MacII:
You mentioned Netflix so I thought you ,and perhaps the players here, might be interested in knowing that Netflix sponsored a movie buff contest on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with Meredith Vierra all this week. Each contestant and all members of the audience received a one year subscription to Netflix. All of the contestants said they were movie buffs, but the most anyone won was by a fellow from Texas who walked with $250,0000. He didn't know the $500,000 question, which was:
What was the name of the diner in the movie "Diner"?
A fellow from Pittsburgh, Pa. who was studying film walked with $50,000. He had to poll the audience and take a 50/50 for the answer to:
Where was Ilsa bound when she boarded the plane at the end of Casablanca?
and he walked away when he couldn't answer the question:
According to the closing credits of the Beatles 1965 movie "Help", the movie was dedicated to the inventor of:
cotton gin; reaper; steamboat or sewing machine
The only one I knew was the "Casablanca" question. Oh, and one more that I didn't ask before and that the contestant lost most of her money on by guessing incorrectly:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was derived from what poet's work?
I'll tell you the answers when Mac and some others see this post. And no fair googling.
The choices for "Diner" were:
Windsor Hills; Fells Point; Rosemont ad Allendale
I'll post the answers in the morning.
and the recap for the game:
J = Jail, but women only. (A scene in which one of the leading female characters is locked up in a prison cell or is a prisoner, not a visitor, in a jail, or is a prisoner in a prison camp.)
1. I Want To Live - Susan Hayward
2. Chained Heat
3. White Oleander
4. Women's Prison
5. Chicago
6. Bridget Jones 2
7. Final Analysis
8. Paradise Road
9. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
10. 11. Mata Hari (1985), Sylvia Kristel in prison
11. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
12. Notre Dame de Paris (1956), Gina Lollobridgida tortured by the inquisition
13. De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982), feminist prisoners
14. The Concrete Jungle
l5. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
16. Schindler's List (1993) (if concentration camp counts)
17. Mata Hari (1985), Sylvia Kristel in prison
18. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
19. Notre Dame de Paris (1956), Gina Lollobridgida tortured by the inquisition
20. De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982, A Question of Silence), feminist prisoners
21. Het Meisje met het rode haar (1981, The Girl with the Red Hair) Renée Soutendijk in jail as resistance fighter.
22. Les Uns et les Autres (1981, Bolero.
23. De Aanslag (1986, The Assault), Monique van de Ven in prison as resistance fighter.
24. Evil Angels (1988, A Cry in the Dark), Meryl Streep in prison.
25. Vera Drake (2004), Imelda Staunton in jail.
26. Moll Flanders (1996), Robin Wright pleads her belly in jail.
27.Black Mama/White Mama
28. Women in Cages
29. The Big Doll House
30. Three Came Home
Raggedy, There are Messengers (1999), numbers 11 and 18.
Has anyone found out anything about Monster. I've done some poking around, but can't find a thing. I know the character was shown at a trial. But I don't remember whether she was shown in prison.
Whew. Thanks Roberta. Looks like I repeated 18, 19, and 20.
( Sorry, I didn't see "Monster".)
Recap:
J = Jail, but women only. (A scene in which one of the leading female characters is locked up in a prison cell or is a prisoner, not a visitor, in a jail, or is a prisoner in a prison camp.)
1. I Want To Live - Susan Hayward
2. Chained Heat
3. White Oleander
4. Women's Prison
5. Chicago
6. Bridget Jones 2
7. Final Analysis
8. Paradise Road
9. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
10. Mata Hari (1985), Sylvia Kristel in prison
11. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
12. Notre Dame de Paris (1956), Gina Lollobridgida tortured by the inquisition
13. De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982), feminist prisoners
14. The Concrete Jungle
l5. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
16. Schindler's List (1993) (if concentration camp counts)
17. Mata Hari (1985), Sylvia Kristel in prison
18. Het Meisje met het rode haar (1981, The Girl with the Red Hair) Renée Soutendijk in jail as resistance fighter.
19. Les Uns et les Autres (1981, Bolero.
20 De Aanslag (1986, The Assault), Monique van de Ven in prison as resistance fighter.
21. Evil Angels (1988, A Cry in the Dark), Meryl Streep in prison.
22. Vera Drake (2004), Imelda Staunton in jail.
23. Moll Flanders (1996), Robin Wright pleads her belly in jail.
24.Black Mama/White Mama
25. Women in Cages
26. The Big Doll House
27. Three Came Home
(Hope I got it right)
and I'll add:
28. Ladies They Talk About - Barbara Stanwyck
29. Gunfight at the OK Corral - Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) locks Rhonda Fleming up in the local jail (Saw it the other night.)
Two Mata Haris, Nos. 10 and 17.
Sorry, the repeat was due to my edit that somehow got saved as a new message (double click?).
The double Mata Hari could be replaced by
17. Sophie's Choice (1982), Meryl Streep in concentration camp
30. House of D (2004), Erykah Badu in jail
Thanks.
Recap:
J = Jail, but women only. (A scene in which one of the leading female characters is locked up in a prison cell or is a prisoner, not a visitor, in a jail, or is a prisoner in a prison camp.)
1. I Want To Live - Susan Hayward
2. Chained Heat
3. White Oleander
4. Women's Prison
5. Chicago
6. Bridget Jones 2
7. Final Analysis
8. Paradise Road
9. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
10 Mata Hari (1985), Sylvia Kristel in prison
11. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
12. Notre Dame de Paris (1956), Gina Lollobridgida tortured by the inquisition
13. De Stilte rond Christine M. (1982), feminist prisoners
14. The Concrete Jungle
l5. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Björk in jail
16. Schindler's List (1993) (if concentration camp counts)
17. Sophie's Choice (1982), Meryl Streep in concentration camp
18.. Het Meisje met het rode haar (1981, The Girl with the Red Hair) Renée Soutendijk in jail as resistance fighter.
19.. Les Uns et les Autres (1981, Bolero.
20 De Aanslag (1986, The Assault), Monique van de Ven in prison as resistance fighter.
21. Evil Angels (1988, A Cry in the Dark), Meryl Streep in prison.
22. Vera Drake (2004), Imelda Staunton in jail.
23. Moll Flanders (1996), Robin Wright pleads her belly in jail.
24.Black Mama/White Mama
25. Women in Cages
26. The Big Doll House
27. Three Came Home
28. Ladies They Talk About - Barbara Stanwyck
29. Gunfight at the OK Corral - Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) locks Rhonda Fleming up in the local jail
30. House of D (2004), Erykah Badu in jail
I am sorry I did not notice before, but number 15 can be replaced by
15. The Grey Zone (2001), several brave women in Auschwitz-Birkenau
31. Brokedown Palace (1999), Clare Danes gets into a Thai prison
32. Jackie Brown (1997). Pam Grier in jail
33. Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004, A very long engagement), Audrey Tautou visits a female murderess in jail.
I guess female murderess was a tautology
34. Lady Sings the Blues (movie opens with Billie/Diana's arrest and incarceration)
35. Michael - Andie McDowell did a night in the same cell as Travolta, Hurt and the other guy)
36. House of Games (Lindsay Crouse plays a psychiatrist who counsels an incarcerated murderess.)
No problem, Paaskeynen. The correction will appear in the next recap.
37. You Can't Take It With You - (Jean Arthur, family and friends arrested and all locked up in same cell)
Sorry, just checking in.
The only question from WWTBAM that I feel pretty sure about is the Casablanca question and I agree with Bree.
No idea about the diner in Diner. My guess for the Beatles' inventor is the sewing machine - though Singer didn't invent the first one, it makes a good musical joke.
Whoa.
