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Thank you for being part of the conversation. This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 597 With Author Brian Abrams You Talkin To Me? Iconic movie lines have long dominated pop culture \u2014 a simple line in a film can turn into its own entity, almost outliving the film itself! Brian Abrams explores this phenomenon in \u201cYou Talkin\u2019 to Me?\u201d: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes (Workman Publishing; September 26, 2023; Paperback; $19.99), an endlessly fascinating look at classic Hollywood movie quotes from Casablanca to Dirty Harry and The Godfather to Mean Girls.

\u201cYou Talkin\u2019 To Me?\u201d is an exploration of how dialogue can transcend context and impact culture, define actors\u2019 careers, and become cemented in the modern lexicon.

Beginning with the 1920\u2019s with the first feature-length film with sound, The Jazz Singer, which introduced the likes of \u201cWait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain\u2019t heard nothin\u2019 yet\u201d, \u201cYou Talkin\u2019 to Me?\u201d dives into each era of film thereafter, granting readers an intimate look into films we love, films we forgot, or films we\u2019ve never seen yet have somehow heard time and time again.

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