The Charm of Making: Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha

"Fight, and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... our FREEDOM!!!'

Blazing Saddles is about as non-politically correct as Springtime for Hitler & it may not be to the liking of a large portion of the audience of today but that doesn't stop the laughs: you just have to be willing to take Blazing Saddles for the Mel Brooks comedy it is.

General Broulard: "Colonel Dax! You will apologize at once or I shall have you placed under arrest!" Colonel Dax:" I apologize... for not being entirely honest with you. I apologize for not revealing my true feelings. I apologize, sir, for not telling you sooner that you're a degenerate, sadistic old man. And you can go to hell before I apologize to you now or ever again! "

"They Live While We Sleep"

"I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you."

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL 9000: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Stanley Kubrick, probably one of the most influential and creative film directors in the history of the film industry, has a knack for making you really take note of everything you see. Full Metal Jacket was psychological, showing you in vivid detail a gritty side of war, with the mental psyche of the characters being tormented to the...

“It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.” Rear Window is possibly Hitchcock’s best film, and as far as suspense films go, it’s one of the best, if not the best to date. Made back in 1954, it stars James Stewart as Jeff, a photographer recovering from a broken leg. Housebound, he resorts to spying on his neighbours across the street from his apartment with a pair of binoculars to pass the time. When he...

“And remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!” The Birds, a 1963 suspense film, was both directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starred Tippi Hedren as a rich, slightly obnoxious and arrogant woman who meets a man called Mitch (Rod Taylor) in a pet store. After Melanie mocks him, he leaves, but Melanie, intrigued by him, decides to track him down. When she finds him however, strange things start to happen, as...