| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 21 04:34PM > * Game 3, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movies about Movies > 1. 1952: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly. Silent-era stars try to > make a talkie. Singin' in the Rain > 2. 2017: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Jackie Weaver. > A behind-the-scenes look at the making of perhaps the worst > movie ever. The Room > 3. 1994: Johhny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker. A transvestite movie > director works with Bela Lugosi. Ed Wood > 4. 1997: Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg. The rise and fall of a > porn star. Boogie Nights > 6. 2008: Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise cameo. A group > of prima-donna actors are making a Vietnam war movie. Tropic Thunder > 7. 2002: Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper. This metafilm > was written by Charlie Kaufman, based on a book called "The > Orchid Thief". Adaptation > 9. 1995: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo. A loan shark's > muscle man goes to collect a debt from a B-movie producer -- > which leads to a movie being produced. Get Shorty > 10. 1997: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst. A spin > doctor and a Hollywood producer fabricate a war to distract > voters, and get more than they bargained for. Wag the Dog -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 21 08:31PM +0100 > 2. 2017: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Jackie Weaver. > A behind-the-scenes look at the making of perhaps the worst > movie ever. Snakes on a Plane > paleontologist and a troubled young woman is being filmed in > the current era -- with an actor and actress whose situation > parallels the characters'. The French Lieutenant's Woman > * Game 3, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - GG&G Winners Geee! No, I think I pass. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 22 02:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:pcCdndpInYAB1_PBnZ2dnUU7- > fictionalizations), no documentaries. > 1. 1952: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly. Silent-era stars try to > make a talkie. "Singin' in the Rain" > 2. 2017: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Jackie Weaver. > A behind-the-scenes look at the making of perhaps the worst > movie ever. "The Disaster Artist" > 3. 1994: Johhny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker. A transvestite movie > director works with Bela Lugosi. "Ed Wood" > 4. 1997: Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg. The rise and fall of a > porn star. "Boogie Nights" > paleontologist and a troubled young woman is being filmed in > the current era -- with an actor and actress whose situation > parallels the characters'. "The French Lieutenant's Woman" > 6. 2008: Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise cameo. A group > of prima-donna actors are making a Vietnam war movie. "Tropic Thunder" > 7. 2002: Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, Chris Cooper. This metafilm > was written by Charlie Kaufman, based on a book called "The > Orchid Thief". "Adaptation" > 8. 2013: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks. The story centers on the > development of "Mary Poppins" from a book to a movie. > Walt Disney meets with P.L. Travers, the author. "Saving Mr. Banks" > 9. 1995: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo. A loan shark's > muscle man goes to collect a debt from a B-movie producer -- > which leads to a movie being produced. "Get Shorty" > 10. 1997: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst. A spin > doctor and a Hollywood producer fabricate a war to distract > voters, and get more than they bargained for. "Wag the Dog" > * Game 3, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - GG&G Winners > We'll tell you the author and the year of the award, and give you > a brief synopsis. You name the prize-winning novel. No answers in this round. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 21 08:16PM -0800 On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 4:52:17 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > fictionalizations), no documentaries. > 1. 1952: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly. Silent-era stars try to > make a talkie. The Jazz Singer > parallels the characters'. > 6. 2008: Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise cameo. A group > of prima-donna actors are making a Vietnam war movie. Tropic Thunder > 10. 1997: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst. A spin > doctor and a Hollywood producer fabricate a war to distract > voters, and get more than they bargained for. Wag the Dog > * Game 3, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - GG&G Winners Pass cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 21 05:23PM +0100 > (How'd I miss noticing that? It's Philippe, of course.) > Albert II. >> 8. Monaco: Albert II in 2005, preceded by who in 1949? So he retired, but are twelve years it started to get boring and he got a new job! I had a hinch that Albert was the correct name for Belgium, but I was afraid that I was lured by the question that followed. In any case, I was not really close, because the number I had in mind was III. By the way, I must say the that Toronto-pub grammar does not really match what I learnt in school. All those "by who" irritated my nerve! |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 21 04:56PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > By the way, I must say the that Toronto-pub grammar does not really > match what I learnt in school. "Whom" is obsolete, even if some people haven't noticed. See also below. -- Mark Brader Safire's Rule on Who-Whom: Toronto "Whenever 'whom' sounds correct, recast the sentence." msb@vex.net --William Safire, N.Y. Times Magazine |
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