understand the secrets of the universe, but... I'll never understand the truth about you. Never."
"Even if a husband lives two hundred fucking years, he'll never discover his wife's true nature. I may be able to understand the secrets of the universe, but... I'll never understand the truth about you. Never."
February 17: From Paris with Love (2010) - dir. Pierre Morel
"I'm not your driver, I'm your partner."
"I'm not your driver, I'm your partner."
February 19: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) - dir. Bharat Nalluri
"You people, with your green drinks and your parties and your subterfuges! You're all playing at love. One minute her, the next minute someone else, flit, flit! We'll, I'm not playing. Love is not a game."
"You people, with your green drinks and your parties and your subterfuges! You're all playing at love. One minute her, the next minute someone else, flit, flit! We'll, I'm not playing. Love is not a game."
February 20: Armageddon (1998) - dir. Michael Bay
"Houston, you have a problem. You see, I promised my little girl that I'd be comin' home. Now I don't know what you people are doing down there, but we've got a hole to dig up here."
"Houston, you have a problem. You see, I promised my little girl that I'd be comin' home. Now I don't know what you people are doing down there, but we've got a hole to dig up here."
February 21: Dare to Be Wild (2015) - dir. De Courcy
"People travel the world to visit untouched places of natural beauty,yet modern gardens pay little heed to the simplicity&beauty of these environments.Those special places we must preserve&protect,before they are lost forever"
"People travel the world to visit untouched places of natural beauty,yet modern gardens pay little heed to the simplicity&beauty of these environments.Those special places we must preserve&protect,before they are lost forever"
February 22: Dumbo (1941) - dir. Samuel Darmstrong
"I ask ya,why? Just because he's got those big ears. They call him a freak.The laughingstock of the circus!And when his mother tried to protect him,bam! They threw her into the clink! And on top of that, they made him a clown!"
"I ask ya,why? Just because he's got those big ears. They call him a freak.The laughingstock of the circus!And when his mother tried to protect him,bam! They threw her into the clink! And on top of that, they made him a clown!"
February 23: Tangled Ever After (2012) - dir. Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
"It was a magical day and everything went just as we planned."
"Well... almost."
"It was a magical day and everything went just as we planned."
"Well... almost."
February 24: We Are Your Friends (2015) - dir. Max Joseph
"Are we ever going to be better than this?"
"Are we ever going to be better than this?"
February 25: Poirot - The Labours of Hercules (2013)
"And what are your "requirements", monsieur?"
"Time, mademoiselle. Time is all that is required by Poirot."
"And what are your "requirements", monsieur?"
"Time, mademoiselle. Time is all that is required by Poirot."
February 26: Back to School (1986) - dir. Alan Metter
"I think I'm attracted to teachers. Yeah, I took out an English teacher. That didn't work out at all. I sent her a love letter... She corrected it!"
"I think I'm attracted to teachers. Yeah, I took out an English teacher. That didn't work out at all. I sent her a love letter... She corrected it!"
February 27: Love actually (2003) - dir. Richard Curtis
"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.â
"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.â
February 28: Persuasion (2007) - dir.Adrian Shergold
"You pierce my soul. I'm half agony, half hope. Unjust I may have been. Weak and resentful I have been,but never inconstant.I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it 8 years ago"
"You pierce my soul. I'm half agony, half hope. Unjust I may have been. Weak and resentful I have been,but never inconstant.I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it 8 years ago"
February 29: Parasite (2019) - dir. Bong Joon Ho
"They are rich but still nice."
"They are nice because they are rich."
"They are rich but still nice."
"They are nice because they are rich."
March 1: The Hunger Games (2012) - dir. Gary Ross
"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favour."
"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favour."
March 2: Music and Lyrics (2007) - dir. Lawrence
"A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physical attraction. Sex.But then,as you get to know the person,that's the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath. It's the combination of the 2 that makes it magical"
"A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physical attraction. Sex.But then,as you get to know the person,that's the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath. It's the combination of the 2 that makes it magical"
March 3: Thor (2011) - dir. Kenneth Branagh
"A wise king never seeks out war. But, he must always be ready for it.â
"A wise king never seeks out war. But, he must always be ready for it.â
March 4: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) - dir. Ol Parker
"Thereâs an island, Kalokairi. People used to think if you sailed on from there youâd fall off the edge of the world. That sounds like the place for me."
"Thereâs an island, Kalokairi. People used to think if you sailed on from there youâd fall off the edge of the world. That sounds like the place for me."
March 5: My Fair Lady (1964) - dir. George Cukor
"The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated."
"The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated."
March 6: Winnie The Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2003) - dir. Saul Blinkoff, Elliot M Bour
"Aww, I just love a hoppy ending."
"Aww, I just love a hoppy ending."
March 10: Hotel Chevalier (2007) - dir. Wes Anderson
"Are you running away from me?"
"I thought I already did."
"Are you running away from me?"
"I thought I already did."
March 14: Little Manhattan (2005) - dir. Mark Levin
"Love is an ugly, terrible business practiced by fools. It'll trample your heart and leave you bleeding on the floor. And what does it really get you in the end? Nothing but a few incredible memories that you can't ever shake."
"Love is an ugly, terrible business practiced by fools. It'll trample your heart and leave you bleeding on the floor. And what does it really get you in the end? Nothing but a few incredible memories that you can't ever shake."
March 15: Bridge to Terabithia (2007) - dir. GĂĄbor CsupĂł
"Just close your eyes, but keep your mind wide open."
"Just close your eyes, but keep your mind wide open."
March 17: Mamma Mia! (2008) - dir. Phyllida Lloyd
"Typical isn't it? You wait 20 years for a dad and then three come along at once."
"Typical isn't it? You wait 20 years for a dad and then three come along at once."
March 21: Frozen Fever (2015) - dir. Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
"There's a fine line between chaos..."
" ...and a hullabaloo!"
"There's a fine line between chaos..."
" ...and a hullabaloo!"
March 22: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) - dir. Robert Mulligan
âShoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit âem, but remember itâs a sin to kill a mockingbird.â
âShoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit âem, but remember itâs a sin to kill a mockingbird.â
March 23: Mary Queen of Scots (2018) - dir. Josie Rourke
"Should you murder me, remember you murder your sister. And you murder your queen."
"Should you murder me, remember you murder your sister. And you murder your queen."
March 24: Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020) - dir. Tony Tilse
âWherever you go, Miss Fisher, trouble follows.â
âWherever you go, Miss Fisher, trouble follows.â
March 25: Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017) - dir. Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers
"Please! I know your hungry, but I need to have at least one tradition for my best friends. The fate of the world depends on it!"
"Please! I know your hungry, but I need to have at least one tradition for my best friends. The fate of the world depends on it!"
March 26: See You in Montevideo (2014) - dir. Dragan Bjelogrlic
"Football is a great, great passion. And pain."
"Football is a great, great passion. And pain."
March 28: Downton Abbey (2019) - dir. Michael Engler
"Will you have enough clichés to get you through the visit?"
"If not, I'll come to you."
"Will you have enough clichés to get you through the visit?"
"If not, I'll come to you."
March 29: Liberal Arts (2012) - dir. Josh Radnor
"You think it's cool to hate things, and it's not. It's boring. Talk about what you love, and keep quiet about what you don't."
"You think it's cool to hate things, and it's not. It's boring. Talk about what you love, and keep quiet about what you don't."
March 31: Les Misérables (2012) - dir. Tom Hooper
"I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving."
"I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving."
April 1: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - dir. Quentin Tarantino
"Most important thing in this town is, when you're making money, you buy a house in town. You don't rent. Hollywood real estate means you live here. You're not just visiting, not just passing through."
"Most important thing in this town is, when you're making money, you buy a house in town. You don't rent. Hollywood real estate means you live here. You're not just visiting, not just passing through."
April 2: Colette (2018) - dir. Wash Westmoreland
"You found me when I knew nothing. You molded me to your own designs, to your desires. And you thought that I could never break free. Well, youâre wrong. Claudine is dead now,sheâs gone. You betrayed her. And I have outgrown her."
"You found me when I knew nothing. You molded me to your own designs, to your desires. And you thought that I could never break free. Well, youâre wrong. Claudine is dead now,sheâs gone. You betrayed her. And I have outgrown her."
April 3: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - dir. Martin McDonagh
"My daughter, Angela, was murdered seven months ago. It seems to me the police department is too busy torturing black folks to solve actual crime."
"My daughter, Angela, was murdered seven months ago. It seems to me the police department is too busy torturing black folks to solve actual crime."
April 4: The Greatest Showman (2017) - dir. Michael Gracey
"The noblest art is that of making other people happy."
"The noblest art is that of making other people happy."
April 6: The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015) - dir. Guy Ritchie
"Oh, and you have a new codename. Rather a good one: U.N.C.L.E."
"Oh, and you have a new codename. Rather a good one: U.N.C.L.E."
April 7: Vita & Virginia (2018) - dir. Chanya Button, DoP Carlos De Carvalho
"I can get the sensation of seeing you now and then, but then I find you going off. How little we know anyone. Only movements. Gestures. Nothing connected, continuous, profound."
"I can get the sensation of seeing you now and then, but then I find you going off. How little we know anyone. Only movements. Gestures. Nothing connected, continuous, profound."
April 8: Isle of Dogs (2018) - dir. Wes Anderson
"The path favored by Mayor Kobayashi is cruel and unscientific. For a thousand years, these resilient animals have loved, served and protected us. Now, in their time of greatest need, we forsake them again?"
"The path favored by Mayor Kobayashi is cruel and unscientific. For a thousand years, these resilient animals have loved, served and protected us. Now, in their time of greatest need, we forsake them again?"
April 9: The Bookshop (2017) - dir. Isabel Coixet
"A good book is the precious distillation of a master's spirit, embalmed and preserved for the purpose of achieving a life beyond life, which is why it is undoubtedly a necessary commodity."
"A good book is the precious distillation of a master's spirit, embalmed and preserved for the purpose of achieving a life beyond life, which is why it is undoubtedly a necessary commodity."
April 10: Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) - dir. Mike Newell
"I discovered, to my joy, that it is life and not death that has no limits."
"I discovered, to my joy, that it is life and not death that has no limits."
April 11: The Prestige (2006) - dir. Christopher Nolan
âYouâre looking for the secret but you wont find it, because of course youâre not really looking. You donât really want to know. You want to be fooled.â
âYouâre looking for the secret but you wont find it, because of course youâre not really looking. You donât really want to know. You want to be fooled.â
April 12: Quartet (2012) - dir. Dustin Hoffman
"Opera is: when a guy's stabbed in the back, instead of bleeding, he sings. It seems to me, after much research, that rap is when a guy is stabbed in the back, and instead of bleeding, he talks. Rrhythmically, even with feeling."
"Opera is: when a guy's stabbed in the back, instead of bleeding, he sings. It seems to me, after much research, that rap is when a guy is stabbed in the back, and instead of bleeding, he talks. Rrhythmically, even with feeling."
April 13: Interstellar (2014) - dir. Christopher Nolan
"We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt."
"We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt."
April 14: Begin Again (2013) - dir. John Carney
"You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their playlist."
"You can tell a lot about a person by what's on their playlist."
April 15: Tolkien (2019) - dir. Dome Karukoski
"I made stories. Legends. After all, what is language for? Itâs not just the naming of things, is it? Itâs the lifeblood of a culture, a people."
"I made stories. Legends. After all, what is language for? Itâs not just the naming of things, is it? Itâs the lifeblood of a culture, a people."
April 16: A Royal Affair (2012) - dir. Nikolaj Arcel
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles."
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles."
April 18: Sleeping Beauty (2011) - dir. Julia Leigh
"Rise up and walk, none of your bones are broken."
"Rise up and walk, none of your bones are broken."
April 19: West Side Story (1961) - dir. Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise
"Could it be? Yes it could. Somethingâs coming, something good, if I can wait. Somethingâs cominâ, I donât know what it is, but it is gonna be great!"
"Could it be? Yes it could. Somethingâs coming, something good, if I can wait. Somethingâs cominâ, I donât know what it is, but it is gonna be great!"
April 20: A Little Princess (1995) - dir. Alfonso CuarĂłn
"I am a princess. All girls are! Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags, even if they arenât pretty,or smart, or young,theyâre still princesses - all of us! Didn't your father ever tell you that?"
"I am a princess. All girls are! Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags, even if they arenât pretty,or smart, or young,theyâre still princesses - all of us! Didn't your father ever tell you that?"
April 21: Love in the Afternoon (1957) - dir. Billy Wilder
"I'm against violence. In my opinion, there's too much shooting in the world, and not enough love."
"I'm against violence. In my opinion, there's too much shooting in the world, and not enough love."
April 22: The Two Popes (2019) - dir. Fernando Meirelles
"Did Jesus build walls? His face is a face of mercy. The bigger the sinner, the warmer the welcome. Mercy is the dynamite that blows down walls."
"Did Jesus build walls? His face is a face of mercy. The bigger the sinner, the warmer the welcome. Mercy is the dynamite that blows down walls."
April 23: The Princess Bride (1987) - dir. Rob Reiner
"That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back."
"That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day she realized she truly loved him back."