Question 1

The kind of American movie that exported very successfully was

Accepted Answer

A) special effects extravaganzas 
B) screwball sex comedies 
C) courtroom melodramas 
D) revisionist western and war stories 
A) special effects extravaganzas 
B) screwball sex comedies 
C) courtroom melodramas 
D) revisionist western and war stories

Question 2

Foreign films of the 90s differed from American films in

Accepted Answer

A) tone 
B) content 
C) style 
D) none of the above 
A) tone 
B) content 
C) style 
D) none of the above

Question 3

Hollywood responded to losing money on movies in the 1990s by improving the number and quality of the movies being produced there.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following B-movie types gained A-movie status

Accepted Answer

A) horror movies 
B) gross-out comedies 
C) teen movies 
D) all of the above 
A) horror movies 
B) gross-out comedies 
C) teen movies 
D) all of the above

Question 5

What was/ were the effect(s)on movies of the introduction of the increasingly sophisticated use and look of CGI effects rather than hand-made special effects?

Accepted Answer

The introduction of increasingly sophist

Question 6

Hollywood discovered that it could find artistically significant product in

Accepted Answer

A) revival film series 
B) modern foreign films 
C) independent films 
D) made-for-television movies 
A) revival film series 
B) modern foreign films 
C) independent films 
D) made-for-television movies

Question 7

Matching
-Todd Solondz ___

Accepted Answer

A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry 
A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry

Question 8

What came to be clear about women making movies in the 90s was that

Accepted Answer

A) gender was more important than talent. 
B) talent was more important than gender. 
C) money was more important than talent. 
D) money was more important than gender. 
A) gender was more important than talent. 
B) talent was more important than gender. 
C) money was more important than talent. 
D) money was more important than gender.

Question 9

Many movies,anticipating being shown on TV,used more and more of which shot?

Accepted Answer

A) extreme long 
B) full 
C) close-up 
D) medium 
A) extreme long 
B) full 
C) close-up 
D) medium

Question 10

While Steven Spielberg sometimes seeks to tell the truth in movies like Saving Private Ryan,he can still get caught up in bad habits like

Accepted Answer

A) more visual style than the material calls for 
B) improvising far too often 
C) using open-ended story structure 
D) underuse of sentimental music 
A) more visual style than the material calls for 
B) improvising far too often 
C) using open-ended story structure 
D) underuse of sentimental music

Question 11

More women and minorities began directing "mainstream" films in the 1990s.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Quentin Tarantino's films which is "a rich,poignant,original cornucopia of dark delights" is

Accepted Answer

A) Pulp Fiction 
B) Jackie Brown 
C) Kill Bill,vol.1 
D) Reservoir Dogs 
A) Pulp Fiction 
B) Jackie Brown 
C) Kill Bill,vol.1 
D) Reservoir Dogs

Question 13

Given the troubles in Hollywood,it is not surprising that screenwriting became increasingly important and better overall in quality.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How were gays and lesbians depicted in movies like The Birdcage in the 90s?

Accepted Answer

In movies like The Birdcage in the 90s,

Question 15

Did independent filmmakers of the 90s usually stay independent? Explain briefly.

Accepted Answer

Independent filmmakers of the 1990s ofte

Question 16

Matching
-Clint Eastwood ___

Accepted Answer

A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry 
A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry

Question 17

Which of the following Woody Allen movies was very popular in Europe in the 90s?

Accepted Answer

A) Mighty Aphrodite 
B) Husbands and Wives 
C) Celebrity 
D) Manhattan Murder Mystery 
A) Mighty Aphrodite 
B) Husbands and Wives 
C) Celebrity 
D) Manhattan Murder Mystery

Question 18

Matching
-Nora Ephron ___

Accepted Answer

A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry 
A) Rambling Rose 
B) Menace II Society 
C) Ulee's Gold 
D) Happiness 
E) The Lion King
F)Unforgiven
G)Titanic
H)Barcelona
I)Sleepless in Seattle
J)Deconstructing Harry

Question 19

What is the effect(s)on movie storytelling in the 90s of principally using close-up shots instead of the full gamut of shots (crane,tracking,dolly,long,extreme long etc. )?

Accepted Answer

The effect of principally using close-up

Question 20

Disney animated films - the good ones - make pop poetry out of the bond between humans and animals.___

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: American Cinema in the 1990s

The kind of American movie that exported very successfully was

Foreign films of the 90s differed from American films in

Hollywood responded to losing money on movies in the 1990s by improving the number and quality of the movies being produced there.___

Which of the following B-movie types gained A-movie status

What was/ were the effect(s)on movies of the introduction of the increasingly sophisticated use and look of CGI effects rather than hand-made special effects?

Hollywood discovered that it could find artistically significant product in

Matching -Todd Solondz ___

What came to be clear about women making movies in the 90s was that

Many movies,anticipating being shown on TV,used more and more of which shot?

While Steven Spielberg sometimes seeks to tell the truth in movies like Saving Private Ryan,he can still get caught up in bad habits like

More women and minorities began directing "mainstream" films in the 1990s.___

Quentin Tarantino's films which is "a rich,poignant,original cornucopia of dark delights" is

Given the troubles in Hollywood,it is not surprising that screenwriting became increasingly important and better overall in quality.___

How were gays and lesbians depicted in movies like The Birdcage in the 90s?

Did independent filmmakers of the 90s usually stay independent? Explain briefly.

Matching -Clint Eastwood ___

Which of the following Woody Allen movies was very popular in Europe in the 90s?

Matching -Nora Ephron ___

What is the effect(s)on movie storytelling in the 90s of principally using close-up shots instead of the full gamut of shots (crane,tracking,dolly,long,extreme long etc. )?

Disney animated films - the good ones - make pop poetry out of the bond between humans and animals.___

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