FInal Flashcards
(111 cards)
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hollywood had an uneasy relationship with ____ spreading throughout Europe
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fascism
2
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define fascism
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the far-right, authoritarian, political ideology
3
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what year was fascism spreading throughout Europe
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1930s
4
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what does HUAC stand for
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house un-american activities committee
5
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when was HUAC founded
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1938
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at the end of what war was the HUAC made
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WWII
- former ally Russia became the enemy
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what were the HUAC concerned about
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the spread of communism
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what did HUAC hearings consist of
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friendly witnesses (informers) and suspected subversives
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if you plead the 5th in an HUAC hearing what did that mean
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sign of guilt
10
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who was the prime target for HUAC
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hollywood
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true or false - the hollywood 10 were the imprisoned for contempt and came from HUAC
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true
12
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when was HUAC disbanded
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1975
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what did john rankin (D-Miss) help establish
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HUAC in 1947
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john rankin was anti-
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jew, black, japense american
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john rankin said that jews were a
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“hot bed of subversive actvities in the US.”
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who were the three key players of HUAC 1947
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- j. parnell thomas
- dalton trumbo
- sen. joe mccarthy
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what did the “mccarthyism” mean
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- soviet concerns
- soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
- victory of communists in the Chinese Civil War
- soviet development of the nuclear weapon
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when was mccarthyism coined
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1950
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were mccarthy and roy cohn part of HUAC
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no
20
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who did mccarthy and roy cohn go after
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the gays in government
21
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billy wilkerson was a hollywood report who was known for
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his “billy’s list” “billy’s blacklist”
22
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when did billy wilkerson start publishing names
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1946
23
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what was the waldorf statement
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we will not knowingly employ a communist or a member of any party which advocates the overthrow of the US by force or illegal or unconstitutional methods
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who was a part of the waldorf statement
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- louis b. mayer
- samuel goldwyn
- barney balaban
- harry cohn
- albert warner
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who were the hollywood 10
- dalton trumbo
- ring lardner jr.
- lester cole
- edward dmytryk
- john howard lawson
- albert maltz
- samuel ornitz
- adrian scott
- alvah bessie
- herbert biberman
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how many of the hollywood 10 were jewish
6
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who were the names in the crossfire/red channels
- humphrey bogart
- john garfield
- edward robinson
- orson welles
- larry parks
- zero mostel
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what did rick blaine say
"I stick my neck out for nobody"
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who said "that trip was ill-advised.."
bogie
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how many actors, writers, musicians, broadcast journalists did the red channels name (name in 1951)
151
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elia kazan was called
"the informer"
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who was in trumbo
- louis CK
- john wayne
- louis b. mayer
- hedda hopper
33
what women in hollywood were the golden age stars
- greta garbo
- bette davis
- katharine hepburn
- ingrid bergman
- joan crawford
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list the women in the 50s
- audrey hepburn
- sophia loren
- marilyn monroe
- doris day
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list the women in the 60s
- lee rmick
- faye dunaway
- natalie wood
- julie andrews
- jane fonda
- rita moreno
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list the women in the 70s
- barbra streisand
- meryl streep
- diane keaton
- goldie hawn
- pam grier
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list the women in the 80s
- michelle pfeiffer
- signourney weaver
- olivia newton-john
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list the women in the 90s
- julia roberts
- sandra bullock
- cameron diaz
- susan sarandon
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list the women in the 21st century
- nicole kidman
- reese witherspoon
- kerry washington
- halle barry
- uma thurman
- gal gadot
- margot robbie
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list the women directors
- penny marshall
- amy heckerling
- kathryn bigalow
- ava duvernay
- patty jenkins
- greta gerwig
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movies by penny marshall
- big
- a league of their own
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movies by amy heckerling
- fast times at ridgemount high
- clueless
- look whos talking
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movies by kathryn bigalow
- the hurt locker
- zero dark thirty
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movies by ava duvernay
- selma
- a wrinkle in time
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movies by patty jenkins
- wonder woman
- wonder woman 1984
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movies by greta gerwig
barbie
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what kind of films is amy heckerling known for
"coming of age" films
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what film institute did amy heckerling start at
american film institute
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what film was John travolta's comback film
look whos talking
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hollywood heyday: it wasn't always ____
golden
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race in hollywood - Al Jolson known as
"the jazz singer"
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women in the race in film era
- hattie mcdaniel
- dorothy dandridge
- lena horne
- anna may wong
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what is sidney poitier known for
first black actor to become a hero for both black and white audiences
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what movies were sidney poitier in in the 1950s: more progress
- the blackboard jungle
- the defiant ones
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what movies were sidney poitier in the 1960s
- lillies of the field
- in the heat of the night
- guess who's coming to dinner
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what two women had breakthrough performances
- whoopie goldberg
- halle berry
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what was the end of block booking called
the paramount case
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when did the paramount case started and when was it settled
started in 1938, settled in 1948
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what happened in the paramount case
- big five admitted marketing to indies was monopolistic and unfair
- forced to sell their theaters
- forced to release its movies at more favorable rental terms
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after what war did the hollywood labor strife occur
WWII
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what was the hollywood labor strife
blue and white collar workers wanted their fair share
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what happened at the end of hollywood labor strife
benefits did improve, but the industry image was tarnished
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on October 1945 during the hollywood labor strife what happened
more than 1,000 people clashed outside of WB
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what were the years of hollywood labor strife
1945-1947
- strikes and lockouts
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what is spike lee's real name
shelton jackson lee
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how did spike lee get his nickname
from his mother
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how did spike lee start his films
began making films in college-morehouse
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what was spike lee's breakout
shes gotta have it - 1985
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what were spike lee's movies about
examined race relations, urban crime, poverty, and political issues
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what spike lee movies were outspoken and not afraid of controversy
- malcolm x
- jungle fever
- mo' better blues
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what was spike lees first oscar for screenplay
blacKkKlansman
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spike lee's movie do the right thing, idea came from
a hitchcock TV episode
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what was spike lee's movie do the right thing correlating
between hot weather and violence and police brutality
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marlon brando used what method
techniques used to invoke the emotional experiences and life memories of the actor to add authenticity to the role
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where did brano start
at the dramatic workshop in NYC
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who was apart of the actors studio 1940s
- elia kazan
- lee strasburg
- brando
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what were brando's four straight oscar nominations
- streetcar
- viva zapata
- julius casesar
- on the waterfront
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what movies were directed by kazan that brando starred in
- streetcar
- zapata
- waterfront
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true or false, brando was a rebel, had issues with the studios
true
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what was kazan's goal with on the waterfront
an answer to those who criticized him for naming names in 1952 in front of HUAC
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what two people from on the waterfront was caught up in the blacklist
- screenwriter = budd schulberg
- actor = lee j. cobb
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where was on the waterfront filmed
hoboken NJ
- extreme cold
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what was alfred hitchcock called
master of suspense
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true or false - hitchcock never won an oscar, but was nominated five times
true
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what kind of style did hitchcock have
the use of camera movement to mimic a person's gaze
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how did hitchcock frame his shots
to maximize anxiety, fear or empathy
- used innovative forms of editing
- often fugitives on the run with "icy blonde" female characters
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who were the main four female actresses in hitchcock film
- janet leigh
- tippi hedren
- grace kelly
- eva marie saint
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true or false - hitchcock was considered the UK's greatest director
true
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when did hitchcock come to hollywood and who signed him
came to hollywood in 1939
- signed by producer david o. selznick
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where was the last scene of north by northwest
mount rushmore
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steve mcqueen was nicknamed
"the king of cool"
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what was sam peckinpah's nickname
bloody sam
- owing to the violence in his films
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what did sam peckinpah's sell
scripts for TV westerns in the 1950s
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where did peckinpah spend a great deal of his life
in mexico
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how did peckinpah portray mexico in his films
with an unusual sentimentality and romanticism
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which four films of peckinpah were filmed in mexico
1. major dundee
2. the wild bunch
3. pat garrett and billy the kid
4. bring me the head of alfredo garcia
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where was the end of the getaway filmed (by peckinpah)
in mexico
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what was peckinpah's first mega-hit
the wild bunch
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what was the wild bunch known for
visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence as well as revisionist approach to westerns
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what did peckinpah's films deal with
conflict between values and ideals and the corruption of violence in human society
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what damaged peckinpah's reputation
behind the scenes battles with producers and crew members
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what were peckinpah's characters like
often loners or losers who desire to be honorable, but are forced to compromise in order to survive in the world
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which film did mcqueen and peckinpah first work together
junior bonner
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true or false - mcqueen did most of his own stunts
true
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who were the character actors in the getaway
- dub taylor
- slim pickens
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what does character actor mean
the supporting role
- doesn't have the whole movie on their shoulders
- playing unusual characters
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who remade the getaway
- alec bladwin
- kim basinger
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what was the hollywood musical
singin in the rain
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MGM was the king of what
Hollywood musical
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who was the songwriter and later produce of the greatest of the MGM musicals
arthur freed
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what was gene kelly known as
broadway star "pal joey"
