There’s nothing like the smell of spring. Scarlet Street 1945 starring Edward G Robinson & Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea & Margaret Lindsay & Jess Barker & Rosalind Ivan & Arthur Loft & Charles Kemper & Russell Hicks & Samuel S Hinds et al, director Fritz Lang, Chris
Time for Kitty to be in bed. ibid. her to him
That’s the important thing – feeling. ibid. him to her
I’m not crying, you fool, I’m laughing. ibid. her to him
Murder never solved anything. ibid. hack on train
That car that just passed us exploded! Touch of Evil 1958 starring Charlton Heston & Janet Leigh & Orson Welles & Joseph Calleia & Akim Tamiroff & Joanna Cook Moore & Ray Collins & Dennis Weaver & Val de Vargas & Mort Mills & Victor Millan & Lalo Rios et al, director Orson Welles, him to her
You’ve been seeing too many gangster movies. ibid. Leigh to Mr Grandi
We’re wasting our time around here. ibid. Welles in striptease joint
The police from the Artistic Heritage Unit recovered two precious 16th century sculptures attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. I’m Not Scared 2003 starring Giuseppe Cristiano & Mattia di Pierro & Giulia Matturo & Aitana Sanchez-Gijon & Dino Abbrescia & Diego Abatantuono & Fabio Tetta & Stefano Biase & Fabio Antonacci et al, director Gabriele Salvatores, television news
Throughout the whole region the search continues for little Filippo, kidnapped in Milan. The police are following new leads which seem to be promising. ibid.
This isn’t a hole. It’s where you go when you die. ibid.
We’re the Sweeney, shithead, and you’re nicked! The Sweeney 2012 starring Ray Winstone & Ben Drew & Hayley Atwell & Steven Mackintosh & Paul Anderson & Alan Ford & Damian Lewis & Allen Leech & Steven Waddinton & Carolin Chikezie et al, director Nick Love, Regan
The problem is a significant number of legal cases mounting against your unit. ibid. CI Lewis
I hold you alone responsible for what happened. For my wife. You’re a dinosaur. ibid.
Your price is dependent on the quality of information. Complicit 2013 starring David Oyelowo & Arsher Ali & Rupert Proctor & Wahab Sheikh & Asheq Akhtar & Kaleem Janjua & Nasser Memarzia & Olivia Sparks & Paul Ritter & Denise Gough et al, director Niall MacCormick, spy to Mr Omar
I believe there’s a compelling case that a plot is now underway, yes. ibid. spy to committee
If my intelligence is right, we could have Ricin on the way to the UK right now. ibid. spy
The Director General has no option but to present this to the Home Secretary as a case of one bad apple. ibid. boss
During the 1980s the Medellin Cartel smuggled 15 tons of cocaine a week, worth more than $400 million, into the United States. The majority entered the country through southern Florida. The Infiltrator 2016 starring Bryan Cranston & John Leguizamo & Benjamin Bratt & Diane Kruger & Yul Vazquez & Ruben Ochandiano & Juliet Aubrey & Amy Ryan & Olumpia Dukakis & Joe Gilgun et al, director Brad Furman, caption
What if we chased the money, took it to the bad guys, the real power at the top? ibid. Bob
The economy is addicted to drugs. ibid. baddie
A feeling of nothingness … What am I doing here? … The whole thing is a con game. House of Games 1987 starring Lindsay Crouse & Joe Mantegna & Steven Goldstein & Ricky Jay & Mike Bussbaum & J T Walsh & Lilia Skala & William H Macey et al, director David Mamet, patient to shrink Margaret
I’ll tear up your friend’s marker if you help me out. ibid. Mike to Margaret
I’m a con man. That’s what I am. A criminal. ibid. him to her
Ray: I need our six thousand bucks … I’ve got a brilliant idea. I’m gonna make us rich.
Frenchie: How you gonna make us rich? Rob a bank? Small Time Crooks 2000 starring Woody Allen & Tracey Ullman & Elaine May & Elaine Stritch & Hugh Grant & Michael Rapaport & Tony Darrow & Jon Lovitz & Brian Markinson & George Grizzard & Kristine Nielson et al, director Woody Allen
Ray: How’d you know that? That’s fantastic. How’d you guess that? ibid.
OK so we got off to a shaky start. ibid. him to her
It’s complicated. We keep getting lost. ibid.
Your accountants are in Venezuela. ibid.
The hotel business is about strangers. Dirty Pretty Things 2002 starring Chiwetel Ejiofor & Audrey Tautou & Sergi Lopez & Sophie Okonedo & Benedict Wong & Damon Younger & Paul Bhattacharjee & Darrell D'Silva et al, director Stephen Frears, Juan to Okwe
He had his kidney removed in the hotel, yes? ibid. Okwe
For you and I there is only survival. ibid. him to her
Because we are the people you don’t see: we are the ones who drive your cabs, clean your rooms and suck your cocks. ibid.
My name is Joy. I’m about five foot three, measurements 36-24-36 and English. My little baby’s name’s Johnnie. Poor Cow 1967 starring Carol White & Terence Stamp & John Bindon & Queenie Watts & Kate Williams & Laurie Asprey & James Beckett & Ray Barron & Hilda Barry & Kenneth Campbell & Ron Clarke et al, director Ken Loach
I don’t like fresh air. It’s not good for the skin. ibid. White to Stamp
12 years is certainly a long time but it’s not the end, eh. Please, love, try and face it. ibid.
Oh God, I’ve never felt so lonely in all my life. We’ve two chairs. And our little coffee table. ibid.
He’s lying on the floor and I’ve had to kick his fucking head in. Nil By Mouth 1997 starring Ray Winstone & Kathy Burke & Charlie Creed-Miles & Laila Morse & Edna Dore & Chrissie Cotterill & Jon Morrison & Jamie Foreman et al, director Gary Oldman, gang chat offloading boxes
I’ll fucking kill you, you cunt. ibid. Ray
I’m a mug. I’m a cunt. You know what I’m like. I love ya. ibid. Ray
One day I’ll surprise you and write something good. In a Lonely Place 1950 starring Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame & Frank Lovejoy & Art Smith & Carl Benton Reid & Martha Stewart & Jeff Donnell & Robert Warwick & Morris Ankrum & William Ching et al, director Nicholas Ray, Dixon at bar
Do you look down on all women or just the ones you know? ibid. bird
Just lie still and inhale. ibid. her to him
I was born when she kissed me, I died when she left me, I lived a few weeks when she loved me. ibid. her to him & him to her
Behold from afar it gleams like a jewel. But walk within the shadow of its walls and what do you find? Filth, squalor, misery. Pool of London 1951 starring Leslie Philips & James Robertson Justice & Earl Cameron & Bonar Colleano & Susan Shaw & Renee Asherson & Moira Lister & Max Adrian & Joan Dowling & Michael Golden & Alfie Bass, director Basil Dearden, docks bloke
You wonder why one man’s born white and another isn’t. And how about God himself – what colour’s He? ibid. Johnny
I’ve just finished ballasting the body. Which means you fill it with things you have. Man Bites Dog 1992 starring Benoit Poelvoorde & Remy Belvaux & Jenny Drye & Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert & Malou Madou & Andre Bonzel et al, directors Remy Belvaux & Andre Bonzel & Benoit Poelvoorde
‘He was such a cheerful little boy.’ ibid. mother
I once buried two Arabs in a wall over there. Facing Mecca of course … ibid.
I believe in sharing, no problem. ibid.
Little guys don’t make waves. If you kill a whale, you get Greenpeace and Jacques Cousteau on your back. But wipe out sardines, and you get a canning subsidy. ibid.