Book: Movie Quotes for All Occasions

Book: Movie Quotes for All Occasions

Posted on February 1, 2018 at 12:05 pm

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“Round up the usual suspects.” “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” “There’s no place like home.” The movies are so much a part of our lives, so much a part of us, that we can’t help quoting them. James Scheibli’s new book, Movie Quotes for All Occasions: Unforgettable Lines for Life’s Biggest Moments, is a treasure trove of gems from the movies, and it is already an Amazon best-seller.

What makes this book special is the way it matches the quotes, to the occasions where they are most apt — graduations, weddings, office pep talks, sports pep talks, and even sadness and loss. And Scheibli has some great selections, both the familiar to the unexpected, the classics (“Rocky,” of course, “Citizen Kane,” ) to the far-from-classics (“Hellboy,” “Never Back Down,” “Two for the Money,” “Vanilla Sky”). It also includes recommended films, behind-the-scenes details, and some unexpected trivia.” Every page is a delight.

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Movie Quote App for iPhone and Android

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:00 am

The free MovieQuoter mobile app is now available for iOS and Android devices, allowing users to search its 150,000+ movie quote database, share those quotes with their friends, and even make personalized memes using their own pictures combined with their favorite quotes.

Download MovieQuoter for iPhone/iPad here:  MovieQuoteroniTunes

Download MovieQuoter for Android devices here: MovieQuoteronGooglePlay

Founder Bill Deacon said, “With MovieQuoter, we have established a place where fans can connect, celebrate, relive and share their favorite movie quotes from films like The Godfather, The Hangover, The Dark Knight, Caddyshack, Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Goodfellas, Forrest Gump, Taxi Driver and The Social Network.  These are just a small sampling of the films featured in our more than 150,000 quote database that we will continue to expand with suggestions from our community.”

Features include:

•    Meme Creator allowing users to caption their photos with movie quotes

•    Look up over 150,000 movie quotes – by quote, movie, actor, or character

•    Share memes and quotes via Facebook, Twitter, email, and text

•    Share memes to friends’ walls on Facebook

•    Rate, favorite, and comment on quotes

 

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What Makes a Movie Line So Quotable?

Posted on April 21, 2012 at 3:56 pm

The Huffington Post reports on a new computer analysis of the movies’ most quotable lines of dialog.

he study’s authors compiled scripts from 1,000 movies, and identified, using IMDb, Google and Bing, the lines from those movies that are quoted and remembered the most today. They paired each memorable line with other lines of similar length, voiced by the same character in the same scene, then ran each pair through a computer program to identify linguistic trends.

“Our goal is to understand what general features of language will tell you how memorable a quote will be,” fifth-year Ph.D. student Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil, one of the study’s authors, told the Huffington Post.

The features that emerged were widespread applicability, straightforward syntax and distinctive diction.

If you think this brings us a step closer to computer-generated movie scripts, you’re on the same wavelength as Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil.  Not that it could make them any more formulaic than much of what is currently produced in Hollywood.

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