Bill S Preston: So-crates – “The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing”.
Ted “Theodore” Logan: That’s us, dude.
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in likeable time travelling film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989).
Oda Mae Brown: Four-million dollars?!
Lyle Ferguson: Yes. Four-million dollars. And, um, how would you like that, Mrs. Miller?
Oda Mae Brown: Tens and twenties?
Whoopi Goldberg and Bruce Jarchow in the heartfelt fantasy thriller Ghost (1990) which tells of a dead man’s quest to save his girlfriend from a dangerous criminal via the use of a medium.
Sometimes I think I have felt everything I’m ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I’m not gonna feel anything new. Just lesser versions of what I’ve already felt.
Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) in the thought-provoking film Her (2013), about a heartbroken man who develops a relationship with a female voiced operating system.
I was sent this on my phone by a friend who knows how much I love films. I was able to get 25 out of the 30. How many of these 1990s films can you work out? Feel free to put your answers down and I’ll put the answers up later. With thanks to Doodlemoose Designs.
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After watching Parasite, it got me thinking about what other con artists film there were. There sure are plenty. Expanding on a quiz I did way back how many of the 12 films below can you work out? Do you have a favourite or any others you like?
Film 1 (1970s)
Film 2 (1970s)
Film 3 (1990s)
Film 4 (1990s)
Film 5 (2000s)
Film 6 (2000s)
Film 7 (2000s)
Film 8 (2000s)
Film 9 (2000s)
Film 10 (2010s)
Film 11 (2010s)
Film 12 (20010s)
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I’ve always had a lot of time for a quality supporting actor. Someone who may not be the first name on the poster but can make the most of any scene and brings out the best of any co-stars. One of my favourites is the superb Mark Strong, who has starred in TV, film and on stage. The last of which earned the Londoner an Olivier award for his leading role in A View from the Bridge. How many of the films below can you work out?
Film 1 (1990s)
Film 2 (2000s)
Film 3 (2000s)
Film 4 (2000s)
Film 5 (2000s)
Film 6 (2000s)
Film 7 (2010s)
Film 8 (2010s)
Film 9 (2010s)
Film 10 (2010s)
Film 11 (2010s)
Film 12 (2010s)
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As most of you’ll know, it’s the Oscar’s tonight. Here’s hoping it’s a memorable one. So as a warm up to the big event, here are some quotes on the whole acting process. You’ll find more at the Ace your Audition site.
Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
– Sanford Meisner
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a business. With it, it becomes creation.
– Bette Davis
The more personal, the more universal.
– Gary Ballinger
Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before.
– Michael Shurtleff
Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
– George Burns
I love acting. It is so much more real than life.
– Oscar Wilde
The work will stand, no matter what.
– Meryl Streep
Stop explaining yourself. Shut up and act!
– Craig MacDonald
It doesn’t seem so long ago since I was doing the 2018 film quiz, but there have certainly been all kinds in the 12 months since then. How many of the 12 below (in no particular order) can you work out? Do you have a favourite? I can’t fit them all in, so feel free to name any other other memorable films you’ve liked from 2019.
Film 1
Film 2
Film 3
Film 4
Film 5
Film 6
Film 7
Film 8
Film 9
Film 10
Film 11
Film 12
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I haven’t done a film quiz focused on one star since Bruce Willis six months ago, so it’s time for another. Anne Hathaway is an acclaimed and multi-award winning actress, including an Academy Award, in a varied career that encompasses comedy, drama, action and adventure. As her films all cover this century, I’ll stay away from the added clues. How many can you work out?
Film 1
Film 2
Film 3
Film 4
Film 5
Film 6
Film 7
Film 8
Film 9
Film 10
Film 11
Film 12
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(skating judge) Bob Rawlinson: I’ll deny I ever said it honey, but you’re just not the image we want to portray. You’re representing our country for fuck’s sake. We need to see a wholesome American family. You just refuse to play along.
Tonya Harding: I don’t have a wholesome American family.
Dan Triandiflou and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017), which tells of the difficult background of American Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding and the circumstances regarding the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
Alex Raphael 