Question 1

Tim Burton likes fable-like narratives,the grotesque and the bizarre,black comedy and campy wit,as well as youth and childhood fears.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

How effective was the revived studio system in producing high-quality movies?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of the revived studio system in producing high-quality movies can be seen in the numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films that have been released in recent years. With the backing and resources of major studios, filmmakers have been able to create visually stunning and captivating movies that have resonated with audiences around the world. This new studio system has also allowed for the development of innovative storytelling techniques and the use of cutting-edge technology to enhance the overall cinematic experience. Overall, the revived studio system has proven to be highly effective in producing high-quality movies that have left a lasting impact on the film industry.

Question 3

A principal source for many of the emerging stars of movies in the 1980s was

Accepted Answer

A) stage 
B) foreign movies 
C) university 
D) television 
A) stage 
B) foreign movies 
C) university 
D) television D

Question 4

Packaging and marketing often turned an okay movie like Stakeout into a blockbuster.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Matching
-Mark Lester ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 6

Matching
-Oliver Stone ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 7

Matching
-Jonathan Demme ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 8

Matching
-Barry Levinson ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 9

What are the principal traits of Spike Lee's cinematic world?

Accepted Answer

Spike Lee's cinematic world is character

Question 10

While black Americans continued to make in-roads into Hollywood,perhaps the best black American director proved to be the star of Nike basketball shoe commercials: he Was?

Accepted Answer

A) Spike Lee 
B) Forest Whitaker 
C) Eddie Murphy 
D) Carl Franklin 
A) Spike Lee 
B) Forest Whitaker 
C) Eddie Murphy 
D) Carl Franklin

Question 11

Oliver Stone had trouble avoiding criticizing the conservative status quo of the 1980s. ___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Matching
-Lawrence Kasdan ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 13

What element was lacking in young directors of the 80s that indicated that their passion for filmmaking was "unconnected to anything deeper than celluloid"?

Accepted Answer

The question you're asking refers to a c

Question 14

How would you describe the vision of the maverick directors of the 80s?

Accepted Answer

The maverick directors of the 80s were k

Question 15

Matching
-Spike Lee ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 16

Unlike their predecessors,young director emerging in the 1980s often

Accepted Answer

A) knew more about movies than life 
B) worked off cultural grants 
C) starred/acted in their movies 
D) all of the above 
A) knew more about movies than life 
B) worked off cultural grants 
C) starred/acted in their movies 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Matching
-Terry Gilliam ___

Accepted Answer

A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill 
A) Do the Right Thing 
B) Salvador 
C) The Fly 
D) Commando 
E) Eraserhead
F)Rain Man
G)Something Wild
H)Brazil
I)Romancing the Stone
J)The Big Chill

Question 18

The movie that became one of the hallmarks of feminist cinema in the 80s was

Accepted Answer

A) Body Heat 
B) Tootsie 
C) Annie Hall 
D) Romancing the Stone 
A) Body Heat 
B) Tootsie 
C) Annie Hall 
D) Romancing the Stone

Question 19

Which of the following is true about the resurgence of studios in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) practiced vertical integration 
B) established a genre of story 
C) refused to make movies with older directors 
D) all of the above 
A) practiced vertical integration 
B) established a genre of story 
C) refused to make movies with older directors 
D) all of the above

Question 20

It is likely that Lawrence Kasdan would have been terribly unhappy working in the old studio system,directing conventional movies.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: American Cinema in the 1980s

Tim Burton likes fable-like narratives,the grotesque and the bizarre,black comedy and campy wit,as well as youth and childhood fears.___

How effective was the revived studio system in producing high-quality movies?

A principal source for many of the emerging stars of movies in the 1980s was

Packaging and marketing often turned an okay movie like Stakeout into a blockbuster.___

Matching -Mark Lester ___

Matching -Oliver Stone ___

Matching -Jonathan Demme ___

Matching -Barry Levinson ___

What are the principal traits of Spike Lee's cinematic world?

While black Americans continued to make in-roads into Hollywood,perhaps the best black American director proved to be the star of Nike basketball shoe commercials: he Was?

Oliver Stone had trouble avoiding criticizing the conservative status quo of the 1980s. ___

Matching -Lawrence Kasdan ___

What element was lacking in young directors of the 80s that indicated that their passion for filmmaking was "unconnected to anything deeper than celluloid"?

How would you describe the vision of the maverick directors of the 80s?

Matching -Spike Lee ___

Unlike their predecessors,young director emerging in the 1980s often

Matching -Terry Gilliam ___

The movie that became one of the hallmarks of feminist cinema in the 80s was

Which of the following is true about the resurgence of studios in the 1980s?

It is likely that Lawrence Kasdan would have been terribly unhappy working in the old studio system,directing conventional movies.___

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