Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 12

OK folks, final week of the game, following a paltry turnout for last week's admittedly tough quote from Nosferatu the Vampyre. Let's see if you all can't go out on a positive note for the round. I honestly hope you can, because if not this could end up going into sudden-death overtime, and I haven't come up with how that'll work yet. Anyway, the quote:

“Oh, you don’t know how good it is to hear my family laughing again. You know, for a while there I was really worried.”

So if you know it, don't be shy- submit your guess to this e-Mail address no later than 11:59 Eastern on Wednesday. Good luck, and check back next week to see if a winner has been determined.

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 11

Source of last week's quote: A Hard Day's Night! Good job, everyone who got it.

This week's quote: "Seal this room for official investigation. And bring me my horse. I have much to do. Now!"

Your quest: to identify the quote.
Deadline: next Wednesday, 11:59 PM Eastern.
Where to submit guesses: this e-Mail address.

Good luck!

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 9

Last week's quote was from Chungking Express. Get it? Got it. Good.

Gonna keep it simple this week:

"You're working for me now."

You all know the drill. Guesses in by 11:59 next Wednesday, submit everything to this address. Good luck!

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 8

You may have noticed that I changed the quotation in my profile a month or so ago. While I sometimes like to change things up around here in the interest of keeping it fresh, this time there was an actual method to my madness. The reasoning behind the change was because I intended to post a Famous Last Words quote from Orson Welles' F for Fake (which I did last week), and I didn't think it would be a good idea to provide any unnecessary hints. I guess my plan worked out, since very few people actually guessed the quote correctly. Congrats to those who did.

Now for this week's quote, another twofer:

“Where do you want to go?”
“Wherever you want to take me.”

Easier? We'll find out soon enough. Submit your guesses to this e-Mail address. Remember, all submissions are due no later than 11:59 PM EST Wednesday. Good luck!

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 7

Last week's quote was from Martin Ritt's Hud, in case you didn't recognize it. Here's this week's quote:

“To the memory of that great man who will never cease to exist, I offer my apologies, and wish you all- true and false- a very pleasant good evening.”

What silver-tongued devil could have signed off on such a flowery note? Submit your guesses to this e-Mail address. Remember, guesses are due no later than Wednesday at 11:59 pm. Good luck!

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 6

Last week's quote was from Cronenberg's Crash (1996). Here's this week's:

“This world is so full of crap, a man’s gonna get into it sooner or later whether he’s careful or not.”

Submit all guesses to famouslastwords@nerve.com by 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Good luck!

Famous Last Words- Round 2, Week 5

FYI, last week's quote was from Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men. Here's this week's:

“I think I’m all right.”
“Maybe the next time, darling. Maybe the next time."

Submit your guesses to famouslastwords@nerve.com. Remember, all submissions due by Wednesday at midnight. Good luck!

Famous Last Words: Round 2, Week 4

Last week's quote was from the Joseph L. Mankiewicz version of Sleuth, btw. Here's this week's quote.

"What's your name?"
"Davis."
"Mine's McCardle. . . well, so long."
"So long."

E-mail guesses to this e-Mail address by 11:59 PM Eastern on Wednesday. Good luck!

Movie Moment #35, plus Famous Last Words

Also this week:

Oscar nominations!- predictions and response. Also, a reaction to Jonny Greenwood's There Will Be Blood score getting tossed out by the music branch.

The Top 10 Worst Hairdos in Movie History, Part 1 and Part 2- I was lucky enough to draw Woody and Bill in Kingpin and the Leningrad Cowboys in all of their onscreen adventures.

DVD Digest for January 22, 2008- DVD of the Week: Criterion's This Sporting Life. Coming in second: Jessica Simpson in Blonde Ambition.

Trailer Roundup: Defiance. Paranoid Park. Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Finally, Famous Last Words is still alive and kicking over at Screengrab, but all of my buddies from the first round are still invited to play along. To that end, I'm cross-posting the quotes here. The current round is in its third week, but you still have plenty of time to catch up. Especially now that we have three prizes.

Last week's quote was from Ghost Dog, by the way. Not that the Jarmusch piece I posted was meant to serve as a hint or anything. Anyway, here's this week's quote:

"Be sure and tell them it was just a bloody game."

Submit guesses to famouslastwords@nerve.com. Remember, all submissions must be in by 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday.

When Good Directors Go Bad #18 + Famous Last Words Round 2, Week 2

Although strangely enough, I probably feel more affection for this week's selection than any of those I've chosen for the series thusfar. Funny, that.

Also this week:

YouTube Cabinet of Curiosities: Candy From Castro- from the titanically strange If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? The only thing to say is... holy crap.

PTA's Milkshake: Damn Right, It's Better Than Yours- because every article about a big-name auteur can only be improved by a dated reference to an overplayed five-year-old song.

DVD Digest for January 15, 2008- featuring the Postwar Kurosawa box set, Syndromes and a Century, a bunch of classics, and for those of you with a great deal more money than sense, Good Luck Chuck and Mr. Woodcock.

Trailer Roundup Review: Fool's Gold. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Leatherheads.

Finally, I'm going to cross-post Famous Last Words here for those who can't access the Screengrab site for various reasons. The two major difference between the original game and its new Screengrab incarnation are: (a) answers must now be submitted by 11:59 PM on WEDNESDAY instead of Saturday, and (b) the new address for submissions is famouslastwords@nerve.com. Otherwise, pretty much the same.

Last week's quote was from GoodFellas, in case you were wondering. Here's this week's quote:

"The end is important in all things."

Good luck!

Movie Moment #34

Hey, remember those times when I only had one or two posts to link to from a given week? Those were the days, my friend...

Yesterday's Hits: Love Story- love of cinema means never having to say you're sorry that the hits of your parents' generation kinda suck.

FYC: Supporting Actresses Not Named Blanchett or Ryan- in celebration of StinkyLulu's Supporting Actress Blogathon.

DVD Digest for January 8, 2008- because you've got to fill a 10-post-per-week quota somehow.

Trailer Roundup: Hancock. Semi-Pro. Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula.

Anf finally, as previously announced I've moved Famous Last Words over to Screengrab. FOr this round, we're going by the same rules, but with a different deadline and e-mail address. Here's this week's quote, which mostly serves to test the waters:

"I'm an average nobody... get to live the rest of my life like a schnook."

Guesses due in by Wednesday at 11:59 pm. Send guesses to this new address. Good luck!