tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post794603047398362822..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: PROFESSOR ARTHUR CHIPPING’S MADDENINGLY DETAILED, PURPOSEFULLY VAGUE, FITFULLY OUT-OF-FOCUS BACK TO SCHOOL MOVIE QUIZDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-48140949481269226612012-12-18T09:41:46.468-08:002012-12-18T09:41:46.468-08:00Can I still submit my answers? I want to change my...Can I still submit my answers? I want to change my "Incomplete" to an "F".<br />http://coolbev.blogspot.com/2012/12/chips-ahoy.htmlBeveridge D. Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236771609113409521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-15689741435122763022012-11-19T18:15:21.040-08:002012-11-19T18:15:21.040-08:0031) Have your movie collection habits changed in t...31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?<br /><br />A few years ago, when my ex-wife and I separated, my movie collection was halved. As I've been gradually rebuilding my collection, I realized that my attempt to get as many classics and serious movies as possible had resulted in what a woman I dated rightly called a sad bastard collection; most of the comedies I had were nabbed by my ex, and my copies of movies like 21 Grams and A Very Long Engagement have been collecting dust for years. So I decided that I didn't have to replace every last Very Important Movie, and if I want to buy Predator 2 on Blu-ray for $7.50 then, by God, I'm going to buy Predator 2 on Blu-ray for $7.50.<br /><br />32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br /><br />Ghost Dad, directed by Sidney Poitier.<br /><br />33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)<br /><br /> Cave of Forgotten Dreams<br /><br />34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?<br /><br />It'd have to be Nick Nolte as Han Solo, because it inspired this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MmLo91A7HI<br /><br />35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies <br /><br />Vertigo and Mulholland Drive, Orpheus and Wings of Desire, All That Jazz and Synecdoche, New York<br /><br />36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they? <br /><br />Paul Lynde, Ivan the Terrible and LexG.<br /><br />37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...) <br /><br />Erik Estrada!Andrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-31453096059504989132012-11-19T18:14:57.119-08:002012-11-19T18:14:57.119-08:0020) Favorite film of 1991
My Own Private Idaho
2...20) Favorite film of 1991<br /><br />My Own Private Idaho<br /><br />21) Second favorite John Sturges movie<br /><br />Bad Day At Black Rock<br /><br />22) Favorite celebrity biopic<br /><br />It's weird to think of Raging Bull as a "celebrity biopic," but it is a biopic and LaMotta was famous, so there it is.<br /><br />23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production<br /><br />The first one that comes to mind is Red Dragon. It's the best of Thomas Harris' books featuring Hannibal Lecter, and we already had proof, with Manhunter, that it could make for a pretty great movie. But Brett Ratner's bland direction wastes both the script and one of the best casts ever assembled, and the awkward attempts to create more screen time for Anthony Hopkins results in scenes getting shoehorned into the movie that make little or no narrative sense. It's watchable, but I can't help being disappointed by what a huge missed opportunity it is.<br /><br />24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no?<br /><br />It's beautifully shot, but I found it dramatically inert. However, it's been ten years since I saw it, and I've found myself thinking about it here and there over the past few years. The Criterion Blu-ray is tempting, and I'm sure it would at least look fantastic on our TV, but I'm hesitant to spend thirty bucks to find out that it's no better than I remember, or perhaps even worse.<br /><br />25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br /><br />Julie Christie and Warren Beatty in McCabe and Mrs. Miller. Something about covering them in all that dirt and grit and stripping them of any glamor - Christie as a Cockney whore (using her real accent) and Beatty as a dopey grifter who, nevertheless, has got poetry in him - makes them sexier and more real than any of their star vehicles (Shampoo, where Beatty also plays a schmoe, is almost as sexy).<br /><br />26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)<br /><br />REDRUM<br /><br />27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.<br /><br />When Yoda went from puppet to CGI character in Attack of the Clones. It was the moment when practical effects officially became retro, the idea that a character that had been beloved for over twenty years was now a flaw that had to be improved. It was a solution that nobody was asking for.<br /><br />28) Favorite pre-Code talkie<br /><br />The Public Enemy<br /><br />29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)<br /><br />Nosferatu<br /><br />30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)<br /><br />1900Andrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-49659187984399663362012-11-19T18:13:13.580-08:002012-11-19T18:13:13.580-08:009) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsessio...9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br /><br />I can’t wait to see Room 237, as daffy as some of the theories it presents about The Shining might be. I first saw the film over 20 years ago, and I think about it almost every day. I’ve read volumes about it, and I’m still capable of being sucked into a 5,000-word essay or 60-minute YouTube video analyzing the film at a moment’s notice.<br /><br />10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation<br /><br />A Turkish one-sheet of Dario Argento’s Inferno, signed by the director. It was Argento who told me it was a Turkish poster, explaining, “In Turkey, they add snake. This not enough. They need snake. Yes, Turkey.”<br /><br />11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br /><br />I nodded off during the last 20 minutes of the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. I can’t think of a more damning review of that turd.<br /><br />12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie<br /><br />Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator<br /><br />13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie<br /><br />This quiz has reminded me of a serious blind spot of mine - I've only seen two Fassbinder movies! The lesser of the two is Querelle.<br /><br />14) Favorite film of 1931<br /><br />City Lights<br /><br />15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie<br /><br />High Sierra<br /><br />16) Favorite film of 1951<br /><br />The Day the Earth Stood Still<br /><br />17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br /><br />Chungking Express<br /><br />18) Favorite film of 1971<br /><br />I put A Clockwork Orange at the top of my '71 list earlier this year. I re-watched it a few months ago, and it's still amazing, but I have to admit that a few scenes dragged in a way that they never had before. It could be that my perspective on it has changed a bit for the worse over the years, or (hopefully) I'm just too familiar with it and waiting a few years before another rewatch will make it fresh again. But for now, I'll go with Harold and Maude.<br /><br />19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie<br /><br />The Wages of FearAndrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-76212751078200347132012-11-19T18:12:19.518-08:002012-11-19T18:12:19.518-08:001) What is the biggest issue for you in the digita...1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?<br /><br />As others, including our host, have pointed out and discussed at length, it would have to be the availability of 35mm prints for art houses, independent cinemas and especially repertory screenings. The squeeze the industry is putting on smaller theatres to convert or die will inevitably result in a lot of smaller cinemas going under, which can only result in more screens devoted to the blockbuster of the week and less screens for more eclectic film programming. This is especially true with repertory cinemas, which will have fewer choices for the forseeable future. Here in New England, I dread seeing the great programming of theaters like the Brattle and the Coolidge affected by the digital conversion, although it appears so far that they’ve been able to use creative means – the Brattle recently borrowed John Landis’ personal print of Schlock – to keep their calendar as diverse as ever.<br /><br />2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies<br /><br />Jack Elam, Sissy Spacek, Jim Broadbent<br /><br />3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical When I was in high school, some friends and I ran our own theatre company (Rushmore wasn’t far from our reality). Once we were having a meeting about what play we should stage next, and a trenchcoat-wearing occult aficionado in the group piped up with “Let’s do Blade as a play!” We laughed at the time, but as the suggestion has stuck with me all these years, I have to admit that it would at least be interesting. Sadly, we never had the audacity to try it, although I remain proud of our production of Barton Fink.<br /><br />4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming<br /><br />Theatrically: Lincoln. A great movie and, as a Spielberg film, surprising in many ways. And so many outstanding beards!<br /><br />On Blu-ray: 3 Women, as puzzling and hypnotic as ever.<br /><br />5) Favorite movie about work<br /><br />The Shining and The Conversation are two great movies about characters who spend too much time on the job. But for a movie set in a traditional workplace, I’d go with Secretary.<br /><br />6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br /><br />I saw Hook on the big screen when I was seven years old, and I was completely enchanted; it was the first movie I asked to see a second time, and if you’d asked me back then, I would have told you it was as good as E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. When I saw it again as an adult, I realized how overproduced and flat much of it is. I still can’t help having some affection for it, though, and Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins are still terrific. And John Williams’ score is one of his best; it deserves a better movie.<br /><br />7) Favorite “road” movie<br /><br />Badlands<br /><br />8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker? Clint’s movies have always reflected his politics, but even movies with overtly conservative elements like Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino are strong enough films that they make a case for virtues like self-reliance (and his obvious contempt for people on welfare) without ever feeling didactic or one-sided. He should probably sit out the next RNC, but he’s a great director, and I don’t want to only watch movies that confirm the correctness of my own politics. I still like Bat Out of Hell, too.<br /><br />9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br /><br />I can’t wait to see Room 237, as daffy as some of the theories it presents about The Shining might be. I first saw the film over 20 years ago, and I think about it almost every day. I’ve read volumes about it, and I’m still capable of being sucked into a 5,000-word essay or 60-minute YouTube video analyzing the film at a moment’s notice.Andrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-88738777613224295142012-11-18T17:06:35.033-08:002012-11-18T17:06:35.033-08:00Correct on "Coockoo-clock." I'm gues...Correct on "Coockoo-clock." I'm guessing Brian Doan's "Shocked!" = Casablanca. "Twinkie" has me stumped, unless it's "Milk" or "Zombieland."Jeff Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556922556611887235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65993343833109602422012-11-18T01:07:33.550-08:002012-11-18T01:07:33.550-08:00OK, no one has compiled these yet, so I went and d...OK, no one has compiled these yet, so I went and did it. Answered the ones I could, with a few wild stabs in the dark as well.<br /><br /><b>Peter Nellhaus, Robert Fiore</b><br />Rosebud -- <i>Citizen Kane</i><br /><br /><b>Sinaphile</b><br />Sandworm -- <i>Dune</i>? (Although part of me wonders if it’s <i>Beetlejuice</i>)<br /><br /><b>Scott Nye</b><br />Elliptical -- ? <br /><br /><b>Patrick</b><br />Mordecai -- <i>Raising Arizona</i><br /><br /><b>Charles Taylor</b><br />Snow – yike. I’ll guess <i>White Christmas</i><br /><br /><b>Jamie Lewis</b><br />Scopolamine -- <i>The Guns of Navarone</i><br /><br /><b>Katherine Wilson</b><br />Abracadabra – Seems like that ought to be easy enough. No clue.<br /><br /><b>Sean Ax</b><br />Professional -- ? <br /><br /><b>Trish</b><br />Swell -- <i>Easter Parade</i>?<br /><br /><b>Julie</b><br />Fetch – She also provided a quote, which I looked up, i.e. I cheated. So I’ll not spoil it for others.<br /><br /><b>Robert Daniel</b><br />Jupiter -- <i>2001</i>?<br /><br /><b>Zod Microbe</b><br />Aqaba -- <i>Lawrence of Arabia</i><br /><br /><b>Mister muleboy</b><br />Loot?!?!? -- ?<br /><br /><b>Larry A.</b><br />Dimple -- ?<br /><br /><b>Dan Leo</b><br />Django -- <i>The Triplets of Belleville</i>?<br /><br /><b>Turafish</b><br />Cooler -- <i>The Great Escape</i><br /><br /><b>Mike Schlesinger</b><br />Mad -- <i>It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World</i>?<br /><br /><b>Leopard13</b><br />Rick’s -- <i>Casablanca</i><br /><br /><b>Jeff Gee</b><br />Cuckoo-clock -- <i>The Third Man</i><br /><br /><b>Matthew David Wilder</b><br />Sociables -- <i>The Music Man</i>?<br /><br /><b>Dr. Mystery</b><br />Almost-not-crazy -- ?<br /><br /><b>Weigard</b><br />Twinkie – no hints from me yet!<br /><br /><b>Tom Block</b><br />Geranium -- ?<br /><br /><b>Mark</b><br />Booooyyyyyyyyyy! -- <i>North by Northwest</i>?<br /><br /><b>Tony Dayoub</b><br />Assassination -- ?<br /><br /><b>Jaime Grijalba</b><br />Cellar -- ?<br /><br /><b>Richard T. Jameson</b><br />Swamplight -- ?<br /><br /><b>Dave S</b><br />Thorwald -- <i>Rear Window</i><br /><br /><b>Dennis Cozzalio</b><br />Haven -- <i>Serenity</i>?<br /><br /><b>Ivan</b><br />Monolith -- <i>2001</i><br /><br /><b>Brian Doan</b><br />Shocked! -- ?Weigardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356550248302531786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-35504786023703591792012-10-20T20:53:35.695-07:002012-10-20T20:53:35.695-07:001) What is the biggest issue for you in the digita...1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?<br />The arrogance of some filmmakers<br /><br />2 2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies<br />Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney, Rondo Hatton<br /><br /> 3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical<br />The Taking of Pelham One Two Three<br /><br /> 4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming<br />Prometheus/The Avengers<br /><br /> 5) Favorite movie about work<br />Office Space<br /><br /> 6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br />Bad Ronald<br /><br /> 7) Favorite “road” movie<br />The Road<br /><br /> 8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?<br />Neither/No<br /><br /> 9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br />The Great Escape<br /><br /> 10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation<br />Pam Grier<br /><br /> 11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br />Yes/During A Dolphin Tale for 30 seconds, just too tired<br /><br /> 12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie<br />Ray Allen in He Got Game<br /><br /> 13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie<br />Don't have a first favorite, sorry<br /><br /> 14) Favorite film of 1931<br />Monkey Business<br /><br /> 15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie<br />They Drive By Night<br /><br /> 16) Favorite film of 1951<br />Strangers on a Train<br /><br /> 17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br />Chungking Express<br /> <br /> 18) Favorite film of 1971<br />The Omega Man<br /> <br /> 19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie<br />Les Diaboliques<br /> <br /> 20) Favorite film of 1991<br />Once Upon a Time in China<br /><br /> 21) Second favorite John Sturges movie<br />The Magnificent Seven<br /><br /> 22) Favorite celebrity biopic<br />Raging Bull<br /><br /> 23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production<br />Batman and Robin<br /><br /> 24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no?<br />Yes (why not?)<br /><br /> 25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br />Out of Sight/ Clooney & Lopez<br /> <br /> 26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)<br />Cooler.<br /><br /> 27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.<br />The T-2000.<br /><br /> 28) Favorite pre-Code talkie<br />Waterloo Bridge<br /><br /> 29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)<br />Freaks<br /><br /> 30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)<br />The Great Escape<br /> <br /> 31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?<br />Yes/I buy more<br /><br /> 32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br />Let's Get Harry by Alan Smithee<br /><br /><br /> 33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)<br />Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron<br /><br /> 34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?<br />Ronald Reagan was almost cast in Casablance<br /><br /> 35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies<br />The Great Escape/The Magnificent Seven<br />The Taking of Pelham One Two Three/Busting<br />Alien/Jaws<br /><br /> 36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they?<br />Don Mattingly, Dana Delaney, My Dad<br /><br /> 37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...)<br />Erik Estradaturafishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285392739078487496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-88476829074732502582012-10-16T11:24:46.050-07:002012-10-16T11:24:46.050-07:00Merci, Monsieur Dennis!Merci, Monsieur Dennis!dave shttp://www.bloody-terror.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-72833775151878593292012-10-16T10:45:13.572-07:002012-10-16T10:45:13.572-07:00Dave S.'s "kinda old-school way" of ...Dave S.'s "kinda old-school way" of submitting his questions wins the All-Time Creative Answer Format honors! (I like your handwriting too, man.)Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-37505929242348160132012-10-16T10:29:43.649-07:002012-10-16T10:29:43.649-07:00My posts are here in a kinda old school sorta way:...My posts are here in a kinda old school sorta way: <br /><br />http://bloody-terror.blogspot.ca/2012/10/slifr-movie-quiz.htmldave shttp://www.bloody-terror.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-26386552898054168742012-10-15T15:39:50.527-07:002012-10-15T15:39:50.527-07:001) What is the biggest issue for you in the digita...1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?<br /><br />Can digital keep it voluptuous?<br /><br />2 2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies <br /><br />Danny Trejo, Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Campbell<br /><br />3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical<br /><br />The Island of Lost Souls<br /><br />4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming<br /><br />Sinister / Broadway (Fejos)<br /><br />5) Favorite movie about work<br /><br />The Shop Around the Corner<br /><br />6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br /><br />Flying Tigers<br /><br />7) Favorite “road” movie<br /><br />Kings of the Road<br /><br />8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?<br /><br />No and No<br /><br />9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br /><br />John Ford<br /><br />10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation<br /><br />Homey don't play dat<br /><br />11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br /><br />Too many times, though fortunately I have stopped doing so at film festivals. It can be a useful self-defense tactic at a terrible movie. <br /><br />12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie<br /><br />Max Baer in The Prizefighter and the Lady<br /><br />13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie<br /><br />The Marriage of Maria Braun<br /><br />14) Favorite film of 1931<br /><br />M<br /><br />15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie<br /><br />Gentleman Jim<br /><br />16) Favorite film of 1951<br /><br />The Thing from Another World<br /><br />17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br /><br />N/A<br /><br />18) Favorite film of 1971<br /><br />McCabe and Mrs. Miller<br /><br />19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie<br /><br />Le Corbeau<br /><br />20) Favorite film of 1991<br /><br />The Double Life of Véronique<br /><br />21) Second favorite John Sturges movie<br /><br />Gunfight at OK Corral<br /><br />22) Favorite celebrity biopic<br /><br />Yankee Doodle Dandy<br /><br />23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production<br /><br />Wind across the Everglades<br /><br />24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no?<br /><br />Da<br /><br />25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br /><br />Mae West and W.C. Fields<br /><br />26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)<br /><br />swamplight<br /><br />27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.<br /><br />"lightning" on the horizon in All the Pretty Horses making me realize the vast potential for fraudulence posed by CGI<br /><br />28) Favorite pre-Code talkie<br /><br />Me and My Gal<br /><br />29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)<br /><br />Voyage à la lune<br /><br />30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)<br /><br />Heimat<br /><br />31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?<br /><br />Having acquired HDTV, no more recording at economy speeds<br /><br />32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br /><br />Chuck Barris, The Gong Show<br /><br />33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)<br /><br />Is The Last Time I Saw Macao a documentary?<br /><br />34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?<br /><br />Everybody is aware of this, but: the slate of bland Warners contract players once considered for the top roles in Casablanca (or was that something Richard Corliss made up?)<br /><br />35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies<br /><br />The Black Book & The Scarlet Empress (I did that)<br /><br />Out of the Past & Gueule d'amour<br /><br />The Woman in the Window & After Hours<br /><br />36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they?<br /><br />Would depend on the eligibility year<br /><br />37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...) <br /><br />potato<br />Richard T. Jamesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-12562361856505346842012-10-15T09:01:18.827-07:002012-10-15T09:01:18.827-07:001) What is the biggest issue for you in the digita...1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?<br /><br />I think that is the pretense pf those who film in digital to pass it as if it was filmed in film, as done with Public Enemies, where the digital filmmaking actually hurt the film more than help it. And then something like "Inland Empire" comes that actually plays with the format, that is a good digital film.<br /><br />2)Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies<br /><br />Boris Karloff, Rita Hayworth, Peter Lorre<br /><br />3)The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical<br /><br />The Cabin in the Woods<br /><br />4)The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming<br /><br />Theatrically: Miguel, San Miguel at FICV<br />DVD: The Beyond<br />Streaming: Werewolf in London<br /><br />5)Favorite movie about work<br /><br />The Shining... All work and no play...<br /><br />6)The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br /><br />"Jumanji" was so fucking stupid.<br /><br />7)Favorite “road” movie<br /><br />Little Miss Sunshine<br /><br />8)Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?<br /><br />As his legacy as a filmmaker no, but as a human being, sure it affects him and makes him despicable. That won't make me hate his films.<br /><br />9)Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br /><br />I don't know, everything is pretty recent on my side. And I'm obsessed with film as a general thing.<br /><br />10)Favorite artifact of movie exploitation<br /><br />Gore, duh.<br /><br />11)Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br /><br />No, never.<br /><br />14)Favorite film of 1931<br /><br />"M"<br /><br />16)Favorite film of 1951<br /><br />"Bakushu"<br /><br />17)Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br /><br />"In the Mood for Love"<br /> <br />18)Favorite film of 1971<br /><br />"A Clockwork Orange"<br /> <br />20)Favorite film of 1991<br /><br />"Europa"<br /><br />22)Favorite celebrity biopic<br /><br />Fuck celebrity biopics.<br /><br />23)Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production<br /><br />There's the film that Hitchcock always wanted to make about ghosts, can't remember the name.<br /><br />25)Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br /><br />Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise?<br /> <br />26)One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)<br /><br />"Cellar"<br /><br />27)Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.<br /><br />The mainstreaming of digital filmmaking, making it accesible for everyone.<br /><br />28)Favorite pre-Code talkie<br /><br />Does "Frankenstein" count?<br /><br />29)Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)<br /><br />My collection is no good, but I do have "Murder!" by Hitchcock.<br /><br />30)Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)<br /><br />"Il gattopardo"<br /> <br />31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?<br /><br />It's too young, not even 10 years old.<br /><br />32)Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br /><br />It still baffles me when I see something "directed by Ice Cube"<br /><br />33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)<br /><br />No doubt that is "Indie Game: the Movie"<br /><br />34)What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?<br /><br />The whole Carrie Fisher casting stuff.<br /><br />35)Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies<br /><br />"Donnie Darko" and "Magnolia"<br />"The Shining" and "The Evil Dead"<br />"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Dr Strangelove"<br /><br />36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they?<br /><br />Three of my best friends that can actually watch it and comment on it.Jaime Grijalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175192502767519362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-84040698871079446142012-10-15T08:31:02.740-07:002012-10-15T08:31:02.740-07:00Ha! I know! I'm kinda shocked at myself myself...Ha! I know! I'm kinda shocked at myself myself! Thanks for the link, Tony!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-50262741742776194982012-10-15T08:28:34.536-07:002012-10-15T08:28:34.536-07:00Dennis, I think this is the first time you've ...Dennis, I think this is the first time you've put your answers up before I've had a chance to.<br /><br />Anyway, my answers are <a href="http://bit.ly/SY7jRx" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-45350603080019255272012-10-13T07:08:08.652-07:002012-10-13T07:08:08.652-07:00Hey, is anybody going to publish a key for the ans...Hey, is anybody going to publish a key for the answers to 26, "One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie"? I'm stumped on more than half of them.Jeff Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556922556611887235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-78994263201719793382012-10-12T08:25:59.533-07:002012-10-12T08:25:59.533-07:00Dennis has inspired me to try my hand at the first...Dennis has inspired me to try my hand at the first PfB movie quiz, even though PfB isn't a viable entity yet, in honor of 12 Hours of Terror coming up next Saturday. But first, I have to provide answers to his...<br /><br />1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?<br /><br />Why is there even a debate? Each has its strengths, and if you choose to work in one medium, play to those. (Even the most vicious critics of "filming" in digital who saw 28 Days Later... on the big screen have to admit that scene where our little troupe are driving by with the field of flowers in the foreground? That POPS, baby. I've never seen colors that vibrant on celluloid.)<br /> <br />2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies<br /><br />Chaney's visage when his mask is stripped away in The Phantom of the Opera<br />Jack Nicholson with that damn handkerchief plastered to his nose in Chinatown<br />The look of utter defeat Frederic Forrest wears in at least half of Hammett<br /><br />3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical<br /> <br />Gummo<br /><br />4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming<br /> <br />Been so long since I've been the movies I'm not sure, but I think A Torinoi Lo<br />Baby Shower<br /><br />5) Favorite movie about work<br /> <br />Fight Club<br /><br />6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br /><br />This list is a mile long. A Nightmare on Elm St. springs to mind most readily.<br /> <br />7) Favorite “road” movie<br /><br />Duel<br /> <br />8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?<br /> <br />(a) not really, since I've kind of assumed he was an arch-conservative ever since the Dirty Harry days<br />(b) of course not. Do Lars von Trier's recent shenannigans make The Kingdom less worth watching?<br /><br />9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession<br /><br />Linda Blair. I've had a crush on her since I was six.<br /> <br />10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation<br /><br />If it really exists, it would be a tape of the call Charlie Sheen made to the FBI in re Guinea Pig 2 in 1990, but I don't think its existence has ever been verified. (And if it does exist, I NEED IT)<br /> <br />11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br /><br />No--I'm way too much of a control freak, and will leave if I feel myself getting that drowsy<br /> <br />12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie<br /><br />Kurt... Kurt... oh, what the hell was that guy's name from Gymkata?<br /> <br />13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie<br /><br />Tenderness of the Wolves (he produced, that counts, right?)<br /> <br />14) Favorite film of 1931<br /><br />M <br /><br />15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie<br /><br />I'm ashamed to admit I've only seen one (but at least the "one" is They Drive by Night)<br /> <br />16) Favorite film of 1951<br /><br />Ace in the Hole<br /> <br />17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br /><br />Someday I'll get round to watching one.<br /> <br />18) Favorite film of 1971<br /> <br />4 Mosci del Velluto Grigio<br /> <br />19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie<br /><br />Have only seen one (but again, at least it's The Wages of Fear)<br /> <br />xterminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272448280908153573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-46875521266294722072012-10-12T07:04:39.044-07:002012-10-12T07:04:39.044-07:00As always, these quizzes are fantastic. My answer...As always, these quizzes are fantastic. My answers are here:<br /><br /><a href="http://kaedrin.com/weblog/archive/002447.html" rel="nofollow">http://kaedrin.com/weblog/archive/002447.html</a><br /><br />Markhttp://kaedrin.com/weblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-25379067346171882912012-10-11T16:34:57.741-07:002012-10-11T16:34:57.741-07:00A couple of corrections to my earlier post: 1900 i...A couple of corrections to my earlier post: 1900 is actually the longest film in my collection (a recent acquisition that slipped my mind). And my mind was further out to sea when I typed Ronald Colman instead of Robert Donat. (Got my Garson leading men mixed up.)mike schlesingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1289454372388347882012-10-09T10:52:28.952-07:002012-10-09T10:52:28.952-07:0020) Favorite film of 1991: “Hearts of Darkness”.... 20) Favorite film of 1991: “Hearts of Darkness”. If documentaries don’t count, then “Flirting”.<br /><br /> 21) Second favorite John Sturges movie: “Mystery Street”<br /><br /> 22) Favorite celebrity biopic: I’m blanking on this one. “Coal Miner’s Daughter”?<br /><br /> 23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production: <br /><br /> 24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no? The answer, definitively, is “no”. As Bill Clinton once put it, “This has to STOP. NOW.”<br /><br /> 25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols: John Wayne & Maureen O’Hara in “Rio Grande”<br /> <br /> 26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. Geranium.<br /><br /> 27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years. It was no one thing but Pulp Fiction took things in a direction that swallowed up a lot of creative energy I would’ve been interested in seeing spent elsewhere. I’m so sick of violence in movies—and of it being seen as the cutting edge—that it’s not even funny.<br /><br /> 28) Favorite pre-Code talkie: This is brutal. “The Public Enemy” maybe.<br /><br /> 29) Oldest film in your personal collection: Probably “The Great Train Robbery” for a complete narrative. I’m sure I’ve got “film” that predates it, though.<br /><br /> 30) Longest film in your personal collection: “Shoah”, though it’s hardly a favorite. “Heimat” if we count TV.<br /> <br /> 31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how? I hang onto some things I don’t like. Not sure why.<br /><br /> 32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name: Can’t think of one now.<br /><br /> 33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year): Jim Benning’s “Landscape Suicide”<br /><br /> 34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote? George Raft turning down the leads in The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and High Sierra<br /><br /> 35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies: Voyage to Italy/Contempt, The Searchers/Kings of the Road, Fish Tank/A Prophet<br /><br /> 36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they? Altman, Mark Rappaport, Oscar Levant<br /><br /> 37) Favorite Mr. Chips. Bar-B-Q. <br />Tom Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391136719449219397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-22687511562343572262012-10-09T10:51:47.000-07:002012-10-09T10:51:47.000-07:00Ever timely, I know.
1) What is the b...Ever timely, I know.<br /><br /> 1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate? Can’t trust the image anymore. See that sunset, that set, that explosion, that makeup, the way that actor just moved his arm? None of it was real; none of it. That’s not directing a film. That’s some cross between graphic designer and traffic cop.<br /><br />2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies. Lorre, Sibirskaïa, Malkovich<br /><br /> 3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical: “Tokyo Story”<br /><br /> 4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming: “Equinox Flower”<br /><br /> 5) Favorite movie about work: “Human Resources”<br /><br /> 6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes. “The Graduate”<br /><br /> 7) Favorite “road” movie: “Kings of the Road”<br /><br /> 8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker? No impact on any count. He hasn’t been a player in my universe since “In the Line of Fire”.<br /><br /> 9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession: Davey Crockett<br /><br /> 10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation. Ummm…What, now?<br /><br /> 11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why? L’Avventura, ca. ’72. Bored shitless.<br /><br /> 12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie: Curtis Cokes in “Fat City” (Sixto Rodriguez was good in it, too.)<br /><br /> 13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie: “Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?”<br /><br /> 14) Favorite film of 1931: “M”<br /><br /> 15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie: “The Roaring Twenties”<br /><br /> 16) Favorite film of 1951: “Bellissima”<br /><br /> 17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie: You would ask that.<br /> <br /> 18) Favorite film of 1971: “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”<br /> <br /> 19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie: “Diabolique”Tom Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391136719449219397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-22625007951000063852012-10-08T11:43:24.026-07:002012-10-08T11:43:24.026-07:0018) Favorite film of 1971
One of my favorites,...<b>18) Favorite film of 1971</b><br /><br /> One of my favorites, and possibly my dad’s favorite of all time, so I’ll go with <i>A New Leaf</i>.<br /><br /><b> 19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movie</b><br /><br />“Favorite American remake of a foreign film”<br /> <br /> <b>20) Favorite film of 1991</b><br /><br />A whole lot of comedies I love that year. I guess <i>What About Bob?</i> wins by a baby step.<br /><br /><b>21) Second favorite John Sturges movie</b><br /><br />After <i>The Great Escape</i> would come <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>.<br /><br /><b>22) Favorite celebrity biopic</b><br /><br /><i>Till the Clouds Roll By</i> -- if you’ve got to have a celebrity biopic, there might as well be music!<br /><br /><b>23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production</b><br /><br /><i>The Stupids</i>. If someone had realized the potential of the material, this could be a classic comedy. Instead, it’s (mostly) sitcom stars doing double takes.<br /><br /><b>24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no?</b><br /><br />I don’t know anything about it, so I suppose that’s a “yes” for now.<br /><br /><b>25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols</b><br /> <br />Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in <i>To Catch a Thief</i>.<br /><br /><b>26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)</b><br /><br />Well, the obvious word is the title, and after that it gets a little more obscure, so good luck!<br /><br />Twinkie<br /><br /><b>27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.</b><br /><br />Maybe <i>The Rock</i>. As far as I can tell, it started a trend of nonstop intensity over believability and suspense, and emoting rather than acting. And just plain LOUD. It makes my ears hurt.<br /><br /><b>28) Favorite pre-Code talkie</b><br /><br /><i>Trouble in Paradise</i><br /><br /><b>29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)</b><br /><br /><i>The General</i> (1926)<br /><br /><b>30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)</b><br /> <br />Well, if LOTR doesn’t count, then probably the TV miniseries of <i>The Company</i> (286 min).<br /><br /><b>31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?</b><br /><br />I buy fewer movies because they’re “good” – I often end up not watching them, or watching them on TV when they happen to come on. Instead, I buy a few comfort films that I enjoy watching over and over.<br /><br /><b>32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name</b><br /><br />“Favorite film feline not named ‘Baby’ “<br /><br /><b>33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)</b><br /><br /><i>Pianomania</i>. I was quite impressed that the subtle differences in sound could be captured, even on my archaic TV.<br /><br /><b>34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?</b><br /><br />I don’t know many, but Tom Selleck potentially as Indiana Jones does make me laugh.<br /><br /><b>35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies</b><br /><br /><i>The Gospel According to St. Matthew</i> and <i>Jesus of Montreal</i><br /><br /><i>Flying Down to Rio</i> and <i>Silk Stockings</i><br /><br /><i>Diva</i> and <i>Drive</i><br /><br /><b>36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they?</b><br /><br />Bob Hope (got to be some fun stories there)<br />David Niven (for the occasional bon mots)<br />Thelma Ritter (because she’s Thelma Ritter)<br /><br /> 37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...) <br /><br />“Favorite movie President of the United States”Weigardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356550248302531786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-2415626161195221302012-10-08T11:38:01.379-07:002012-10-08T11:38:01.379-07:001) What is the biggest issue for you in the digita...<b> 1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate?</b><br /><br />Small town theaters that will have to close because they can’t afford the conversion.<br /><br /><b>2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies</b><br /><br />Jimmy Durante<br />Walter Matthau<br />Thelma Ritter<br /><br />I think I have a thing about noses. And Thelma Ritter.<br /><br /> <b>3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical</b><br /><br /><i>Down with Love</i><br /><br /><b>4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming</b><br /><br />Theater: <i>Brave</i>. Enjoyable, but it just seemed all over the place, tossing in princess story conventions so they could be turned upside down, but it never felt like anything was really right side up.<br />DVD: <i>One for the Money</i>. Not profound, but I thought it was pretty fun. Did they change the ending? I really didn’t remember that.<br />Streaming: <i>For the Bible Tells Me So</i>. Pretty good, although I wish they had addressed issues a little more and the specific individuals in the piece a little less.<br /><br /><b>5) Favorite movie about work</b><br /><br /><i>Casino Royale</i> -- just another day in the life …<br /><br />Oh, OK. I don’t know that it’s <i>about</i> work, but it plays an important part in <i>Mon Oncle</i>.<br /><br /><b>6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes</b><br /><br /><i>It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World</i>. Feels too forced now, and with a surprisingly off sense of timing, considering the great comedians in there.<br /><br /><b>7) Favorite “road” movie</b><br /><br />Technically, more of a “river” movie -- <i>The African Queen</i><br /><br /><b>8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?</b><br /><br />Still haven’t seen it, and would prefer not to, from what I’ve heard. I don’t think it would affect my impression of his films, but I don’t know if I’d view him quite the same way.<br /><br /><b>9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession</b><br /><br />Musicals. Love ‘em. Bring on <i>Les Mis</i>!<br /><br /><b>10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation</b><br /><br />I’m surprised how upset I am that I cannot find my <i>Star Wars</i> novelization – not that I’m planning on reading it again.<br /><br /><b>11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?</b><br /><br />Not since I was a kid. My folks took me to a drive in double feature of <i>Tora! Tora! Tora!</i> and <i>The French Connection</i> when I was about 7. I think subtitles were too much for my young brain.<br /><br /><b>12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie</b><br /><br />I’m afraid I must concur with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in <i>Airplane!</i><br /><br /><b>13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie</b><br /><br />Well, I’ve never seen one. But just to make sure I have something to contribute on all these questions I can’t answer, I’ll suggest some questions for a future quiz (that I could answer!). How about “Last film you went to at the theater but walked out before the end?” (assuming anyone would do such a thing!)<br /><br /><b>14) Favorite film of 1931</b><br /><br /><i>City Lights</i><br /><br /><b>15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie</b><br /><br />Well, #1 would be <i>Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.</i>, but … say, as a corollary to that previous question, “Most recent DVD/Bluray you didn’t bother watching to the end?”<br /><br /><b>16) Favorite film of 1951</b><br /><br />No <i>Bedtime for Bonzo</i> yet? No, not from me either – mine is <i>The African Queen</i>.<br /><br /><b>17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie</b><br /><br />“Favorite musical performance by an actor/actress not really a singer”Weigardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356550248302531786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-35106011868138626432012-10-05T19:04:13.206-07:002012-10-05T19:04:13.206-07:005) Favorite movie about work
First one that ...5) Favorite movie about work<br /><br />First one that came to mind was Glengarry Glen Ross.<br /><br /> 6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes<br /><br />The Graduate maybe. Loved, loved, loved it as a preteen/teenager. Not so sure that I still do. The second half really is kind of lame except for the awesome songs.<br /><br /> 8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker?<br /><br />No. And no.<br /><br /> 11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why?<br />Yes. Broken Embraces in New York a couple of years ago. I was really tired.<br /><br /> 12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie<br /><br /> <br /> 17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie<br />Probably Fallen Angels.<br /> <br /> 22) Favorite celebrity biopic<br />Citizen Kane<br /><br /> 25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br />Shields and Atkins<br /><br /> 32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br />People are always surprised when I tell them that De Palma directed the first Mission Impossible. Incidentally, it's also his best film.Scooter Burbanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-80785148873166977802012-10-05T14:47:01.310-07:002012-10-05T14:47:01.310-07:0023) Name a good script idea which was let down ei...23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production<br /><br />William Friedkin's Rampage could have been much more interesting if the bizarre shifts in tone hadn't been handled so flatly. <br /><br />24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no?<br /><br />Yes, though I'm not in a hurry to revisit it. <br /><br /><br />25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols<br /><br />Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<br /> <br />26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself)<br /><br />A little cheat here. I'm turning three words into one because the character says it as if it's one word: "Almost-not-crazy."<br /><br /><br />27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years.<br /><br />Terminator 2 was not the first film to use CGI and far from the first sequel, but almost everything at the multiplex for the last several years owes its existence to that film's success. <br /><br /><br />28) Favorite pre-Code talkie<br /><br />Scarface (Hawks)<br /><br /><br />29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus)<br /><br />The Kid (Chaplin)<br /><br /><br />30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr)<br /><br />Berlin Alexanderplatz (Fassbinder), if it's not cheating to put a mini-series here. If it is, than Altman's Short Cuts is the longest in my personal collection.<br /> <br /> 31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how?<br /><br />Between the four great local video stores that have somehow managed to keep making a profit in Austin, Texas, where I live, and streaming content, I buy far fewer movies than I used to. I tend to collect music and books on a much more regular basis. <br /><br /><br />32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can name<br /><br />I still think John Huston was a bizarre choice for Annie. <br /><br /><br />33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year)<br /><br />Last Days Here (Argott, Fenton)<br /><br />34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote?<br /><br />I read somewhere that Cary Grant requested the part of The Uncle in The Innocents but was turned down by Jack Clayton in favor of Michael Redgrave. As much as I love Cary Grant, I think Clayton made the right choice, if that anecdote is factual. <br /><br /><br />35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies<br /><br />Dawn of the Dead (Romero)/Rio Bravo (Hawks)<br /><br />Mikey & Nickey (May)/Celine and Julie Go Boating (Rivette)<br /><br />Beware of a Holy Whore (Fassbinder)/Mulholland Drive (Lynch)<br /><br /><br />36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they? <br /><br />John Waters, Werner Herzog, and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark<br /><br /><br />37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...) <br /><br />I have to admit I haven't seen a single Mr. Chips adaptation.<br />Dr. Mysteryhttp://www.faceplant.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com