Movie Trivia #4 and answers to #3



Three down, three more to go! Sorry I'm so late today. I'm hoping you guys were as busy as I was.



First, the answers to Wednesday's quotes:




1) Man #1: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."
Man #2: "You want to walk a little faster through that valley there?"




This came from Titanic (the 1997 version, as I believe Donna pointed out).


2) "You see, Mr. Scott, in the water I'm a very skinny lady."






This came from The Poseidon Adventure (1972), possibly the first of the disaster movies. They remade this as Poseidon a few years back. I couldn't even sit through the whole thing. And I'm real glad Andre Braugher got a decent job; this seemed like a waste of his talent.


3) "Dying together's even more personal than living together."





You can never go wrong with Alfred Hitchcock. Lifeboat (1944) is one of his best with a fabulous cast that included the distinguished black actor Canada Lee and the notorious Tallulah Bankhead, she of the good bourbon, fast men, and even faster women, dahling. And Hitchcock managed to come up with a unique way to make his signature cameo in a movie about people floating in a lifeboat in the Atlantic after their ship sank: He used his famously rotund profile as the Before model in a newspaper someone had for a reducing medication, obviously putting his head on a slimmer man for the After model.


The common theme here, of course, is sinking ships (boat, ship, ocean are all acceptable).


Donna got all three plus the bonus question correct for 20 points and now has 60.

Patricia got #1, #2, and the bonus question correct for 15 points and now has 50.

It looks like we lost WebbHolsey and Katrina.

Ten points isn't very far apart, and Friday's final round, which will be a wild assortment of quotes, can change everything!



Now, for today's quotes:



1) "Hey, my name is Benny Blanco from the Bronx."




2) "I was raised on a farm in Moooresville, Indiana. My mama ran out on us when I was three, my daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?"




3) "When people ask me if Michael Sullivan was a good man, or if there was just no good in him at all, I always give the same answer. I just tell them... he was my father."

Five points for the correct name of each movie. Five bonus points if you can name the common thread.

I'll be back Tuesday with today's answers and the next-to-last set of quotes.

Movie Trivia #3 and answers to #2



First, let's go over the answers to Sunday's questions:



1) Woman #1: "What're you in here for, stealing flowers? What'd you do, steal candy from the girl scouts?" Woman #2: "I murdered 18 men."





This came from Madea Goes To Jail (2009).


Quote 2) Man #1: "You wouldn't kill me in cold blood, would you?"Man #2: "No, I'll let you warm up a little."




This came from classic gangster movie White Heat (1949). James Cagney at 50 was too old to play a 30-year-old, but effective nevertheless. Out of all the actors of that era, only Edward G. Robinson got to deliver more acidly humorous lines.



Quote 3) "I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time. I've decided not to stay. I doubt they'll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me."



This came from The Shawshank Redemption (1994).



The common link is that all three movies were partially set in prison (or jail). So anything containing the words jail, prison, convicts, is correct.



Patricia provided correct answers to #1 and #3 plus the bonus question and earned 15 points, for a total of 35.


Donna provided correct answers to all three questions plus the bonus and earned 20 points, for a total of 40. She's presently the leader!


Katrina provided correct answers to quote #3 plus the bonus and earned 10 points.


WebbHolsey provided correct answers to quotes #1 and #2 thru email and earned 10 points. (I did refer her to my blog for the other two questions, but didn't hear from her. I've got a feeling she would have gotten them right as well!




Now, for today's quotes:


1) Man #1: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."
Man #2: "You want to walk a little faster through that valley there?"


2) "You see, Mr. Scott, in the water I'm a very skinny lady."


3) "Dying together's even more personal than living together."


This last one's a toughie, so here’s a hint: This line was spoken by a stage actress in one of the few movies she made. This woman was famous for her off-color personal remarks, such as, “I’m off to Hollywood, dahling, to make a film and to fuck that divine Gary Cooper,” “I’m as pure as the driven slush,” and "Daddy warned me about men and booze, but never about women and cocaine." (This daddy's girl was bisexual.) But remember, I need the name of the movie, not of the actress.


Five points for the name of the movie these lines came from. Five bonus points if you can identify the common link between these films. Answers/new questions will be posted on Saturday, 2/27/2010 (and every three days through next Friday, 3/5/2010). Good luck!

Movie Trivia #2 and answers to #1



First, let's go over the answers to Friday's questions:

1) "Rosebud."

This line came from Citizen Kane (1941), widely regarded as a masterpiece. For some reason I could never get into it. TCM played it this morning. This film was based on the life of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, who was still alive at the time of its release and tried everything in his considerable power to block it. The story has persisted for years that "rosebud" was Hearst's pet name for a particular body part of his longtime mistress. I guess only the two of them knew whether that was truth or rumor.

2) "Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."




This line came from my husband's favorite movie, Patton (1970). I'm not much for war movies, but George C. Scott's opening monologue as General George Patton is just spellbinding.



3) "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."




This line came from the Hitchcock classic Rebecca (1940). This is a wonderfully made movie. If you've never seen it, please check it out.

The common link between all these lines is that they are the first words spoken in their respective movies.


Both Patricia and Donna got everything correct and are tied at 20 points apiece. Girls, if you're the only two who end up playing, this is going to be very easy!


Now, for today's questions:


Quote 1) Woman #1: "What're you in here for, stealing flowers? What'd you do, steal candy from the girl scouts?"
Woman #2: "I murdered 18 men."


Quote 2) Man #1: "You wouldn't kill me in cold blood, would you?"
Man #2: "No, I'll let you warm up a little."


Quote 3) "I don't like it here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time. I've decided not to stay. I doubt they'll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me."


5 points for the correct name of each film where these quotes came from. 5 bonus points if you can correctly guess the the link between the lines/films. Answers/new questions to be posted on Wednesday, 2/24/2010. Good luck!

Ready, Set, Go (It's Movie Trivia time)

Welcome to Movie Trivia 2010. I started this contest a few years ago, because a) I love movies, and b) the ARCs of my books (which have been coming out in the springtime for the past five years) arrive at about this time. A contest was born, and I've been doing it every year since.

This year's Movie Trivia will consist of a question or questions from Friday, February 19th, approximately every two days, with the last set of questions being asked on Friday, March 5th (2 weeks). You will have roughly 48 hours to send in your answers (I plan to post answers and the next set of questions by about 12 noon Central Time), but this is a very flexible plan and you might have more time. In the case of the last set of answers, these will absolutely be due by no later than 12 noon Central Time on Sunday, March 7th. Winners to be announced that day by 6PM Central Time, just before the Academy Awards are presented. [Note: The movies in question will not necessarily be past Academy Award contenders.] Prizes will be shipped on Monday, March 8th.

All answers are to be either posted to this blog (they will not be published until answers are made public) or sent to me via email: bettye AT bettyegriffin.com. Please do not post answers on my Facebook page; the whole idea is to answer privately.

Prizes:
1st: An ARC of Trouble Down The Road
2nd*: An autographed set of The People Next Door and Nothing But Trouble (mass market editions) [may substitute Once Upon A Project mass market edition for one title]
3rd*: An autographed copy of Save The Best For Last

*If winner has read my past books, gift certificates for Amazon will be substituted.

Good luck, and let's have some fun! Now, let's get started with the first set of quotes:

1) "Rosebud."

2) "Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

3) "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."

Next, the scoring:
Five points for the movie each of the above quotes came from. Five bonus points if you correctly guess what all three of these lines have in common.

Have a great weekend, everybody! Remember to submit your answers by Sunday! You will have more time; my schedule will prevent me from posting the answers until about 5PM Central Time.

Trouble Down The Road...the trailer


Here it is. I hope all of you plan to try your hand at Movie Trivia, right here, kicking off tomorrow. You can win an autographed copy of the new book...plus secondary prizes as well!

Incidentally, the girl representing the character of Micheline is actually my niece, Lorna, who bore a striking resemblance to the model on the cover. Thanks, Lorna, for helping Auntie out!

We Have a Winner

The winner of a complimentary autographed copy of my upcoming novel, Trouble Down The Road, is Scharbette Clark. I have given away a complimentary copy of each new release since I've had a website, and Scharbette's name coincided with the number chosen. Congratulations, Scharbette, and thank you for subscribing to my newsletter.

For those of you who didn't win, be sure to join me for my annual Movie Trivia starting this Friday, February 19th. We have a lot of fun, and there will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes.

In the meantime, enjoy Fat Tuesday!

A samba sounds nice right about now...

Since they're getting ready to kick off Carnival in Brazil, and since our temperatures here are about to dip into the deep freeze, a samba seems appropriate. This is one of my favorites. The tune is addictive, so I thought I'd share. I feel warmer already....

Funny, it doesn't feel like it's been a month

It's February already, wow! Happy Black History Month, everybody. I can't wait to see the Lifetime production of Sins of the Mother, the film version of Carleen Brice's novel Orange Mint and Honey, in three weeks! I know I haven't been around a whole lot. Believe me when I say I've been busy. I did want my blog and newsletter readers to be among the first to see my new trailer for Once Upon A Project , which will be out in mass market size one month from tomorrow, or March 2, 2010.



While I'm not a pro at this by any stretch, this is a vast improvement over my earlier efforts. Please feel free to forward it to anyone you know who enjoys a good story.

Remember, Academy Award Trivia begins in a few weeks. We don't play for big bucks here, but it's a lot of fun, and you can win an ARC of Trouble Down The Road as a first prize, a copy of Save The Best For Last (or, if you've already read it, an Amazon gift certificate for the same amount) as second prize, and an autographed copy of the mass market editions of your choice of either Once Upon A Project, Nothing But Trouble, or The People Next Door as third prize.

Now, it's time for me to get back to work! Got another trailer to do (this time for Trouble Down The Road), and I really would like to get some writing done.