Heart beats fast
Colours and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I’m afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow
The opening lines of A Thousand Years by American singer songwriter Christina Perri. Released in 2011, it was part of the Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 film, where the tortured relationship within Bella Swan and Edward Cullen reaches its conclusion.
After Gangsters Part 1 and Non-Hollywood Gangsters quizzes, I’m rounding off the series with the concluding Gangsters Part 2. Just how good are you? It’s certainly got some impressive entries. Crime is said not to pay, but it certainly looks good on the big screen. How many of the six chronological films below can you work out? Do you have a favourite? As always, feel free to share your results and feedback.
(1960s)
(1970s)
(1970s)
(1980s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
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You all did so well in Part 1 that I couldn’t leave you waiting too long for the second part. This time the films are all from this century. Will you do better this time? There are no clues as to the years, but they are all in order so I’m sure you’ll all do well again. I’m always interested in how you do so feel free to volunteer your results under the answers below.
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I’m feeling better so I thought why not another feel good quiz? You all did so well last time that you all deserve it too. How will you fare with these six films? The films below are in order as ever, with the answers below. I’m always interested in how you do.
(1940s)
(1950s)
(1980s)
(1980s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
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With the Besançon-born Lumière brothers so prominent in the early days of filmmaking, it is no surprise just one quiz wasn’t going to be enough for our Gallic counterparts. Over the decades, and especially recently, there have been some great ones. How will you do in Part 2 of the French films quiz? If you missed it, here is Part 1.
(1960s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
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She may may seen at the top of most desired lists, but Scarlett Johansson has always been seen as a serious actress, and has a varied CV to prove it. If you’ve already taken Part 1, see how you do at working out six more of her films. As always, the films are in order with answers at the bottom.
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2000+)
(2010+)
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Because I know it’s going to be a great day, and you all deserve it, have another six romantic films today. How did you do? Do you have a favourite? Feel free to comment beneath the answers below.
(1940s)
(1950s)
(1950s)
(1960s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
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1. Casablanca (1942)
2. The Quiet Man (1952)
3. An Affair to Remember (1957)
4. The Apartment (1960)
5. Before Sunrise (1995)
6. Notting Hill (1999)
For some characters, fighting against the establishment is their identity. What drives them, keeps them from taking the easy decisions and going on a wild journey that usually ends up costing them everything. And watching them is nothing less than absorbing. Before you see how well you do, a reminder of where to find Part 1. As always, the films are in order with the answers below.
(1970s)
(1970s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
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Alex Raphael 