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1. (2003) On her wedding day, her former colleagues staged an attack that killed her guests and left her in a coma. Years later she woke from that coma, and set out to take revenge. Known only as the Bride, her name was carefully bleeped out any time it was spoken, to create an air of mystery and clearly define her as just the Bride. What movie, first in a series of two, was this?
2. (1976) Mel Brook's "Silent Movie" told the unlikely tale of a director's quest to revive the lost art of silent films. In his desire to make his film a success, he tried, unsuccessfully, to enlist the involvement of a number of big-name stars. What interesting gimmick did this film employ?
3. (2003) "Rugrats Go Wild!" took gimmickry to the nth degree when it offered scratch and sniff cards to be scratched sequentially throughout the movie, according to numbered, on-screen cues. These cards were not available at movie theatres, but could be obtained with a kid's meal at Burger King, or at the local Blockbuster store.
Was this ridiculous gimmick marketed under the name of Odorama?
4. (1998) In "Pleasantville" two modern day teenagers were somehow sucked into a black and white, 1950's soap opera where everything was...well, pleasant and dull. As they interacted in this strange new (old?) world, breaking a few rules along the way, they brought colour to the people and environment around them. However they began to wonder if they were really improving things, or if the old way was maybe better after all.
Who played the brother and sister who experienced the transition from colour, to black and white and back again?
5. (1972) Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier were the only two actors in this film about playing dangerous games. However moviegoers were presented with a list of six cast members, so as not to reveal the surprise ending of the film. What was the name of this fantastic film?
6. (2001) "Moulin Rouge!" treated viewers to a peek at the forbidden love between Christian (a poor but brilliant writer) and Satine, (the beautiful star of a famous Paris nightclub). They passionately sang about this beautiful and impossible love, but anachronistically did so using songs that were hits in the 20th century.
Who played this pair of star-crossed lovers?
7. (1999) "Magnolia" examined the individual lives of several people, who all had some connection with a children's quiz show. None of these people was particularly happy, and their struggles to come to terms with their unhappy lives and childhoods made for good viewing. One gimmick used to emphasize the connection, was the presence of a picture of a magnolia, at almost every location. One other gimmick used was a little less subtle. What was it?
8. (2000) "Best in Show" was one of three films by Christopher Guest which all used the same interesting gimmick. "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003) were the other two. What gimmick, or technique did Guest use, fairly successfully, in all three of these films?
9. (1963) This amazing film, by master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, was made all the more frightening by its lack of soundtrack. No one knew why the avian population of Bodega Bay started attacking the human population, but the arrival of that pair of love birds, brought by socialite Melanie Daniels, seemed to be the trigger. The eerie silence, punctuated only by birdcall, before the attacks, certainly heightened the suspense.
What was the name of this masterful film?
10. (1994) In "Forrest Gump", the gimmick of editing the title character into scenes from real life, historical film was used very successfully. In this way Forest, a challenged young man, managed to be present at, and even influence the unfolding of many great events in American history.
Who took home an Oscar for playing the title role?
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