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- E.T. The Extra terrestrial was directed by?
- Steven Spielberg
- A Hard Day's Night starred what musical group?
- The Beatles
- Name one of the stars of All The President's Men?
- Robert Redford
- Who does not belong to the Cashiers du Cinema crowd? a) Truffaut b) Malle C) Godard D) Lucas
- D) Lucas
- Critic James Monaco said that Francis Ford Coppola directed "the most significant American film since Citizen Kane. Name the film.
- The Godfather.
- Which film was not directed by Roman Polanski? a) Ashes and Diamonds b) Macbeth C) Tess D) The pianist
- A) Ashesand Diamonds
- Name a film directed by Martin Scorcese
- Raging Bull
- Franco Zeffirelli directed a film, released in 1968 of what Shakespearean play?
- Romeo and Juliet
- What American director is noted for overlapping dialogue and a documentary visual style in such films as MASH and Nashville.
- Robert Altman
- The so-called spaghetti-western like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the creation of? a) Michaelangelo Antonioni B) Sergio Leone C) Pietro Germi
- B) Sergio Leone
- Who starred in the MAD MAX films?
- Mel Gibson
- Name a film directed by Tim Burton
- Batman
- A novelist and screenwriter before becoming a film director, his films include Eight MEn out, the return of the secaucus seven and the brother from another planet, A) Hector Babenco B) John Sayles C) Terry Gilliam
- B) John Sayles
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK THE LAST WAVE AND MY BRILLIANT CAREER are representative of films from what country in the 1970's?
- Australia
- Who directed BACk TO THE FUTURE and WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? a) Robert Zemeckis b) Barry Levinson C) Bob Hoskins
- A) Robert Zemeckis
- Bernardo Bertolucci directed the controversial film LAST TANGO IN PARIS.
- T
- Name a film directed by oliver Stone
- JFK
- Immensely popular, espcecially in the United States, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES from France inspired a hit Broadway musical as well as an American adaption called THE BIRDCAGE T or F?
- T
- Name one of the influenctial directors of the NEW GERMAN CINEMA.
- Werner Herzog
- BLUE VELVET and THE ELEPHANT MAN were directed by a) David Cronenburg B) John Sayles C) David Lynch
- C) david lynch
- HARD EIGTH, BOOGIE NIGHTS, and MAGNOLIA were directed by: a) Terrence Malick B) Victor NUnez C) Paul Thomas Anderson
- C) Paul Thomas Anderson
- CROCODILE DUNDEE starred
- Paul Hogan
- Name the screenwriters o Good Will Hunting
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
- Denmark produced two Oscar winning Best Foreign Language Pictures in the 1980's T or F
- T
- FARGO and MILLER'S CROSSING were directed by: a) Cameron Crowe b) Joel & Ethan Coen C) clint eastwood
- B) Coen Bros
- Akira Kurosawa's RAN is an adpatation of a) Hamelet B) Othello C) King Lear d) Romeo & Juliet
- C) King Lear
- SAY ANYTHING and FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH were written by:
- cameron crowe
- DARK HABITS and WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOOUS BREAKDOWN were directed by a) Bunel B) Miranda C) Almodovar
- C) Almodovar
- There's something about...
- Mary
- The most commercially succesful movie in history with over a #1 billion take at the box office
- Titanic
- The films of Iran's new wave can be favorably compared to what film genre?
- Neorealism
- Electio, ABOUT SCHMIDT, and SIDEWAYS were directed by: a) Michael Gondry B) Richard Linklater C) Alexander Payne
- C) Alexander Payne
- The so-called "Kitchen Sink" brand of Brittish filmmaking during the 90's had a monster hit with: A) The FUll monty b) My name is joe c) Riff-raff
- A) The full monty
- EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN, THE WEDDING BREAKFAST, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, THE ICE STORM, and BROKEBACK MONTAIN were directed by :
- Ang Lee
- This film was co-produced by Australia and New Zealand and was written and directed by Jane Campion. It also starred Holly Hunter Name the film.
- The Piano
- Which of the films did not star Emma Thompson? A) THE WINGS OF THE DOVE B) THE REAMAINS OF THE DAY C) SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
- A) The wings of a Dove
- Name one of the three directors of the Masterpiece Theatre branch of English cinema
- James Ivory
- Name the director of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE fellowship of the Ring
- Peter Jackson
- Name one of the stars of ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
- Jim Carrey
- THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST was directed by:
- Mel Gibson
- Who directed a Hard Day's Night?
- Richard Lesster
- Who directed Melvin and Howard?
- Jonathan Demme
- Who screenwrote Melvin and Howard?
- Bo Goldman
- Who played Melvin Dummar?
- Paul Le Mat
- Howard Huges was:
- Jason Robards Jr.
- Who was the actor and actress in In N Out
- Kevin Cline, Joan Cusack
- Who directed In and Out
- Frank Oz
- Actors in Best in Show?
- Eugene Levy, Catherine O' Hara
- Director/Screenwriter of Best iN Show?
- Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy screenwrote
- A Hard Day's Night directed by:
- Richard Lester