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1. In 1979 Woody Allen played a TV Comedy writer with an ex-wife (who had left him for another woman) while he was in the midst of conducting a May/December romance with a young girl. Mr. Allen loves all things New York, as depicted in this rather eccentric (imagine that?) film. Who played Woody's sexually ambiguous ex in this quirky, but watchable, production?
2. In 1988 this actress went "Australian" in her quest for accents and pulled off yet another stellar performance. She played a mother who, as per her claims, knew that a dingo had grabbed her baby and absconded with it. The authorities thought that she was just a murderess and no such dingo really existed. It was all based on an actual event. But, my question is: which actor played the confused husband & father in it?
3. I really like this actor. He seems like one of those average guys who you can always count on to do good work in cinema. He seems to always play "second fiddle", though. Notably in "Jurassic Park" where he was noticeably overshadowed by faux dinosaurs and even in "The Piano" where he got to be just the overall bad guy. In 1988 he was in an Australian film that dealt with a couple who accept a stranger onto their yacht. It turned out to be a perilous mistake to do that. Who played his character's wife in this rather scary feature?
4. She was named Best Actress at The Oscars for her work in "The Hours". Some contend that it was the fake nose that did it, but I don't quite think so. She had just had a string of wonderfully diverse roles, from "Moulin Rouge!" to "The Others" to her startling role as Virginia Woolf. The actress who won the coveted Oscar the next year also went way against type. Another beauty who didn't exactly put on a fake nose to win but let her entire persona be similiar to that of a runaway pit bull. Risky, but it worked for her. Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2004?
5. "The Legend Of Bagger Vance" was a film that did not quite work even though that Oscar winning actress and others were actively involved. A marginal golfer with a mystic caddy? Given that, you take your chances. I guess that golf is not a sport that yields a whole lot of magic to it (you walk around around with a hushed crowd watching while you knock around a little dimpled ball and no one ever cheers when said ball lands in the hole. They just politely clap. It's not nearly as rowdy as a football match!). But, anyway, who played Bagger Vance in this completely overlooked movie?
6. This guy took a role, early on in his film adventures, playing a supposed son of a famous actor in "Six Degrees Of Separation". It was based on a play and he was asked to, of all things, take on the part of being a gay guy. The film played down most of that stuff, though. But who did his character (Paul) insist he was the son of?
7. This legendary thespian has made many a great film. "To Sir With Love", "The Defiant Ones" and, of course, "Lilies Of The Field". Ooops, I forgot to mention one of my favorites: "A Patch Of Blue". In that last one he played a man smitten with a blind girl. It all worked since she couldn't see his skin color and he didn't care about her disability. Good things happen. But then there was her mother, who was no better than an awful creature. Never mind, though. It was a great part that won Mama an Oscar. Who played the pretty unsavory mother in "A Patch Of Blue" ?
8. She was in "The Poseidon Adventure". It didn't look too good for her hefty character (Belle) and all. Climbing things to escape an overturned boat seemed better left to other people. But Belle tried. She almost made it. But, in her final swim, who played the preacher she was trying so hard to save?
9. This dude is one of my heroes and has Oscars so far for: "The French Connection" in 1972 (best actor) and another for "Unforgiven" (supporting actor) in 1993. Good actor, always good performances. Did you see him in drag in his role in "The Birdcage"? Scary. But who directed his award winning performance in "Unforgiven"?
10. Actors come and go. If they love fim and do it respectfully, they show up, though. This fellow who came, mostly, to fame as Harry Callahan has and so have Robert Redford and Mel Gibson. Paul Newman, too. Not so much as actors but as drivers to make a picture work. Their "pretty boy" image takes a back seat. This guy is no 'pretty boy". But he has given filmmakers a pretty good name. I guess we're back to him. A director/actor. Who did we start with and who do we end with? Name him as I'm lost in "neurotic-ville"?
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