Just you and me together. ibid. Lisa to Billy
Essex Boys? She done the lot of us. ibid. Billy’s commentary
One more time. Come on, man. The Cincinnati Kid 1965 starring Edward G Robinson & Steve McQueen & Ann Margret & Tuesday Weld & Rip Torn & Karl Malden & Joan Blondell & Midge Ware & Jack Weston et al, director Norman Jewison, kid to McQueen
I don’t need to mark cards to beat you, pal. ibid. McQueen
There’s always a Kid, isn’t there? ibid. Lancey Howard
Lancey, you have been the man for a long time. ibid. Shooter
Remember what you said about cheating yourself? ibid. Melba
No limit. No string bets. ibid. Shooter
You know, kid. You’re the best stud poker player I’ve seen in thirty-five years of action. ibid. Lancey
Women are a universal problem in our business. ibid. Lancey
Just the two of us, kid. ibid.
Gets down to what it’s all about, doesn’t it? Making the wrong move at the right time. Like life, I guess. ibid.
You’re trying too hard, man. You just ain’t ready for me yet. ibid. kid
This is the Persian Empire known today as Iran. For twenty-five hundred years this land was ruled by a series of kings, known as Shahs. In 1950 the people of Iran elected Mohammad Mosaddegh, the secular democrat, as prime minister ... But in 1953 the US and Great Britain engineered a coup d’etat that deposed Mosaddegh. Argo 2012 starring Alan Arkin & Ben Affleck & Bryan Cranston & John Goodman & Tate Donovan & Clea DuVall & Christopher Denham & Scoot McNairy & Kerry Bishe & Rory Cochran & Victor Garber, director opening commentary
The United States’ government has just sanctioned a science fiction movie. ibid. boss
The Iran Hostage Crisis ended on January 20 1981, when all remaining hostages were released. They spent 444 days in captivity. ibid.
Your mam’s not getting any younger. We’re entering a funny phase in our life, son. Some might even say a dangerous phase. The Acid House 1997 starring Maurice Roeves & Stephen McCole & Garry Sweeney & Jenny McCrindle & Simon Weir & Iain Andrew & Kevin McKidd & Michelle Gomez & Tam Dean Burn & Ewen Bremner & Martin Clunes & Jemma Redgrave et al, director Paul McGuigan, father to son
I’m getting a wee bit fed up with all this self-justification ... I made you cunts in my own image ... That cunt Nietzsche was wide of the mark when he said I was dead. I’m not dead. I just didn’t give a fuck. ibid.
God – the cunt’s gonna turn us into an insect. ibid. Bob
What is it about posh cunts and fucking parks? ibid. Acid House short story
3,200 Years Ago: After decades of warfare Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, has forced the kingdoms of Greece into a loose alliance. Only Thessaly remains unconquered. Agamemnon’s brother Menelaus, King of Sparta, is weary of battle. He seeks to make peace with Troy, the most powerful rival to the emerging Greek nation. Achilles, considered the greatest warrior ever born, fights for the Greek Army. But his disdain for Agamemnon’s rule threatens to break the fragile alliance apart. Troy 2004 starring Brad Pitt & Eric Bana & Orlando Bloom & Rose Byrne & Peter O'Toole & Diane Kruger & Brian Cox & Sean Bean & Julie Christie & Saffron Burrows et al, director Wolfgang Petersen, opening caption
Will our actions echo across the centuries? ibid. commentary
Good day for the crows. I like your land. I think we’ll stay. ibid. Agamemnon
I wouldn’t be bothering with the shield then would I? That’s why no-one will remember your name. ibid. Achilles to boy
Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn’t that be a sight? ibid. Achilles to Agamemnon
Is there no-one else? Is there no-one else? ibid. Achilles to Thessalian king
I have made many mistakes this week. ibid. Helen to Paris
You’d let Troy burn for this woman? ibid.
We’re sending the largest fleet that ever sailed. A thousand ships. ibid. Odysseus to Achilles
This war will never be forgotten. Nor will the heroes who fight in it. ibid.
I knew they would come for you long before you were born. ibid. Thetis to Achilles
Your glory walks hand in hand with your doom. ibid.
Do not mock the gods. ibid. Priam to Hector
War is young men dying and old men talking. ibid. Odysseus to Achilles
History remembers kings not soldiers. ibid. Agamemnon to Achilles
Before my time is done I will look down on your corpse and smile. ibid. Achilles to Agamemnon
This is about power not love. ibid. Hector to Helen
At night I see their faces. All the men I’ve killed. ibid. Achilles to Patroclus
We men are wretched things. ibid.
The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal. ibid. Achilles to Briseis
No father ever had a better son. ibid. Priam to Hector
It never ends. ibid. Briseis to Achilles
Let me place two coins on his eyes for the boatman. ibid. Priam to Achilles
Let Troy burn! ibid. Agamemnon
If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. ibid. commentary
Keep teasing me like that, you’re going to drive me crazy. Hard Candy 2005 starring Ellen Page & Patrick Wilson & Sandra Oh & Jennifer Holmes & Erin Kraft & Gabe Kerr & Cori Bright et al, director David Slade, him to her
Jeff, play time is over. Now it’s time to wake up. ibid. her to him
Cameras, computers, they let you hide, don’t they? It’s so safe. ibid.
It’s just so easy to blame a kid, isn’t it? ibid.
[discovers photographs] This is what they make those federal laws for, Jeff. This is actually sick. ibid.
You’re going to be sorer than you’ve ever been before. ibid. castrates him