The Sheila Variations

Dracula

But of course!!

I wasn't too fond of the movie, but it is a memorable line.

What about Francis Coppola's remake with Keanu Reeves doing what it is pretty much the worst British accent ever, in history, anywhere?

The remake was absolute trash, outside of Gary Oldman.

Well, and Wynona Ryder's heaving busoms. OK, that was quite trashy, but still yummy. She doesn't trump moral (and espcially not legal) authority anymore, but she did back then.

And I believe the line is "I do not drink...wine." (Wine being pronounced "vine" if the Dracula in question is Bela Lugosi rather than, say, Christopher Lee.)

Anyone see the movie "Ed Wood"?

Johnny Depp in a great performance as Ed Wood, and Martin Landau in an unforgettable performance as Bela Lugosi. Landau is unbelievable.

Tom Waits as Renfield in Coppolla's version was just about the only redeeming thing in the film. It was almost comedic.

Any mention of Martin Landau makes me think of him in Tucker:

"When I was a kid, my mother used to say, 'don't get too close to people or you'll catch their dreams.' It was only years later that I realized it was 'germs': don't get too close or you'll catch their germs."

Tucker! He was great in that.

Landau always makes me think of he and James Dean rooming together in NYC in the early 50s, and taking those famous moody photographs of each other, in ripped sweaters, with bare light bulbs burning. They both look so COOL. They are out-of-work and not-famous-yet.

But Ed Wood is great. Bela Lugosi is addicted to morphine, and a shut-in - when Ed Wood comes into his life and puts him into all of his terrible movies.

It's kind of a campy movie but in the middle of it is this great performance by Martin Landau

Winona Ryder's accent sucked in that movie, too. The whole thing was pretty damn bad - but yes, Tom Waits was quite entertaining.

"Take me away...from...all this...death." Ouch.

Personally, I don't if I'd even admit to remembering lines from that movie myself, Emily, even if I did, which I don't.

Keanu Reeves is pathologically incapable of ever being anyone other than Ted Theodore Logan:

"Dude, strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

Emily, oh, I shivered with revulsion at remembering that line - and how it was said!

Keanu Reeves was great in Parenthood as well (which was, basically, the same part as Ted):

"You know, Mrs. Buchman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father."

Keanu Reeves should be prohibited by law from appearing in anything remotely dramatic.

True. I just can't wait for him to ruin the upcoming Constantine. Him and the hacks responsible for the screenplay.

I'm a bitter, bitter man.

Lucky for me I came in late, or I might have embarrassed myself by picking "Barflies." Anyone remember that Mickey Rourke tour de force? All I wanted to do was take a shower afterwards.

Ahhh...Hank Chinaski. I love that guy, the drunken bum. And Faye Dunaway was amazing in that movie.

If you wanted to take a shower afterwards, Charles Bukowski was staying true to character.

At the time, Winona's heaving bosom certainly did hold my rapt attention. And Gary Oldman was fairly spectacular, as usual...

Okay, how about: "I never drink...vine. And I never smoke...shit."

Also: "Children of the night!...Shut up!"

"Eddee...let's shoot this facker!"