SUPER HERO COSTUME PARTY The employees of the Puzzletown Comic Book Store threw a costume party. Alex, Blair, Glenn, Jordan, Kerry, Morgan, Robin, and Sam attended, each dressed as a Super Hero.
These comic book characters were represented: Batman (Bruce Wayne), Captain America (Steve Rodgers), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), The Flash (Barry Allen), Spiderman (Peter Parker), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Superman (Clark Kent), and Wonder Woman (Diana Prince).
The costumes were so good, party-goers had a hard time telling who was who. But you can figure it out with these clues:
1) Jordan, Morgan, Robin, and Sam came as characters from DC comics
2) Alex, Jordan and Morgan came as characters that did not wear masks
3) Glenn and Morgan came as characters that worked for the media
4) Alex, Glenn, and Kerry came as characters that did not appear in the comics till after 1960
5) Robin came as a character without super powers
(Answers will be posted Thursay, 10/1/09 at www.ruamoviegeniusanswers.blogspot.com)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Drug Store Movies
Matt has a hard time remembering what to get at the store, but he does remember movies. That’s why Kelly gives his a list of movie facts, Joe then remembers the movie and knows the item to bring home. Because he is a movie genius – are you?
HAIR PRODUCT SECTION (two items):
Warren Beatty sex farce (1987) and John Travolta musical (2007)
GARDEN SECTION (two items):
Goldie Hawn comedy (1969) and Julie Andrews spy film (1974)
TOY SECTION (two items):
Adam Baldwin is an abusive father (1992), Robots attack (2007)
HOUSE WARES (two items):
Wesley Snipes plays baseball (1996), Sigourney Weaver satire (2006)
KITCHEN GOODS (two items):
Sam Neill in true space story (2000), Jon Lovitz provided a voice to animation (1987)
HAIR PRODUCT SECTION (two items):
Warren Beatty sex farce (1987) and John Travolta musical (2007)
GARDEN SECTION (two items):
Goldie Hawn comedy (1969) and Julie Andrews spy film (1974)
TOY SECTION (two items):
Adam Baldwin is an abusive father (1992), Robots attack (2007)
HOUSE WARES (two items):
Wesley Snipes plays baseball (1996), Sigourney Weaver satire (2006)
KITCHEN GOODS (two items):
Sam Neill in true space story (2000), Jon Lovitz provided a voice to animation (1987)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Movie Doctor
(A game with only the slightest connection to the current health care debate.)
At a recent medical convention, Dr. Brown the cardiologist, Dr. Jones the ophthalmologist, and Dr. Smith the podiatrist got into a rather silly argument about which of their specialties was more glamorous. The argument became even sillier when they tried to resolve it on the basis of whether more movie titles featured the heart, eye or foot more. Unfortunately (but not for their patients), the good doctors have spent more time with their medical books than in the multiplex. They could only remember a few details about the movies, but not the titles. So it will be up to you to decide whether Brown (the heart doc), Jones (the eye doc), or Smith (the foot doc), won the argument.
(For an example, we will use one of the many films they forgot to mention. “In 1965, Vincent Price, the mad scientist, went to the beach.” The answer is Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. That point would have gone in the column of Dr. Smith the podiatrist.)
1) In 1984, Kevin Bacon taught a town to dance.
2) In 1995, Pierce Bronsnan takes over as James Bond.
3) Mel Gibson won the 1995 Oscar for this Scotsman’s tale.
4) In 1984, this farm film not only won her an Oscar, it proved Hollywood liked Sally Field.
5) In this 1980 film, Robin Williams ate spinach.
6) In 1954, Humphrey Bogart dealt with an unshod gentlewoman.
7) In 1998, Nicolas Cage had a bad throw of the dice.
8) In 1987, Robert DeNiro gives Mickey Rourke the devil.
9) In 1933, James Cagney joined the illuminated line.
10) In 1978, the Bee Gees were no Beatles.
11) In 1996, Sean Connery gave voice to a mythical beast.
12) In 1934, Shirley Temple shone.
13) In 1972, Charles Grodin was not the ideal newlywed.
14) In 1989, in Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar, but not in the “right” film.
15) In 2001, J Lo was heavenly.
16) In 1982, this Frederick Forest/Teri Garr musical lost Francis Ford Coppola a lot of money.
17) In 1986, Clint Eastwood starred in the greatest Grenada war film.
18) In 1977, John Wayne’s son Patrick played the a mythical hero seeking Rocky’s inspiration.
19) In 1986, Meryl Streep did not have a recipe for successful marriage to Jack Nicholson.
20) In 1983, Bonnie Bedelia was driven (but a driver).
At a recent medical convention, Dr. Brown the cardiologist, Dr. Jones the ophthalmologist, and Dr. Smith the podiatrist got into a rather silly argument about which of their specialties was more glamorous. The argument became even sillier when they tried to resolve it on the basis of whether more movie titles featured the heart, eye or foot more. Unfortunately (but not for their patients), the good doctors have spent more time with their medical books than in the multiplex. They could only remember a few details about the movies, but not the titles. So it will be up to you to decide whether Brown (the heart doc), Jones (the eye doc), or Smith (the foot doc), won the argument.
(For an example, we will use one of the many films they forgot to mention. “In 1965, Vincent Price, the mad scientist, went to the beach.” The answer is Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. That point would have gone in the column of Dr. Smith the podiatrist.)
1) In 1984, Kevin Bacon taught a town to dance.
2) In 1995, Pierce Bronsnan takes over as James Bond.
3) Mel Gibson won the 1995 Oscar for this Scotsman’s tale.
4) In 1984, this farm film not only won her an Oscar, it proved Hollywood liked Sally Field.
5) In this 1980 film, Robin Williams ate spinach.
6) In 1954, Humphrey Bogart dealt with an unshod gentlewoman.
7) In 1998, Nicolas Cage had a bad throw of the dice.
8) In 1987, Robert DeNiro gives Mickey Rourke the devil.
9) In 1933, James Cagney joined the illuminated line.
10) In 1978, the Bee Gees were no Beatles.
11) In 1996, Sean Connery gave voice to a mythical beast.
12) In 1934, Shirley Temple shone.
13) In 1972, Charles Grodin was not the ideal newlywed.
14) In 1989, in Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar, but not in the “right” film.
15) In 2001, J Lo was heavenly.
16) In 1982, this Frederick Forest/Teri Garr musical lost Francis Ford Coppola a lot of money.
17) In 1986, Clint Eastwood starred in the greatest Grenada war film.
18) In 1977, John Wayne’s son Patrick played the a mythical hero seeking Rocky’s inspiration.
19) In 1986, Meryl Streep did not have a recipe for successful marriage to Jack Nicholson.
20) In 1983, Bonnie Bedelia was driven (but a driver).
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Answers to Play It Again
Are now posted at www.ruamoviegeniusanswers.blogspot.com along with some cool Youtube links.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
PLAY IT AGAIN
A MUSICAL QUIZ TODAY... Many songs are covered again and again in films. Some of the films will be easy to guess. Others will require you to be a movie genius.
1) Everyone knows the film in which Judy Garland sang “Over the Rainbow”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Jimmy Stewart sang it.
2) Everyone knows the film in which Fred Astaire sang “Cheek to Cheek”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Kenneth Branagh sang it.
3) Anyone could guess the name of the film in which Marlene Dietrich sang “Just a Gigolo”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Robert De Niro sang it.
4) Everyone knows the film in which Elvis Presley sang “Love Me Tender”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Nic Cage sang it.
5) Everyone knows the film in which Gordon MacRae sang “Surrey with the Fringe on Top”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Billy Crystal sang it.
6) Everyone knows the film in which Gene Kelly sang “Singin’ in the Rain”, but if you’re a movie genius you also know in which movie Judy Garland sang it. (Bonus if you know in which film Malcolm McDowell “danced” to the song.)
7) Everyone knows the film in which Marion Cotillard sang “En Vie en Rose”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Jack Nicholson sang it.
8) Everyone knows in which movie Marilyn Monroe sang “I’m Through with Love”, but a movie genius also knows in which film Woody Allen sang it (and then cut it.)
9) Many know in which movie the Beatles sang “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Steve Martin sang it.
10) Everyone knows in which movie Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle sang “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, but a movie genius also knows the films in which Clark Gable and Fred Astaire (respectively) sang the song.
The answers will be posted at www.ruamoviegeniusanswers.blogspot.com on Thursday (9/22/09) along with Youtube links to some of the performances.
1) Everyone knows the film in which Judy Garland sang “Over the Rainbow”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Jimmy Stewart sang it.
2) Everyone knows the film in which Fred Astaire sang “Cheek to Cheek”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Kenneth Branagh sang it.
3) Anyone could guess the name of the film in which Marlene Dietrich sang “Just a Gigolo”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which film Robert De Niro sang it.
4) Everyone knows the film in which Elvis Presley sang “Love Me Tender”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Nic Cage sang it.
5) Everyone knows the film in which Gordon MacRae sang “Surrey with the Fringe on Top”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Billy Crystal sang it.
6) Everyone knows the film in which Gene Kelly sang “Singin’ in the Rain”, but if you’re a movie genius you also know in which movie Judy Garland sang it. (Bonus if you know in which film Malcolm McDowell “danced” to the song.)
7) Everyone knows the film in which Marion Cotillard sang “En Vie en Rose”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Jack Nicholson sang it.
8) Everyone knows in which movie Marilyn Monroe sang “I’m Through with Love”, but a movie genius also knows in which film Woody Allen sang it (and then cut it.)
9) Many know in which movie the Beatles sang “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”, but if you’re a movie genius, you also know in which movie Steve Martin sang it.
10) Everyone knows in which movie Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle sang “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, but a movie genius also knows the films in which Clark Gable and Fred Astaire (respectively) sang the song.
The answers will be posted at www.ruamoviegeniusanswers.blogspot.com on Thursday (9/22/09) along with Youtube links to some of the performances.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Robots Rule
Unless you are a Movie Genius, you may need the help of an android for this quiz. Name the move based on the robot or android and the year the film appeared (since some robots keep coming back… Yeah, I’m looking at you, Arnold.)
1) Maria (1927)
2) Gort (1951)
3) Robby (1956)
4) Torg (1964)
5) Machani-Kong (1967)
6) Duey (1972)
7) C-3PO (1977)
8) Ash (1979)
9) Pris (1982)
10) T-800 (1984)
11) Tik-Tok (1985)
12) Johnny Five (1986)
13) Dot Matrix (1987)
14) Evil Ted (1991)
15) Data (1994)
16) Gypsy (1996)
17) Cappy (2005)
18) Marvin (2005)
19) Bumblebee (2007)
20) EVE (2008)
(Bonus Question: In what 1973 comedy did a comedian imitate a robot of the future?)
1) Maria (1927)
2) Gort (1951)
3) Robby (1956)
4) Torg (1964)
5) Machani-Kong (1967)
6) Duey (1972)
7) C-3PO (1977)
8) Ash (1979)
9) Pris (1982)
10) T-800 (1984)
11) Tik-Tok (1985)
12) Johnny Five (1986)
13) Dot Matrix (1987)
14) Evil Ted (1991)
15) Data (1994)
16) Gypsy (1996)
17) Cappy (2005)
18) Marvin (2005)
19) Bumblebee (2007)
20) EVE (2008)
(Bonus Question: In what 1973 comedy did a comedian imitate a robot of the future?)
Friday, September 18, 2009
IN HONOR OF THE OPENING OF "CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS"
A FOOD ORIENTED GAME
If you want to dine at the new Hollywood hot spot, Babette’s, you better know your movies. All the items on the menu are titles (or portions of titles) of films. But the chef feels there is no need to actually name the foods, just facts about the films. See how well you would be able to order:
Beverages
1) “The Bitter ____ of General Yen” (1933 Capra drama with Barbara Stanwyck)
2) “_______ and Cigarettes” (2004 independent feature with Bill Murray and Steven Wright)
3) “Don’t Drink the _______” (1969 Woody Allen comedy with Jackie Gleason)
4) “Days of _____ and Roses” (1962 drama with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick)
5) “_____ Money” (1994 comedy with Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris)
6) “What! No _____?”(1933 Buster Keaton comedy talkie)
Side Dishes
7) “_______ _______ ______” (1991 Southern Chick Flick with Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates)
8) “______ ______”(1998 comedy with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson)
9) “_______ _______” (2001 comedy/drama with Hector Elizondo and Elizabeth Pena)
10) “_________, Earl and Me” (1975 drama with Rosalind Cash and Lawrence Fishburne)
11) “_______ of New York” (1937 drama with Cary Grant and Edward Arnold)
12) “Herbie Goes _______” (1980 Disney comedy with Cloris Leachman and a VW Bug)
Entrees
13) “_________ Hill” (1987 Vietnam war film with Dylan McDermott and Don Cheadle)
14) “Mystic ______”(1988 romance with Julia Roberts)
15) “With Six You Get _______” (1968 comedy with Doris Day and Brain Keith)
16) “__________” (2001 crime drama with John Travolta and Halle Berry)
17) “A _____ Ain’t Nothin’ But A ________” (1978 drama with Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield)
18) “_____ _____: The Movie" (1984 ski comedy David Naughton and Shannon Tweed)
Dessert
19) “________ _______” (1930 Marx Brothers comedy)
20) “The ________ Man” (1998 mystery with Kenneth Branagh)
21) “American _____” (1999 comedy with Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan)
22) “Willy Wonka and the ________ Factory” (1971 film much better than the Tim Burton remake)
23) “The ________ ________” (1966 Wilder comedy with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthew)
24) “_____ ______ Man” (1995 low budget horror film with Clint Howard)
(And a bonus quetion ... In the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", what four movies are advertised on the theater marquee in the town of Chewandswallow?)
If you want to dine at the new Hollywood hot spot, Babette’s, you better know your movies. All the items on the menu are titles (or portions of titles) of films. But the chef feels there is no need to actually name the foods, just facts about the films. See how well you would be able to order:
Beverages
1) “The Bitter ____ of General Yen” (1933 Capra drama with Barbara Stanwyck)
2) “_______ and Cigarettes” (2004 independent feature with Bill Murray and Steven Wright)
3) “Don’t Drink the _______” (1969 Woody Allen comedy with Jackie Gleason)
4) “Days of _____ and Roses” (1962 drama with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick)
5) “_____ Money” (1994 comedy with Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris)
6) “What! No _____?”(1933 Buster Keaton comedy talkie)
Side Dishes
7) “_______ _______ ______” (1991 Southern Chick Flick with Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates)
8) “______ ______”(1998 comedy with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson)
9) “_______ _______” (2001 comedy/drama with Hector Elizondo and Elizabeth Pena)
10) “_________, Earl and Me” (1975 drama with Rosalind Cash and Lawrence Fishburne)
11) “_______ of New York” (1937 drama with Cary Grant and Edward Arnold)
12) “Herbie Goes _______” (1980 Disney comedy with Cloris Leachman and a VW Bug)
Entrees
13) “_________ Hill” (1987 Vietnam war film with Dylan McDermott and Don Cheadle)
14) “Mystic ______”(1988 romance with Julia Roberts)
15) “With Six You Get _______” (1968 comedy with Doris Day and Brain Keith)
16) “__________” (2001 crime drama with John Travolta and Halle Berry)
17) “A _____ Ain’t Nothin’ But A ________” (1978 drama with Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield)
18) “_____ _____: The Movie" (1984 ski comedy David Naughton and Shannon Tweed)
Dessert
19) “________ _______” (1930 Marx Brothers comedy)
20) “The ________ Man” (1998 mystery with Kenneth Branagh)
21) “American _____” (1999 comedy with Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan)
22) “Willy Wonka and the ________ Factory” (1971 film much better than the Tim Burton remake)
23) “The ________ ________” (1966 Wilder comedy with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthew)
24) “_____ ______ Man” (1995 low budget horror film with Clint Howard)
(And a bonus quetion ... In the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", what four movies are advertised on the theater marquee in the town of Chewandswallow?)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Movie Map
If your only knowledge of United States geography came from films, you could be forgiven for thinking our country consisted of two cities, New York and Los Angeles. Many contemporary film makers seem to think these are the only places of interest.
But a broader study of film history will show that “fly over country” has not always been ignored. The ten films below are in alphabetical order. Your task is to put them in geographic order instead, from west to east. #1 would be the film that takes place chiefly in the most western state and #10 in the most eastern state. (Notice I say “chiefly”. Some of these films include road trips to places like space or Oz or Paris. Base your map on the state the film would most logically be associated with.)
a) “Bend of the River” (1952) with James Stewart
b) “Field of Dreams” (1982) with Kevin Costner
c) “Groundhog Day” (1993) with Bill Murray
d) “Home Alone” (1990) with Macaulay Culkin
e) “Lilies of the Field” (1963) with Sidney Poitier
f) “Lilo and Stitch” (2002) the Disney animated film
g) “The Perfect Storm” (2000) with George Clooney
h) “Red Dawn” (1984) with Patrick Swayze
i) “Rudy” (1993) with Sean Astin
j) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) with Judy Garland
But a broader study of film history will show that “fly over country” has not always been ignored. The ten films below are in alphabetical order. Your task is to put them in geographic order instead, from west to east. #1 would be the film that takes place chiefly in the most western state and #10 in the most eastern state. (Notice I say “chiefly”. Some of these films include road trips to places like space or Oz or Paris. Base your map on the state the film would most logically be associated with.)
a) “Bend of the River” (1952) with James Stewart
b) “Field of Dreams” (1982) with Kevin Costner
c) “Groundhog Day” (1993) with Bill Murray
d) “Home Alone” (1990) with Macaulay Culkin
e) “Lilies of the Field” (1963) with Sidney Poitier
f) “Lilo and Stitch” (2002) the Disney animated film
g) “The Perfect Storm” (2000) with George Clooney
h) “Red Dawn” (1984) with Patrick Swayze
i) “Rudy” (1993) with Sean Astin
j) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) with Judy Garland
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