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January 2014
News and pop quizzes from your American Film Institute.
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1.31.14: IT’S JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film in which Timberlake made his big screen acting debut.
Correct! Timberlake played Valet in the 2001 comedy crime caper.
Incorrect. The correct answer is LONGSHOT. Timberlake played Valet in the 2001 comedy crime caper.
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1.30.14: IT’S CHRISTIAN BALE’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film musical in which Bale played the lead at age 18.
Correct! Bale plays Jack Kelly, the newspaper seller who organizes a strike in Kenny Ortega's 1992 film.
Incorrect. The correct answer is NEWSIES. Bale plays Jack Kelly, the newspaper seller who organizes a strike in Kenny Ortega's 1992 film.
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1.29.14: IT’S OPRAH WINFREY’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the station on which Winfrey appeared as both its youngest and first black news anchor.
Correct! Winfrey got her start on air in the mid-'70s.
Incorrect. The correct answer is WLAC-TV Nashville. Winfrey got her start on air in the mid-'70s.
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PLACE THE FACE
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Thelma Ritter (1902-1969) was a character actor on screen in the '40s, '50s and '60s and won the Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for "New Girl In Town" in 1957.
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WHATS’ERNAME?
Claire Danes played Leonardo DiCaprio's lover in a 1996 movie. Can you name her character?
Correct! The film was ROMEO AND JULIET.
Incorrect. The correct answer is Juliet. The film was ROMEO AND JULIET.
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THREE-FILM MONTE
Drag the following films into the chronological order of their theatrical release:
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WHAT'S THAT FROM?
Name the movie that includes the following dialogue.
"Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night."
Correct! Bette Davis utters the immortal line – #9 on AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIE QUOTES list – as the actress Margo Channing in the 1950 film.
Incorrect. The correct answer is ALL ABOUT EVE. Bette Davis utters the immortal line – #9 on AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIE QUOTES list – as the actress Margo Channing in the 1950 film.
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PLACE THE FACE
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Eleanor Powell (1912-1982) was a musical star of the '30s and '40s, known for her tap dancing prowess.
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WHAT COLOR IS IT?
You know the color of his eyes, but what's the color of Paul Newman's bathrobe in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF?
No answer selected
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1.22.14: IT’S DIANE LANE’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film in which Lane plays a Jewish housewife on vacation in the Catskills.
Correct! Lane plays Pearl Kantrowitz opposite Liev Schreiber and Viggo Mortensen in this 1999 romantic drama directed by Tony Goldwyn.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A WALK ON THE MOON. Lane plays Pearl Kantrowitz opposite Liev Schreiber and Viggo Mortensen in this 1999 romantic drama directed by Tony Goldwyn.
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WHAT'S THAT FROM?
Name the movie that includes the following dialogue.
"In the old days, dealers knew your name, what you drank, what you played. Today, it's like checkin' into an airport."
Correct! Robert De Niro plays Ace Rothstein, manager of The Tangiers, who makes this observation in his final voice-over narration written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese in the 1995 film.
Incorrect. The correct answer is CASINO. Robert De Niro plays Ace Rothstein, manager of The Tangiers, who makes this observation in his final voice-over narration written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese in the 1995 film.
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1.19.14: IT’S DOLLY PARTON’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film in which Parton plays a phony "doctor."
Correct! She plays honest Shirlee Kenyon who is misidentified as a doctor when her phone-in talk show becomes a ratings smash in this 1992 romantic comedy.
Incorrect. The correct answer is STRAIGHT TALK. She plays honest Shirlee Kenyon who is misidentified as a doctor when her phone-in talk show becomes a ratings smash in this 1992 romantic comedy.
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1.18.14: IT’S KEVIN COSTNER’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name Costner's directorial debut.
Correct! He also portrayed Civil War hero Lieutenant Dunbar in this 1990 historical drama.
Incorrect. The correct answer is DANCES WITH WOLVES. He also portrayed Civil War hero Lieutenant Dunbar in this 1990 historical drama.
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1.17.14: IT’S JIM CARREY’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Carrey has played two characters from the children’s author Dr. Seuss. One is the Grinch in HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. Who is the other?
Correct! He supplied the elephant's voice in HORTON HEARS A WHO!
Incorrect. The correct answer is Horton. He supplied the elephant's voice in HORTON HEARS A WHO!
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WHATSISNAME?
Name the nickname of Paul Newman's character in the films THE HUSTLER (1961) and THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986).
Correct! Fast Eddie Felson is a pool hustler, challenging Minnesota Fats in the first film and mentoring a young protégé in the second.
Incorrect. The correct answer is Fast Eddie. Fast Eddie Felson is a pool hustler, challenging Minnesota Fats in the first film and mentoring a young protégé in the second.
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PLACE THE FACE
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Sal Mineo (1939-1976) broke through as John "Plato" Crawford in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) and played Dov Landau in EXODUS (1960), a film about the birth of Israel.
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I saw it, I saw it not... Show some pluck, and drag the following films into the chronological order of their theatrical release:
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1.13.14: IT’S LIAM HEMSWORTH’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the TV series in which the talented Aussie played Josh Taylor.
Correct! The spelling was the giveaway for this Australian series.
Incorrect. The correct answer is NEIGHBOURS. The spelling was the giveaway for this Australian series.
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WHAT'S THAT FROM?
Name the movie that includes the following dialogue.
"In the world of advertising, there's no such thing as a lie. There's only expedient exaggeration."
Correct! Cary Grant plays advertising executive Roger Thornhill in Hitchcock’s classic thriller written by Ernest Lehman.
Incorrect. The correct answer is NORTH BY NORTHWEST. Cary Grant plays advertising executive Roger Thornhill in Hitchcock’s classic thriller written by Ernest Lehman.
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Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in STAR WARS, made his acting debut on THE BILL COSBY SHOW in 1970.
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WHAT COLOR IS IT?
What color are the football uniforms and other team gear in WE ARE MARSHALL?
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WHATSISNAME?
What was the name of the title character in the original 1963 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR?
Correct! Jerry Lewis' Professor Kelp became Sherman Klump in the 1996 re-make starring Eddie Murphy.
Incorrect. The correct answer is Julius Kelp. Jerry Lewis' Professor Kelp became Sherman Klump in the 1996 re-make starring Eddie Murphy.
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1.7.14: IT’S NICOLAS CAGE’S BIRTHDAY! LET’S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Which of these Cage films is NOT set in a gambling Mecca?
Correct! The film is set in a small Pennsylvania town at Christmas.
Incorrect. The correct answer is TRAPPED IN PARADISE. The film is set in a small Pennsylvania town at Christmas.
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1.6.14: IT'S ROWAN ATKINSON'S BIRTHDAY! LET'S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Where does Mr. Bean go on vacation in MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY?
Correct! The Cannes Film Festival figures in the plot.
Incorrect. The correct answer is Cannes. The Cannes Film Festival figures in the plot.
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1.5.14: IT'S BRADLEY COOPER'S BIRTHDAY! LET'S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film in which Cooper's character spends time in a mental institution.
Correct! Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, his character is discharged and moves back in with his parents in Philadelphia.
Incorrect. The correct answer is SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, his character is discharged and moves back in with his parents in Philadelphia.
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1.4.14: IT'S DYAN CANNON'S BIRTHDAY! LET'S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
In Paul Mazursky's 1969 film BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE, which one did Cannon play?
Correct! Cannon's character was married to Ted Henderson, played by Elliott Gould.
Incorrect. The correct answer is Alice. Cannon's character was married to Ted Henderson, played by Elliott Gould.
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WHAT'S THAT FROM?
Name the movie that includes the following dialogue.
"Come the wet ass hour, I'm everybody's daddy!"
Correct! Al Pacino says it as Detective Frank Keller, burdened by responsibility in the 1989 screenplay by Richard Price.
Incorrect. The correct answer is SEA OF LOVE. Al Pacino says it as Detective Frank Keller, burdened by responsibility in the 1989 screenplay by Richard Price.
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1.2.14: IT'S CUBA GOODING JR.'S BIRTHDAY! LET'S CELEBRATE WITH A SCREEN TEST!
Name the film in which Cuba Gooding Jr. finds a lost nuclear bomb.
Correct! As Chief Carl Brashear, a U.S. Navy diver, Gooding Jr. recovers the missing weapon from the bottom of the sea.
Incorrect. The correct answer is MEN OF HONOR. As Chief Carl Brashear, a U.S. Navy diver, Gooding Jr. recovers the missing weapon from the bottom of the sea.
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Annette Bening played wife and real estate agent Carolyn Burnham in Sam Mendes’ 1999 drama co-starring Kevin Spacey.
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WIZARD OF OZ DVD WINNER ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to Patricia E. Gallagher of Silver Spring, Maryland, winner of THE WIZARD OF OZ five-disc box set from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the classic Judy Garland film. She correctly named the following AFI lists on which THE WIZARD OF OZ appears: 1) 100 Years...100 Movies; 2) 100 YEARS...100 Cheers; 3) AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals; 4) 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes; 5) 100 Years...100 Songs (in which "Over the Rainbow" came in first place); 6) 100 Years...100 Villains (for the Wicked Witch of the West); and 7) 100 Years...100 Thrills.
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WIDE SHOT (WEB STORIES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE)
Film's role in education in the UK is the subject of this piece by Harriet Swain from the Guardian, which touches on special education and inner city programs that use film to open up a world of feelings and ideas to young people while developing their moving image literacy. There are lots of good ideas for American educators in this one.
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2013/nov/19/film-education-learning-tool-inclusionEver wonder which movies are screened at the White House? This piece in yahoo.com surveys the film-watching habits of presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama.
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/surprising-films-screened-white-house-214820284.htmlWho needs a happy ending? Here are 30 films in which everyone dies at the end. The article by Gem Seddon from totalfilm.com below is a gem indeed, summarizing each movie, describing how everyone meets their end and speculating on what might have been "if they'd survived."
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/30-films-where-everyone-dies-at-the-end/dawn-of-the-dead-2004 -
AFI CLOSEUP: ANNIKA HYLMO
We visited Annika Hylmo, Ph.D., the Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research Analyst at the AFI Conservatory for a morning chat over coffee. Film posters of WAR HORSE and HUGO (“That one means something to me.”) provided the décor, Hylmo the crystal clear insights and passion for film and film education.
1. Where are you from? Originally, I'm from Sweden. I was born in Helsingborg, across the strait from Elsinore in Denmark, which people usually know from Hamlet and Shakespeare. We moved around because of my parents' work. I grew up in a couple of different countries and grew up in L.A. as a teenager, then moved back to Sweden again – one foot here, one foot there.
2. Where did you go to school? I went to college in Sweden at the University of Lund, then I got my Masters from American University and my Ph.D. from Purdue University in Indiana.
3. What did you do before you came to AFI? I spent a long time in academia. I've been a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University, teaching and researching Communication. Then I wanted to do something different to give me more space for my creative side and was working as a consultant for a couple of years, which helped me balance work and the creative elements in life.
4. How long have you been at AFI? A year and a half now.
5. What do you do at AFI? I do things that are assessment related. Whenever we do an alumni survey, for example, that goes through me. Whenever we do an engagement survey – just to make sure that things are working well for the Fellows from their point of view – that goes through me. I oversee course evaluations, and the really exciting part – the program reviews, meaning Cinematography, Directing, Production Design, and so forth, discipline by discipline. We take a deep look and see how things really are, what's going well, what do we need to tweak, how do we make sure that the Conservatory stays at the current level and making sure that we're one step ahead of everything and everyone else – as far as we can.
6. How does that affect AFI members? I think there is a huge connection because AFI members love film. The Conservatory educates some of the best filmmakers out there. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to screen some of this year's thesis films with the faculty. The films are amazing. They are spectacular. I would encourage every single one of the members to go online, check out iTunes and see these films that are increasingly available to the general public. These are the filmmakers of the future, and we're making sure we have the resources in place to continue to educate these filmmakers who are telling the stories that will become a part of the fabric of who all of us are. These are the stories that will shape us as individuals and they'll shape us as a community, a society, whatever you want to call that. So in terms of what I do – it might not seem directly related when you first look at it, but for anybody that's interested in seeing good quality film, what we do here at the Conservatory is everything to be able to continue to provide that.
7. What was your best day at AFI? I've had several, but I think it's more moments of experience that connect. My best days on the job are really when I get to work directly and closely with faculty and Fellows.
8. What are you working on today? Today I have a ton of meetings! This afternoon, I have a regular meeting with the faculty that we have once a month. And then this evening, I'll be sitting in on a class with designers and directors as they're interviewing one another. I'm also working on two program reviews. We're finishing up the Production Design review, and doing goal-setting for them – to say here's where we need to be and here's what we need to do and here are the resources that need to be in place – and doing the same thing for Cinematography. That's really the crux of what I'm involved with.
9. What don't your colleagues know about you? Probably quite a bit! But one thing that they might not know about me is that I love music and I love to sing and that I have a little bit of a classical background. We're not talking about the shower. Just about a month or so ago, I did a little bit of Brahms at a christening.
10. What's your favorite film? All of them! Any day of the week it's going to be something different. I like all sorts of stories, regardless of genre, as long as they have something compelling to say about us and the world that we live in, something that challenges us a little bit. There's one that I would like to recommend, and that's WADJDA. It is the Saudi Arabian entry into this year's Oscar® nominations. It is a deceptively small story, and there's been a lot of talk around it because it's the first Saudi movie – they don't have movie theaters – and it's made by a female filmmaker. But what makes this movie special is the way the cinematography really sets it up, how the story is told through the eyes of a little girl who's about 10 years old or so, who is dying to get a bike, and as she goes through her process of becoming more and more entrepreneurial to get this bicycle, you see the way that her world is shaped for her by the adults around her, how she's trying to create her own identity within the cultural norms that she's living in. WADJDA – it's the girl's name.
