Another season, and another pop quiz arrives over at SLIFR. This one comes from media prophet Professor Brian O'Blivion - I don't know what kinda of information Prof. O'Blivion is gathering from my preferences of character actors, but I imagine he'll be sending me a tape soon enough.
1) Best transition from movies to TV (actor, actress, producer/director, movie/show)
Definitely David Lynch (see #9)
2) Living film director you most missing seeing on the cultural landscape regularly
Nicolas Roeg. His films from Performance to Bad Timing are as good a run as as any filmmaker's ever had, and I'd like to think he has another movie up to that level in him.
3) Eugene Pallette or Charles Coburn
Eugene Pallette
4) Fill in the blank: “I pray that no one ever turns _____________ into a movie.”
Dance Dance Revolution
5) Jane Greer or Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake, no contest.
6) What was the last movie you saw in a theater? On DVD? And why?
In a theater, Indy 4, because it's freaking Indiana Jones. On DVD, I'm Not There, because some friends hadn't seen it (and it gets better every time I see it).
7) Name an actor you think should be a star
Bruno S.
8) Foxy Brown or Coffy
I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't seen either. I guess I need to catch up on blaxploitation.
9) Favorite TV show still without its own DVD box set
On the Air
10) Jack Elam or Neville Brand
Jack Elam
11) What movies would top your list of movies you need to revisit, for whatever reason?
I can't wait for the new Criterion DVD of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
12) Zodiac or All the President’s Men
Zodiac, but both are great.
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?
An "im
portant" film comedy does what an "important" drama does - reveal an emotional truth - from a different angle. Waiting for Guffman is a perfect comedy because, in poking fun at the earnest, frequently awful community theatre experience, it underlines the absurdity of the pretensions and insecurities most of us share.
14) Describe the ideal environment for watching a movie.
As Max Cherry would say, as long as it starts soon and looks good, I'm all set.
15) Michelle Williams or Eva Mendes
Michelle Williams
16) What’s the worst movie title of all time?
"ffolkes"
17) Best movie about teaching and/or learning
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Not really, though. Rushmore.
18) Dracula (1931) or Horror of Dracula (1958)
Horror of Dracula
19) Why do you blog? Or if you don’t, why do you read blogs? (Thanks, Girish)
I started blogging about movies because I suspected my single-mindedness was starting to tire my friends out. I was hoping to connect with a few like-minded people, and was pleasantly surprised to develop a small base of readers. I'm greatful for anyone who stops by Cinevistaramascope and leaves a comment, so I write now to keep the conversation going.
20) Most memorable/disturbing death scene
Carrie White's mom moaning and writhing in a state of religious/sexual ecstasy pos
t-impalement.
21) Jason Robards or Robert Shaw
Both are great, but only one was Quint.
22) A good candidate for Most Blasphemous Movie Ever
I saw a '70s porno once that featured Jesus receiving oral pleasure while walking across water.
23) Rio Bravo or Red River
Rio Bravo
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.
Tony Scott's Barry Lyndon
25) Bulle Ogier or Charlotte Rampling
My friend was watching the Academy Awards with his then-girlfriend when she observed, "Helen Mirren
is really sexy for her age." To which he corrected, "Helen Mirren is sexy, period." That's how I feel about Charlotte Rampling.
26) In the Realm of the Senses— yes or no?
I'll give it a pass, but it was sort of a letdown.
27) Name a movie you think of as your own (Thanks, Jim!)
Whenever anyone dismisses E.T. as creepy, sentimental or manipulative, I get irrationally protective.
28) Winged Migration or Microcosmos
Microcosmos
1) Best transition from movies to TV (actor, actress, producer/director, movie/show)
Definitely David Lynch (see #9)
2) Living film director you most missing seeing on the cultural landscape regularly
Nicolas Roeg. His films from Performance to Bad Timing are as good a run as as any filmmaker's ever had, and I'd like to think he has another movie up to that level in him.
3) Eugene Pallette or Charles Coburn
Eugene Pallette
4) Fill in the blank: “I pray that no one ever turns _____________ into a movie.”
Dance Dance Revolution
5) Jane Greer or Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake, no contest.
6) What was the last movie you saw in a theater? On DVD? And why?
In a theater, Indy 4, because it's freaking Indiana Jones. On DVD, I'm Not There, because some friends hadn't seen it (and it gets better every time I see it).
7) Name an actor you think should be a star
Bruno S.
8) Foxy Brown or Coffy
I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't seen either. I guess I need to catch up on blaxploitation.
9) Favorite TV show still without its own DVD box set
On the Air
10) Jack Elam or Neville Brand
Jack Elam
11) What movies would top your list of movies you need to revisit, for whatever reason?
I can't wait for the new Criterion DVD of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
12) Zodiac or All the President’s Men
Zodiac, but both are great.
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?
An "im
portant" film comedy does what an "important" drama does - reveal an emotional truth - from a different angle. Waiting for Guffman is a perfect comedy because, in poking fun at the earnest, frequently awful community theatre experience, it underlines the absurdity of the pretensions and insecurities most of us share.14) Describe the ideal environment for watching a movie.
As Max Cherry would say, as long as it starts soon and looks good, I'm all set.
15) Michelle Williams or Eva Mendes
Michelle Williams
16) What’s the worst movie title of all time?
"ffolkes"
17) Best movie about teaching and/or learning
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Not really, though. Rushmore.
18) Dracula (1931) or Horror of Dracula (1958)
Horror of Dracula
19) Why do you blog? Or if you don’t, why do you read blogs? (Thanks, Girish)
I started blogging about movies because I suspected my single-mindedness was starting to tire my friends out. I was hoping to connect with a few like-minded people, and was pleasantly surprised to develop a small base of readers. I'm greatful for anyone who stops by Cinevistaramascope and leaves a comment, so I write now to keep the conversation going.
20) Most memorable/disturbing death scene
Carrie White's mom moaning and writhing in a state of religious/sexual ecstasy pos
t-impalement.21) Jason Robards or Robert Shaw
Both are great, but only one was Quint.
22) A good candidate for Most Blasphemous Movie Ever
I saw a '70s porno once that featured Jesus receiving oral pleasure while walking across water.
23) Rio Bravo or Red River
Rio Bravo
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.
Tony Scott's Barry Lyndon
25) Bulle Ogier or Charlotte Rampling
My friend was watching the Academy Awards with his then-girlfriend when she observed, "Helen Mirren
is really sexy for her age." To which he corrected, "Helen Mirren is sexy, period." That's how I feel about Charlotte Rampling.26) In the Realm of the Senses— yes or no?
I'll give it a pass, but it was sort of a letdown.
27) Name a movie you think of as your own (Thanks, Jim!)
Whenever anyone dismisses E.T. as creepy, sentimental or manipulative, I get irrationally protective.
28) Winged Migration or Microcosmos
Microcosmos
29) Your favorite football game featured in a movie
Son of Flubber
30) Wendy Hiller or Deborah Kerr
Wendy Hiller
31) Dirtiest secret you have that is related to the movies
My screenplay.
32) Name a favorite film and describe how it is illuminated and enriched by another favorite film.
My appreciation of Popeye deepened when I realized it's essentially McCabe and Mrs. Miller for kids.
33) It’s a Gift or Horsefeathers
It's a Gift
34) Your best story about seeing a movie at a drive-in
I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit at a drive-in in Maine while my family was on vacation. My dad fell asleep halfway through, so my mom decided to let him sleep and find her way back to our room. We were nearly at the Canadian border before she realized she must have made a wrong turn somewhere.
35) Victor Mature or Tyrone Power
Victor Mature
36) What does film criticism mean to you? Where do you think it’s headed?
I don't know where it's headed, but I do think the recent turbulence in the profession is the result of film criticism moving away from monologue and towards discussion. I know that my aforementioned small group of readers motivates me to examine my ideas with greater clarity and consideration. If anything's going to keep film criticism going, it's the need to resist experiencing art in a vacuum. Either way, I'll keep writing as long as people keep reading.
Son of Flubber
30) Wendy Hiller or Deborah Kerr
Wendy Hiller
31) Dirtiest secret you have that is related to the movies
My screenplay.
32) Name a favorite film and describe how it is illuminated and enriched by another favorite film.
My appreciation of Popeye deepened when I realized it's essentially McCabe and Mrs. Miller for kids.
33) It’s a Gift or Horsefeathers
It's a Gift
34) Your best story about seeing a movie at a drive-in
I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit at a drive-in in Maine while my family was on vacation. My dad fell asleep halfway through, so my mom decided to let him sleep and find her way back to our room. We were nearly at the Canadian border before she realized she must have made a wrong turn somewhere.
35) Victor Mature or Tyrone Power
Victor Mature
36) What does film criticism mean to you? Where do you think it’s headed?
I don't know where it's headed, but I do think the recent turbulence in the profession is the result of film criticism moving away from monologue and towards discussion. I know that my aforementioned small group of readers motivates me to examine my ideas with greater clarity and consideration. If anything's going to keep film criticism going, it's the need to resist experiencing art in a vacuum. Either way, I'll keep writing as long as people keep reading.
4 comments:
Never Zodiac over AtPM. Never. Never ever ever.
Tyrone Power - always
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