Here is this week's edition of Name That Movie. Arbo is moving in on victory quickly. Can he seal the deal this week? Will Brian Doan be victorious again and move up the ladder? Will Bill ever get one of these? So many questions, so little time. The clip is in the sidebar. Good luck everyone.
*****UPDATE*****
Make sure you really look at the clip. Look behind the horses for clues as to when the film was made and when it takes place. And look at the scenery. That gives an idea of where.
*****UPDATE 2*****
It's a war/thriller/espionage movie.
*****UPDATE*****
Congratulations to Adam Ross (that kid's got panache) for guessing correctly. The answer is 49th Parallel, directed by the great Michael Powell. The Bonus Round won't go up until tomorrow as I have an update to run for the Film Club and will be offline most of the rest of the day/night. Thanks.
23 comments:
Is it Ace in the Hole?
No, sorry, it's not Ace in the Hole. Which means everyone else still has a chance. Doesn't happen often but it does happen.
Fort Apache?
Nope, and it's not Fort Apache: The Bronx either.
Keep in mind that I always try to pick a scene not associated with the movie at all like a punk band for Hannah and Her Sisters, stuffed animals in a bedroom for Happiness, an anti-bomb protest for The Day the Earth Caught Fire, a hotel manager for A Star is Born, dogs and futuristic looking police for Mon Oncle and so on.
In other words, this is no western.
Now I feel stupid for guessing that penultimate oater Ace in the Hole, aka Giddayup, Spartacus.
I meant "quintessential" rather than penultimate, as Ace in the Hole wasn't second-to-last. Kirk Douglas' second to last western was Louis L'Amour's Once is Not Enough.
I wasn't referring specifically to your guess. You're just annoyed because you don't know it.
[Jonathan chants in sing-song fashion] "Arbo doesn't know it. Arbo doesn't know it. Arbo doesn't know it."
And it now has over 40 views which I can see from my YouTube account stats. They only update the views every 25 or 30 so it still shows 25 for everyone else but it's up to about 42 so far without a guess. Tee hee.
It's not a Western, huh? Is it...actually, I was going to make a joke answer, but now I'm wondering if it's a movie about movies. Like The Bad and the Beautiful, or something. I don't believe it is The Bad and the Beautiful, but that's where my thinking is taking me right now.
No, sorry Bill it's not The Bad and the Beautiful. Keep trying.
Charlie Chan in Reno.
Soooo close. Just like your joke guess, the Name That Movie this week also has a title! Amazing.
Losing interest.
Now you know what it's like for everyone else. Yes, everyone who comes to my blog eventually loses int...
wait a minute...
scratch that...
Okay, I'll put some clues up.
Saboteur!
SaboWrong!
49th Parallel?
50th!
Adam is on the board!
49th Parallel it is! Good work Adam.
Better luck next time Arbo. [Jonathan snickers to self smugly]
Wow! 49th Parallel? Really? I wouldn't have guessed that one at all (which is why I didn't, I guess). Good catch, Adam!
That would be good reason for me to not guess too. Check back again tomorrow Brian for the Bonus Round - before Arbo gets here.
Booya! I had a vague recollection of some parade like that when the Germans headed west in 49th Parallel.
I feel honored to finally be in the Cinema Styles winners circle, and the awards banquet can't get here soon enough (put me down for trout).
Trout it is, rainbow style!
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