Elixir Movie Quiz 2014 Finals w/ Answers

Round 1: Dry Run (Infinite Bounce/Pounce)

1. Roger Ebert’s review of which film?“This film is like nothing theyve seen before, with its startling

landscapes, architecture and locations, its exuberant colors, its sudden and joyous musical numbers right in the middle of dramatic scenes, and its melodramatic acting (teeth gnash, tears

well, lips tremble, bosoms heave, fists clench). At the same time, its a memory of the films we all

grew up on, with clearly defined villains and heroes, a romantic triangle, and even a comic character

who saves the day. ___________ is a well-crafted, hugely entertaining epic that has the spice of a

foreign culture.”

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Lagaan

2. What follows?

“Faster than you, f**king son of a... Saw you coming you f**king... shitheel. I'm standing

here; you make the move. You make the move. It's your move... [Draws weapon].. Don't try it

you f**k… (________________________)


3. •“Life in London, or Days and Nights of ______ Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian ______” was a journal started in 1823 by Pierce Egan. The name soon gave rise to a commonplace phrase for youngsters indulging in riotous behavior in 19th-century London.

It is also a kind of hot spiced rum cocktail, made with eggs.The phrase is known to us because of its association with two anthropomorphic characters. Which phrase?


Tom & Jerry

4. The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a US scientific research station. Most personnel leave by

the middle of February, leaving a few dozen who keep the station functional through the months of Antarctic night. The winter personnel are isolated

between February and October. As a tradition, every year, the winter personnel watch two films on the first winter evening. One of them is a 1982 film based in an Antarctic research station. The other is

a 1980 film in which the characters are isolated from the outside world for a long period of time.

Both films have now gained a cult following. Identify both.


The Thing & The Shining

5. The New Order of this dictatorial regime was arranged on the model of the human body. The Chancellor was the Head; the television station BTN was the mouth;

visual and audio surveillance were the Eye and the Ear; Inspector Finch was part of

The Nose, the police force, and the secret police were the Hand. What was the movie

& what were the secret police called?.


The Fingermen; V for Vendetta

This term refers to a setting in which societies with ultramodern technology have reverted to patterns from earlier time periods while remaining at a futuristic technological level. The same term also closely resembles the name of a 1967 Moody Blues album where the title refers to the course of twenty four hours in a person's life.How was this term brought back into popular consciousness earlier this year?


Days of Future Past

This Urdu ghazal was written in Behe r-E-Ramal/ Mazahif Musamman, the favourite meter of the poet. He had written almost 35 ghazals in this meter.

Apart from being sung in a couple of films it has also been recited by Atul Kulkarniand Piyush Mishra in two different movies.

The ghazal? Who wrote it?


“Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna” by Ram Prasad Bismil


The other side of Sandra Bullock’s distress call in Gravity

In 2013, BBC revealed plans for a 2,500-hour season on X from 2014 onwards, echoing the time frame of the X itself. Among them are two major TV dramas on BBC One: The Ark will take viewers into the lives of the medics and their patients at a fictional hospital in France; while The Passing Bells tells the story of X through the eyes of two very ordinary young men. On BBC Two, Ian McDiarmid will star in 37 Days, which will explore the politics behind the build-up to X. The season will also include programming about poetry, paintings and music, as well as programmes by eminent historians including Sir Max Hastings, Christopher Clark and Niall Ferguson, tackling some of the biggest debates about X.


World War 1

The X Y is the imaginary _____ at the front of the stage in a traditional box set in

a theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. The idea of the X Y was made explicit by philosopher and critic Denis Diderot and spread in 19th-century theatre with the

advent of theatrical realism, which extended the idea to any fictional work

and its audience.


Fourth Wall

• Sets from the film Dark City (1998), including rooftops, buildings and others exteriors sets, were used in this film, especially during the very first scene.

The name of the company for which the main protagonist works, “Metacortex”, literally translates to "transcending the boundaries of the brain," which is precisely what he proceeds to do.

”It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes.”


The Matrix

Vyjayanthimala won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as

Chandramukhi in Devdas(1955).

Reena Roy won the award for her role as Kamini in Apnaapan (1977).

What connects these 2 ‘victories’?


Both rejected the award, citing that their role was the lead.

Movie 43** (Relativity Media)

After Earth (Columbia)

Grown Ups 2 (Columbia)

The Lone Ranger (Disney)

A Madea Christmas (Lionsgate)


The nominees at this year’s Razzies.


Red Carpet


Ratatouille

X is an accomplished dancer in Salsa and Classical Indian dance. She actively participated in plays and amateur theatre while attending college. Later she joined the Elite Model Management and modelled for two-and-half years. X was featured in several television and print advertisements endorsing products such as Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Škoda, Vodafone India, Airtel, Visa, E-Bay and DeBeers. She continued to model for four years and appeared in runway shows and magazine covers including Femina and FNL. X joined an acting course at "The Barry John's Acting Studio" in Andheri, Mumbai where she was trained by theatre director Barry John. X?


Freida Pinto

"It is especially impressive in hindsight. The trios selection was arguably one of the best show-business decisions made by Warner Bros. over the past decade... they have shown admirable grace and steadiness in the face of teen superstardom.”

The above is a comment by LA Times writer Geoff Bucher about the casting of which famous trio.



The Stormtrooper Effect (Star Wars)


Reference to Whom/What?


Ennio MorriconeFor a Few Dollars More


Stephen King novel to movie adaptations.

Named after an X movie, this method of story telling relies on different observers producing substantially different but equally plausible accounts of an event. Which style/effect?


Akira KurosawaThe Rashomon Effect

‘No man’s life can been compassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record and to try to find ones way to the heart of the man…’Which movie begins with this statement from the filmmakers?


Gandhi (1982)

Homer’s “The Odyssey” was a major inspiration in making this film. It occurred to the makers of the film that for the Greeks the vast stretches of the sea must have had the same sort of mystery and remoteness that space had for their generation. Which film?


2001: A Space Odyssey

Round 2: (A very easy) Long Visual Connect

+50 / -25

+40 / -20

+30 / -15

+20 / -10

+10 / -5

+5 / 0

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Movies directed by Martin Scorsese

Entertainment & Humor

Elixir Movie Quiz 2014 Finals w/ Answers