Film Survey from Tractor Facts
1) Does film best tell the truth (Godard) or tell lies (De Palma) at 24
frames per second?: Lies that help us with the truth. (Even documentaries are just a collection of real moments (truth) moved around to make a brand new story (lies).)
2) Ideal pairing of actors/actresses to play on-screen siblings: Adam Sandler and Jason Biggs
3) Favorite special effects moment: House of flying daggers - flying through the bamboo
4) Matt Damon or George Clooney?: George. He loves animals and travel, we have similar dating patterns and he has a villa in Italy.
5) What is the movie you've encouraged more people to see than any other?" Wings of Desire
6) Favorite film of 1934: City Lights
7) Your favorite movie theater: The Paramount in Austin, In Seattle, I like the Neptune.
8) Jean Arthur or Irene Dunne?" Irene Dunne
9) Favorite film made for children: chitty chitty
10) Favorite Martin Scorsese Movie: King of Comedy
11) Favorite film about children: Stand by Me
12) Favorite film of 1954: I love 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but this was a hard one.
13) Favorite screenplay written by a writer more famous for literature than
screenplays: Paris Texas (Sam Shepard)
14) Walter Matthau or Jack Lemmon?: Walter Matthau
15) Favorite character name: Harry Lime?
16) Favorite screenplay adapted from a work of great literature, either by
the author himself or by someone else: To Kill a Mockingbird
17) Favorite film of 1974: The Sting (74)
18) Joan Severance or Shannon Tweed?: Who?
19) jackass: the movie-- yes or no?; no
20) Favorite John Cassavetes Movie: Woman Under the Influence
21) First R-rated movie you ever saw: The Deer hunter
22) Favorite X-rated film (remember that, while your answer may well be a famous or not-so-famous hard-core film, the "X" rating was once also a legitimate rating that did not necessarily connote pornography: I don't know...
23) Best film of 1994: that was a busy year...Philadelphia?
24) Describe a moment in a movie that made you weep: I cry easily in movies, especially in ones about animals.
25) Ewan McGregor or Ewan Bremner?: McGregor
26) One of your favorite line readings (not necessarily one of your favorite lines) from this or any year
Sticking to this year: Almost anything said by the actor who played the chubby red headed kid, Chowder, in Monster House:
Chowder: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm not going inside *that* house!
Jenny:(his crush) I say it's worth a shot.
Chowder: [quickly] Yes I agree. Let's do it.
or
Chowder: All right, vacuum cleaner dummy, I'm setting you down on the lawn. Don't be scared, that's not how you were trained.
[slight pause]
Chowder: I love you, vacuum cleaner dummy.
27) What, if any, element in a film, upon your hearing of its inclusion beforehand, would most likely prejudice you against seeing that film or keeping an open mind about it?: frat boys
28) Favorite Terry Gilliam Movie: The Fisher King
29) Jean Smart or Annie Potts?: Annie
30) Is it possible to know with any certainty if you could like or love someone based partially on their taste in movies? If so, what film might be a potential relationship deal-breaker for you, or the one that might just seal that deal?: If they only liked films where everyone talked in rhymes and there was no story, I doubt they would be much fun to hang out with. If someone doesn't like Wings of Desire, on any level, I don't think we'd have much in common (it has Peter Falk, who doesn't like Peter Falk?)
frames per second?: Lies that help us with the truth. (Even documentaries are just a collection of real moments (truth) moved around to make a brand new story (lies).)
2) Ideal pairing of actors/actresses to play on-screen siblings: Adam Sandler and Jason Biggs
3) Favorite special effects moment: House of flying daggers - flying through the bamboo
4) Matt Damon or George Clooney?: George. He loves animals and travel, we have similar dating patterns and he has a villa in Italy.
5) What is the movie you've encouraged more people to see than any other?" Wings of Desire
6) Favorite film of 1934: City Lights
7) Your favorite movie theater: The Paramount in Austin, In Seattle, I like the Neptune.
8) Jean Arthur or Irene Dunne?" Irene Dunne
9) Favorite film made for children: chitty chitty
10) Favorite Martin Scorsese Movie: King of Comedy
11) Favorite film about children: Stand by Me
12) Favorite film of 1954: I love 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but this was a hard one.
13) Favorite screenplay written by a writer more famous for literature than
screenplays: Paris Texas (Sam Shepard)
14) Walter Matthau or Jack Lemmon?: Walter Matthau
15) Favorite character name: Harry Lime?
16) Favorite screenplay adapted from a work of great literature, either by
the author himself or by someone else: To Kill a Mockingbird
17) Favorite film of 1974: The Sting (74)
18) Joan Severance or Shannon Tweed?: Who?
19) jackass: the movie-- yes or no?; no
20) Favorite John Cassavetes Movie: Woman Under the Influence
21) First R-rated movie you ever saw: The Deer hunter
22) Favorite X-rated film (remember that, while your answer may well be a famous or not-so-famous hard-core film, the "X" rating was once also a legitimate rating that did not necessarily connote pornography: I don't know...
23) Best film of 1994: that was a busy year...Philadelphia?
24) Describe a moment in a movie that made you weep: I cry easily in movies, especially in ones about animals.
25) Ewan McGregor or Ewan Bremner?: McGregor
26) One of your favorite line readings (not necessarily one of your favorite lines) from this or any year
Sticking to this year: Almost anything said by the actor who played the chubby red headed kid, Chowder, in Monster House:
Chowder: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm not going inside *that* house!
Jenny:(his crush) I say it's worth a shot.
Chowder: [quickly] Yes I agree. Let's do it.
or
Chowder: All right, vacuum cleaner dummy, I'm setting you down on the lawn. Don't be scared, that's not how you were trained.
[slight pause]
Chowder: I love you, vacuum cleaner dummy.
27) What, if any, element in a film, upon your hearing of its inclusion beforehand, would most likely prejudice you against seeing that film or keeping an open mind about it?: frat boys
28) Favorite Terry Gilliam Movie: The Fisher King
29) Jean Smart or Annie Potts?: Annie
30) Is it possible to know with any certainty if you could like or love someone based partially on their taste in movies? If so, what film might be a potential relationship deal-breaker for you, or the one that might just seal that deal?: If they only liked films where everyone talked in rhymes and there was no story, I doubt they would be much fun to hang out with. If someone doesn't like Wings of Desire, on any level, I don't think we'd have much in common (it has Peter Falk, who doesn't like Peter Falk?)
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1 Comments:
Holy crap. Wings of Desire is the movie I most recommend too! How did I not know this about you? It's my favorite movie. And a funny "Stand By Me" connection: the person who introduced me to that movie was the viola player in River's old band, Aleka's Attic.
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