Pic of the Day: ♫ “It’s the circle of life / And it moves us all / Through despair and hope / Through faith and love / Till we find our place / On the path unwinding / In the circle / The circle of life.” ♫ (25th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I don’t care what they’re talkin’ about. All I want is a nice, fat recording.” (45th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “What kind of a band is this, anyway?” “You gotta be under twenty-five.” “We could pass for that.” “You gotta be blonde.” “We could dye our hair.” “And you gotta be girls.” “We could…” “No, we couldn’t!” (60th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?” (30th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Time will pass. Only time. And time will come. A time will come, when we can no longer name what it is that unites us. The name will gradually fade from our memory. Then it will disappear entirely.” (60th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Well, well. So this is Dodge City, huh? Sort of smells like Fort Worth, don’t it?” “Oh, that’s not the city you smell. That’s you! We better get you to a bathtub before somebody shoots you for a buffalo.” (80th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Dr Jones, wasn’t it the Sultan of Madagascar who threatened to cut off your head if you ever returned to his country?” “No, it wasn’t my head.” “Then your hands, perhaps?” “No, it wasn’t my hands. It was my… my misunderstanding.” (35th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I am to charge you with a holy crusade.” “For the record, I work in an abortion clinic.” “Noah was a drunk. Look what he accomplished. And no one’s even asking you to build an ark. All you have to do is go to New Jersey, and visit a small church on a very important day.” “New Jersey? That doesn’t sound like much of a crusade.” “Aside from the fine print, that’s it.” “What’s the fine print?” “Stopacoupleofangelsfromenteringandthusnegatingallexistence.” “Wait, wait, wait. Repeat that.” “Stop a couple of angels from entering and thus negating all existence. I hate when people need it spelled out for them.” (20th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Let’s just stick to the plan. The plan is for the gold, right?” “Hold on, we can help these people first, and then we can be on our way.” (20th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I want to talk to you.” “The last time we talked, Mr. Dodd, you reduced me to tears. I promise you, it won’t happen again.” (65th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I came to an old, dark house, and a voice called to me… a lovely, sweet voice.” (75th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: ♫ “Now I gotta cut loose / Footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes / Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees / Jack, get back, come on before we crack / Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose” ♫
Pic of the Day: “There was only one night game a year. On the Fourth of July, the whole sky would brighten up with fireworks, giving us just enough light for a game. We played our best then, because I guess we all felt like the big leaguers, under the lights of some great stadium.”
Pic of the Day: “This horse has got a leg like iron; he’s gonna be all right, son.” (40th Anniversary)
Mike’s Top Ten of 1999
In my mind, 1999 is one of the golden years of cinema. There are so many amazing movies that came out this year. And while it’s probably not all-time historically one of cinema’s absolute best years (though time is really the only judge of that), it’s the fact that it’s bolstered by a lot of movies from my childhood that makes me consider it as such.
This is also one of those years where I feel like most of us have at least 3-5 movies exactly the same on all of our top ten lists. Though I will also say, the other 3-5 are ones that feel hyper-specific to me and me alone. I doubt anyone but me would have this particular list as my top ten. Especially since you could go like 30 deep this year and get an amazing list out of it.
This is also one of the landmark years for a lot of reasons, most notably because the action genre was completely revolutionized this year and special effects took a giant leap forward. We also got a groundbreaking horror film, Star Wars came back, and, if you’re my age, there’s like 20 movies this year that you specifically remember from growing up that, in some way, had huge impacts on your life. It’s a really great way to end a decade/millennium. (more…)
Pic of the Day: ♫ “When destiny calls you / You must be strong / I may not be with you / But you’ve got to hold on / They’ll see in time / I know / We’ll show them together / ‘Cause you’ll be in my heart / Believe me, you’ll be in my heart / I’ll be there from this day on, / Now and forever more” ♫ (20th Anniversary)
Mike’s Top Ten of 1998
This is such a great year. This year is right around when I started getting into step with movies and seeing stuff as it came out rather than later on. 1998-1999 are those years I culturally came into my own. So there’s stuff here I remember seeing at the time that… okay, maybe as a 10 year old I probably shouldn’t have been watching, but it helped turn me into the person I am today in regard to watching stuff. So there’s that.
There’s also some real heavy hitters this year. And a few that I just adore from having grew up with them that might not be consensus choices for “best films of 1998.” But that’s what makes the 90s so good. That’s the decade that’s most personal to me. 1995-2004 is probably the ten year stretch that’s most influenced by my growing up and most personal to me in terms of the choices.
This is also, now that I look at it, kind of a weird year. There’s a lot of mainstream studio stuff here that other people might not think is particularly good. So maybe it really isn’t that strong a year and just feels that way because it’s such a big part of my youth. Whatever. I love it, and that’s all that really matters. (more…)
Pic of the Day: ♫ “Can’t buy me love, love / Can’t buy me love / I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright / I’ll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright / Cos I don’t care too much for money, and money can’t buy me love.” ♫ (55th Anniversary)
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