Another great quiz by Dennis Cozzalio.
1) FAVORITE MOVIE
FEATURING NUNS
BLACK NARCISSUS (1947).
2) 2ND FAVORITE
BLACK NARCISSUS (1947).
2) 2ND FAVORITE
FRANKENHEIMER MOVIE
SECONDS (1966).
coming after THE TRAIN (1964).
3) WILLIAM BENDIX
SECONDS (1966).
3) WILLIAM BENDIX
OR SCOTT BRADY?
Brady, personally.
4) WHAT MOVIE, REAL OR IMAGINED, WOULD YOU STAND IN LINE SIX HOURS TO SEE? OR HAVE YOU EVER DONE SO IN REAL LIFE?
the longest I've ever waited in line was an hour and a half and it was in 1999 for the STAR WARS prequel.. I would definitely wait over six hours to see Malick's IMAX nature thing he's been working on forever.
I think "Q" is what he used to call that project.. Also If someone found and restored the lost 42 -reel version of Stroheim's GREED (1924) I would wait in line days to see that.
5) FAVORITE
Brady, personally.
4) WHAT MOVIE, REAL OR IMAGINED, WOULD YOU STAND IN LINE SIX HOURS TO SEE? OR HAVE YOU EVER DONE SO IN REAL LIFE?
the longest I've ever waited in line was an hour and a half and it was in 1999 for the STAR WARS prequel.. I would definitely wait over six hours to see Malick's IMAX nature thing he's been working on forever.
5) FAVORITE
MITCHELL LEISEN MOVIE
MIDNIGHT (1939).
6) ANN SAVAGE
MIDNIGHT (1939).
6) ANN SAVAGE
OR PEGGY CUMMINS?
Peggy!
Peggy!
7) 1ST MOVIE YOU REMEMBER SEEING AS A CHILD
At home on VHS it was PINOCCHIO ('40). At the theater it was HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS ('89).
8) WHAT MOMENT IN A MOVIE THAT IS NOT A HORROR MOVIE MADE YOU WANT TO BOLT FROM THE ROOM SCREAMING?
Those ear slugs in WRATH OF KHAN (1982)!!
Also; when Judge Doom re-inflates himself in ROGER RABBIT (1988)
9) RICHARD WIDMARK
At home on VHS it was PINOCCHIO ('40). At the theater it was HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS ('89).
8) WHAT MOMENT IN A MOVIE THAT IS NOT A HORROR MOVIE MADE YOU WANT TO BOLT FROM THE ROOM SCREAMING?
Those ear slugs in WRATH OF KHAN (1982)!!
9) RICHARD WIDMARK
OR ROBERT MITCHUM?
Mitchum. There's no competition.
10) BEST MOVIE JESUS
Enrique Irazoqui in THE GOSPEL
Mitchum. There's no competition.
10) BEST MOVIE JESUS
Enrique Irazoqui in THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW (1964).
11) SILLIEST STRAIGHT HORROR FILM THAT YOU'RE STILL FOND OF
The original THE FLY (1958).
12) EMILY BLUNT
11) SILLIEST STRAIGHT HORROR FILM THAT YOU'RE STILL FOND OF
The original THE FLY (1958).
12) EMILY BLUNT
OR SALLY GRAY?
Personally, Ms. Blunt.
13) FAVORITE CINEMATIC
Personally, Ms. Blunt.
13) FAVORITE CINEMATIC
BIBLICAL SPECTACULAR
The Jesus segments of INTOLERANCE (1916).
& if that doesn't count as a biblical epic, then I pick Demille's '56 version of TEN COMMANDMENTS.
14)
The Jesus segments of INTOLERANCE (1916).
14)
FAVORITE CINEMATIC MOMENT
OF UNINTENTIONAL HUMOR
In THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982) there's a part where "Jen" turns towards the camera frozen and it looks like the puppet is just annoyed with the scene and looking at the camera waiting for cut.
Can't find a screen cap of the moment, but it's like he's shrugging at the audience. The Office-style. lolz
15) MICHAEL FASSBENDER
In THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982) there's a part where "Jen" turns towards the camera frozen and it looks like the puppet is just annoyed with the scene and looking at the camera waiting for cut.
15) MICHAEL FASSBENDER
OR DAVID FARRAR?
Fassbender.
16) MOST EFFECTIVE
Fassbender.
16) MOST EFFECTIVE
FAITH-AFFIRMING MOVIE
for me personally it's Scorsese's LAST TEMPTATION ('88).
17) MOVIE THAT MAKES THE BEST CASE FOR AGNOSTICISM
Hirokazu Koreeda's NOBODY KNOWS ('04).
Childhood innocence fading away as a result of neglect or abuse is agonizing to watch. Seeing dramatizations like this & countless real documents of man's cruelty like SHOAH (1985) pretty much helped kill my belief in the traditional concept of an interventionist deity.
18) FAVORITE SONG AND/OR
for me personally it's Scorsese's LAST TEMPTATION ('88).
17) MOVIE THAT MAKES THE BEST CASE FOR AGNOSTICISM
Hirokazu Koreeda's NOBODY KNOWS ('04).
18) FAVORITE SONG AND/OR
DANCE SEQUENCE FROM A MUSICAL
"Make 'em Laugh" part from SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ('51).
19) 3RD FAVORITE
"Make 'em Laugh" part from SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ('51).
19) 3RD FAVORITE
HOWARD HAWKS MOVIE
RED RIVER (1948).
20) CLARA BOW
RED RIVER (1948).
20) CLARA BOW
OR JEAN HARLOW?
Believe it or not, Clara Bow.
21) MOVIE MOST RECENTLY SEEN IN THE THEATER? ON DVD/BLURAY/STREAMING?
at the Theater: THINK LIKE A MAN (2012)
on Bluray: BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)
Streaming: BIG NIGHT (1996)
22) MOST UNLIKELY GOOD MOVIE ABOUT RELIGION
(Just a heads-up, I consider religion and faith to be 2 separate things)..
To me the 1996 version of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE is a surprisingly effective depiction of religious hysteria run amok. How charlatans frequently hide behind it or try to justify ritualistic abuses & persecution of "the others" of this world.
23) PHIL SILVERS
Believe it or not, Clara Bow.
21) MOVIE MOST RECENTLY SEEN IN THE THEATER? ON DVD/BLURAY/STREAMING?
at the Theater: THINK LIKE A MAN (2012)
on Bluray: BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)
Streaming: BIG NIGHT (1996)
22) MOST UNLIKELY GOOD MOVIE ABOUT RELIGION
(Just a heads-up, I consider religion and faith to be 2 separate things)..
To me the 1996 version of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE is a surprisingly effective depiction of religious hysteria run amok. How charlatans frequently hide behind it or try to justify ritualistic abuses & persecution of "the others" of this world.
23) PHIL SILVERS
OR RED SKELTON?
Silvers.
24) “FAVORITE”
Silvers.
24) “FAVORITE”
HOLLYWOOD SCANDAL
That Garbo and Marlene Dietrich probably had a lesbian affair... Meeeeyow!
25) BEST NON-CHRISTIAN
That Garbo and Marlene Dietrich probably had a lesbian affair... Meeeeyow!
25) BEST NON-CHRISTIAN
RELIGIOUS MOVIE
I would list a movie based on the Old Testament here as I do not consider those books "Christian", but I will get shit from evangelical friends/family if I do-- so I'll go with Akkad's THE MESSAGE (1976) about the prophet Mohammed (السلام عليكم). Both formally brilliant & moving.
I would list a movie based on the Old Testament here as I do not consider those books "Christian", but I will get shit from evangelical friends/family if I do-- so I'll go with Akkad's THE MESSAGE (1976) about the prophet Mohammed (السلام عليكم). Both formally brilliant & moving.
26) THE KING OF CINEMA:
KING VIDOR, KING HU, OR HENRY KING?
All great filmmakers but Vidor towers over all.
27) NAME SOMETHING MODERN MOVIES NEED TO RELEARN HOW TO DO THAT AMERICAN & FOREIGN CLASSICS HAD DOWN PAT
This is just a blanket generality-- but I think most modern mainstream films would be better off if they had more (or any kind) of a visual stamp. Some subtle or not so subtle uses of color + a concept of space the events are taking place in. Even small character dramas back in the day had class & pageantry to the presentation. Every action movie today shouldn't just be shot with the same handheld shaky camera look. And every Romantic comedy conversation doesn't need to be the same old shot / reverse shot throughout the entire movie. It'd also be nice if there were more characters worth caring about nowadays.
28) LEAST FAVORITE FELLINI?
Of what I've seen, VOICE OF THE MOON ('90)
KING VIDOR, KING HU, OR HENRY KING?
All great filmmakers but Vidor towers over all.
27) NAME SOMETHING MODERN MOVIES NEED TO RELEARN HOW TO DO THAT AMERICAN & FOREIGN CLASSICS HAD DOWN PAT
This is just a blanket generality-- but I think most modern mainstream films would be better off if they had more (or any kind) of a visual stamp. Some subtle or not so subtle uses of color + a concept of space the events are taking place in. Even small character dramas back in the day had class & pageantry to the presentation. Every action movie today shouldn't just be shot with the same handheld shaky camera look. And every Romantic comedy conversation doesn't need to be the same old shot / reverse shot throughout the entire movie. It'd also be nice if there were more characters worth caring about nowadays.
28) LEAST FAVORITE FELLINI?
Of what I've seen, VOICE OF THE MOON ('90)
29) THE THREE STOOGES (2012)
-- YES OR NO?
Yes! A flawed but loving tribute to Moe, Larry, & Curly's classic form of comedy. My fear is that mainstream audiences just don't get this type of slapstick anymore.. or the style of joke delivery. Like many classic humor stylings of yesteryear, (Vaudeville, Looney Tunes, Jerry Lewis) people just seem to not appreciate it anymore after enough generations pass by
I'm actually surprised 20th Century Fox didn't declare the Stooges brand to be "too dated" before green-lighting this. Thankfully for we fans Fox supported the Farrelly brothers completely. I guess their folly is our reward.
Chris Diamantopoulos in particular deserves to be nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Moe.. Uncanny.
30) MARY WICKES
Yes! A flawed but loving tribute to Moe, Larry, & Curly's classic form of comedy. My fear is that mainstream audiences just don't get this type of slapstick anymore.. or the style of joke delivery. Like many classic humor stylings of yesteryear, (Vaudeville, Looney Tunes, Jerry Lewis) people just seem to not appreciate it anymore after enough generations pass by
30) MARY WICKES
OR PATSY KELLY?
Patsy!
31) BEST MOVIE-RELATED
Patsy!
31) BEST MOVIE-RELATED
CONSPIRACY THEORY
My personal favorite is the one about Ferris being Cameron's split-personality in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986). A Geek Jekyll and Cool Hyde.
32) YOUR CANDIDATE FOR MOST MISUNDERSTOOD OR MISINTERPRETED MOVIE
The latter part of Verhoeven's Hollywood stay was plagued with misunderstood gems. Especially SHOWGIRLS (1995). The fact that it's still widely regarded as one of the "worst films of all time" says a lot about American critics and audiences.
33) MOVIE THAT MADE YOU QUESTION YOUR OWN BELIEF SYSTEM (RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE)
In 2007, when I was much younger & more impressionable, I saw Tony Kaye's abortion debate doc called LAKE OF FIRE. It offered up so many smart, calm, & collected arguments from both sides.
FYI, I am still vehemently Pro-choice.
My personal favorite is the one about Ferris being Cameron's split-personality in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986). A Geek Jekyll and Cool Hyde.
32) YOUR CANDIDATE FOR MOST MISUNDERSTOOD OR MISINTERPRETED MOVIE
The latter part of Verhoeven's Hollywood stay was plagued with misunderstood gems. Especially SHOWGIRLS (1995). The fact that it's still widely regarded as one of the "worst films of all time" says a lot about American critics and audiences.
33) MOVIE THAT MADE YOU QUESTION YOUR OWN BELIEF SYSTEM (RELIGIOUS OR OTHERWISE)
In 2007, when I was much younger & more impressionable, I saw Tony Kaye's abortion debate doc called LAKE OF FIRE. It offered up so many smart, calm, & collected arguments from both sides.
FYI, I am still vehemently Pro-choice.
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