1) What is the biggest issue for you in the digital vs. film debate? Not that I mind either, it's that film is being depleted as an artistic option for filmmakers.
2) Without more than one minute’s consideration, name three great faces from the movies Buster Keaton, Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart
3) The movie you think could be interesting if remade as a movie musical Goodfellas
4) The last movie you saw theatrically/on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming Theatrically: The Master; DVD: Monkey Business (1931 version)
5) Favorite movie about work The Shop Around the Corner
6) The movie you loved as a child that did not hold up when seen through adult eyes Hook
7) Favorite “road” movie Two-Lane Blacktop
8) Does Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National Convention change or confirm your perspective on him as a filmmaker/movie icon? Is that appearance relevant to his legacy as a filmmaker? I have not seen Clint Eastwood's appearance, but it does not change my perspective of him, I have always respected his career and the way he does things, and continue to get a lot out of his movies. As far as I'm concerned it's not relevant.
9) Longest-lasting movie or movie-related obsession My obsession of It's a Wonderful Life has lived in me since I first saw it as a kid, there's something about it that still shakes me.
10) Favorite artifact of movie exploitation The Drive-In
11) Have you ever fallen asleep in a movie theater? If so, when and why? Not, I don't think I could ever.
12) Favorite performance by an athlete in a movie Maybe Babe Ruth in Pride of the Yankees
13) Second favorite Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie I regret to say I have yet to see one of his movies.
14) Favorite film of 1931 City Lights
15) Second favorite Raoul Walsh movie The Roaring Twenties, my first would be High Sierra.
16) Favorite film of 1951 The River
17) Second favorite Wong Kar-wai movie Haven't seen his films sadly
18) Favorite film of 1971 Two Lane Black-Top
19) Second favorite Henri-Georges Clouzot movieHAven't seen his movies
20) Favorite film of 1991 The Double Life of Veronique but Barton Fink would be a close second
21) Second favorite John Sturges movie Bad Day at Black Rock
22) Favorite celebrity biopic "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
23) Name a good script idea which was let down either by the director or circumstances of production The Return of Doctor X, I thought it had potential, it's like my favorite bad movie of all time. I like the idea of a reporter and a doctor investigating a mystery.
24) Heaven’s Gate-- yes or no? I'm waiting for the criterion release of it, but I'll see it.
25) Favorite pairing of movie sex symbols Jane Russel and Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
26) One word that you could say which would instantly evoke images and memories of your favorite movie. (Naming the movie is optional—might be more fun to see if we can guess what it is from the word itself) Minimal
27) Name one moment which to you demarcates a significant change, for better or worse, on the landscape of the movies over the last 20 years. I would say the digital technology has made films look more like they are coming from a computer than anything else, I'm not saying that as a bad thing, but you can see a difference in a film's aesthetic because of it.
28) Favorite pre-Code talkie Trouble in Paradise
29) Oldest film in your personal collection (Thanks, Peter Nellhaus) I have a collection of Chaplin shorts from his early days, but as far as features go it would be "Birth of the Nation"
30) Longest film in your personal collection. (Thanks, Brian Darr) "The Decalogue" but if you don't consider that a true film than "Carlos"
31) Have your movie collection habits changed in the past 10 years? If so, how? Yes, I would say more than ever I followed a certain pattern of seeking out films, now, I go from seeking out to picking at random any film that I may stumble upon, I try to keep within the boundaries of a budget but that may go out the window if I stumble upon a film I've been searching for a very long time. I still haunt movie stores just to see in case a find a hidden treasure.
32) Wackiest, most unlikely “directed by” credit you can namee "Annie" directed by John Huston
33) Best documentary you’ve seen in 2012 (made in 2012 or any other year) I actually don't think I've seen any so far this year.
34) What’s your favorite “(this star) was almost cast in (this movie)” anecdote? I think I heard Cary Grant being the lead male in "Ninochka" I find that interesting just to think what it would be like to see him in a film with Greta Garbo. Also all the roles Harrison Ford was offered but turned down, mostly for "Syrianna"
35) Program three nights of double bills at a revival theater that might best illuminate your love of the movies Night One: the theme of the joy of laughter "Ninochka" and "Sullivan's Travels", Night Two: two sides of the coin, the disappointment and joys of life "Toyko Story" and "It Happened One Night", Night Three: Movies as an escape "Swing Time", and "Rear Window"
36) You have been granted permission to invite any three people, alive or dead, to your house to watch the Oscars. Who are they? My three best friends
37) Favorite Mr. Chips. (Careful...) Peter O'Toole even though I haven't seen his Mr. Chips, he is still one of my favorite actors, so thereby wins.
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