He may not have won Best Actor at the Oscars yesterday (and big congratulations to Matthew McConaughey), but I was still blown away by Leonardo di Caprio’s performance in The Wolf of Wall Street. He’s had a phenomenal career repertoire that continues to grow. See how many of the six films below you can work out.
(1990s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
Answers below
It’s Oscar time! Do you have any predictions? Which films do you want to do well? As the 86th Academy Awards takes place tonight, here’s a quiz celebrating winners from the six previous decades. A previously non-existent High-6 if you can get them all.
(1950s)
(1960s)
(1970s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
(2000s)
Answers below
Yay! 6 months birthday and anniversary for my blog. High fives and blowing out candles ahoy. I do feel bad that the Oscars will be upstaged now but I’m sure they’ll understand 😉
My thanks to my girlfriend Madeleine who introduced me to WordPress and has regularly encouraged me to make full use the possibilities it entails. Also, you guys. This blog would be nothing without your likes, comments, suggestions and the inspiring work from your own sites. When I started this blog I wanted to showcase my writing and interact with other bloggers. I’ve been able to do both and more. The response to the photographs has been a real pleasure and I’ve been inspired to go out for walks and take more photos. The standards you set with your words and images continually inspire me. The recent response to my Foreign Favourites series has been fantastic and I promise to do more in the future.
As is tradition, here are some interesting facts about the blog so far. I’ve had 15,079 views and 2,394 comments from 395 posts. The most popular search is “Uncle Phil” whereas my favourite mention is: “Was Dustin Hoffman in the Waltons?” (And no, by the way). The Simpsons is my most viewed piece and this Amsterdam photo is most liked. The UK and US are my top two places, with the rest of the top 10 made up by France, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Ireland.
And shamelessly stealing Caragale’s idea, and using a photo I’ve been trying to get into a post for ages, I’m finishing the post with a cute dog picture.
With an Academy Award, five other nominations, and countless other awards including BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guilds, Kate Winslet is one of the most decorated actresses around. See if you can guess six of her films. Scroll carefully for the answers below.
Film 1
Film 2
Film 3
Film 4
Film 5
Film 6
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1. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
2. Enigma (2001)
3. The Life of David Gale (2003)
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
5. Finding Neverland (2004)
6. The Holiday (2006)
Alex Raphael 