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1. An investigative reporter unwisely prints a story leaked to her about a cold case murder investigation without verifying the details. The story places a businessman, the son of a mobster, in the center of a nonexistent investigation, with the resultant publicity shutting down his business. The reporter makes other mistakes too, one of which is sleeping with the subject of the investigation. Complete the title of this movie, "Absence of ______"?
2. In "Forces of Nature", Ben and Sarah meet as they each begin a trip to Savannah. Through unusual circumstances, they end up travelling together by plane, train, car and bus, falling in love by the time they reach Savannah. This sort of complicates things as one of them was going there for his/her wedding. Which one of them was getting married?
3. In "Terms of Endearment", how many grandchildren does Aurora have when Emma dies?
4. "Field of Dreams" was nominated for Best Picture at the 1990 Oscar awards. Did it win the award?
5. In "Days of Heaven", Bill (Richard Gere) and his two female travelling companions work as laborers on a farm in Texas. What are the true relationships of the two females to Bill?
6. In "Streets of Fire", Tom Cody is called home by his sister because his former girlfriend, Ellen Aim, has been kidnapped by a gang called the Bombers. Cody and his companion, McCoy (Amy Madigan), set out to find and rescue Ellen. What is Ellen's profession?
7. Who played the role of Cal Trask in "East of Eden"?
8. Three teenaged boys, on Nantucket in 1942, are curious about girls, and eager to have sexual encounters. One of them, Hermie, befriends a young woman whose husband is away fighting in WWII. What season completes the title of this movie, "__________ of '42"?
9. Two very different men, Harold and Eric, train to compete at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, in "Chariots of Fire". What country do they represent?
10. Did Peter O'Toole win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lawrence of Arabia"?
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