END OF SUMMER FILM QUIZ

or PROFESSOR DAVID HUXLEY’S LABORIOUS, LICENTIOUS SPOTTED-LEOPARD LABOR DAY FILM QUIZ
Another great quiz by Dennis Cozzalio.









1) CLASSIC FILM YOU MOST 

WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT 

HAS SO FAR ELUDED YOU
George Stevens' GIANT (1956). I'd preferably like 

to see it on the big screen first rather than some crappy 

dvd or vhs.

2) GREATEST CRITERION 

DVD / BLU-RAY RELEASE 

EVER
I would say THE THIN RED LINE, but it's not out yet. 

So until then, I'm gonna go with BICYCLE THIEVES. 

Perfect presentation of a perfect film.

3) THE BIG SLEEP OR 

 THE MALTESE FALCON? 
THE BIG SLEEP. It's an over-all even greater movie.

 










4) JASON BATEMAN 

         OR PAUL RUDD?
I love both these guys, but Bateman doesn't seem 

like as big of a cock-blocker!

 

5) BEST MOTHER/CHILD 

(MALE OR FEMALE) MOVIE 

STAR COMBO

For my money - Judy & Liza.

 
 







6) WHO ARE THE ROBERT MITCHUMS 

AND IDA LUPINOS AMONG WORKING 

MOVIE ACTORS? DO MODERN 

PARALLELS TO SUCH MASCULINE 

AND NO-NONSENSE FEMININE STARS 

EVEN EXIST? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
They don't exist in quite the same way 

anymore, seeing how the times have changed, 

but their traits can be found in many great working actors.

7) FAVORITE PRESTON 

          STURGES MOVIE
SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1942)!!

8) ODETTE YUSTMAN OR 

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD?
Oh my goodness; Mary Liz!!

 






9) IS THERE A MOVIE THAT IF YOU 

FOUND OUT A PARTNER OR LOVE 

INTEREST LOVED (OR DIDN'T LOVE) 

WOULD QUALIFY AS A RELATIONSHIP 

DEAL BREAKER?
Most definitely if they flat out disliked certain flicks!!

>:o(

A handful of old movies; HIS GIRL FRIDAY, 

THE LADY VANISHES, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.. 

and any Malick.

10) 

FAVORITE DVD COMMENTARY
Either Roger Ebert on CITIZEN KANE or Martin 

Scorsese on LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST.

11) 

MOVIES MOST RECENTLY 

SEEN ON DVD, BLU-RAY 

AND THEATRICALLY

Dvd: LILO & STITCH
Blu-ray: CRANK
Theatre: ANIMAL KINGDOM











12) DIRK BOGARDE 

       OR ALAN BATES?
Dirk.

 






13) FAVORITE DVD EXTRA
A source of constant inspiration for me as a low budget 

genre filmmaker is the "Behind-The-Screams" featurette 

on the EVIL DEAD II Limited Edition dvd. All the 

blood, and sweat, and laughter that went into that 

movie. Quite endearing.

14) 

BRIAN DE PALMA'S SCARFACE 

-- YES OR NO? 
If you had asked me this in High School I'd've said "no." I 

didn't get Pacino's performance or the overall tone of the 

thing. I think it was the first De Palma movie I'd been 

exposed to besides UNTOUCHABLES (1987).

"It wasn't realistic" I'd whine. But as my filmic education 

progressed and I viewed many of the films it was indebted 

to, I really came to like it a good deal. 

also LOL "Realistic"

Now in my 20s, I would even say I love most of it. Could 

see all these creative choices were made very carefully. 

Pacino just went overkill as directed, same as Nicholson 

did in THE SHINING. Obviously SCARFACE is not as 

great as BLOW OUT or SISTERS in De Palma's oeuvre, 

but I think it's an interesting & invaluable take on the 

gangster pic.

 









15) BEST COMIC MOMENT FROM A 

HORROR FILM THAT IS NOT A 

HORROR COMEDY 

(YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, LOVE AT FIRST BITE, etc.)
car suddenly not sinking anymore in PSYCHO ('60) 

off the top of my head. Hitchcock had a wicked 

sense of humor.

 

16) JANE BIRKIN 

    OR EDWIGE FENECH?
Edwige!!

****

 










17) 

FAVORITE 

WONG KAR-WAI?
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2001)

.. My favourite & possibly his best.

 








18) 

BEST HORRIFIC MOMENT 

FROM A COMEDY THAT IS 

NOT A HORROR COMEDY

 







19) FROM 2010, A SPECIFIC 

EXAMPLE OF WHAT MOVIES ARE 

DOING RIGHT…
More and more gals are directing movies on the indie 

circuit, that's for sure. That's something righteous. But 

it still feels like a grossly lopsided sausage fest in the 

mainstream. Sex & gender wise.. I'd just be more 

comfortable if I could see more diversity in all fields. 

 
20) RYAN REYNOLDS 

    OR CHRIS EVANS?
Chris Evans. Without hesitation.

21) SPECULATE ABOUT 

THE FUTURE OF ONLINE 

FILM WRITING. WHAT'S 

NEXT?
For me personally, I think the video-essay is a form 

where it's easier to articulate aesthetic concepts about 

movies than in print/blog form. Due to the visual aid 

no doubt. So, for better or worse, I think we'll see more 

and more attempts at that. Possibly to the point of 

over-saturation with Youtube bros.

But I still think the best work comes from those who 

have a vast knowledge of film history and critical 

theory. Or at least a budding eagerness to learn 

about it.

22) ROGER LIVESEY 

     OR DAVID FARRAR?
Roger Livesey.

 










23) BEST FATHER / CHILD 

(MALE OR FEMALE) MOVIE 

STAR COMBO
Off the top of my head: 

John Huston and Anjelica Huston.

 









24) FAVORITE FREDDIE 

FRANCIS MOVIE 

(AS DIRECTOR)
Of the few I've seen, I especially love

 MUMSY, NANNY, SONNY, & GIRLY (1970)!!

25) BRINGING UP BABY 

OR THE AWFUL TRUTH?
Both are great. 

But I prefer BRINGING UP BABY.

 







26) TINA FEY 

OR KRISTEN WIIG?
I love both these women, but Kristen Wiig

makes me laugh more as a performer. 

Tina's always struck me as more 

of a writer.

27) NAME A STYLISTICALLY 

IMPORTANT DIRECTOR & 

THE BEST FILM THAT 

WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN 

MADE WITHOUT HIS 

/ HER INFLUENCE

I could go on with this one for days!


Hawks -> ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13

Kubrick -> CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF 3RD KIND

F.W. Murnau -> DAYS OF HEAVEN

Peckinpah -> THE LONG RIDERS

Fritz Lang -> BLADE RUNNER + BRAZIL

Hitchcock -> BLOW OUT

Tarkovsky -> THE ELEMENT OF CRIME

Jean Cocteau -> LEGEND

*****

28) 

MOVIE YOU'D MOST ENJOY 

SEEING REMADE & 

TRANSPLANTED TO A 

DIFFERENT CULTURE 

(i.e. Yimou's A WOMAN, 

A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP)
I'd like to see the TREMORS scenario 

updated to 13th century Mongolia 

OR late 1800s Mexico.

I'd also like to update THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. 

Everyone the world over loves monster movies, right?!
 

29) 

LINK TO A PICTURE / FRAME 

GRAB OF A MOVIE IMAGE 

THAT FOR YOU BEST 

ILLUSTRATES BLISS. 

ELABORATE

It may seem cornball to most, but in 

SUNRISE (1927), the stroll The Man and 

The Wife take out of the church that dissolves 

into a glowing wooded area has always 

resonated with me. It's saying even though 

they may be surrounded by hardship & 

the chaos of the modern world, they can 

still find serenity in each other's embrace. 

It's unbelievably romantic imagery.

30) 

WITH A TIP OF THE HAT TO GLENN 

KENNY, THINK OF A JUST-SLIGHTLY-

INADEQUATE ALTERNATE TITLE FOR 

A FAMOUS MOVIE. (EXAMPLES FROM 

G.K.: FAN FICTION; BOUDU RELIEVED 

FROM CRAMPING; THE MILD INPRECATION 

OF THE CAT PEOPLE)

• HARRY POTHEAD & THE HALF-BAKED STONER
• SOME LIKE IT LUKEWARM
• LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO ROLL