Professor O’Blivion's Memorial Day Film (and tv) Quiz
Over at Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule, Dennis has posted his Memorial Day getting to know you quiz. In internet memes, as in life, I skipped the questions that were too hard or I couldn't come up with funny answers for.
Traci Lords.
2) Living film director you most missing seeing on the cultural landscape regularly
Samuel Fuller (I wish he could get the years back that were wasted trying to convince people he wasn't crazy or evil), Allison Anders.
4) Fill in the blank: “I pray that no one ever turns _____________ into a movie.”
Nothing, everything's better as a movie. Deal with it!
6) What was the last movie you saw in a theater? On DVD? And why?
American Teen at SFIFF and Feed on dvd. I'm apparently a 1992-aholic.
7) Name an actor you think should be a star
Tasha Smith, the scene stealer from many Tyler Perry movies. She's in Charles Burnett's forthcoming period drama and I'm looking forward to see her do something so different. And Sarah Chalke, I can't believe she started out as "the replacement Becky" on Roseanne and is now the funniest thing about Scrubs and single-handedly carrying the Britney Spears stunt casting storyline on How I Met Your Mother. Even her underwear commercials are hilarious.
8) Foxy Brown or Coffy
Coffy! Can't beat the knives in the hair. Also a woman walking alone on the beach is my favorite way to end a film, see also: Under the Sand!
9) Favorite TV show still without its own DVD box set
Models Inc.
11) What movies would top your list of movies you need to revisit, for whatever reason?
I just went back and watched Primary Colors after 'craving' it for several months. It still holds up.
12) Zodiac or All the President’s Men
Both.
13) Using our best reviewer-speak, what is an “important” film comedy? And what is to you the most important film comedy of the last 35 years?
Great question, I have no idea. And The Jerk. But I also want to mention the greatness of What a Way to Go a screwball/fantasy comedy from 1964 that includes the most incredible costumes Edith Head ever did (seriously) and a scene where Robert Mitchum (drunk on moonshine) tries to milk an ox.
14) Describe the ideal environment for watching a movie.
With a purse full of Taco Bell.
15) Michelle Williams or Eva Mendes
Both!
16) What’s the worst movie title of all time?
Ugh, anything with bad spelling or numbers.
20) Most memorable/disturbing death scene
Susanne Biers's Brothers, Sophie Scholl: Final Days. Cathy and I recently tried to remember if the kid who gets curbed in American History X dies. The final scene of Doom Generation.
22) A good candidate for Most Blasphemous Movie Ever
Dudes, clearly the answer is Dogma. Alanis Morrissette as God?
23) Rio Bravo or Red River
Red River, a million times over!
24) Werner Herzog is remaking Bad Lieutenant with Nicolas Cage—that’s reality. Try to outdo reality by concocting a match-up of director and title for a really strange imaginary remake.
That is medically impossible.
25) Bulle Ogier or Charlotte Rampling
Rampling.
26) In the Realm of the Senses— yes or no?
Definitely yes.
27) Name a movie you think of as your own
A lot of girly ones and Lost Highway.
28) Winged Migration or Microcosmos
Winged Migration, easily.
29) Your favorite football game featured in a movie
Offside.
31) Dirtiest secret you have that is related to the movies
I first saw Lynch's films on tv.
32) Name a favorite film and describe how it is illuminated and enriched by another favorite film.
Lost Highway is one of my favorite movies of all time, I love how it was basically a remake of Detour filtered through the OJ Simpson trial.
34) Your best story about seeing a movie at a drive-in
What's a drive-in?
35) Victor Mature or Tyrone Power
Tyrone!
36) What does film criticism mean to you? Where do you think it’s headed?
This recent Filmbrain post can say more about this than I can.
Good call on "Sophie Scholl" in the "disturbing deaths" question. It was so bizarre and horrifying, the hairs on my arms stood up. "Alien" and "medieval" are two words I would use to describe. And you don't really even see anything.
Posted by: bill | May 23, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I know, I know. I got too excited when I read the question, which is why I added the caveat about his many years wasted trying to convince people he wasn't a Commie.
Posted by: Erin | May 23, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Sam Fuller is still alive? Does Christa know?
Posted by: Flickhead | May 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM