Movies That Everyone Should See: “Scarface”

Tony Montana: Me, I want what’s coming to me.

Manny Ribera: Oh, well what’s coming to you?

Tony Montana: The world, chico, and everything in it.

Fogs’ Movie Reviews has won the 2013 Lammy Award for Best Running Feature!

Just a quick post to let everyone know that FMR has won the 2013 Lammy Award for Best Running Feature for my series Movies That Everyone Should See. 😀

I wanted to thank everyone who voted, and let everyone know how much this means to me. Movies That Everyone Should See is the “heart and soul” of FMR, without a doubt. I work on those pieces extremely hard, and I take more pride in them than just about anything else I do here. I’m especially overwhelmed by the number of votes I received in this category… so honestly, thank you all so much!

Congratulations also go to The Droid You’re Looking For (Fun with Netflix Viewer Reviews), The Cinematic Katzenjammer (DVD Court), And So It Begins (In Character), and Cinematic Corner (Visual Parallels)! Be sure to check them out!

Thanks also to Nicole at The Madlab Post, who did a very cool presentation video (below)!

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Planet of the Apes”

Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Dog Day Afternoon”

ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Rear Window”

In 1954, Alfred Hitchcock released a movie about a man laid up after an injury, who may or may not have witnessed one of his neighbors disposing of a dead body. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly, two of the biggest stars he would ever work with, it would become one of the biggest hits of his career and go down in history as one the finest movies he ever made. It’s a film that’s not merely a murder mystery, but one absolutely rife with subtext.

“Rear Window”.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Jaws”

In 1975, a film was released that would change the business of Hollywood, launch the career of one of the most beloved directors of all time, and become one of the most famous movies ever made. It created a worldwide phenomenon, gave us an unforgettable theme, and made countless people afraid to swim in the ocean.

That film, of course, was “Jaws”.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Bull Durham”

Crash Davis: Well, he really hit the shit outta that one, didn’t he?

Nuke LaLoosh: I held it like an egg…

Crash Davis: Yeah, and he scrambled the son of a bitch. Look at that, he hit the &#%$ing bull! Guy gets a free steak! You having fun yet?

Nuke LaLoosh: Oh, yeah. Havin’ a blast.

Crash Davis: Good.

Nuke LaLoosh: God, that sucker teed off on that like he knew I was gonna throw a fastball!

Crash Davis: He did know.

Nuke LaLoosh: How?

Crash Davis: I told him.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “The English Patient”

Almásy: What do you love?

Katharine: What do I love?

Almásy: Say everything.

Katharine: Hm, let’s see… Water. Fish in it. And hedgehogs; I love hedgehogs.

Almásy: And what else?

Katharine: Marmite – I’m addicted. And baths. But not with other people. Islands. Your handwriting. I could go on all day.

Almásy: Go on all day.

Katharine: My husband.

Almásy: What do you hate most?

Katharine: A lie. What do you hate most?

Almásy: Ownership. Being owned. When you leave, you should forget me.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Superbad”

Fogell: Yo guys! Sup?
Seth: Fogell, where have you been, man? You almost gave me a goddamn heart attack. Let me see it. Did you pussy out or what?
Fogell: No noooo, man. I got it; it is flawless. Check it!
Evan: [examining the fake ID] Hawaii. All right, that’s good. That’s hard to trace, I guess. Wait… you changed your name to… McLovin?
Fogell: Yeah.
Evan: McLovin? What kind of a stupid name is that, Fogell? What, are you trying to be an Irish R&B singer?
Fogell: Naw, they let you pick any name you want when you get down there.
Seth: And you landed on McLovin…
Fogell: Yeah. It was between that or Muhammed.

Movies That Everyone Should See: “Lawrence of Arabia”

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”

― T.E. Lawrence, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”