Considering I have been immersing myself in preparation for Hot Docs over the last few days I did not feel up to writing another review, let alone a non-documentary one, today. So instead I decided to have a little fun and post a few scenes from films I have seen over the years. Your job is to name the films, easy enough right? I thought so…
Related
Published by Courtney Small
The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, CBC Arts, POV Magazine, That Shelf, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.
View all posts by Courtney Small
1 – THE NAKED GUN3 – DOGMA?4 – CHASING AMY7 – ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE8 – SCHOOL TIES
Numbers 1, 4, and 7 are correct.
2 – FLIRTING9 – CRUISING10 – BIRTH11 – ZERO EFFECT
2. Flirting5. The Fall8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer10. Birth?
Ha, it appears someone else was answering while I was thinking it over. Guess I was right on 10, though…
1. The Naked Gun2. Flirting3. The Untouchables? (My other choice is Bonfire of the Vanities)4. Chasing Amy7. Ace Ventura-Pet Detective8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer9. Cruising10. Birth
All four our correct. I original had Flirting and Birth in the two and three spot because of the Kidman connection. However, I figured it would be too obvious a clue.
You were right on all four of your guesses. Since you got number 5, number 3 should be a lot easier now.
Both of your choices for number three are wrong…otherwise the rest of you guesses are correct.
The numbers three and six are still open. I had a feeling they would be the two toughest ones.
3. Tree of Life
Is #3 Angels and Demons?
Nope. Keep thinking along the lines of visually stunning films though.
Nope. However, the film does have some spiritual elements in it.
Baraka?
Correct. The young child is the more iconic image from the film but I thought it would be too obvious.
Clue for number six: Both Parker Posey and Sarah Polley have worked with this director at some point. Posey more than once.
"Fay Grim"? "Henry Fool"? "Trust"?Just please don't tell me it's from the horrible, horrible "The Girl From Monday".
Right director but none of those are the right film.The Girl From Monday was indeed awful, I finally got around to watching it last year and was greatly disappointed. It makes No Such Thing look ten times better in comparison.
This comment has been removed by the author.
That canted angle helped give away that it was Hartley – almost the entirety of Fay Grim is filmed that way (even more so). Drove me a bit batty.