Mark Brader:
> * Game 6, Round 2 - Entertainment - Foreign Movie Titles
> For each question, we will translate back into English three of
> the foreign-language titles used for a certain movie. You give
> its original title in English.
> Actually, Google Translate was used to do the translations into
> English, so there may be some things lost in translation -- but,
> after all, that is sort of the point.
> 1. 1994, prison drama: "Dreams of Liberty" (Latin America),
> "The Condemned" (Germany), "Life Imprisonment" (Spain).
"The Shawshank Redemption". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Bruce, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Gareth. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 2. 1994, neo-noir black comedy: "Violent Times" (Latin America),
> "Wastepaper" (Georgia), "Trash" (Slovenia).
"Pulp Fiction". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete, Jason,
and Gareth.
> 3. 1997, romantic comedy: "Something has Changed" (Italy), "Better
> is Impossible" (Latin America), "For the Worst and for the Best"
> (France).
"As Good as It Gets". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 4. 1966, Western: "Two Glorious Scoundrels" (Austria), "Three Men
> in Conflict" (Brazil), "The Magnificent Rogues" (United Kingdom).
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Jason, and Gareth.
> 5. 2010, science fiction: "The Origin" (Latin America), "Beginning"
> (Czech Republic), "Source" (Slovenia).
"Inception". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 6. 2009, comedy: "What Happened Yesterday"? (Argentina), "Very
> Bad Trip" (France), "If You Drink, Do Not Marry" (Brazil).
"The Hangover". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason,
and Gareth.
> 7. 1977, romantic comedy: "Two Strange Lovers" (Argentina),
> "The City Neurotic" (Germany), "Neurotic Fiancée, Nervous Bride"
> (Brazil).
"Annie Hall". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Marc,
Jason, and Gareth.
> 8. 1978, musical: "Vaseline" (Mexico), "Brilliantine" (French
> Canada), "Pomade" (Hungary).
"Grease". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
> 9. 2004, science fiction drama: "Forget Me Not!" (Austria), "Forget
> About Me!" (Spain), "If You Leave Me, I Delete You" (Italy).
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Marc, and Gareth.
> 10. 2000, crime comedy: "Pigs and Diamonds" (Latin America,
> Germany), "Bully" (Bulgaria), "Bluff" (Hungary).
"Snatch". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Gareth. 2 for Calvin.
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Geography - Los Angeles Movie Locations
> In each case, either the answer or the question relates to a
> location in L.A. Unless instructed otherwise, name the movie.
> 1. William Holden is a scriptwriter in this 1950 movie and is
> found floating in a swimming pool in a mansion located on this
> famous street.
"Sunset Blvd." 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
Jason, and Gareth.
> 2. Lana Turner was reputed to have been "discovered" in *which
> iconic L.A. pharmacy*?
Schwab's Drugstore. 4 for Joshua and Marc.
> 3. Directed by David Lynch, this 2001 surrealistic thriller is
> about an amnesiac woman who seeks help finding her life with
> an aspiring actress.
"Mulholland Drive" 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Jason, and Gareth.
> 4. This 1975 film was directed by John Schlesinger from Nathaniel
> West's bitter novel of down-and-outs in the movie world. It ends
> with a horrifying scene in an apocalyptic movie premier set at
> Grauman's Chinese Theater and stars Donald Sutherland.
"The Day of the Locust". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Gareth.
As Stephen noted, the reference to Grauman's was anachronistic;
it was Mann's Chinese Theater from 1973 until the original name
was restored in 2001. And it's not the current name either; in
2013 it was renamed again, becoming the TCL Chinese Theater.
As nobody noted, that word is spelled "premiere". Sorry, I didn't
notice the error.
> 5. This low-budget 1967 counter-culture-era exploitation movie
> was inspired by the actions following the real-life closing of
> Pandora's Box, a tiny hippy club. It seeks to capture youthful
> rebellion, LSD culture, and garage rock.
"Riot on Sunset Strip". 4 for Stephen.
> 6. Set in South Central L.A., this 1991 teen gang drama stars
> Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Angela Bassett; it was directed
> by John Singleton.
"Boyz n the Hood". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
> 7. William Friedkin directed this 1985 thriller, with Willem Defoe
> as a deadly counterfeiter and William Peterson as the compromised
> cop. It also features a terrorist attack at the Beverly Hilton
> and a wrong-way car chase on the Terminal Island Freeway.
"To Live and Die in L.A." 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Marc.
As Dan_Blum noted, Peterson's character is not actually a cop;
he's a Secret Service agent Sorry about that; I haven't seen this one.
> 8. Based on Bret Easton Ellis's debut novel, the 1987 movie version
> of this essential piece of L.A. fiction has Robert Downey, Jr.,
> as a whacked-out drug addict among the swimming pools of L.A.,
> from Bel Air to Malibu.
"Less Than Zero". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Jason, and Gareth.
> 9. Quentin Tarantino's 1997 adaptation of Elmore Leonard's "Rum
> Punch" is set in the gritty South Bay region of L.A. and stars
> Pam Grier.
"Jackie Brown". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason,
and Gareth.
> 10. This quintessential 1946 L.A. film noir, all shot on a Warner
> Brothers back lot, was directed by Howard Hawks from a Raymond
> Chandler novel. It is perhaps more shadowy and dreamlike than
> plot-driven. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
"The Big Sleep". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, and Gareth.
Three entrants guessed "The Maltese Falcon". You guys need to see
it again. Not only is Lauren Bacall not in that movie, but neither
is Los Angeles (well, except as a continuity error in the fire scene).
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 40 36 76
Stephen Perry 40 36 76
Gareth Owen 32 28 60
Jason Kreitzer 24 20 44
Dan Blum 20 24 44
Marc Dashevsky 16 28 44
"Calvin" 18 4 22
Pete Gayde 12 0 12
Bruce Bowler 12 0 12
Dan Tilque 11 0 11
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