1) Second-favorite Coen Brothers movie. "Raising Arizona"
2) Movie seen only on home format that you would pay to see on the biggest movie screen possible? (Question submitted by Peter Nellhaus) "2001: A Space Odyssey"
3) Japan or France? (Question submitted by Bob Westal) You're asking me to choose between Godard and Ozu it can't be done this is torture. However if I were on a desert Island I would prefer "Tokyo Story" with me so Japan.
4) Favorite moment/line from a western. "It's a Hell of a thing Killing a man, you take away everything he's got and everything he's going to get." (Unforgiven)
5) Of all the arts the movies draw upon to become what they are, which is the most important, or the one you value most? Painting
6) Most misunderstood movie of the 2000s (The Naughties?). "The Terminal"
7) Name a filmmaker/actor/actress/film you once unashamedly loved who has fallen furthest in your esteem. "Crash" the Paul Haggis film, which is not to say I don't hate it, but I have no interest in watching it over again, but it really effected me when I first saw it.
8) Herbert Lom or Patrick Magee? Herbert Lom
9) Which is your least favorite David Lynch film (Submitted by Tony Dayoub)"Lost Highway" although again that is not to say I hated it.
10) Gordon Willis or Conrad Hall? (Submitted by Peet Gelderblom)I know of Willis but not Hall so I can't say.
11) Second favorite Don Siegel movie. "The Shootist"
12) Last movie you saw on DVD/Blu-ray? In theaters? DVD: "Playtime" Theatres: "A Serious Man"
13) Which DVD in your private collection screams hardest to be replaced by a Blu-ray? (Submitted by Peet Gelderblom) "City Lights"
14) Eddie Deezen or Christopher Mintz-Plasse? Plead ignorance
15) Actor/actress who you feel automatically elevates whatever project they are in, or whom you would watch in virtually anything. James Stewart, Today it would be Clive Owen I think.
16) Fight Club -- yes or no? Sure
17) Teresa Wright or Olivia De Havilland? Teresa Wright because I'm pretty sure I fell in love with her for real in "Pride of the Yankees" and "Shadow of a Doubt"
18) Favorite moment/line from a film noir. "Over here Angel you look like a pikanese, and since I'm collecting guns..." ("The Big Sleep")
19) Best (or worst) death scene involving an obvious dummy substituting for a human or any other unsuccessful special effect(s)—see the wonderful blog Destructible Man for inspiration. Although he did not die, Colin Clive in "Frankenstein" or the farm couple at the beginning of "Bride of Frankenstein" who did die.
20) What's the least you've spent on a film and still regretted it? (Submitted by Lucas McNelly) $8.00 on "High School Musical 3".
21) Van Johnson or Van Heflin? Mr. Johnson thank you very much.
22) Favorite Alan Rudolph film. Can't think of any.
23) Name a documentary that you believe more people should see. "Murderball"
24) In deference to this quiz’s professor, name a favorite film which revolves around someone becoming stranded. "Sansho the Baliff"
25) Is there a moment when your knowledge of film, or lack thereof, caused you an unusual degree of embarrassment and/or humiliation? If so, please share. I'm somewhat embarrassed of my film knowledge very day to day and I try not to reveal it to my friends who I feel don't want to listen to me go on and on in my own little world.
26) Ann Sheridan or Geraldine Fitzgerald? (Submitted by Larry Aydlette) Ann Sheridan
27) Do you or any of your family members physically resemble movie actors or other notable figures in the film world? If so, who? I always thought my dad talks a lot like Harrison Ford but he doens't really look like him.
28) Is there a movie you have purposely avoided seeing? If so, why? Ummmm "2012" cause it doesn't look like the kinda movie I'd be interested in, plus I'm tired of end of the world movies.
29) Movie with the most palpable or otherwise effective wintry atmosphere or ambience. "Fargo"
30) Gerrit Graham or Jeffrey Jones? Don't know the first guy so I can't say.
31) The best cinematic antidote to a cultural stereotype (sexual, political, regional, whatever). "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is a perfect antidote for the political stereotype since it makes me care about politics.
32) Second favorite John Wayne movie. "Rio Bravo" by a nose.
33) Favorite movie car chase. "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
34) In the spirit of His Girl Friday, propose a gender-switched remake of a classic or not-so-classic film. (Submitted by Patrick Robbins) Ummmmm "Rio Bravo"? They're all women.
35) Barbara Rhoades or Barbara Feldon? I don't know Barbara Rhoades but agent 99 is hot.
36) Favorite Andre De Toth movie. Can't say
37) If you could take one filmmaker's entire body of work and erase it from all time and memory, as if it had never happened, whose oeuvre would it be? (Submitted by Tom Sutpen)Alan Smithee
38) Name a film you actively hated when you first encountered it, only to see it again later in life and fall in love with it. "2001: A Space Odyssey"
39) Max Ophuls or Marcel Ophuls? (Submitted by Tom Sutpen) Max
40) In which club would you most want an active membership, the Delta Tau Chi fraternity, the Cutters or the Warriors? And which member would you most resemble, either physically or in personality? Can't say I'm bad at this quiz.
41) Your favorite movie cliché. Sweeping emotional music during a sweeping emotional scene
42) Vincente Minnelli or Stanley Donen? (Submitted by Bob Westal)Minnelli by a slight margin.
43) Favorite Christmas-themed horror movie or sequence. "Gremlins" does that count as horror?
44) Favorite moment of self- or selfless sacrifice in a movie. It will always be Rick in "Casablanca" for me. Maybe The seven samurai in "Seven Samurai" as well.
45) If you were the cinematic Spanish Inquisition, which movie cult (or cult movie) would you decimate? (Submitted by Bob Westal) Torture porn addicts
46) Caroline Munro or Veronica Carlson? Can't say.
47) Favorite eye-patch wearing director. (Submitted by Patty Cozzalio) John Ford
48) Favorite ambiguous movie ending. (Original somewhat ambiguous submission---“Something about ambiguous movie endings!”-- by Jim Emerson, who may have some inspiration of his own to offer you.) "No Country for Old Men" is great of course but I think that just may be because I enjoyed Jim Emerson's endless writings about it.
49) In giving thanks for the movies this year, what are you most thankful for? I'm thankful for Pixar, The Coens, and the minimalism of "Good Bye Solo"
50) George Kennedy or Alan North? (Submitted by Peet Gelderblom) Mr. Kennedy of course.
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