Nothing gets people more nervous and yet excited than an apocalypse. The six films below are Hollywood interpretations of a doomsday scenario, either the build up or the aftermath. As always, the films are in order, with the answers below. Feel free to volunteer how you do.
(1980s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
Answers
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1. Aliens (1986)
2. Waterworld (1995)
3. Armageddon (1998)
4. I am Legend (2007)
5. The Book of Eli (2010)
6. Oblivion (2013)
Maurice Levy: You are feeding off the violence and the despair of the drug trade. You are stealing from those who themselves are stealing the lifeblood from our city. You are a parasite who leeches off the culture of drugs…
Omar Little: Just like you, man.
Maurice Levy: Excuse me? What?
Omar Little: I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It’s all in the game though, right?
Michael Kostroff and Michael K. Williams in the drama series ‘The Wire’ (2002-2008)
Rome is a beautiful city, filled with all kinds of wonderful buildings.
Child, don’t you worry
It’s enough you’re growing up in such a hurry.
Brings you down, the news they sell you
To put in your mind that all mankind is a failure.
Taken from the song ‘What Happens Tomorrow’ from the album Astronaut by Duran Duran (2004)
It’s always a great feeling to be highly thought of by other bloggers, and to be put up for awards. There really are so many exciting, enriching and entertaining blogs, and it’s been really fun setting this up and maintaining it.
The Reading Girl is a relatively new blog but her enthusiasm for literature is infectious. She’s written loads of really cool reviews and even puts up inspiring literary quotes and her own poetry.
The Rules for The Sunshine Award:
The Nominees (you can accept if you want to, no worries if you don’t):
10 Things
1. My favourite cocktail is between White Russian and Green Beaver.
2. I really hate seafood.
3. The worst film I have ever seen at the cinema is 2001: A Space Travesty. The worst film I’ve ever seen at home is Any Man’s Death.
4. My one food/drink vice is coke.
5. I was in the school tennis team and have seen most of the current top players live in London.
6. If I could pick one attraction to see it would be the Northern Lights.
7. I have ridden on an elephant.
8. I still have a t-shirt from when I was 10 which I’ve kept for sentimental reasons.
9. My favourite current film director is Christopher Nolan.
10. I was hugely into Italian football as a child and hero worshipped Marco van Basten and Gabriel Batistuta
After the nadir of batman and Robin, George Clooney has come through to become a successful and well respected actor with a neat range, not to mention a producer of some reputation. Feeling confident you can get the six films below? Go on, you know you want to.
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
Answers
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1. Out of Sight (1998)
2. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
3. Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
4. Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)
5. Up in the Air (2009)
6. The Descendants (2011)
There are tones of great lakes in Minneapolis. They’re beautiful, surrounded by all kinds of gorgeous trees and with countless runners.
Charlie: If I want your opinion I’ll ask your ex-wife.
Charlie Sheen, Conchata Ferrelland Jon Cryer in the sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’ (2003 -)
After a slightly painful trip to the dentist today, I needed some adorable photos of animals to cheer me up. Here are my eight favourites from internet photos I’ve been sent from emails over the years. Which ones stand out the most to you?
Too cute for words. Makes you wonder what they are thinking.
Maybe he’ll become the fifth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Cute and Cuter
That pose definitely gets my seal of approval.
Makes you wonder what shampoo is being used.
Hope someone has a towel nearby.
If the animal kingdom ever remakes Rocky…
Not the most energetic of animals, but with poses like that they sure know how to work the camera.
Were all stars to disappear or die,
I should learn to look at an empty sky
And feel its total dark sublime,
Though this might take me a little time.
Taken from the poem ‘The More Loving One’ in 1957 by W.H. Auden
Alex Raphael 