Film Quizzes: My Favourite Films Part 1

I’ve done so many film quizzes since this early feature on New York, that I thought I’d continue the bloggerversary theme by putting films that just blew me away when I first saw them. Originally I thought about putting a mix of good and bad films, but I’ll save the shockers for another day. Whether they had me in hysterics, the edge of my seat, in deep thought or close to tears, these films really left an impression when I first saw them. Unsurprisingly I couldn’t fit them all into  one post, so look out for part 2 soon.

  Film 1.

  Film 2

  Film 3

  Film 4

  Film 5

  Film 6

  Film 7

  Film 8

  Film 9

  Film 10

  Film 11

  Film 12

   Film 13

  Film 14

  Film 15

Answers below

Film Quizzes: Classics that left the critics cold

I’ve been extremely busy so haven’t been to the cinema much or reviewed many films recently, but I’m not letting that get in the way of another quiz. Especially on a topic I’ve always taken a big interest in: films lambasted on release that have since become classics. Do you have a favourite among the six below? Is there a film you love but was left the critics unimpressed? As always the answers are below and your scores and comments are always welcome.

 Film 1 – 1940s

 Film 2 – 1950s

 Film 3 – 1960s

 Film 4 – 1960s

 Film 5 – 1980s

 Film 6 – 1990s

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Line(s) of the Day #NightoftheHunter

(singing) Once upon a time there was a pretty fly, he had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.

Pearl Harper (Sally Jane Bruce) in the film Night of the Hunter (1955). Though now considered a wondrous classic, it fared badly on release and its director Charles Laughton never directed again.

Film Quizzes: Best Black/White Films Ignored by the Academy

With the release of this year’s nominations, and the undoubted shocks and surprises, it’s worth having a reminder of past films that didn’t even get a nomination. If you can suspend your shock enough to concentrate, below are six superb films that have lasted despite being ignored by the Academy. See if you can work them out. Feel free to try the quiz Modern Films Ignored by the Academy.

 (1930s)

 (1940s)

 (1940s)

 (1940s)

 (1950s)

 (1950s)

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