1) Your favorite musical moment in a movie
Fred and Ginger in "Swing Time", "Never gonna Dance"
2) Ray Milland or Dana Andrews
I like both, but since I just viewed "The Lost Weekend" not too long ago, I'll go with Ray
3) Favorite Sidney Lumet movie
Dog Day Afternoon for Pacino alone.
4) Biggest surprise of the just-past summer movie season
"The Dark Knight" beating "Star Wars"
5) Gene Tierney or Rita Hayworth
Lovely Rita
6) What’s the last movie you saw on DVD? In theaters?
DVD: Without Love Theatre: Tropic Thunder
7) Irwin Allen’s finest hour?
Towering Inferno because it has Paul Newman and Steve McQueen save the day and it was the only film Fred Astaire was nominated for an Oscar
8)What were the films where you would rather see the movie promised by the poster than the one that was actually made?
I'll have to get back to you on that one
9) Chow Yun-Fat or Tony Leung
Chow Yun-Fat simply because I don't know who Tony Leung is.
10) Most pretentious movie ever
Not sure although (And people may disagree with me on this) "Sideways" leered towards pretension
11) Favorite Russ Meyer movie
I have seen very little Russ Meyer, but the one I like the most is "Faster Pussycat Kill!! Kill!!"
13) Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo
Hard to say. Love them both, but I was entranced with Garbo's long before I knew Dietrich.
14) Best movie snack? Most vile movie snack?
I like my chocolate bars, but I detest movie hotdogs.
15) Current movie star who would be most comfortable in the classic Hollywood studio system
George Clooney, he's keeping the dream alive for all of us.
16) Fitzcarraldo—yes or no?
Haven't seen it
17) Your assignment is to book the ultimate triple bill to inaugurate your own revival theater. What three movies will we see on opening night?
Oh how I dream of this day. If I had to choose, and this was no way influenced by popularity, I would go with a Marx Brothers film say "Horse Feathers", then an Astaire/Rogers musical like "Swing Time", then cap it all off with a Capra film like "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" or if it's Christmas "It's a Wonderful Life".
18) What’s the name of your theater?
The Red Carpet
19) Favorite Leo McCarey movie
The Awful Truth
20) Most impressive debut performance by an actor/actress.
Jean-Pierre Leaud in "The 400 Blows"
21) Biggest disappointment of the just-past summer movie season
The Love Guru although it wasn't that bad.
22) Michelle Yeoh or Maggie Cheung
Michelle Yeoh again cause I don't know who the other one is.
23) 2008 inductee into the Academy of the Overrated
I simple answer would be "The Dark Knight" but I just enjoyed it so much I can't say. I would go with "Iron Man", other than Robert Downey's performance, it was mostly run of the mill comic book shenanigans
24) 2008 inductee into the Academy of the Underrated
I thin "Pineapple Express" was better than most people think it was.
25) Fritz the Cat—yes or no?
Sure
26) Trevor Howard or Richard Todd
Haven't seen any of Todd's work but I love Trevor Howard for being in two of my favorite films "Brief Encounter" and "The Third Man"
27) Antonioni once said, “I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.” What filmmaker working today most fruitfully ignores the rules? What does ignoring the rules of cinema mean in 2008?
To me David Lynch is the kind of guy to ignore any rules, if you know what it means to ignore rules in 2008, watch "Inland Empire".
28) Favorite William Castle movie
Sorry to say I have not seen his work.
29) Favorite ethnographically oriented movie?
Again not sure sorry.
30) What’s the movie coming up in 2008 you’re most looking forward to? Why?
"Burn After Reading" because even if they strike out, I'm always up for a Coen Bros. movie.
31) What deceased director would you want to resurrect in order that she/he might make one more film?
Francois Truffaut
32) What director would you like to see, if not literally entombed, then at least go silent creatively?
Brett Ratner
33) Your first movie star crush
Jean Arthur
1 comment:
Love these surveys....
1) Your favorite musical moment in a movie
As the question does not necessarily read "musical" movie, I'll say the denouement of THE LADY VANISHES.
2) Ray Milland or Dana Andrews
Could go wither way: I'll say Dana Andrews with THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES in mind.
3) Favorite Sidney Lumet movie
DOG DAY AFTERNOON.
4) Biggest surprise of the just-past summer movie season
That IRON MAN has become the franchise-to-watch for both the public and myself.
5) Gene Tierney or Rita Hayworth
Rita: The GILDA and the LADY FROM SHANGHAI versions
6) What’s the last movie you saw on DVD? In theaters?
DVD: CASINO ROYALE Theatre: BURN AFTER READING
7) Irwin Allen’s finest hour?
So many to choose from! I'd have to go with the only conceivable choice: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
8) What were the films where you would rather see the movie promised by the poster than the one that was actually made?
I'm the only one that seemed to like the DAN IN REAL LIFE poster-- the movie I could have done without.
9) Chow Yun-Fat or Tony Leung
Even: haven't seen enough to qualify.
10) Most pretentious movie ever
You could make the argument for 2001, and I'd still say it was a great film.
11) Favorite Russ Meyer movie
FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! is a hoot.
13) Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo
Garbo.
14) Best movie snack? Most vile movie snack?
Best: JUNIOR MINTS-- good and not a lot of fat content. Vile: those Blue Icee things- do they still make them?
15) Current movie star who would be most comfortable in the classic Hollywood studio system
Female: Julia Roberts; male: Tom Hanks.
16) Fitzcarraldo—yes or no?
Was a solid *** out of **** but from all that's said about it, should be a four star movie. So, "no."
17) Your assignment is to book the ultimate triple bill to inaugurate your own revival theater. What three movies will we see on opening night?
Matinee: BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Evening: CASABLANCA
Late show: THE 39 STEPS
18) What’s the name of your theater?
Casablanca Theater
19) Favorite Leo McCarey movie
DUCK SOUP
20) Most impressive debut performance by an actor/actress.
Robert Morley in MARIE ANTOINETTE
21) Biggest disappointment of the just-past summer movie season
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, but I was OK with it.
22) Michelle Yeoh or Maggie Cheung
Michelle Yeoh, since she was also a Bond girl.
23) 2008 inductee into the Academy of the Overrated
Gotta pick on the #1 honcho and say DARK KNIGHT, but it had much to offer nonetheless.
24) 2008 inductee into the Academy of the Underrated
IN BRUGES: but it has a following.
25) Fritz the Cat—yes or no?
Why not?
26) Trevor Howard or Richard Todd
Trevor Howard.
27) Antonioni once said, “I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.” What filmmaker working today most fruitfully ignores the rules? What does ignoring the rules of cinema mean in 2008?
Wes Anderson/ Having an unmistakably personal stamp but remaining accessible.
28) Favorite William Castle movie
Dare I go obvious? ROSEMARY'S BABY.
29) Favorite ethnographically oriented movie?
The underrated WHITE SHADOWS OF THE SOUTH SEAS.
30) What’s the movie coming up in 2008 you’re most looking forward to? Why?
QUATUM OF SOLACE. The previews are stellar.
31) What deceased director would you want to resurrect in order that she/he might make one more film?
Francois Truffaut
32) What director would you like to see, if not literally entombed, then at least go silent creatively?
I'll be diplomatic and say no one.
33) Your first movie star crush
Michelle Pfeiffer.
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