tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post2477256431345928823..comments2024-03-18T00:41:13.588-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: SISTER CLODAGH'S SUPERFICIALLY SPIRITUAL, AMBITIOUSLY AGNOSTIC LAST-RITES-OF-SPRING MOVIE QUIZDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-21872212213874347892013-05-14T21:36:46.259-07:002013-05-14T21:36:46.259-07:00Posting this on behalf of my colleague Kevin (aka ...Posting this on behalf of my colleague Kevin (aka Jack Deth) is today sent over my way, Dennis.<br /><br />#1/ ‘Lilies of the Field (Most touching) ‘The Trouble with Angels’ (Funniest)<br /><br />#2/’The Train’. Followed closely by ‘Seconds’.<br /><br />#3/Bill Bendix. A Hollywood staple through the 1940s and 50s.<br /><br />#6/ Tough one! Anne Savage<br /><br />#7/’The Thing from Another World’ on the family B&W Zenith.<br /><br />#8/ ‘Winds Across the Everglades’. A great looking Audobon nature film with Burl Ives gave me nightmares after seeing it.<br /><br />#9/Robert Mitchum. No one plays “Doomed with nowhere else to go” like he does. See ‘Out of the Past’ and ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle and discover a master at work!<br /><br />#11/ Toss up between ‘The Giant Claw’ from the 1950s. And its unintended 1982 Larry Cohen sequel, ‘Q’.<br /><br />#12/Emily Blunt<br /><br />#14/ A scene in ‘The Professionals’ where Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster are sitting and discussing tactics. And a horse in the background is taking a dump.<br /><br />#16/ John Huston’s ‘Heaven Knows Mr. Allison’.<br /><br />#18/ The very early on “Cattle Call” mass audition sequence to “On Broadway” in ‘All That Jazz’. A masterpiece of editing and music!<br /><br />#19/ ‘Ball of Fire’ with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck’.<br /><br />#23/ Phil Silvers<br /><br />#26/ Budd Boetticher: King of low budget, Randolph Scott western.<br /><br />#27/ Lose the shaky cam! Relax and let nature, sunlight and clouds add to a scene and make it even better.<br /><br />#31/ ‘The Parallax View’. Still one of the best conspiracy flicks of the qo70s and beyond.<br /><br />#32/ ‘The Ninth Configuration’. Great film. Awful title. With some of Stacy Keach’s best work under William Peter Blatty’s screenplay and direction.<br />Followed closely by Michael Mann’s ‘The Keep’.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-70706394137767523322012-07-19T09:25:14.657-07:002012-07-19T09:25:14.657-07:00Here you go:
http://cinevistaramascope.blogspot.c...Here you go:<br /><br />http://cinevistaramascope.blogspot.com/2012/07/headless-eels-gay-marxists-and-last.htmlAndrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-485599198860286512012-07-14T23:12:32.187-07:002012-07-14T23:12:32.187-07:00Not a response to this quiz, but I thought you mig...Not a response to this quiz, but I thought you might enjoy this one on comic book movies, asking people involved in making comic books:<br /><br />http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2012/07/once_a_fan_always_a_fan_portla.htmlWeigardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356550248302531786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-19054753341718491752012-05-23T14:26:51.245-07:002012-05-23T14:26:51.245-07:0020) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow? Harlow
21) Movie m...20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow? Harlow<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming? I’m embarrassed to admit I haven’t seen a movie in a theater since The King’s Speech.<br /><br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion: I know it suffers from its Oscar win, and its general tone of Masterpiece Theater, but I thought the depiction of the religious convictions of the one runner in Chariots of Fire was nicely done.<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton? Not wild about either, but Skelton helped the young Johnny Carson, so I’ll give him the nod.<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal: The Ince/Hearst/Davies/Parsons scandal, as laid out in The Cat’s Meow.<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter): Creole!<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat: Charm<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no? I like the idea that people were still so taken with the Stooges that they put all the work and money needed into making a movie based on a new version of them. That kind of obsessive love can’t be dismissed easily. On the other hand, trying to reproduce something that must have been unique, because otherwise so many people wouldn’t still care about it so much, seems like a fool’s errand at best, and disrespectful of the very thing the makers love, at worst.<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly? Wickes<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory: That Eddie Mannix had George Reeves killed for *not* sleeping with Mannix’s wife. (See: Hollywoodland.)<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie: Close Encounters. I’ve always thought it was the best depiction of artistic vision - that is, the artist so driven by his creative vision that he must see it through to completion, no matter the cost, whereupon he’s carried away to another sphere of existence. Thankfully, no one connected with the movie has ever even hinted at expressing it in terms so heavy-handed, since that would ruin it. (That’s still how I see it, though.)<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise): When I saw Putney Swope during my sophomore year in college, at the height of my first rush of movie love, it was odious enough to make me realize that, sadly, some movies are really, really bad.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-25525508812039275392012-05-23T14:25:06.176-07:002012-05-23T14:25:06.176-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns: Heaven Knows, M...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie: Seven Days in May<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady? <br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life? I have not, and that point will not, but I can imagine having stood in line to see A Hard Day’s Night when it was released in 1964, assuming I’d been a kid who’d just heard the Beatles’ music for the first time. Other than that, I can’t think of a sufficient motivation.<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie: To Each His Own<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?<br /><br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child: Around the World in 80 Days, in a mid-1960s re-release. I came down with stomach flu mid-way through, so I spent a good portion of the movie in the men’s room, heaving. An inauspicious introduction to the delights of cinema.<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming? Most of Forrest Gump.<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum? Widmark. With only a few exceptions, Mitchum’s air of not giving a crap convinced me that he didn’t give a crap, which I never found enjoyable.<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus: I kind of like Graham Chapman’s Brian in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, but I suppose that’s a cheat. How about Michael Rennie in The Day the Earth Stood Still?<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of<br /><br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray? Emily Blunt<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor: In The Exorcist II, when Linda Blair’s soul has been swiped by the Devil, or something like that, a (I’m willing to bet) very drunk Richard Burton announces in his most stentorian tones: “I know where she is! I’ll find her!” <br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie: History Is Made at Night. I know it’s not overtly about religion, but its message is the transcendent power of love, which seems like the same basic idea.<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism: Well, I love the moment in Time After Time when Malcom McDowell as a distraught and desperate H. G. Wells looks up at a cross on an altar in a church and says, “I don’t believe you exist.” That always makes me smile.<br /><br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical: “Never Gonna Dance” from Swing Time<br /><br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie: To Have and Have Notwwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-41060227397965409352012-05-22T12:54:19.450-07:002012-05-22T12:54:19.450-07:00Am I too late?
http://microbrewreviews.blogspot.c...Am I too late?<br /><br />http://microbrewreviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/meme-leech-new-slifr-quiz-is-go.htmlW.B. Kelsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488705562652550244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-47957699375060895212012-05-21T09:32:46.997-07:002012-05-21T09:32:46.997-07:00Fear not, Vulnavia! I'm always late! And now I...Fear not, Vulnavia! I'm always late! And now I have TWO quizzes to complete. But you've inspired me. Maybe this week...?! Thanks for the link!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-76072395777335335322012-05-19T13:01:13.825-07:002012-05-19T13:01:13.825-07:00I'm way late with this, but I've been kind...I'm way late with this, but I've been kind of overwhelmed this month. My answers are <a href="http://krelllabs.blogspot.com/2012/05/sliff-quiz-spring-edition.html" rel="nofollow">on my blog</a>. I appear to be the only one to pick Ms. 45 for number one. Pity.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-3309282742183544772012-05-13T12:56:29.430-07:002012-05-13T12:56:29.430-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns
Black Narcissus, ...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns<br />Black Narcissus, of course.<br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie<br />52 Pick-Up. The one with the porn stars.<br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?<br />Say what? OK, Brady, he had more leading roles.<br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?<br />Nothing. Repeat: nothing. And no, I haven’t.<br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie<br />Midnight. I could also go for Remember the Night, thanks to Sturges and Stanwyck.<br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?<br />Peggy, doll-like, hard-boiled, Gun Crazy.<br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child<br />Gulliver’s Travels. Animated. I don’t think I liked it.<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?<br />Lucille Ball’s close-ups in Mame.<br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?<br />Please don’t make me choose! OK: Mitchum, in his Out of the Past mode.<br />10) Best movie Jesus<br />Pasolini’s guy, a Spanish non-professional. Lean and mean, the perfect left-wing zealot.<br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of<br />Bride of Frankenstein.<br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?<br />Emily. Sally who???<br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular<br />Samson and Delilah. Some things you see at age 12 just never leave you.<br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor<br />From my favorite Biblical spectacular. When Olive Deering is asked the whereabouts of a victim of George Sanders’ tyranny, she turns her saucer eyes to the camera and utters, “Stoned.” This did not become funny until the 1960s.<br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?<br />Farrar. He makes even Mikey look like a girly guy.<br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie. <br />The Bell episode in Andrei Rublev.<br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism<br />Viridiana. <br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical<br />Jane Russell asking the boys, “Is There Anyone Here for Love?” from my third favorite Hawks.<br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie<br />Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.<br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?<br />Jean, she could talk.<br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?<br />Headhunters, Norwegian thriller. <br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion<br />Quo Vadis, another fave from my tween years (but Nero steals the show).<br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?<br />Silvers, especially in A Funny Thing… Red always tried too hard.<br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal <br />The Mommie Dearest revelations, even if I think they’re mostly bullshit.<br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br />Fires on the Plain. Buddhist.<br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? <br />Vidor, one of the true kings of American movies.<br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat <br />Mise en scene.<br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie<br />The final 2 or 3.<br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?<br />Still haven’t seen it, but I’m wary of biopics about movie legends.<br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?<br />Mary. Nurse Bedpan forever.<br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory<br />The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer’s of course.) Brainwashing, terrorism, right-wing crazies.<br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie<br />Sawaariya. Bollywood, an undeserved flop.<br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)<br />Never happened with a movie, only with books.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788306205702958018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-19906275657257987792012-05-10T11:58:47.258-07:002012-05-10T11:58:47.258-07:00DC! Rather than crowd your mailbox, all my answers...DC! Rather than crowd your mailbox, all my answers are in Ivanlandia--<br /><br />http://ivanlandia1.blogspot.com/2012/05/hallelujah-april-2012-sergio-leone-and.html<br /><br />Please visit!<br />Thanks,<br />IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-38331007268900727932012-05-08T05:29:01.675-07:002012-05-08T05:29:01.675-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns
The Godfather. I...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns<br /><br />The Godfather. I think I saw a nun in the church scene.<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie<br /><br />Ronin (I actually like The French Connection II)<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?<br /><br />The Godfather. Wasn't born when it came out. Would love to pay that respect if it were to be shown on big screen.<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?<br /><br />Ann Savage. Those Lips!!<br /><br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child<br /><br />For Your Eyes Only. And what a pile of crap it was!<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?<br /><br />When the tiger emerges from the mangrove in Apocalypse Now. Phenomenal shot!<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?<br /><br />Bob Mitchum<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus<br /><br />Willem Dafoe in The Last Temptation of Christ<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of<br /><br />The Shining (it is not silly, though)<br /><br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular<br /><br />Judas in The Last Temptation of Christ<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor<br /><br />Any serious scene from a James Cameron film. Probably the one of the old lady dropping the necklace or whatever it is in the Titanic. Epic fail.<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?<br /><br />Fassbendar<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie<br /><br />Life of Brian<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism<br /><br />The Passion of Christ<br /><br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical<br /><br />"It had to be you" performed by Diane Keaton in Annie Hall<br /><br /><br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?<br /><br />The Avengers<br /><br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion<br /><br />Love and Death<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal <br /><br />Brando and Olivier<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br /><br />Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter)<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat <br /><br />Good acting<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie<br /><br />Ginger and Fred<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?<br /><br />No<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?<br /><br />Pass<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory<br /><br />Chaplin being a Communist<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie<br /><br />Avatar. It is unadulterated crap that is hailed as a modern classic.<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)<br /><br />Elmer GantryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-89597543635543948042012-05-06T18:08:29.159-07:002012-05-06T18:08:29.159-07:00My answers posted here:
http://kaedrin.com/weblog...My answers posted here:<br /><br />http://kaedrin.com/weblog/archive/002313.html<br /><br />As always, these quizzes are a pleasure!Markhttp://kaedrin.com/weblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-89584261877758585042012-05-05T23:41:29.121-07:002012-05-05T23:41:29.121-07:0018) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a mus...<b>18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical</b><br /><br />Oh, jeeez. Maybe Fred & Ginger doing "Waltz in Swing Time"? Bob Fosse/Liza Minnelli's "Mein Herr" or "Cabaret" (the guy knew how to choreograph for the camera)? Or Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime," "Girlfriend is Better," "What a Day That Was" or "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) from "Stop Making Sense"?<br /><br /><b>19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie</b><br /><br />"Bringing Up Baby"<br /><br /><b>20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?</b><br /><br />Harlow.<br /><br /><b>21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?</b><br /><br />Theater: "Citizen Kane" (Ebertfest). HD Streaming: "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol"<br /><br /><b>22) Most unlikely good movie about religion</b><br /><br />"Life of Brian" (perhaps the best movie ever made about religion)<br /><br /><b>23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?</b><br /><br />Silvers. Red Skelton always creeped me out, even after I figured out his name was not "Red Skeleton."<br /><br /><b>24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal </b><br /><br />David Begelman ("Indecent Exposure")<br /><br /><b>25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)</b><br /><br />"Sansho Dayu"<br /><br /><b>26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter)</b><br /><br />Vidor!<br /><br /><b>27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat </b><br /><br />Pacing.<br /><br /><b>28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie</b><br /><br />"The Clowns"<br /><br /><b>29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?</b><br /><br />No. I say that without the slightest desire to actually see it. So, that's a "no."<br /><br /><b>30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?</b><br /><br />Wickes was a type; Kelly was more of an actress. Love 'em both, but I give the edge to Laura-Louise.<br /><br /><b>31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory</b><br /><br />Does the whole "Dark Side of the Moon"/"Wizard of Oz" thing count?<br /><br /><b>32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie</b><br /><br />"Donnie Darko," maybe. Even people who like it think it's a science-fiction movie. Heck, even the people who made it (the "Director's Cut," anyway) seem to think so. <br /><br /><b>33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)</b><br /><br />"Chinatown"Jim Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-20046064853952506122012-05-05T23:40:15.179-07:002012-05-05T23:40:15.179-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns
Jacques Tati'...<b>1) Favorite movie featuring nuns</b><br /><br />Jacques Tati's "Playtime"<br /><br /><b>2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie</b><br /><br />"Seconds"<br /><br /><b>3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?</b><br /><br />Bendix -- "The Blue Dahlia"! <br /><br /><b>4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?</b><br /><br />Orson Welles' cut of "The Magnificent Ambersons" or the four-hour TV cut once planned for Altman's "Nashville." No.<br /><br /><b>5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie</b><br /><br />"Easy Living"<br /><br /><b>6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?</b><br /><br />Peggy.<br /><br /><b>7) First movie you remember seeing as a child</b><br /><br />"101 Dalmatians"<br /><br /><b>8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?</b><br /><br />Any moment in which the name "Adam Sandler" (or the face belonging to it) appears on screen. <br /><br /><b>9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?</b><br /><br />Mitchum.<br /><br /><b>10) Best movie Jesus</b><br /><br />Kenneth Colley in "Life of Brian" (Best answer: John Turturro in "The Big Lebowski")<br /><br /><b>11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of</b><br /><br />"Attack of the Crab Monsters"<br /><br /><b>12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?</b><br /><br />What?<br /><br /><b>13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular</b><br /><br />"Life of Brian"<br /><br /><b>14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor</b><br /><br />Toss-up between "Mommie Dearest" and the presence of Steven Seagal.<br /><br /><b>15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?</b><br /><br />Fassbender.<br /><br /><b>16) Most effective faith-affirming movie</b><br /><br />"A Serious Man"<br /><br /><b>17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism</b><br /><br />"Passion of the Christ"Jim Emersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-684639089174571222012-05-05T21:58:26.259-07:002012-05-05T21:58:26.259-07:001) Probably Day of Wrath?
2) Black Sunday
3) Sco...1) Probably Day of Wrath?<br /><br />2) Black Sunday<br /><br />3) Scott Brady?<br /><br />4) I've done the wait for Shakespeare in the Park. I can't imagine waiting that long for a movie. Perhaps a screening of Vertigo with commentary by a suddenly alive Alfred Hitchcock?<br /><br />5) Blind spot<br /><br />7) I have two early movie memories. One is of 101 Dalmatians on VHS somewhere. I also remember going to a theater and sitting in like the front row for some movie about a giant. This was in 1991 or something, and I've never been able to figure out what the movie is.<br /><br />8) This might not count since it's kind of sci-fi and horror (plus bad religious drama) but the amateur birthday party video scene in Signs made me check my closet every night for at least 5 years.<br /><br />9) Mitchum, hands down.<br /><br />10) I guess Dafoe. Only on popping to mind.<br /><br />11) Suspiria bored me to death<br /><br />12) I feel like this is a trick question, because I haven't seen any Sally Gray.<br /><br />13) Ben-Hur<br /><br />14) Bear punching a woman in the remake of The Wicker Man. Laugh every time.<br /><br />15) Fassy is going places, but Farrar is already there.<br /><br />16) Andrei Rublev<br /><br />17) The Seventh Seal (yes really)<br /><br />18) "Bye Bye Life" from All That Jazz<br /><br />19) Only Angels Have Wings<br /><br />20) Bow has got IT!<br /><br />21) Godzilla (54 original in 35mm!) Last steaming was Sleepless Night (pretty good!)<br /><br />22) I feel like Taste of Cherry fills this role<br /><br />23) Plead the 5th<br /><br />24) Don't know if this is a scandal, but "The Day The Clown Cried" and the controversy surround its non-exsistant relase<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br /><br />26) Vidor will always be King<br /><br />27) Use pauses and silence<br /><br />28) I need to rewatch it, but La Dolce Vita didn't really do it for me<br /><br />29) No in the sense I'm not running out to see it<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes<br /><br />31) Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz<br /><br />32) New York, New York, it's my 3rd favorite Scorsese<br /><br />33) When I was a freshman in High school, I was on a golf trip in Kansas with some older High school dudes who would rent movies for us to watch when we were on the course. That week, we watched Pulp Fiction, Memento, and LA Confidential. Now, besides the 1st, these aren't all time greats, but it was the first time I realized movies could be more than entertainment, or at least done in a different way.Peter Labuzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057154332391743369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-37768003601584237872012-05-04T23:21:27.853-07:002012-05-04T23:21:27.853-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns
THE BLUES BROTHE...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns<br /><br />THE BLUES BROTHERS. Granted, it's only one nun, but it's Kathleen Freeman!<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie<br /><br />MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. #1 is THE HORSEMAN.<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?<br /><br />Brady has JOHNNY GUITAR, but Bendix has a helluva lot more.<br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?<br /><br />None. No.<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie<br /><br />FOUR HOURS TO KILL. No, I can't explain it, either.<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?<br /><br />Cummins is cool, but Savage is cooler.<br /><br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child<br /><br />I remember a kiddie matinee of THE WIZARD OF OZ, but I must have seen some Disneys prior to that.<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?<br /><br />Snowden's shirt ripped off in CATCH-22. Couldn't eat for days afterward.<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?<br /><br />You don't make this easy, but gotta be Mitch.<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus<br /><br />I guess Von Sydow, though the film itself is well nigh unendurable.<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of<br /><br />Does ROBOT MONSTER count as horror?<br /><br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?<br /><br />Odd choice, but Blunt.<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular<br /><br />"Now see here, you mugs, there's no deliverer, see? Nyaah!" Gotta be TEN COMMANDMENTS.<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor<br /><br />DAY OF THE LOCUST: Donald Sutherland repeatedly introducing himself as Homer Simpson.<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?<br /><br />Not even close: Farrar.<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie<br /><br />Tslkie version of THE MIRACLE MAN.<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism<br /><br />PASSION OF THE CHRIST.<br /><br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical<br /><br />"Jumpin' Jive," Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers, STORMY WEATHER.<br /><br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie<br /><br />TODAY WE LIVE. (#2 is RED LINE 7000, #1 is everything else.)<br /><br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?<br /><br />Bow, only because Harlow was stuck at MGM, where comedy went to die.<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?<br /><br />Theatre: Old, PRIVATE HELL 36; new, SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. DVD: BATTLE ROYALE (rewatched).<br /><br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion<br /><br />THE NINTH CONFIGURATION, largely because it WAS so unexpected.<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?<br /><br />Tough choice, but ultimately, Silvers.<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal<br /><br />Warren Hymer pissing on Harry Cohn's desk. (Cohn was a germophobe and had it burned.)<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br /><br />HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART 1.<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter)<br /><br />I'm gonna go with Alan King.<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat<br /><br />Not insult our intelligence.<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie<br /><br />CASANOVA. WTF was he smoking?<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?<br /><br />No. Now spread out!<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?<br /><br />Too close to call.<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory<br /><br />Pass. Can't think of any.<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie<br /><br />LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION. Too many people simply didn't see how effing brilliant it is.<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)<br /><br />The entirety of Adam Sandler's career.mike schlesingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-40059597781982035812012-05-04T12:15:31.416-07:002012-05-04T12:15:31.416-07:00yourblindspot: Regarding #12 and #15, I decided to...yourblindspot: Regarding #12 and #15, I decided to reserve one spot per gender in the traditional "compare-and-contrast actors slot" for comparable female and male stars of the past and present. I thought Emily Blunt, being British and sexy and good at both drama and comedy, was a match for one of my favorite British stars of the '40s, Sally Gray. As for that one and the Fassbender-Farrar connection, well, the word "superficial" is in the quiz title! Fassbender bears a striking physical resemblance to Farrar, I think, and I thought it was his presence,(not Cary Grant's, as has been widely surmised) that he and Tarantino were invoking through Fassbender's performance in Inglourious Basterds. So, for what it's worth, there you have it!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-82803380539099093192012-05-04T06:31:26.013-07:002012-05-04T06:31:26.013-07:0018) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a mus...18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical – Gene Kelly's ESL-classroom performance of “I Got Rhythm” from 'An American In Paris.' Impossibly cute.<br /><br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie – 'The Thing From Another World.' When I was a kid, that scene where they slam the freezer door on the creature and several of its fingers fly off was the most horrifying thing I'd ever seen. In fact, it haunts me still. (I'm looking at you, 'Primal Fear.' And 'Taxi Driver.' And 'Road Warrior.' And 'Bound.' And 'Black Rain.' And 'Planet Terror.' And 'True Grit.' And roughly a hundred others. I may be looking through [all of] my fingers, but I am looking.) <br /><br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow? – To be fair, I've only seen a couple of Clara Bow's movies, but I think even a more knowledgeable me would say Jean Harlow. I'm certainly more religious about Harlow. If by 'religious' you mean 'divinely bonerfied.'<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming? – Theatrically: 'The Hunger Games,' the sweeping critical appreciation for which completely baffles me. Streaming: 'The Interrupters'<br /><br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion – 'Contact'<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton? – Philly. Keeping we four-eyed fellas cool, baby.<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal – God, they all bore me to tears.<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian) – 'A Serious Man' was the most accurate exploration of religious ontology I've ever seen.<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter) – There is no way to overestimate the contributions of Vidor and King, but as a Taoist and longtime wuxia disciple (not to mention a cinematography junkie), I think King Hu is absolutely incomparable.<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat – Dialogue is overrated. Shut up and show us.<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie – I haven't seen them all – not by a long shot – and I imagine this will be viewed as heresy yet again (I have a knack for it, apparently), but '8 ½' has never really connected with me. Certainly not as profoundly as his others.<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no? – There were well over two hundred Stooges shorts produced. That's plenty enough of the same vaudeville routine for me.<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly? – Mary Wickes. Which I say based primarily on her work in television. This being a film quiz, does that make this a wrong answer? (Let's say 'no.')<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory – The one that claims Kubrick helped NASA fake the lunar landing.<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie – Man, I misinterpret everything; I thought 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' was an extended commentary on Huguenot Calvinists in the 16th century and 'The Seventh Seal' was actually about chess.<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise) – 'Baraka'yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-12108985762844565532012-05-04T06:30:57.443-07:002012-05-04T06:30:57.443-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns – Would have to b...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns – Would have to be 'Two Mules for Sister Sara,' which I suppose would more technically be referred to as Favorite Movie Featuring A Prostitute Posing As A Nun. But hey, rules be damned.<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie – I would love to be higher-minded here, but honesty prevents it; call it some kind of binding I feel with the religious theme, I guess. Anyway, he's certainly made “better” films, and 'Manchurian' is sort of unavoidable as numero uno, but 'Ronin' is one of those movies I could watch over and over and over again. Nobody shot car chases like Frankenheimer, and these might be the best I've ever seen.<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady? – 'The Glass Key'? 'The Blue Dahlia'? 'The Big Steal'? Bill, with a big damn bullet.<br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life? – I've almost given up hope of ever seeing it, but I'd happily stand all day in the driving rain to get a look at Wim Wenders' full cut of 'Until The End Of The World.' (Understanding I may be the only one.)<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie – 'Midnight' makes me weep with laughter.<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins? – Oh, Savage Ann. Only thing that trumps Irish fire is Southern fire.<br /><br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child – The first one I have vivid memories of watching was 'The Music Man,' which played at the Naval base when I was maybe six or seven. As I recall, it was completely bewitching.<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming? – Any given moment of Tim Burton's 'Planet of the Apes.' Which (not singlehandedly, but most decisively) converted me. From a Tim Burton fan to not.<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum? – Mitchum, for the creepiness of his unmatched duplicitousness.<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus – “What's this 'day of rest' shit?” John Turturro in 'The Big Lebowski.'<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of – John Carpenter's 'Prince of Darkness,' about which there is something unshakably horrifying in spite of its periodic lapses into ridiculousness. <br /><br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray? – Insufficient data; Blunt had infinitesimal roles in the only movies of hers that I've seen.<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular – 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (But really, “favorite” just means I made it all the way to the end without dozing off.)<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor – In keeping with the religious theme, how about any given moment of 'Zardoz?'<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar? – Insufficient data; I've only yet seen Fassbender in 'Basterds' and 'Haywire.' But he dies well. [What's the inspiration for this and #12? There must be some story behind them.]<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie – Roland Joffé's 'The Mission'<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism – 'Babette's Feast'yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-629719084019468492012-05-03T18:50:33.719-07:002012-05-03T18:50:33.719-07:001) Favorite movie featuring nuns - don't have ...1) Favorite movie featuring nuns - don't have one, but love Lillian Gish as a mother superior in Portrait of Jennie<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie - Seconds<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady? - Bendix<br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life? - in answer to 2nd part, once did wait 2 hours to see Lawrence of Arabia on big NYC Ziegfeld screen on VERY cold February day. In answer to 1st part, based on LOA experience, when I nearly froze my ass off, wld not do so again - UNLESS to see that lost pre-Code movie, Convention City<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie -Midnight<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins? - Savage (I like the dyspeptic types)<br /><br />7) First movie you remember seeing as a child - 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming? - all of Forrest Gump - if I hear once more about that damn box of chocolates, I WILL rush out screaming<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum? -Mitchum<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus - the great von Sydow stands out in the otherwise truly awful The Greatest Story Ever Told<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of - anything with Lionel Atwill<br /><br />12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray? - can't say; not familiar w/either.<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular - a tie between the 1932 Sign of the Cross and the 1951 Quo Vadis<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor - ending of 1956 The Bad Seed (though I wonder - WAS it unintentional?)<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar? -Farrar<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie - Meet John Doe<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism - The Greatest Story Ever Told (probably not in the way the filmmakers think...)<br /><br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical - Eleanor Powell dancing the should-be-better-known 'Tallulah' number from 1942 Ship Ahoy<br /><br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie - 3RD??? Ok, if I have to rate 'em, maybe Ball of Fire...no, wait...<br /><br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow? Harlow<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming? - in the theater, revival of Casablanca<br /><br />22) Most unlikely good movie about religion - 1966 Bedazzled<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton? Skelton (ok, ok...)<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal - Lionel Atwill on trial for orgy-throwing<br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian) - a beautiful 1956 Japanese movie called The Burmese Harp<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter) - Henry King<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat - developing good, coherent stories with believable characters you care about; also special effects w/o relying on CGI.<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie - can't say<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no? - haven't seen the 2012 film; but a resounding YES to the original trio<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly? -Wickes<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory - Men In Black's outer-space aliens among us<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie - The Philadelphia Story - everyone thinks this is a great movie except me - I think it's and AWFUL<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise) - seeing Kurosawa's Throne of Blood for the 1st time - made me wonder why I would want to do anything else for a living except watch and write about moviesGrand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-6168051250691949122012-05-02T04:45:59.628-07:002012-05-02T04:45:59.628-07:001) Black Narcissus but also The Devils
2) Seconds...1) Black Narcissus but also The Devils<br /><br />2) Seconds is first, so Manchurian Candidate must be second.<br /><br />3) William Bendix. What a hunk of man!<br /><br />4) The nine hour cut of Greed. that way I'd get the waiting/watching ratio in the right shape.<br /><br />5) Remember the Night, right now, but there are so many...<br /><br />6) Peggy for pulchritude<br /><br />7) Apparently the first cinema trip was Dr Dolittle, but I have to see it again to see if I remember any of it.<br /><br />8) Moulin Rouge!<br /><br />9) Robert Mitchum, but only just<br /><br />10) Conrad Veidt in The Passing of the Third Floor Back. (He IS Jesus!)<br /><br />11) I love silly straight horror movies. Black Sabbath is the scariest silly one.<br /><br />12) Emily Blunt for My Summer of Love<br /><br />13) Does Ben Hur count?<br /><br />14) There are some good ones in Antichrist.<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender acts better<br /><br />16) Don't have a faith to affirm... The Wicker Man kind of affirms my atheism.<br /><br />17) Well, i like how Sydow is the most thoughtful character in The Seventh Seal.<br /><br />18) Rich Man's Froug from Sweet Charity<br /><br />19) The Big Sleep<br /><br />20) Clara Bow<br /><br />21) Either Way (2012), Rum Diary<br /><br />22) Paths of Glory<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers<br /><br />24) William Desmond Taylor<br /><br />25) Jason and the Argonauts<br /><br />26) King Baggot (just kidding: Vidor or Hu for me)<br /><br />27) Leave you unsure what you just saw<br /><br />28) Voice of the Moon<br /><br />29) No (if you mean, Have I seen it?)<br /><br />30) Patsy Kelly (but only because I know her work better)<br /><br />31) The Martian invasion in Buckaroo Banzai, which used Welles' War of the Worlds hoax as cover. Welles himself suggests this is true in his trailer for F For Fake.<br /><br />32) Well, most of the celebrated anti-war movies are pro-war.<br /><br />33) I have yet to find such a movie, but I'd be interested to do so.D Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011972431535816835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-39395125557296606752012-05-02T01:55:07.554-07:002012-05-02T01:55:07.554-07:0022) Most unlikely good movie about religion
When ...22) Most unlikely good movie about religion<br /><br />When I was young, I thought “Oh, God” was pretty funny. But at the time, I thought John Denver was pretty cool, so you know...<br /><br />23) Phil Silvers or Red Skelton?<br /><br />Silvers makes me nervous for some reason, but then Skelton seems very quiet clown-like and I’m afraid of clowns. Nevertheless, I’m choosing Red Skelton.<br /><br />24) “Favorite” Hollywood scandal<br /><br />Anything involving Robert Evans, because he’s so eerie and ridiculous and slimy and funny. <br /><br />25) Best religious movie (non-Christian)<br /><br />Kundun.<br /><br />26) The King of Cinema: King Vidor, King Hu or Henry King? (Thanks, Peter)<br /><br />Okay, I’ve been a good sport, but not even IMDb could help me with this one. I’m choosing King Hu ‘cause us Asians gots to stick together.<br /><br />27) Name something modern movies need to relearn how to do that American or foreign classics had down pat <br /><br />How about allow quiet and subtlety and a slow pace to build into something meaningful, deeply felt and thoughtful. Or forgetting about how much a movie is supposed to make in its first weekend.<br /><br />28) Least favorite Federico Fellini movie<br /><br />Embarrassed again that I haven’t seen that many Fellini films, but of the ones I’ve seen, “La Strada,” “Nights of Cabiria,” “La Dolce Vita,” “8 ½,” “Amarcord” and “Ginger and Fred,” the only one I kind of didn’t like was “8 ½" because it was just a bit too pretentious and taken with itself.<br /><br />29) The Three Stooges (2012)—yes or no?<br /><br />Oh, hell, no! Not in the past, present or future!<br /><br />30) Mary Wickes or Patsy Kelly?<br /><br />No pictures of Kelly on IMDb, so I’m not sure who she is. However, I recognized Mary Wickes immediately. I remember seeing her in everything on TV while growing up, and they are fond memories, so a definite pick on this one– Mary Wickes.<br /><br />31) Best movie-related conspiracy theory<br /><br />Sorry, I can’t think of one! But if there was one involving either Robert Evans (my go-to sleazy man) or Werner Herzog/Klaus Kinski, that would be my vote for best.<br /><br />32) Your candidate for most misunderstood or misinterpreted movie<br /><br />Maybe “Tree of Life” mostly because, to me, it’s so hard to understand. I watched it three times, very carefully, actually not by choice. But that’s another story. I enjoyed it, appreciated its beauty and sense of mystery about life. I even enjoyed the dinosaurs. But I couldn’t figure out what the last 10 minutes meant, literally. And I had such a hard time getting any set answers from anybody else I knew who saw the movie. So maybe not misunderstood as just hard to explain.<br /><br />33) Movie that made you question your own belief system (religious or otherwise)<br /><br />“Bad Santa” and “American Reunion” both put me in such a bad place, emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, for very different reasons, that I questioned my belief in the basic goodness of man/woman.Thom McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714535798252336806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4282570452306685832012-05-02T01:53:43.058-07:002012-05-02T01:53:43.058-07:0012) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?
I don't know w...12) Emily Blunt or Sally Gray?<br /><br />I don't know who Sally Gray is, but I'm very fond of Emily Blunt. She was the BEST thing in "The Devil Wears Prada" by far, and though the movie is messy, in "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," she and Ewan McGregor give wonderful performances with true sweetness mixed with a nice throwback feeling of screwball comedy. Blunt always seems smart and honest.<br /><br />13) Favorite cinematic Biblical spectacular<br /><br />I'm not fond of Biblical spectaculars. And I can't think of many. And I don't know how to look up Biblical spectaculars on IMDb. But epics, I assume is synonymous with spectaculars, and they don't appeal to me. Too many characters, too many animals, big sets, lots of extras.... zzzzzzz<br /><br />14) Favorite cinematic moment of unintentional humor<br /><br />Almost any scene in any old Japanese Godzilla, Gidra, Gamara, Mothra movie would fit this category.<br /><br />15) Michael Fassbender or David Farrar?<br /><br />I saw "Small Back Room," so I have a vague knowledge of Farrar. I'll have to go with Fassy because Dennis has a man-crush on him. Personally, I respect his acting, though I find his visage a little offputting in its harshness. Nice accent though.<br /><br />16) Most effective faith-affirming movie<br /><br />"The Rapture." No, just kidding. When I was a kid, "Heaven Can Wait," Warren Beatty version, was very comforting to me. Effective at the time. Haven't seen it in years, so I don't know anymore. Wish I had a better answer to this one too, and have a feeling I would if my memory was sharper. "Last Temptation of Christ" maybe. Really, as a teen, the TV movie "Jesus of Nazareth" really did it for me. Any “Veggie Tales” is effective faith-affirming as well. And every time I see “The Big Lebowski,” I feel a genuine sense of peacefulness and affection for mankind.<br /><br />17) Movie that makes the best case for agnosticism<br /><br />I remember “Fearless” as being really powerful and moving in the way Jeff Bridges’s character reacts to facing his own death and basically cheating death. He becomes convinced that he’s invincible, which leads to a complete life change and crazy risk-taking. The movie gives no real answers, but asks a lot of the big, tough questions.<br /><br />18) Favorite song and/or dance sequence from a musical<br /><br />Nearly every single musical number in “Singing in the Rain” makes me feel like I’m in some kind of movie heaven, but especially the title number, “Moses Supposes” and “Make ‘Em Laugh.” Actually, Gene Kelly in any singing/dancing number is sublime. I also have a big weakness for the mad romance of “Come What May,” the duet between Ewan and Nicole Kidman, in “Moulin Rouge!” And then there’s Bruce Springsteen performing “Thunder Road” in “No Nukes” and Talking Heads and backup singers burning the house down with “What A Day That Was” in “Stop Making Sense.” The entire opening of “West Side Story” as well as Rita Moreno and George Chakiris and company tearing it up in “America” are just amazing. And The Band and the Staples Singers performing “The Weight” in “The Last Waltz.” I could probably go on. I’ll stop.<br /> <br />19) Third favorite Howard Hawks movie<br /><br />“Bringing Up Baby” is number one, “Red River” is number two, so I guess number three is “His Girl Friday.” What a lot of great movies this guy made. I’m a bit ashamed I’ve only seen a handful.<br /><br />20) Clara Bow or Jean Harlow?<br /><br />I’ve never seen Clara Bow in anything despite my hubby’s current obsession with her, but I’ve seen Jean Harlow in a few films, so I’ll have to choose Harlow. Honestly though, I don’t know much about either of them.<br /><br />21) Movie most recently seen in the theater? On DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming?<br /><br />Last movie I saw in the theater was “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” a documentary about a master sushi chef in Japan. Very good. Made me so hungry. Said “Mmmm” out loud, though I was by myself, at least 3 or 4 times. Last movie on DVD? I’m sure some kind of anime my kids were watching.Thom McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714535798252336806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4595637140876932652012-05-02T01:51:58.402-07:002012-05-02T01:51:58.402-07:007) First movie you remember seeing as a child
I s...7) First movie you remember seeing as a child<br /><br />I saw so many Disney cartoons and Bob Crane/Kurt Russell/Ken Berry live-action Disney movies, but they all blur in my mind. But early in life my father accidentally took my sisters and I to see a screening of (the already rather old) "Ben Hur." Some animated thing was supposed to be playing that night. And I remember being really bored and making all kinds of jokes about the costumes and such. And also being grossed out by the chariot scene, of course.<br /><br />8) What moment in a movie that is not a horror movie made you want to bolt from the theater screaming?<br /><br />Either the scene in "Mulholland Dr." when Naomi Watts is in the theater and suddenly starts weeping hysterically for seemingly no reason, or the scene in "Eraserhead" when the lady in the radiator starts singing "In Heaven Everything is Fine," or the scene in "Blue Velvet" when Dean Stockwell lipsyncs to Roy Orbison. Only Lynch can make me feel like I'm trapped in somebody else's nightmare and yet somehow it also feels like my own nightmare.<br /><br />9) Richard Widmark or Robert Mitchum?<br /><br />I'm not fond of either of these tree trunk type men, but I have an almost Ray-Milland-level fear of Widmark, mostly because he seemed to always play really creepy, jaded, power hungry, corrupt jerks anytime I saw him when I was a kid. Therefore, answer is Mitchum.<br /><br />10) Best movie Jesus<br /><br />I like my Jesus corny and singing, so I'll have to go with Ted Neely in "Jesus Christ Superstar." He doesn't hold a candle to Carl Anderson's Judas, but his light-metal singing voice still gets to me when he's faced with that "cup of poison." Second choice: Willem Dafoe.<br /><br />11) Silliest straight horror film that you’re still fond of<br /><br />I wish I had a good answer for this, but I've never been a fan of horror, so what I've seen tends to be sort of tongue-in-cheek anyway, like "Zombieland" or anything with Bruce Campbell.Thom McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714535798252336806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-12292542535028931532012-05-02T01:49:54.328-07:002012-05-02T01:49:54.328-07:00Before I begin, I must beg divine forgiveness for ...Before I begin, I must beg divine forgiveness for my lack of movie knowledge and my very poor memory. Both will reflect negatively on me in my answers to these questions, I'm sure, and account for a sore lack of wit and originality. I will attempt to figure out who these people are whom I've never heard of, but this doesn't guarantee that I'll have any relevant opinions about them. So here I go, hubby!<br /><br />1) Favorite movie featuring nuns<br /><br />I often don't really recall nuns appearing in movies unless they do something really odd, but I think I enjoyed "Nuns on the Run" with Eric Idle. I enjoy almost anything with Eric Idle, so this seems a safe answer.<br /><br />2) Second favorite John Frankenheimer movie<br /><br />I LOVE "The Manchurian Candidate," but that would be first favorite. Thank God for IMDb since otherwise I don't know my Frankenheimer from my Frankenstein. Only other movie I THINK I saw of his was "Dead Bang," for what reason I have no idea, but maybe it was some kind of Don Johnson-induced hysteria. I don't think I liked it. So must say... um, I guess it'll have to be "Dead Bang."<br /><br />3) William Bendix or Scott Brady?<br /><br />IMDb didn't bother providing pictures of either of these dead gentlemen, and I have no memory of them. Bendix was described there as "burly" and "genial" so I'll go with Bendix.<br /><br />4) What movie, real or imagined, would you stand in line six hours to see? Have you ever done so in real life?<br /><br />At this point in my life there really is no movie I would even stand in line 15 minutes for, frankly. And the longest I waited in line in the past was for, I think, "The Empire Strikes Back," where I was squashed in the entryway of the Egyptian Theater for 3 hours with a billion other people, including my poor mother, and I was overwhelmed by fear that somebody was going to drive by and shout out what the special "secret" was at the end of the movie. Nobody did, and I was suitably shocked. "NO! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" I howled along with Luke.<br /><br />5) Favorite Mitchell Leisen movie<br /><br />My God, this man was born two centuries ago! I've never heard of him and IMDb says I've never seen a movie he's directed. I'm sure he was a good, manly man though.<br /><br />6) Ann Savage or Peggy Cummins?<br /><br />Now, this was hard. I've never heard or seen either of these women before. But Savage apparently made a late-career appearance in "Saved by the Bell," and that sort of makes me feel sorry for her. So I'll have to go with Ann Savage.Thom McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714535798252336806noreply@blogger.com