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Challenge: Name the movies associated with these spiffy animations

4/18/2012

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Challenge accepted.

Below is Vimeo entry from a freelance editor and animator, Evan Seitz. The end product looks pretty polished. See how many movies you can name by taking a look at his creative approach to movie representation:

Color Reel from Evan Seitz on Vimeo.

Um. So I could name only 5 of those my first run through. How did you do?

and wait, there's more... at the end of the video there's thumbnails/links to Evan's ABCinema and 123 films with the same type guessing game but different themes. Really good looking stuff!

Evan's Twitter account is Here: https://twitter.com/#!/eeseitz

- Josh
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“Name the Common Point” Part II. For well wasted time at work and/or at home

10/5/2011

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See if you can name the person, place, thing, idea, or whatever it is that movie #1 has in common with movie #2 for points. For example… 

(Difficulty: Easy (1 point)) 
 #1 Titanic (1997)
 And
 #2 Inception(2010)

Common point = Leonardo DiCaprio as lead actor

Good Luck! There is a total of 12 points! Please leave us your score down below in the comments

(Difficulty: Easy (1 point)) 
 #1 Edward Scissorhands(1990)
 And
 #2 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Common point =

(Difficulty: Easy (1 point)) 
 #1 Charlie and the Chocolate  Factory (2005)
 And
 #2 Batman Returns (1992)

Common point=

(Difficulty: Moderate (2 points)) 
 #1 Titanic (1997)
 And
 #2 The English Patient (1996)

Common point =

(Difficulty: Moderate (2 points))
#1 The Help (2011-10-05)
 And
 #2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Common point =

(Difficulty: Hard (3 points)) 
 #1 Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
 And
 #2 The Seventh Seal(1957)

Common point =

(Difficulty: Hard (3 points)) 
 #1 Metropolis (1927)
 And
 #2 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Common point =

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So you think you know movies... but can you name these quotes?

9/22/2011

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Name these Movie Quotes for a total of 18 points. No googling.


Easy

“Hold on to you butts” (1 point)

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” (1 point)

“Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!” (1 point)


Moderate

 “I made you a painting. I call it "Celebration." It's sexual and violent. I thought you might like it.” (2 points)

“What? Honest to blog?” (2 points)

You once were a ve-gone, but now you will begone (2 points)


Hard

“Promise me one thing: don't take me home until I'm drunk - very drunk indeed” (3 points)

“Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.” (3 points)

“Every day it’s ‘Yes Rupert Sir’, ‘No Rupert Sir’, ‘Can I get you another beverage Rupert Sir?’ And it Chaps my ass! (3 points)


Let us know how many points you scored
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How many of these songs can you match up with the movie that made them famous?

9/7/2011

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Below is a list of songs, and the movies that made them popular, in no particular order. Can you match the song with the movie (without Googling it)? Enter the number of the song and the letter for the movie as a pair in your comments. I'll post the correct answers on Thursday, Sept. 15th. Good luck!

Songs
1. We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner
2. Into The Groove - Madonna
3. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
4. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
5. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
6. Never Say Die - King Kobra
7. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
8. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
9. If You Leave - OMD
10. New Attitude - Patti LaBelle

Movies
A. The Karate Kid
B. Footloose
C. Beverly Hills Cop
D. Pretty In Pink
E. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
F. The Breakfast Club
G. Iron Eagle
H. Desperately Seeking Susan
I. Pretty Woman
J. Top Gun

Kevin B.
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So You Watch Movies, But Can You Tell Where These Quotes Came From?

9/1/2011

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Here's more movie quotes for you (Check out the "Movie Trivia" Link under categories to the right o. See if you can't name all of these for 18 points total.

“...Coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his twenty or thirty friends? You lose that battle, you lose that battle nine times out of ten...”                                               (Difficulty: Easy1 point)
 
“Get away from her you bitch”                                                                                       (Difficulty: Easy1 point)

“I need your clothes, boots and your motorcycle”                                                (Difficulty: Easy1 point)

(Singing) “...I don’t really want to die. I’m a noble rabbit.                          (Difficulty:Moderate 2 point)
 
“Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea, you can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it...” (The list goes on for 24 more seconds)                                          (Difficulty:Moderate 2 point)
    
“I said ‘Bubba, it’s 30 miles to the nearest town, and unless you can flip upside down and walk on your hands you ain’t gonna make it”                                                                   (Difficulty:Moderate 2 point)

“No. We begin by coveting what we see every day...”                  (Difficulty:Moderate - Hard 3 point)
      

“Grown women are prepared for life’s little emergency”                                  (Difficulty: Hard 3 points)

“Just in case you’re interested, it’s called the suprasternal notch...”           (Difficulty: Hard 3 points)

How was that? Put down your score in the comments to compare to others.
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Think you know movies? How many movie quotes can you identify?

8/24/2011

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 Below are random movie quotes from easy to hard. Identify the movie it came from and you get the points attached to each quote. Internet searches are prohibited. See how many points you can rack up on your own. 

        “I’m the king of the world!” (Difficulty: Easy 1 point)

        “GET TO THE CHOPPA!” (Difficulty: Easy 1 point)

        “Remember, with great power, comes great responsibility” (Difficulty: Easy  1 point)

        “Say hello to my little friend” (Difficulty: Easy 1 point)


Ok, now that you’re warmed up, let’s get to the moderate difficulty

        “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart.” (Difficulty: Easy – Moderate 2 
        points)

        “60% of the time, it works every time” (Difficulty: Easy – Moderate 2 points)

        “I don’t know what the hell that is... but I’ll lick it anyway.” (Difficulty: Moderate 2 
        points)

        “Just when I thought you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do 
        something like this... and totally redeem yourself!” (Difficulty: Moderate 2 points)


So that may or may not have been of moderate difficulty for you. Don’t worry; see if you can name these ones.

        [Singing] “Damn it. Janet. I love you.” (Difficulty Moderate to Hard 3 points)

        “The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and 
        it would not be a wasted life” (Difficulty Hard 3 points)

        “Ray, if someone asks you if you are a god, you say YES” (Difficulty Hard 3 points)

        “Look at me, I’m burning” (Difficulty Hard 3 Points)

That’s a possible 24 points. How many did you get?

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