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Get out of here! Go back to Rome. You’re young and the world is yours. I’m old. I don’t want to hear you talk anymore. I want to hear others talking about you. Don’t come back. Don’t think about us. Don’t look back. Don’t write. Don’t give in to nostalgia. Forget us all. If you…
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As Gregor Sansa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. Was he an animal, that music could move him so? He felt as if the way to the unknown nourishment he longed for was coming to light. Written by Franz Kafka in 1912, Metamorphosis is…
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“Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” – Esther Smith Meeting him across the lawn for the first time would be so ordinary. I don’t want to be just introduced to him. I want it to be something strange and romantic and something I’ll always remember. – Esther Smith Gosh, Miss Esther, I hope I’m not…
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Truman: “Good morning, oh and in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!” Released in 1998 and starring Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show” plays on the paranoia of always being watched and manipulated and brings that to life. Rather than just paranoia, it is the reality for Truman, who, since…
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Ever hear of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? That was our crowd. – Jennifer Jennifer: You know, I lighted it [the fire] with a match, Wally. From now on, I’m going to be a just simple, helpful wife. Wallace: *Turning to his friend, Dudley* Dudley, I can’t take a helpful wife. What…
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Gil Shepherd : He’s [Tom Baxter] fictional. You wanna waste time with a fictional character? I mean, you’re a sweet girl. You deserve a human. Cecilia : But Tom’s perfect. Gil Shepherd : Yeah, but he’s not real. What good is perfect if the man’s not real? Tom Baxter : I can learn to be…
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“Dear Keyes, I suppose you’ll call this a confession when you hear it… Well, I don’t like the word confession, I just want to set you right about something you couldn’t see because it was smack up against your nose.” Released in 1944 and directed by Billy Wilder, “Double Indemnity” contemplates the idea of the…