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Midterm #2 Flashcards

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Who were famous directors that emerged out of the new Hollywood movement?

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Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Robert Altman

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What is the first new Hollywood film?

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Bonnie and Clyde

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When did Bonnie and Clyde come out?

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1967

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When did the new Hollywood movement start?

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Late 60’s

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What was the richest period in Hollywood? Why was it so prosperous?

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The 70’s, because major films like The Godfather I & I, Chinatown.
Jaws, Mean Streets, Network, Apocalypse Now, Dog Day Afternoon, Carrie, American Graffiti, The Exorcist, Annie
Hall, Nashville and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anvmore we’re realeased during this time

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What was Scorsese’s goal when making taxi driver?

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To portray the prevalent drug culture of the time and to make the audience relate to a character that is absolutely insane

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Who plays Travis bickle in taxi driver?

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Robert de Niro

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what is Robert de Niro’s signature sentence?

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“you talking to me?”

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which film critic argued Jodie Foster was too young to play an underage sex worker.

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Leonard maltin

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who is the most influential film composer of all time? what was his last film?

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Bernard Herrman. his last film is taxi driver

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what does the music of taxi driver reflect?

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the bombastic music evokes the sense of someone who is losing their mind.

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what are some famous Hitchcock films that Bernard Herrmann contributed to?

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Vertigo, Psycho and North by Northwest

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who is the screenwriter of taxi driver?

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Paul Schrader

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what is the case of art imitating life and then art being imitated by life in taxi driver?

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Screenwriter Paul Schrader was inspired in part by the acts of Arthur Bremer, a man who shot presidential candidate George Wallace in 1972 in a failed assassination attempt (it was not motivated by politics; Bremer simply wanted to become famous). After the film came out, a man called John Hinckley saw the film numerous times. He then went to the campus where Jodie Foster was studying law and stalked her. After that, he went to Washington and shot then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

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in what year was George Wallace shot?

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1972

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who was George Wallace?

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presidential candidate who got shot by Arthur Bremer

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who was the man who tried to shoot Ronald Raegan?

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John hinckley

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when was Ronald Reagan shot?

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1981

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what style component is taxi driver known for?

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stylistic high-wire act. The director is famous for leaping from moments of realism to expressionism; here he manages to merge the two. And the film ends on a stylistic question: are we to believe that Bickle’s elevation to the status of hero is real or is it his fantasy as he dies as a result of the injuries he suffers in the final shootout? Does he really get to have a cab ride with the woman of his dreams?

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what is the high wire act in taxi driver compared to?

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Douglas sirk’s work

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when was taxi driver released?

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1976

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when was the China syndrome released?

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1979

23
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who is Jane Fonda’s dad?

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Henry fonda

24
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who did Jane Fonda marry?

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Roger vadim

25
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what movie did Roger Vadim cast Jane Fonda in?

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barbarella

26
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which film made Jane Fonda’s career take a sharp turn into social issues? what year did it come out in?

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they shoot horses dont they. it came out in 1969

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what is “they shoot horses dont they” about?

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The film had Fonda dancing in a marathon during the Great Depression, with the last couple standing being the sweepstakes winners. It’s a devastating indictment of the class divide in America, and Fonda delivered a striking performance.

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what is “they shoot horses dont they” about?

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The film had Fonda dancing in a marathon during the Great Depression, with the last couple standing being the sweepstakes winners. It’s a devastating indictment of the class divide in America, and Fonda delivered a striking performance.

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what did Jane Fonda protest for?

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protesting with the Black Panthers, arguing for prisoners’ rights, urging Americans to support the anti-Vietnam War movement, criticizing then-President Nixon (she earned a spot on his famous list of enemies) and numerous other causes.

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why did Vadim refer to Fonda as Jane of arc

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cause she jumped on too many political bandwagons

30
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when did Jane Fonda travel to Vietnam?

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1972

31
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what controversial thing did Jane Fonda do in Vietnam? what name did she get for this?

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she went to Japan and posed with the people America was fighting at the time. she earned her name Hanoi Jane

32
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what is the china syndrome about?

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a dangerous lack of safety measures at a California nuclear power plant.

33
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what story did Jane Fonda become fascinated by?

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Karen Silkwood, a whistleblower who had worked at a nuclear power plant but, after drawing attention to safety concerns, disappeared (she was never found)

34
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did Jane Fonda secure the lights to Karen silk wood’s story?

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no. she created the China syndrome instead

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what was Fonda criticized for when the china syndrome first came out?

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many criticized Fonda for what they argued was a reckless and irresponsible depiction of the nuclear energy industry.

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Which conservative columnist critiqued Jane Fonda? What happened after the mile end incident?

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George F Will in the pages of Newsweek. In the aftermath of the incident someone wrote a letter to the magazine stating that Jane Fonda is always right

37
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What did Jane Fonda do in the 80’s that feminists didn’t like?

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She started doing exercise videos

38
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Give a few examples of famous Jane Fonda movies that she made during the 70’s

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she delivered a number of brilliant performances that touched on issues surrounding
prostitution (Klute), the Hollywood blacklists (Julia), the fallout from the Vietnam War (Coming Home) and the dangers of nuclear energy (china syndrome)

39
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When did bowling for columbine come out?

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2002

40
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Who is the director of bowling for columbine?

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Micheal Moore

41
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What does good documentary film making mean for many?

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many, good journalism or documentary filmmaking involves objectivity, meaning the people
making the film should refrain from slanting their projects with their own opinions. While this may ostensibly seem
laudable, others have pointed out that it’s ludicrous to suggest anyone creating a story for the media could possibly
remove themselves from it and somehow achieve objectivity. People who write and create the news, of course, are not
robots, but people with emotions, opinions and ideas about issues and current events.

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How are Micheal moore’s films considered personal?

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Moore always places himself within his films, making them unapologetically first-person essays.

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When did Micheal Moore release his first film? What was it called?

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1989, Roger and me

44
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What was roger and me about?

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documented the economic collapse of his home town of Flint, Michigan,
due in large part to corporate mismanagement in the auto industry.

45
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How were critics divided when roger and me was released?

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The film divided critics; while some suggested it was
an urgent call to arms for the left and labour movement, others said it demeaned the people of Flint and made it look
like there was no organized response to the actions of General Motors.

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What did Micheal Moore do to change Hollywood?

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While some documentaries do break even,
never before has a documentary filmmaker become quite the box office force that Moore has. With that, it could be
argued that he helped to usher in a new era of politically-oriented filmmaking in Hollywood, which had for a time shied away from making over ideological statements

47
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when did George bush become president?

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2000

48
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how was Micheal Moore helped in the public eye?

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Moore was helped in part by the escalating unpopularity of George W Bush

49
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what was bush’s preseponse to 9:11?

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he invaded, Iraq, a country that had nothing to do with the attacks

50
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name the films and the date associated to the Micheal Moore films that critique America and its way of functioning

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Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Sicko (2007) and Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) stand as striking indictments of contemporary American society and government, films that reflect despair at a country that seems obsessed with warfare while ignoring the plight of the poor, sick and elderly.

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why do people critique Micheal Moore?

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many say Moore simply preaches to the converted and that his films are really only popular with those who already share his opinions

52
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what is another theme that Micheal Moore discusses?

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issues around class

53
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what did Micheal Moore do during his acceptance speech for “bowling for Columbine”?

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he condemns the invasions of Iraq, which many boo

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