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Term
R7-1 Orson Welles was born in __?
Definition
1915
Term
R7-2 Welles mother & father died when he was __ & __?
Definition
8 mom,12 dad
Term
R7-3 After Welles’ parents died, Welles became a ward of __?
Definition
Dr. Maurice Berstein
Term
R7-4 Welles graduated from __?
Definition
Todd School for Boys at Woodstock, IL
Term
R7-5 Welles married __?
Definition
Virginia Nicholson first, then Rita Hayworth next, and finally Paola Mori
Term
R7-6 Welles formed what group?
Definition
The Mercury Players with John Houseman & The Mercury Theater On The Air
Term
R7-7 What year was War of the Worlds broadcast?
Definition
1938
Term
R7-8 How old was Welles when he directed Citizen Kane?
Definition
25
Term
R7-9 Welles left Hollywood for __?
Definition
Self-exile in Europe
Term
R7-10 Welles directed and/or appeared in how many films?
Definition
72
Term
R7-11 Welles was the recipient of __ at age 68?
Definition
The AFI Life Achievement Award
Term
R7-12 Citizen Kane was released in __?
Definition
1941
Term
R7-13 In Citizen Kane, Charles Kane was placed in the care of __ as a child.
Definition
Banker Walter Thatcher
Term
R7-14 In Citizen Kane, Kane takes charge of which newspaper?
Definition
New York Inquirer
Term
R7-15 Citizen Kane was nominated for which Academys?
Definition
9 – Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography, Interior Decoration, Sound Recording, Music Scoring, Film Editing
Term
R7-16 Chiaroscuro is an __ term that means__.
Definition
Italian word, chair (bright) & oscuro (dark)
Term
R7-17 Mise-en-scene means ___.
Definition
‘to dress a set’ in French
Term
R7-18 Orson Welles had an IQ of__.
Definition
146
Term
R7-19 Instead of attending Harvard, Welles headed to __.
Definition
Ireland
Term
R7-20 Because Welles ran out of money travelling, Welles started working at__.
Definition
The Gate Theater in Dublin
Term
R7-21 At the Gate Theater, Welles introduced himself as the star of __, although that was stretching the truth.
Definition
The New York Theater Guild
Term
R7-22 Welles started his profession career at age __.
Definition
16, in Dublin.
Term
R7-23 Welles first starred in this New York act.
Definition
The Great White Way
Term
R7-24 Welles’ version of Macbeth was unique in that it used ___.
Definition
An all black cast with little experience
Term
R7-25 Welles’ Macbeth was a success or failure?
Definition
Success
Term
R7-26 What paid the bills for the Mercury Players?
Definition
Welles radio career
Term
R7-27 In order to get quickly from one place to another, Welles often rode in a ___ to get around traffic.
Definition
Ambulance
Term
R7-28 Partly the inspiration for Darth Vader’s voice was__?
Definition
The Shadow, played by Welles
Term
R7-29 The War of the Worlds was a story about___?
Definition
A Martian invasion of Earth.
Term
R7-30 The scriptwriter on Citizen Kane was __?
Definition
Herman Mankiewicz
Term
R7-31 Hearst built this in San Simeon, CA.
Definition
The Hearst Castle
Term
R7-32 These three things were at the Hearst Castle
Definition
1. Indoor swimming pool
2. Exotic Animals
3. Art collection
Term
R7-33 These people would gather at the Hearst Theater and dine.
Definition
Hollywood celebrities, like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
Term
R7-34 Hearst was a senator for this state.
Definition
California
Term
R7-35 In Citizen Kane, Xanadu is based on the __.
Definition
Hearst Castle
Term
R7-36 Welles went around filming Citizen Kane in secret because he thought RKO would__
Definition
Stop production due to the unflattering portrayal of Hearst.
Term
R7-37 Production #281 was really named __.
Definition
Citizen Kane
Term
R7-38 Welles brought a number of actors from __ to Hollywood.
Definition
The Mercury Players
Term
R7-39 Welles and Toland ripped up the floor boards filming Citizen Kane to achieve this __.
Definition
Low Camera Angles
Term
R7-40 The most revolutionary aspect of Citizen Kane was__?
Definition
Its style, drawing attention to itself using the camera and lighting as poetry.
Term
R7-41 To create some of the sets in Citizen Kane, Welles used __ from the optical effects department.
Definition
Matte Paintings
Term
R7-42 For a period of time on Citizen Kane, Welles had to work from a __.
Definition
Wheelchair, because he fell down stairs
Term
R7-43 To show the passage of time in Citizen Kane when Kane first meets Susan Alexander, Welles uses this film technique.
Definition
Dissolves
Term
R7-44 The camera movement in this scene helped get Citizen Kane nominated for an Academy in cinematography.
Definition
The opening where the camera moves through the neon sign, through the skylight, into the restaurant below
Term
R7-45 This prop was used to reinforce the idea that Kane saw himself as all-important.
Definition
Mirror
Term
R7-46 No one dared criticize Hearst because he was__.
Definition
One of the most powerful men in USA
Term
R7-47 The only mention allowed of Citizen Kane in a Hearst newspaper was__.
Definition
“Big Screen Attraction”
Term
R7-48 RKO did what with Citizen Kane’s release?
Definition
Provided little film support, pulled from theaters after a short run, and stored in RKO’s vault.
Term
R7-49 What did Welles do at the San Francisco premiere of Citizen Kane?
Definition
Didn’t go back to his hotel room due to a setup with an underaged girl by Hearst.
Term
R7-50 The sound era’s most important film is __.
Definition
Citizen Kane
Term
R7-51 The silent era’s most important film is __.
Definition
The Birth of a Nation
Term
R8-1 Vittorio De Sica directed __.
Definition
The Bicycle Thief
Term
R8-2 Un Chien Andalou was directed by __.
Definition
Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali
Term
R8-3 Neorealism was over by __.
Definition
1950
Term
R8-4 Cahiers Du Cinema started in __.
Definition
1951
Term
R8-5 Surrealism’s most notable film was __
Definition
Un Chien Andalou
Term
R8-6 Paris painters and writers started this in the 1920s.
Definition
Surrealism
Term
R8-7 Rossellini started this with “Open City”.
Definition
Neorealism
Term
R8-8 Neorealism dealt with __.
Definition
Everyday issues
Term
R8-9 This was started by Italian filmmakers after WWII.
Definition
Neorealism
Term
R8-10 This was started by French writers in the 1950s.
Definition
French new wave
Term
R8-11 Cahiers du Cinema means __.
Definition
The Film Journal
Term
R8-12 These critics wrote for Cahiers du Cinema.
Definition
Godard & Truffaut
Term
R8-13 Breathless was directed by__
Definition
Jean-Luc Goddard
Term
R8-14 Federic Fellini directed this in 1963.
Definition
8 ½
Term
R8-15 Truffaut directed this in 1959.
Definition
400 Blows
Term
R8-16 Cinema-Vertie means this in French.
Definition
Camera Truth
Term
R8-17 Featured the use of light-weight, handheld cameras, simulating a documentary or spontaneity.
Definition
Cinema-Vertie
Term
R8-18 French filmmakers developed this idea following Citizen Kane.
Definition
Auteur theory, ie. The director maintains control of their vision.
Term
R8-19 Conveys a greater meaning than the actual object
Definition
Symbolism
Term
R8-20 Amelie broke what in France?
Definition
Box office records
Term
R8-21 In Amelie, director Jean-Pierre Jeunet recounts what?
Definition
A series of real-life experiences he recorded over the years.
Term
R8-22 Luis Benuel wanted to capture the __look in Un Chien Andalou.
Definition
Surrealist
Term
R8-23 A man cuts a woman’s eye in __.
Definition
Un Chien Andalou
Term
R8-24 These bizzare scenes were part of Un Chien Andalou.
Definition
Women has eye cut, severed hand in street with ants, nudity, two dead donkeys on pianos.
Term
R8-25 In Un Chien Andalou, the man actually slit the eye of __.
Definition
The dead donkey.
Term
R8-26 David Lynch was nominated in 2001 for what?
Definition
Oscar for Best Director
Term
R8-27 Erasehead is filled with bizarre images, typical of __.
Definition
Surrealism
Term
R8-28 In Blue Velvet, MacLachian stumbles upon a__.
Definition
Ear.
Term
R8-29 Platoon was awarded __.
Definition
Oscar for Best Picture
Term
R8-30 Oliver Stone made these films:.
Definition
Nixon, JFK, Born on the 4th of July, Wall Street, Platoon
Term
R8-31 In Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone shot the scenes in __ and used __ when he entered the world of surrealism.
Definition
B&W, negative images
Term
R8-32 The Dutch Tilt can be used to create surrealism by __ the camera.
Definition
Tilting the camera at an angle
Term
R8-33 During the 1930s, American and Italian films were filled with __ and __.
Definition
Fantasy, scapism
Term
R8-34 ‘People talking on a white telephone’ genre.
Definition
Italian ‘White Telephone Films’
Term
R8-35 Open City was made by__.
Definition
Roberto Rosselini
Term
R8-36 Open City was about __.
Definition
Italian resistance fighters in Rome avoiding Nazis.
Term
R8-37 Rosselini faced these problems making Open City:.
Definition
1. Didn’t have enough film – used scraps, short-ends.
2. Had access to mostly non-professionals
3. Did not have money for expensive sets.
Term
R8-38 To record sound, Rosselini did __.
Definition
Post-dubbing
Term
R8-39 The problems Rosselini encountered created this movement.
Definition
Neorealism
Term
R8-40 The greatest work by Rosselini is__.
Definition
Open City
Term
R8-41 During neorealism in Italy, the most popular film was__.
Definition
The Bicycle Thief
Term
R8-42 Who invested $1 million in the Bicycle Thief?
Definition
David Selznick
Term
R8-43 De Sica turned down this actor and the $1 million to fund the Bicycle Thief to stay true to neorealism.
Definition
Cary Grant
Term
R8-44 Who did De Sica cast in The Bicycle Thief instead of Cary Grant?
Definition
Lamberto Maggiorani, a construction worker
Term
R8-45 In the Bicycle Thief, Antonio Ricci works as a __.
Definition
Guy hanging up movie posters
Term
R8-46 How does Ricci get enough money to buy a bicycle for his job?
Definition
Has wife sell her silk sheets from her dowry
Term
R8-47 When Ricci is posting up posters, what happens?
Definition
Thief takes his bike
Term
R8-48 When Ricci’s son is told to go home, what does Ricci do?
Definition
Steal a bike
Term
R8-49 Why does the crowd let Ricci go after stealing the bike?
Definition
Son cries and pleads with them
Term
R8-50 What happens at the end of the Bicycle Thief?
Definition
Ricci and son walk home without a bike or job.
Term
R8-51 The movement started in the 1950s in France.
Definition
French New Wave
Term
R8-52 Godard handheld cameras because __.
Definition
He had a limited budget
Term
R8-53 TV series ER uses this camera movement__.
Definition
Cinema-Vertie
Term
R8-54 After Francois Tuffaut analyzed Citizen Kane, he came to this conclusion.
Definition
Auteur theory
Term
R8-55 In 400 Blows, Truffaut excecuted what idea?
Definition
Auteur Theory
Term
R8-56 When did the Auteur Theory become popular in USA?
Definition
1970s
Term
R8-57 Who was one famous filmmaker who benefited from Truffaut’s auteur theory?
Definition
Steven Spielberg
Term
R8-58 The Swedish created what movement?
Definition
Symbolism
Term
R8-59 During the 1950s, students and intellectuals looked at Hollywood and saw a__.
Definition
Intellectual wasteland
Term
R8-60 Ingmar Bergman gave audiences this in The Seven Seal.
Definition
Symbolism
Term
R8-61 The main character in the Seven Seal is a__.
Definition
14th century knight named Antonius Block
Term
R8-62 Who plays Antonius Block in the Seven Seal?
Definition
Max Von Sydow
Term
R8-63 Who stops the knight on his way home?
Definition
Death
Term
R8-64 What deal does the knight work out with Death?
Definition
They’ll play chess. If he wins, he is free to live.
Term
R8-65 The Seven Seal won this at Cannes.
Definition
Grand Prize
Term
R8-66 Amelie’s director took __ years gathering idea for the script.
Definition
25 years
Term
R8-67 Amelie took place in.
Definition
1997
Term
R8-68 What news event was announced on TV in Amelie?
Definition
Princess Diana’s death
Term
R8-69 Helping the success of Amelie, the film was shot__.
Definition
In the streets of Paris.
Term
R8-70 Amelie’s dad mistakenly __.
Definition
Diagnoses Amelie with a heart defect.
Term
R8-71 Because of Amelie’s dad’s mistaken diagnosis, Amelie is __.
Definition
Kept home and home schooled.
Term
R8-72 Without friends as a child, Amelie plays with__
Definition
Imaginary characters
Term
R8-73 One of the major influences on the look of Amelie was__.
Definition
Paintings by Brazilian artist, Juarez Machado.
Term
R8-74 Director Jeunet did this to Amelie’s scenes using computers.
Definition
Changed colors to give it a more fanciful feeling
Term
R8-75 What adds interest and intensity to almost every scene in Amelie?
Definition
Fluid camerawork
Term
R9-1 The censorship case in 1896 was called __.
Definition
The Irwin-Rice Kiss
Term
R9-2 Did Chicago ever censor movies?
Definition
Yes
Term
R9-3 What year did censorship of movies in Chicago begin?
Definition
1907
Term
R9-4 In 1915, the Supreme Court ruled that states could__?
Definition
Censor films
Term
R9-5 How many states had censorship rules in 1921?
Definition
37
Term
R9-6 Fatty Arbuckle was charged with __ & __?
Definition
Rape, murder
Term
R9-7 What did the Jazz Age depict?
Definition
Adultery, Divorce, Drinking, Drugs
Term
R9-8 When was the Jazz Age?
Definition
1920s
Term
R9-9 When was the Production Code Administration created?
Definition
1922
Term
R9-10 What was the Miracle Decision?
Definition
Film comes under 1st & 14th Amendments
Term
R9-11 When was the Miracle Decision?
Definition
1953
Term
R9-12 The Supreme Court upheld local censorship in?
Definition
1961
Term
R9-13 The 1930 Production Code was replaced in?
Definition
1966
Term
R9-14 Why controversy did The Graduate spark?
Definition
Adultery
Term
R9-15 What was the 1st film to get an X-Rating?
Definition
Greetings, 1968
Term
R9-16 All members of the Rating board have ___?
Definition
A shared parenthood experience
Term
R9-17 Ratings board members must __, __, __.
Definition
Love movies, possess mature judgment, can put themselves in the role of parents
Term
R9-18 Is it required to submit films to the Ratings Board?
Definition
No
Term
R9-19 What are the ratings categories?
Definition
G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17
Term
R9-20 Can a film company use the film Ratings categories for their movies?
Definition
Only if they’ve submitted the movie for review
Term
R9-21 Can the movie rating be changed?
Definition
Yes, by appealing
Term
R9-22 How many people are on the Rating’s Appeals Board?
Definition
22
Term
R9-23 How can the rating be changed?
Definition
A re-edited film is submitted or with 2/3rds of the Appeals Board vote
Term
R9-24 ‘G’ Rating means?
Definition
General audiences – all ages admitted.
Term
R9-25 ‘PG’ Rating means?
Definition
Parental Guidance Suggested – some material may not be suitable for children.
‘Profanity, violence, brief nudity’
Term
R9-26 ‘PG-13’ Rating means?
Definition
Parents strongly cautioned - some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
‘Any drug use’
Term
R9-27 ‘R’ Rating means?
Definition
Restricted – under 17 requires parent or guardian
‘Drugs, violence, nudity, sexuality, rought language’ – adult content
Term
R9-28 ‘NC-17’ Rating means?
Definition
No children under 17 admitted.
Term
R9-29 The #1 box office hit of 1968 was?
Definition
The Graduate
Term
R9-30 The Graduate’s screenplay was written by?
Definition
Buck Henry
Term
R9-31 The film’s idealistic ending echos __?
Definition
The new values of youth in America at that time
Term
R9-32 The Graduate was nominated for?
Definition
Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Screenplay, Cinematography
Term
R9-33 The Graduate won which Oscar?
Definition
Best Director
Term
R9-34 Who directed The Graduate?
Definition
Mike Nichols
Term
R9-35 Mike Nichols was born in?
Definition
Berlin, Germany – 1931
Term
R9-36 What age was Mike Nichols when he arrived in America?
Definition
7
Term
R9-37 Which college did Mike Nichols attend?
Definition
University of Chicago
Term
R9-38 How old was Mike Nichols when he won Best Director?
Definition
36
Term
R9-39 What film did Mike Nichols first direct?
Definition
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf
Term
R9-40 In what year did the picture ratings system start?
Definition
1968
Term
R9-41 Has Hollywood censorship changed over time?
Definition
Yes
Term
R9-42 What was considered obscene in the The Kiss?
Definition
Two actors kissed
Term
R9-43 Which role did Joan Crawford play that people thought should not be shown?
Definition
Prostitute
Term
R9-44 Activists in America thought Hollywood was willing to corrupt American morals for __?
Definition
Bigger profits
Term
R9-45 What did censors do to the 1897 film, Fatima?
Definition
Blackout bars over undulating belly dancer body parts that were too provocative
Term
R9-46 One individual that censorship had a major effect on was?
Definition
DW Griffith
Term
R9-47 The defense Hollywood had regarding censorship was?
Definition
The Bible, Shakespeare works, and reality have a good deal of violence.
Term
R9-48 Did the states use the same censorship rules?
Definition
No
Term
R9-49 Who died in the Arbuckle case?
Definition
Virginia Rappe.
Term
R9-50 How many times did Arbuckle go on trial?
Definition
3
Term
R9-51 Was Arbuckle found guity?
Definition
Yes, but eventually acquitted
Term
R9-52 What did Hollywood do to Arbuckle after the trials?
Definition
Ban him from acting in films
Term
R9-53 Did Arbuckle continue to work in film after the trials?
Definition
Yes, as a director, under the pseudo name Will B. Good.
Term
R9-54 Who was the “Catholic Mole” inside Hollywood?
Definition
Joe Breen
Term
R9-55 How long could kisses be on screen under the Code?
Definition
3 seconds
Term
R9-56 What must actors do under the Code while making love?
Definition
Keep one foot on the floor
Term
R9-57 When sleeping, the Code required actors to__?
Definition
Sleep in separate beds
Term
R9-58 What was completely banned under the Code?
Definition
Nudity
Term
R9-59 What had to happen to criminals under the Code?
Definition
They must be punished by law at end
Term
R9-60 After the production code was implemented, movie attendance__.
Definition
Increased
Term
R9-61 Why did attendance increase after the production code?
Definition
Families didn’t have to worry about any objectionable content
Term
R9-62 What was objectionable about Citizen Kane under the Code?
Definition
A scene took place in a bordello
Term
R9-63 Why was King Kong censored?
Definition
King Kong was moving his finger under Fay Wray’s skirt in the movie, ‘bestiality’.
King Kong ate villagers.
Term
R9-64 The adult role Shirley Temple played was?
Definition
A gold digger
Term
R9-65 After the Code, Shirley Temple played what roles?
Definition
Children’s roles
Term
R9-66 Did the Code ruin Shirley Temple’s career?
Definition
No. She was the top box-office draw from 1935-8.
Term
R9-67 What was wrong with Betty Boop under the Code?
Definition
Too suggestive, sexually.
Term
R9-68 What word did the Code have an issue with in Gone with the Wind?
Definition
Damn
Term
R9-69 What did Howard Hughes fight for two years over with the PCA?
Definition
A scene where Jane Russell leaned over and showed too much cleavage
Term
R9-70 In the end, what happened to the controversial scene in The Outlaw?
Definition
Howard Hughes edited a portion out.
Term
R9-71 Who gave the PCA fits?
Definition
Mae West.
Term
R9-72 Why did Mae West give the PCA fits?
Definition
She plays a sexually aggressive female in many movies
Term
R9-73 How did Mae West avoid being censored?
Definition
She didn’t use profanity
Term
R9-74 If the PCA couldn’t do anything about Mae West, who did?
Definition
Catholic Church, forming the League of Decency
Term
R9-75 What happened to Mae West after her part in the 1926 Play, “Sex”?
Definition
She was convicted of public obscenity and served 8 days in jail
Term
R9-76 What happened to Mae West’s popularity after she was jailed?
Definition
Became more popular
Term
R9-77 How did Cecile B De Mille bypass the censors?
Definition
He took normally short scenes and made them much longer, such as bathing scenes with scantly clad actresses.
Term
R9-78 What happened after Cecile Mille succeeded in bypassing the Code?
Definition
Other producers caught on and emulated – lots of amazing bathing facilities appeared in movies
Term
R9-80 What happened in 1950 that caused the demise of the PCA?
Definition
Italian movie, The Miracle, was imported that was objectionable. American distributor Joe Burstyn fought the censors to the Supreme Court, and won – “The Miracle Decision”
Term
R9-81 What was the Miracle Decision?
Definition
Films had the same freedom of speech as books and the PCA had no regulatory power
Term
R9-82 What happened in Bonnie & Clyde regarding graphic violence?
Definition
Violent ending where they were killed, riddled with bullets from machine guns
Term
R9-83 After people complained about the over-the-top violence in Bonnie & Clyde, what occurred?
Definition
The president of the MPAA, Jack Valenti, heard the congressmen’s complaints and started the Motion Picture Rating System in 1968.
Term
R9-84 What happened after the Rating System to films?
Definition
More graphic violence, sex, drugs, etc.
Term
R9-85 What rating was given to The Last Tango in Paris?
Definition
x
Term
R9-86 What did the producers of The Last Tango in Paris do after receiving the initial rating?
Definition
Cut out objectionable scenes and received a R-rating
Term
R9-87 What Oscar did The Last Tango in Paris win?
Definition
Best Picture
Term
R9-88 Who was the main actor in The Last Tango in Paris?
Definition
Marlon Brando
Term
R9-89 Why was The Last Tango in Paris given its initial rating?
Definition
Sexual intercourse shown
Term
R9-90 What did the ratings board do after seeing Henry and June?
Definition
Create the NC-17 rating category because it agreed that the sex scene was not pornographic, but meant for mature adults
Term
R9-91 Approximately how many films have received the NC-17 rating?
Definition
150
Term
R9-92 Where is The Graduate ranked on AFI’s top 100 list?
Definition
17
Term
R9-93 How long did The Graduate play in theaters?
Definition
About 1 year
Term
R9-94 Who wrote the book, The Graduate?
Definition
Charles Webb
Term
R9-95 Who produced The Graduate?
Definition
Lawrence Turman
Term
R9-96 What happened when Turman pitched the idea for The Graduate to studios?
Definition
Turned down by almost every one of them.
Term
R9-97 Who was the only person Turman could interest in financing The Graduate?
Definition
Joseph E Levine
Term
R9-98 What the the studios feel about movies like The Graduate?
Definition
It was targeted towards the youth market, not the adult market where they could generate the most sales
Term
R9-99 What was Levine known for in the film industry?
Definition
Producer of B-films for the youth market
Term
R9-100 How did Mike Nichols start off in the show business?
Definition
Comedian in Nichols & May
Term
R9-101 What famous actress starred in Mike Nichols first film, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
Definition
Elizabeth Taylor
Term
R9-102 How many films has Mike Nichols directed?
Definition
Over 20
Term
R9-103 Mike Nichols won what Oscar for The Graduate?
Definition
Best Director
Term
R9-104 What Oscar did Anne Bancroft win?
Definition
Best Actress on The Miracle Worker
Term
R9-105 What was considered taboo in The Graduate?
Definition
An older married woman perusing a much younger man
Term
R9-106 Why did Nichols decorate Mrs. Robinsons’s patio with zebra stripes in a jungle setting?
Definition
To make her character like a lioness stalking her prey
Term
R9-107 What did youth see in Benjamin of The Graduate?
Definition
A new way of life
Term
R9-108 How was Benjamin different from the typical actor cast in movies at the time?
Definition
Not a suave, handsome leading man like Robert Redford nor a handsome blond surfer-type
Term
R9-109 What jobs was Dustin Hoffman getting around the time he was cast in The Graduate?
Definition
Small TV commerical parts when not unemployed
Term
R9-110 Dustin Hoffman became a big star after this film.
Definition
The Gradaute
Term
R9-111 Why was the soundtrack of The Graduate considered revolutionary?
Definition
It used existing songs appealing to youth
Term
R9-112 What song become popular due to The Graduate?
Definition
Simon and Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson
Term
R9-113 What happened to Alfa Romeo after The Graduate?
Definition
Sold-out Spider sales and a new car model called The Graduate was released
Term
R9-79 Who was the Screenwriter of The Graduate?
Definition
Buck Henry
Term
R10-1 When was Hollywood in Transition?
Definition
1946-1970s
Term
R10-2 What was the primary rival for film during the 1940s and thereafter?
Definition
TV
Term
R10-3 How many movie goers went weekly during the 1946 box office peak?
Definition
100 million
Term
R10-4 When was the Hollywood Union Strikes?
Definition
1945-6
Term
R10-5 What percent of films were shot in color in 1947?
Definition
12%
Term
R10-6 What percent of films were shot in color in 1954?
Definition
50+%
Term
R10-7 When was stereo sound, 3D and cinemascope introduced to movies?
Definition
1950s
Term
R10-8 When did Hollywood film studios start selling films to TV?
Definition
1956
Term
R10-9 When was the widescreen revolution complete?
Definition
Mid-60s
Term
R10-10 What did Cleopatra do to audiences in 1963?
Definition
Brought audiences back to theaters with large budget production
Term
R10-11 When did the Hollywood Renaissance begin?
Definition
1970s
Term
R10-12 The Godfather did what to box-office records?
Definition
All-time high, breaking records
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R10-13 Initially, Paramount thought The Godfather should have what type of budget? Why?
Definition
Low-budget because nobody liked gangster films.
Term
R10-14 What happened after the book, The Godfather was released?
Definition
Expectations changed about the film following the huge success of the book
Term
R10-15 The film that launched Al Pacino’s career was?
Definition
The Godfather
Term
R10-16 How did Gordon Willis capture the early 30s on film?
Definition
He used a sepia tone
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R10-17 How many weeks did the book, the Godfather stay on the best seller list?
Definition
67 weeks
Term
R10-18 How many copies did the book, The Godfather sell?
Definition
13 million
Term
R10-19 How much did Paramount pay for The Godfather?
Definition
$35k
Term
R10-20 How much money did Francis Ford Coppola’s films prior to The Godfather make?
Definition
None. They lost money.
Term
R10-21 How much was Marlon Brando paid for the Godfather?
Definition
$50k
Term
R10-22 How many times was Coppola almost fired from The Godfather?
Definition
5
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R10-23 What was the original budget of The Godfather?
Definition
$2 million
Term
R10-24 What was the actual cost of the Godfather?
Definition
$6.2 million
Term
R10-25 How much money did The Godfather make by 1975?
Definition
$330 million
Term
R10-26 By the end of 1972, The Godfather became __?
Definition
The all-time box office champ, making more money than any other film
Term
R10-27 NBC paid how much to air The Godfather?
Definition
$10 million
Term
R10-28 Which Oscars did The Godfather win?
Definition
Best Picture, Actor & Screenplay
Term
R10-29 What did the low-interest home loans do to American GIs and movie theaters?
Definition
They moved to the suburbs and movie going audience declined
Term
R10-30 What was the difference between Cinemascope and Cinerama?
Definition
Cinemascope is a single projector, widescreen format. Cinerama is a 3 project widescreen format.
Term
R10-31 What was one technology most theaters adopted during the 1950s?
Definition
3D
Term
R10-32 Were 3D films popular in the 50s?
Definition
Yes, extremely.
Term
R10-33 Ben Hur employed ___ extras.
Definition
15,000
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R10-34 During the 60-70s, studios realized there was also a market for ___ films.
Definition
War
Term
R10-35 Filmmakers realized they could put almost anything into a film as long as it had a ___.
Definition
Rating
Term
R10-36 With this movie, Hollywood renaissance or rebirth was complete.
Definition
The Godfather
Term
R10-37 Coppola’s father was a __ & __.
Definition
Composer, musician
Term
R10-38 The one thing Coppola could do when he had polio with everyone else was __.
Definition
Go to the movies
Term
R10-39 Coppola graduated from NY’s __ university in 59.
Definition
Hofstra
Term
R10-40 Coppola won how many DH Lawrence Awards?
Definition
3
Term
R10-41 Which film made Coppola say “On Monday I was in the theater, on Tuesday, I wanted to be a filmmaker.”?
Definition
Sergei Eisenstein’s October: Ten Days That Shook The World (1927)
Term
R10-42 Coppola got a master’s degree in film from __.
Definition
UCLA, 1960
Term
R10-43 Unlike other students at UCLA, Coppola managed to __ on a film while others were talking about theirs.
Definition
Start production
Term
R10-44 To gain experience as a UCLA student, Coppola agreed to make ___.
Definition
A short nudie film, The Peeper
Term
R10-45 The one thing that set Coppola apart from other students at UCLA was his ability to__.
Definition
Write screenplays.
Term
R10-46 While at UCLA, Coppola got a job working as an assistant to producer __.
Definition
Roger Corman
Term
R10-47 Corman gave Coppola this task for a sci-fi film.
Definition
Write subtitles
Term
R10-48 Coppola understood Russian well. T/F
Definition
False. He made up dialogue when subtitling.
Term
R10-49 Coppola found the best thing at UCLA was __.
Definition
Screenwriting
Term
R10-50 For this screenplay Pilma PIlma, Coppola __.
Definition
Won the Samuel Goldwyn Award & offered a contract writer job
Term
R10-51 The first studio Coppola worked for was __.
Definition
Warner Bros.
Term
R10-52 Eventually, Coppola worked his way up to a __ at Warner.
Definition
Director
Term
R10-53 Finian’s Rainbow was not going to be received well at the box-office because it was a __.
Definition
Musical
Term
R10-54 To fund future films at Warner, Coppola came up with this scheme.
Definition
Spread rumors he was working on a secret project – then Warner agreed to fund 5 future projects.
Term
R10-55 Instead of making his 5 Warner films at Hollywood, Coppola went to__.
Definition
San Francisco
Term
R10-56 Coppola started American Zeotrope to __.
Definition
Enlist a group of young filmmakers to make the next generation of films
Term
R10-57 The film and director that terminated Warner Bros deals with Coppola at Zeotrope was __.
Definition
THX1138, George Lucas
Term
R10-58 After terminating the deal with Coppola, Coppola’s Zeotrope owed Warner $__.
Definition
Around $600,000
Term
R10-59 For Patton, Coppola won an Oscar for __.
Definition
Best Screenplay
Term
R10-60 Initially, Coppola hesitated at directing The Godfather because the genre of gangster films__.
Definition
Didn’t appeal to him
Term
R10-61 Because of he was known as a troublemaker, and recent lackluster career, he was tagged “Burnt Out ___”
Definition
Brando
Term
R10-62 To the shock and dismay of Paramount, Coppola suggested ___ play Vito Corleone, The Godfather.
Definition
Marlon Brando
Term
R10-63 Coppola cast his own sister, Talia Shire, in ___.
Definition
The Godfather as Connie Corleone
Term
R10-64 Who worked on The Godfather’s musical score?
Definition
Coppola’s father, Carmine.
Term
R10-65 After the book was released to great success, Paramount surrounded Coppola with___ on the Godfather.
Definition
An outstanding, veteran film crew
Term
R10-66 ___helped diffuse the clashes between Gorden Willis and Coppola on the Godfather.
Definition
James Caan
Term
R10-67 Al Martino, who played Johnny Fontane in the Godfather, was better known for his __ than __.
Definition
Singing, acting
Term
R10-68 Frank Sinatra made an acting comeback by playing a ___ in the ___ and won an Academy for ___.
Definition
Solider, From Here to Eternity, Supporting Actor
Term
R10-69 Frank Sinatra often went to Las Vegas with his friends, known as the ___ ___.
Definition
Rat pack
Term
R10-70 A former OCC student in the Godfather is ___.
Definition
Diane Keaton
Term
R10-71 Diane Keaton plays __ in the Godfather.
Definition
Kay, Michael Corleone’s wife.
Term
R10-72 After the Godfather, Diane Keaton won the Oscar for Best Actress in this Woody Allen film__.
Definition
Annie Hall
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