Gone With The Bushes

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!  Put a little more in there, Cowboy." American Beauty (1999) directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley and Mena Suvari Next Time: Harlan County, USA (1976)

"Sarcasm is the refuge of losers." Little Miss Sunshine (2006) directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton and starring Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin. Next Time: American Beauty (1999)

"And why we didn't fly, I'll never know." The Poseidon Adventure (1972) directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley and Roddy McDowell   Next Time: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

"Fix me a drink George.  I think I'm developing some pains myself." The Killing (1956) written and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Marie Windsor, James Edwards and Timothy Carey. Next Time: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

"There's too much air in your glass." Rope (1948) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger. Next Time: The Killing (1956)

“I won’t be a girl, I won’t be weak and silly. I’ll be a boy, rough and hard!" Sylvia Scarlett (1935) Directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne and Edmund Gwenn. Next Time: Rope (1948)

“I don’t have to live by stinking rules set for ordinary people.” Valley of the Dolls (1967) directed by Mark Robson and starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Lee Grant and Susan Hayward.   Next Time: Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

"Tommy can you hear me?" Tommy (1975) written and directed by Ken Russell and starring Ann-Margaret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey, Elton John and Tina Turner. Next Time: Valley of the Dolls (1967)

"Feed the French.  Kill the Germans" The Dirty Dozen (1967) directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Trini Lopez, Donald Sutherland and Clint Walker. Next Time: Tommy (1975)

"The important thing is the effort, not what we achieve." Persona (1966) written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann. Next Time: The Dirty Dozen (1967)

“There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose” The French Connection (1971) directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider and Tony Lo Bianco Next Time: Persona (1966)

"He'd kill us if he got the chance." The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr and Robert Duvall. Next Time: The French Connection (1971)

"Is there an abortionist on this train?" Travels With My Aunt (1972) directed by George Cukor and starring Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr, Robert Stephens, Cindy Williams and José Luis Vázquez Next Time: The Conversation (1974)

"She may be his wife, but she's engaged to me." Libeled Lady (1936) directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. Next Time: Travels With My Aunt (1972)

"The longer they play, the more they lose." Casino (1995) directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. Next Time: Libeled Lady (1936)

"They call me Mister Tibbs!" In the Heat of the Night (1967) directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Beah Richards and Jester Hariston. Next Time: Casino (1995)

"There are 1,000 truths.  It's a matter of perspective." Cache (2005) written and directed by Michael Haneke and starring Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Benichou, Annie Girardot and Walid Afkir. Next Time: In The Heat of the Night (1967)

"My school is the streets.  And looking down the barrel of a pointed revolver is my teacher.” Murder By Death (1976) directed by Robert Moore and starring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Nivens, Maggie Smith, Peter Sellers, Nancy Walker, James Cromwell, Richard Narita and Estelle Winwood. Next Time: Cache (Hidden) (2005)

"The rats don't run this city.  We do." Willard (1971) directed by Daniel Mann and starring Bruce Davison, Sondra Locke, Elsa Lanchester and Ernest Borgnine. Next Time: Murder By Death (1976)

"I don't know if you're talking about God or LSD." Rachel, Rachel (1968) directed by Paul Newman and starring Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington and Estelle Parsons Next Time: Willard (1971)

"Eat the cake Anna Mae." What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993) starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis and Vanness Bell Calloway. Next Time: Rachel, Rachel (1968) 

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"Who wants to be in the hospital for Christmas?" A Dream For Christmas (1973) directed by Ralph Senensky and starring Hari Rhodes, Beah Richards, Lynn Hamilton, Robert DoQui and Juanita Moore Next Time: The Best of 2022

"Call it my woman's intuition, if you will.” North by Northwest (1959) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau Next Time: A Dream For Christmas (1973)

"Kids. Probably the same everywhere." Three Days of the Condor (1975) directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson and Max Von Sydow. Next Time: North By Northwest (1959)