Deck 18: American Cinema in the 1990s

Question 1

What was not true about the great success of James Cameron's Titanic as it relates to the economic climate of Hollywood?

A)the industry considered the film a near-death experience
B)the film was a co-production of two studios
C)others rushed to replicate the film's success
D)none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Bright spots in American cinema production included

A)animation and CGI use
B)increased numbers from various races,genders,and sexual orientations as directors
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Many movies,anticipating being shown on TV,used more and more of which shot?

A)extreme long
B)full
C)close-up
D)medium
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Answer 3

C

Question 4

Hollywood discovered that it could find artistically significant product in

A)revival film series
B)modern foreign films
C)independent films
D)made-for-television movies

Question 5

Which of the following B-movie types gained A-movie status

A)horror movies
B)gross-out comedies
C)teen movies
D)all of the above

Question 6

All of the following traits are true of the typical Tom Cruise screen character except

A)deluded
B)unmaterialistic
C)self-absorbed
D)none of the above

Question 7

Martin Scorsese makes movies which avoid

A)use of cursing.
B)use of violence.
C)use of striking images.
D)none of the above

Question 8

The kind of American movie that exported very successfully was

A)special effects extravaganzas
B)screwball sex comedies
C)courtroom melodramas
D)revisionist western and war stories

Question 9

What came to be clear about women making movies in the 90s was that

A)gender was more important than talent.
B)talent was more important than gender.
C)money was more important than talent.
D)money was more important than gender.

Question 10

Part of the appeal of movies has always been movement for movement's sake,the principal domain of action films.___

Question 11

Perhaps the Clint Eastwood film that best shows his directorial skills in the 90s is

A)The Rookie
B)Absolute Power
C)A Perfect World
D)Unforgiven

Question 12

At the century's end,the only free-standing independent studio was

A)Tri-Star
B)American International
C)Universal
D)Disney

Question 13

All of the following African-American directors of the 90s earned the right to not have to succeed with every movie except

A)Will Smith
B)Forest Whitaker
C)Spike Lee
D)the Hughes brothers

Question 14

Foreign films of the 90s differed from American films in

A)tone
B)content
C)style
D)none of the above

Question 15

While Steven Spielberg sometimes seeks to tell the truth in movies like Saving Private Ryan,he can still get caught up in bad habits like

A)more visual style than the material calls for
B)improvising far too often
C)using open-ended story structure
D)underuse of sentimental music

Question 16

Quentin Tarantino's films which is "a rich,poignant,original cornucopia of dark delights" is

A)Pulp Fiction
B)Jackie Brown
C)Kill Bill,vol.1
D)Reservoir Dogs

Question 17

Because fewer tickets were being sold than ever before,the movies that Hollywood produced grew worse and worse qualitatively.___

Question 18

The director who has remained independent is

A)Kevin Smith
B)Victor Nunez
C)Terrence Malick
D)Steven Soderbergh

Question 19

Which of the following Woody Allen movies was very popular in Europe in the 90s?

A)Mighty Aphrodite
B)Husbands and Wives
C)Celebrity
D)Manhattan Murder Mystery
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Question 20

Hollywood responded to losing money on movies in the 1990s by improving the number and quality of the movies being produced there.___

Question 21

Foreign directors are often not as intellectual as American directors and so are assigned to direct standard,run-of-the-mill movies.___

Question 22

Steven Spielberg said at the time of Schindler's List that until that film he had always been truthful in his films.___

Question 23

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Nora Ephron ___

Question 24

What caused the cost of movies to increase so drastically in the 90s?

Question 25

Disney animated films - the good ones - make pop poetry out of the bond between humans and animals.___

Question 26

Arguably the most important development for artistic significance in 90s movie making was the establishment of independent films.___

Question 27

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Todd Solondz ___

Question 28

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Victor Nunez ___

Question 29

What happened to the quality of script writing in the 90s?

Question 30

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Clint Eastwood ___

Question 31

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
R.Allers & R.Minhoff ___

Question 32

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Rita Collidge ___

Question 33

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Whit Stillman ___

Question 34

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Hughes brothers ___

Question 35

Given the troubles in Hollywood,it is not surprising that screenwriting became increasingly important and better overall in quality.___
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Question 36

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Don Roos ___

Question 37

More women and minorities began directing "mainstream" films in the 1990s.___

Question 38

Americans have long admired the "bedrock" decency in their greatest film heroes.
___

Question 39

Matching
a.Rambling Rose
b.Menace II Society
c.Ulee's Gold
d.Happiness
e.The Lion King
f.Unforgiven
g.Titanic
h.Barcelona
i.Sleepless in Seattle
j.Deconstructing Harry
Woody Allen ___

Question 40

How were gays and lesbians depicted in movies like The Birdcage in the 90s?

Question 41

What was/ were the effect(s)on movies of the introduction of the increasingly
sophisticated use and look of CGI effects rather than hand-made special effects?

Question 42

What is the effect(s)on movie storytelling in the 90s of principally using close-up
shots instead of the full gamut of shots (crane,tracking,dolly,long,extreme long etc. )?

Question 43

What was the essential quality,according to Steven Spielberg,that was lacking in his movies prior to Schindler's List and what did that lack mean for those movies?

Question 44

Did independent filmmakers of the 90s usually stay independent? Explain briefly.

Question 45

Why were Woody Allen movies in the 90s usually unpopular with American audiences,but popular with European and Japanese audiences?