Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: R

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Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: S

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Paranoid Park (2008)

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park (a Blake Nelson novel) is like watching a master paint--sketching out the story and adding more layers/details.  It is told through the perspective of a young skateboarder, who writes an account of the events that surround a death near a stretch of train tracks.

Happy birthday to Gus Van Sant, he turns 59 today. Restless is his new film (looks a bit glossy to me).

Here’s a more articulate Roger Ebert review and a A.V. Club's Book vs. Film comparison. 

For more excellent Christopher Doyle cinematography see Ondine.

Limited US theatrical release March of 2008 (IMDB). Film reviews in fifty words (2011).

Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: T

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Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: U

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The Impostors (1998)

Directed by Stanley Tucci

The Impostors is a work of genuine genius (take that alliteration police). Its non-stop laughs* come from blending silent, slapstick, screwball, Marx/Warner Brothers, and musical comedies. Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci are on the run after assaulting a famous stage actor. While hiding out on a cruise liner, hijinks ensue.

  
* You’ll definitely want more cream puffs after the Bakery scene.

See The Impostors trailer on YouTube. Even better, see the opening sequence at The Art of the Title Sequence (quicktime). 

Here's a nice review by James Berardinelli (Reelviews.net).

Film reviews in fifty words (2011).

Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: V

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Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: W

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RULES

1. Three screen captures categorized into easy (mainstream), medium (classic), and hard (obscure) and each will be worth 1, 2, and 3 points.  
2. This is by the honor system; no Internet searches or research please, but you can use the person directly to your left for help (only one person, but no one in the other directions).
3. Keep track of your scores; there will be point ranges (at the end) that rank your film geekness. The answers will be placed in the comment box of each subsequent post.

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Best Title: All the Vermeers in New York

Directed by Jon Jost

It's not my favorite film, but it has my favorite movie title. Here's some info on the film from jon-jost.com. Jon Jost's wiki page said that he lives in Seoul, Korea and recently "resigned after 4 years as a 'Distinguished Professor' at Yonsei University [June 2011]." I just found his blog.

There's an interesting article on Jon Jost in the opening to the chapter titled "Rural America" in the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent (essay/article by Hing Tsang: 241-243).

What's your favorite movie title?

Cinematic Alphabet Quiz: X

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