Deck 20: American Cinema Since 2000

Question 1

All of the following genres are sources for movies intended for a younger audience except

A)war
B)science fiction
C)comic books
D)fantasy

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which movie did more than just talk about gay sex?

A)The Boys in the Band
B)Philadelphia
C)Brokeback Mountain
D)Sunday Bloody Sunday

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Ridley Scott is an incredible visual stylist,but he often show a disdain for

A)actors
B)sound effects
C)scripts
D)all of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men was

A)basically a faithful adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel
B)about a killer straight from the id
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

Question 5

All of the following are true about movies of the 2000s except that

A)they are expressions of individual consciousness.
B)they follow the conventions of classical movie making.
C)they do not look like other movies.
D)none of the above

Question 6

Digital movie making has meant all of the following except

A)easier access to the means of production.
B)better image quality.
C)less filming expense.
D)increase in low-budget films.
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Question 7

Many critics regard Mike Leigh,who works in the Kitchen Sink-style,as England's greatest living director.___

Question 8

In Eastern Europe,film industries have been thriving since the fall of communism and state-subsidization.___

Question 9

All of the following is true of Paul Thomas Anderson except

A)character is destiny
B)period authenticity is unimportant
C)families have troubles
D)choices can have terrible consequences

Question 10

Alexander Payne's film career could best be described with the term

A)humane
B)prolific
C)sardonic
D)serious

Question 11

Pixar Studio most closely resembles what classical studio in its approach to animation values?

A)Warner Brothers
B)Big Sky
C)DreamWorks
D)Disney

Question 12

Which of the following movies spun off from the Iraqi War was a financial success?

A)The Kingdom
B)Redacted
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

Question 13

Ridley Scott is more than just a film director and has a stake in all of the following enterprises except

A)Ridley Scott Recording
B)Scott Free Productions
C)Ridley Scott Associates
D)all of the above

Question 14

What characteristics shape the ethos of the movie business today according to director Sydney Pollack?

A)geared to a demographic that provides repeat business
B)grab attention fast and furiously
C)experience is shaped by what happens at home with DVDs
D)all of the above

Question 15

Movie making in Iran shares many similarities with classic neo-realism in Italy.___

Question 16

Ang Lee's movies stand out because of his attention to

A)setting details
B)narrative details
C)psychological details
D)period details
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Question 17

Which of the follow is all important in a comedy?

A)pacing
B)tone
C)physical humor
D)verbal wit

Question 18

What skill has never seemed less important in movie storytelling?

A)costuming
B)Irony
C)composition
D)lighting

Question 19

A David Cronenberg movie typically focuses on

A)sex and violence.
B)sex and money.
C)sex and technology.
D)sex and politics.

Question 20

What theater screen format gives promise that the horizon of movies contains more than just a transition to digital?

A)Netflix
B)direct downloads
C)IMAX
D)all of the above

Question 21

American movies have always been the fastest moving in the world and digital
technology-both recording and editing-has enabled them to move even faster.___

Question 22

Latin American films often closely examine poverty and the desperation it breeds as can be seen in City of God and Maria Full of Grace.___

Question 23

What has helped independent films find an audience?

Question 24

Why have gay movies suddenly come out of the closet and found large,appreciative audiences?

Question 25

In the United States,Hollywood is in the midst of a great rebirth of film-making
having learned how to manufacture (rather than create)and franchise movies.___

Question 26

Asian martial arts movies have long appealed principally to adult make because of their complex choreography and graphic violence.___
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Question 27

Many Islamic filmmakers center their stories on children because the lives of children are less restricted than adult,women in particular.___

Question 28

Are the directors of the 2000s realists,classicists,or formalists generally?

Question 29

Why have most war films of the 2000s like A Mighty Heart and The Kingdom not been successful?

Question 30

Latin American films of late continue to be slanted to the left,but are also now often funny,sexy,nuanced,and less self-consciously intellectual.___

Question 31

The transition to digital imaging and editing will probably mean the death of film.

Question 32

What does quality movie making depend on and where principally could it be found in the 2000s?

Question 33

What medium and in what ways do movies often seem to ape in the 2000s?

Question 34

Why are Pixar movies so successful?

Question 35

How is it possible that a state-of-the-art home-entertainment system can very nearly equal the film-watching experience of a movie theater?

Question 36

What has happened to the rules for genre storytelling in movies in the 2000s?