tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post199078673665088783..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: DENNIS COOPER'S FOREIGN FILM POP QUIZDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-3332319662310996712010-05-26T11:54:35.703-07:002010-05-26T11:54:35.703-07:00I can fill in a few gaps:
1. Star Wars
14. The El...I can fill in a few gaps:<br /><br />1. Star Wars<br />14. The Elephant Man<br />15. Equilibrium<br />16. Die HardDavid B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01705756305673301289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-61516287920691870172010-05-24T13:18:32.413-07:002010-05-24T13:18:32.413-07:00Damn you, Dennis! I have homework to do here.
I o...Damn you, Dennis! I have homework to do here.<br /><br />I only guessed five of these (which match your list) and mostly by studying the actor names. If they had been exclusively westerns it might've been a different story. This book tops my summer reading list... <a href="http://icanhaz.com/western-amerykanski" rel="nofollow">http://icanhaz.com/western-amerykanski</a>p.sagahttp://pedestriansaga.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-69266559976936491432010-05-21T14:20:25.437-07:002010-05-21T14:20:25.437-07:00Tee hee!<i>Tee hee!</i>Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65670224268973608512010-05-20T18:28:44.976-07:002010-05-20T18:28:44.976-07:00Doug at MT: I just cannot muster the energy to see...Doug at MT: I just cannot muster the energy to see Ridley Scott's <i>Robin Hood</i>. I'd much rather watch Errol Flynn or Douglas Fairbanks again.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72248205905115421722010-05-20T18:27:54.295-07:002010-05-20T18:27:54.295-07:00Damn you, Flickhead... damn you!
Here are my answ...Damn you, Flickhead... <i>damn you!</i><br /><br />Here are my answers with the gaps left where they occur. ???s accompany those that I'm not entirely sure of.<br /><br />1) <br />2) THE SHINING<br />3) SHUTTER ISLAND<br />4) SCOOBY-DOO<br />5) TERMS OF ENDEARMENT<br />6) STAR 80<br />7) I can suss of 20th CENTURY FOX and ROBERT ZEMECKIS on this poster, but nothing rings a bell<br />8)<br />9) THE PIANIST<br />10) JAWS<br />11) GHOSTBUSTERS<br />12) <br />13)<br />14)<br />15)<br />16) LAST MAN STANDING (???)<br />17) <br />18)<br />19) CLOSE ENCOUNTERS/THIRD KIND<br />20) A.I. (???)<br />21) THE BOOK OF ELI<br />22) <br />23) PLANET OF THE APES<br />24) ALIEN<br />25) ALIEN (???)<br />26) SILENT HILL (???)<br />27) 50 FIRST DATES<br /><br />I promise, I did not look on Dennis's comments or use any outside sources (search engines, IMDb) to come up with these. Anybody wanna help me fill in the gaps?Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-5452207696580329822010-05-20T09:06:50.652-07:002010-05-20T09:06:50.652-07:00As we say in the library business, no book is old ...As we say in the library business, no book is old until you've read it. And a movie is not old until you've seen it so often it holds no more surprises or pleasure for you. Doug Faribank's "Robin Hood" is a newer movie than the Ridley Scott version if you've seen the latter but not the former.Doug at Melodrama Tonighthttp://bentinmelodrama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72419451249126526582010-05-19T17:30:31.794-07:002010-05-19T17:30:31.794-07:00"Once again it’s my pleasure to introduce a l...<i>"Once again it’s my pleasure to introduce a little more hump day fun into your office experience, thus making your day even less productive, but perhaps more enjoyable, than it would have been otherwise."</i><br /><br />That's awfully considerate of you, Dennis.<br /><br />But... <i>wait!</i>... What office?!? I'm retired!<br /><br /><i>SUCKA!</i>Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.com