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#76 Post by Weyoun » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:47 pm

Powell makes sense since he shouts "THIN MAN." We get the "man" from THE WOLF MAN. CITY LIGHTS gives us "city", and that plus "fat" gives us FAT CITY, with Jeff Bridges.

KELLY'S HEROES suggests IMAGINARY HEROES, and, indeed, we have Jeff Daniels, who was in that. As someone suspected, JIMMY NEUTRON, BOY GENIUS does come into play with Kilmer, as that gives us REAL GENIUS, starring Val.

So:

A-1. CITY LIGHTS and A-48. THE WOLF MAN = FAT CITY, starring B-20. JEFF BRIDGES and THE THIN MAN, starring B-29. WILLIAM POWELL.

A-33. KELLY'S HEROES and A-8. JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS give us IMAGINARY HEROES, starring B-28. JEFF DANIELS and REAL GENIUS, starring B-8. VAL KILMER.

A-30. THERE WILL BE BLOOD and A-7. THE SEVEN SAMURAI give us FIRST BLOOD, starring B-16. SYLVESTER STALLONE, and THE LAST SAMURAI, starring B-38. TOM CRUISE.

More in a sec -

LIST A: MOVIES

A-2. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
A-3. SCHOOL DAZE
A-4. 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
A-5. THE MARCH OF TIME
A-6. THE PRINCESS BRIDE
A-9. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
A-10. TROUBLE IN PARADISE
A-11. I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
A-12. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
A-13. GOING MY WAY
A-14. THE LADY VANISHES
A-15. THE EARTH
A-16. GUYS AND DOLLS
A-17. REEFER MADNESS
A-18. SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS
A-19. THE STORY ON PAGE ONE
A-20. BREWSTER'S MILLIONS?
A-21. PROMISES IN THE DARK
A-22. SLEEPER
A-23. SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL
A-24. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER
A-25. THESE THREE
A-26. A CHRISTMAS STORY
A-27. ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
A-28. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
A-29. THE WINDOW
A-31. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
A-32. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
A-34. PRACTICAL MAGIC
A-35. THE DIVORCEE
A-36. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END or THE BLACK PEARL
A-37. DADDY LONG LEGS
A-38. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
A-39. LIEUTENANT KIJE
A-40. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
A-41. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
A-42. ANIMAL CRACKERS
A-43. PACIFIC HEIGHTS
A-44. THE TALK OF THE TOWN
A-45. KNIGHTY-KNIGHT BUGS
A-46. FIRST WIVES CLUB
A-47. STATE OF THE UNION
A-49. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
A-50. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

LIST B: ACTORS

B-1. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
B-2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN
B-3. SOPHIA LOREN
B-4. WILLEM DAFOE
B-5. RANDOLPH SCOTT
B-6. MAGGIE SMITH
B-7. PAUL MUNI
B-9. JACK HAWKINS
B-10. CHARLIZE THERON
B-11. BRUCE DERN
B-12. SID CAESAR
B-13. ERICH VON STROHEIM
B-14. SHIRLEY TEMPLE
B-15. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS
B-17. DIVINE
B-18. TILDA SWINTON
B-19. VERA ELLEN
B-21. HARRY LANGDON
B-22. JENNIFER CONNELLY
B-23. ADOLPH MENJOU
B-24. JAMES CAGNEY
B-25. DANNY DEVITO
B-26. NICOLE KIDMAN
B-27. FRED ASTAIRE
B-30. VIGGO MORTENSEN
B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE
B-32. ADAM SANDLER
B-33. EWAN MACGREGOR
B-34. HENRY FONDA
B-35. MARY TYLER MOORE
B-36. WILL FERRELL
B-37. NORMA SHEARER
B-39. BRUCE DAVISON
B-40. W.C. FIELDS
B-41. He was the youngest actor ever accorded the final spot in the annual Oscar ‘Tribute’ segment.
JAMES DEAN? HEATH LEDGER? RIVER PHOENIX?
B-42. BETTE MIDLER
B-43. ROSSANO BRAZZI
B-44. SETH GREEN
B-45. This silent screen legend was played onscreen by an actor in one of the preceding clues.
B-46. HARVEY KEITEL
B-47. BRIDGET FONDA
B-48. MARLON BRANDO
B-49. LAURA DERN
B-50. JIMMY STEWART

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#77 Post by Weyoun » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:42 pm

(adding Mr. Kelley's, and some more):

A-19 THE STORY ON PAGE ONE and A-29 THE WINDOW give us THE FRONT PAGE, starring B-23 ADOLPHE MENJOU, and REAR WINDOW, starring B-50 JIMMY STEWART.

A-25 LIEUTENANT KIJE and A-15 THE EARTH give us BAD LIEUTENANT, with B-46 Harvey Keitel, and THE GOOD EARTH, with B-7 Paul Muni.

A-1. CITY LIGHTS and A-48. THE WOLF MAN give us FAT CITY, starring B-20. JEFF BRIDGES and THE THIN MAN, starring B-29. WILLIAM POWELL.

A-33. KELLY'S HEROES and A-8. JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS give us IMAGINARY HEROES, starring B-28. JEFF DANIELS and REAL GENIUS, starring B-8. VAL KILMER.

A-30. THERE WILL BE BLOOD and A-7. THE SEVEN SAMURAI give us FIRST BLOOD, starring B-16. SYLVESTER STALLONE, and THE LAST SAMURAI, starring B-38. TOM CRUISE. The other possibility here is if HEATH LEDGER is right - then KNIGHTY KNIGHT BUGS and FIRST KNIGHT come into play.

A-35. THE DIVORCEE and A-5. THE MARCH OF TIME give us THE GAY DIVORCEE, with B-27. FRED ASTAIRE, and STRAIGHT TIME, with B-2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN.

A-11. I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE and A-36. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END give us SHALLOW GRAVE, with B-33. EWAN MACGREGOR and THE DEEP END, with B-18. TILDA SWINTON.

A-50. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and A-20. BREWSTER'S MILLIONS give us COLD MOUNTAIN, with B-26. NICOLE KIDMAN, and HOT MILLIONS, starring B-6. MAGGIE SMITH.

A-43. PACIFIC HEIGHTS and A-2. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN give us SOUTH PACIFIC, with B-43. ROSSANO BRAZZI, and NORTH COUNTRY, with B-10. CHARLIZE THERON.

A-27. ANY GIVEN SUNDAY and A-26. A CHRISTMAS STORY give us BLACK SUNDAY, with B-11. BRUCE DERN, and WHITE CHRISTMAS, starring B-19. VERA ELLEN.

A-3. SCHOOL DAZE and A-41. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE give us OLD SCHOOL, with B-36. WILL FERRELL, and YOUNG GUNS, starring B-15. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS.

A-47. STATE OF THE UNION and A-21. PROMISES IN THE DARK give us WESTERN UNION, with B-5. RANDOLPH SCOTT, and EASTERN PROMISES, with B-30. VIGGO MORTENSEN.

A-37. DADDY LONG LEGS and ??? gives us BIG DADDY, with B-32. ADAM SANDLER, and ??? - my thought is LITTLE CHILDREN, with JENNIFER CONNELLY.

MARY TYLER MOORE and THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT shouts "ORDINARY PEOPLE." I am toying with connecting THE LADY VANISHES and HENRY FONDA in getting to THE LADY EVE, but I don't see an "Adam" possibility.

REEFER MADNESS shouts DIVINE MADNESS, starring BETTE MIDLER, but I am bad at antonyms.

On the subject of DIVINE, she was in FEMALE TROUBLE, and we have TROUBLE IN PARADISE...

CHARLIE CHAPLIN and MODERN TIMES should would be nice, too.

SLEEPER I would assume gives us LIGHT SLEEPER, which had WILLEM DAFOE, I think.

DANNY DEVITO would suggest WISE GUYS, since we have GUYS AND DOLLS.

SETH GREEN and SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL almost certainly give us IDLE HANDS.

Enough for now.

LIST A: MOVIES


A-4. 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
A-6. THE PRINCESS BRIDE
A-9. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
A-10. TROUBLE IN PARADISE
A-12. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
A-13. GOING MY WAY
A-14. THE LADY VANISHES
A-16. GUYS AND DOLLS
A-17. REEFER MADNESS
A-18. SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS
A-22. SLEEPER
A-23. SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL
A-24. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER
A-25. THESE THREE
A-28. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
A-31. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
A-32. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
A-34. PRACTICAL MAGIC
A-38. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
A-40. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
A-42. ANIMAL CRACKERS
A-44. THE TALK OF THE TOWN
A-45. KNIGHTY-KNIGHT BUGS
A-46. FIRST WIVES CLUB
A-49. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

LIST B: ACTORS

B-1. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
B-3. SOPHIA LOREN
B-4. WILLEM DAFOE
B-9. JACK HAWKINS
B-12. SID CAESAR
B-13. ERICH VON STROHEIM
B-14. SHIRLEY TEMPLE
B-17. DIVINE
B-21. HARRY LANGDON
B-22. JENNIFER CONNELLY
B-24. JAMES CAGNEY
B-25. DANNY DEVITO
B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE
B-34. HENRY FONDA
B-35. MARY TYLER MOORE
B-37. NORMA SHEARER
B-39. BRUCE DAVISON
B-40. W.C. FIELDS
B-41. He was the youngest actor ever accorded the final spot in the annual Oscar ‘Tribute’ segment.
JAMES DEAN? HEATH LEDGER? RIVER PHOENIX?
B-42. BETTE MIDLER
B-44. SETH GREEN
B-45. This silent screen legend was played onscreen by an actor in one of the preceding clues.
LON CHANEY, SR.? MAX SCHRECK?
B-47. BRIDGET FONDA
B-48. MARLON BRANDO
B-49. LAURA DERN

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#78 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:08 am

We could change PRACTICAL MAGIC to ROUGH MAGIC, which featured BRIDGET FONDA. Its counterpart would come from THE TALK OF THE TOWN, which becomes SMOOTH TALK with LAURA DERN.

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#79 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:50 am

I don't know if "idle" and "busy" are direct antonyms, but if they are, we could change INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS to THE BUSY BODY, which was a SID CAESAR film.

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#80 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:42 am

A-28. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY + A-24. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER = Public Enemy with Jimmy Cagney and Private Lives with Norma Shearer

A-6 The Princess Bride + ?? = the Little Princess with Shirley Temple and ??

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#81 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:45 am

Weyoun says:

REEFER MADNESS shouts DIVINE MADNESS, starring BETTE MIDLER, but I am bad at antonyms.

How about Lon Chaney's last movie, The Unholy Three from These Three?

Messed up the quote thing somehow.

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#82 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:16 am

mellytu74 wrote:A-6 The Princess Bride + ?? = the Little Princess with Shirley Temple and ??
I think you may have found the match to Weyoun's "Daddy Long Legs"/"Big Daddy".

With this match, we might be aiming for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND becoming A BEAUTIFUL MIND with JENNIFER CONNOLLY. We could put that with AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, which becomes THE UGLY AMERICAN, which starred MARLON BRANDO.

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#83 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:55 am

Weyoun wrote: I am toying with connecting THE LADY VANISHES and HENRY FONDA in getting to THE LADY EVE, but I don't see an "Adam" possibility.

On the subject of DIVINE, she was in FEMALE TROUBLE, and we have TROUBLE IN PARADISE...
A-10. TROUBLE IN PARADISE + A-42. ANIMAL CRACKERS = B-17. DIVINE in Female Trouble + B-34. HENRY FONDA in The Male Animal

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#84 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:14 am

Weyoun wrote: DANNY DEVITO would suggest WISE GUYS, since we have GUYS AND DOLLS.
A-16. GUYS AND DOLLS + A-46. FIRST WIVES CLUB = B-25. DANNY DEVITO in Wise Guys and B-13 ERICH VON STROHEIM in Foolish Wives

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#85 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:26 am

Weyoun wrote: MARY TYLER MOORE and THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT shouts "ORDINARY PEOPLE."
Wasn't one of Sophia Loren's movies with Marcello Mastroianni This Special Day? A Special Day? The Special Day?

Something like that. It could go as Ordinary People's opposite number and use Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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#86 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:30 am

Weyoun wrote:
CHARLIE CHAPLIN and MODERN TIMES should would be nice, too.
A-13. GOING MY WAY + A-31. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK = B-40. W.C. FIELDS in The Old Fashioned Way and B-1. CHARLIE CHAPLIN in Modern Times

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#87 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:37 am

A-18. SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS + A-49. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY = B-21. HARRY LANGDON in Long Pants and B-39. BRUCE DAVISON in Short Eyes.

This one was driving me nuts because I knew there had to be a Short to go with Harry Langdon's Long and all I could think of was Short Cuts.

Unless we were looking for a Brotherhood to go with the Divine Ya-Ya Sisterhood or whatever the real name is and Maggie Smith was already taken with Hot Millions anyway.

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#88 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:45 am

B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE was in Kind Lady which could go with A-14. THE LADY VANISHES.

Do we have a MEAN anywhere? A NASTY?

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#89 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:04 am

Updated consolidation:

A-18. SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS and A-49. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY give us LONG PANTS, starring B-21. HARRY LANGDON, and SHORT EYES, starring B-39. BRUCE DAVISON

A-13. GOING MY WAY and A-31. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK give us THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, starring B-40. W.C. FIELDS, and MODERN TIMES, starring B-1. CHARLIE CHAPLIN

A-12. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT and A-38. FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF give us ORDINARY PEOPLE, starring B-35. MARY TYLER MOORE, and A SPECIAL DAY, starring B-3. SOPHIA LOREN

A-16. GUYS AND DOLLS and A-46. THE FIRST WIVES CLUB give us WISE GUYS, starring B-25. DANNY DEVITO, and FOOLISH WIVES, starring B-13. ERICH VON STROHEIM

A-10. TROUBLE IN PARADISE and A-42. ANIMAL CRACKERS give us FEMALE TROUBLE, starring B-17. DIVINE, and THE MALE ANIMAL, starring B-34. HENRY FONDA

A-9. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and A-40. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND give us THE UGLY AMERICAN, starring B-48. MARLON BRANDO, and A BEAUTIFUL MIND, starring B-22. JENNIFER CONNELLY

A-17. REEFER MADNESS and A-25. THESE THREE
give us DIVINE MADNESS, starring B-42. BETTE MIDLER, and THE UNHOLY THREE, starring B-45. LON CHANEY

A-6. THE PRINCESS BRIDE and A-37. DADDY LONG LEGS give us THE LITTLE PRINCESS, starring B-14. SHIRLEY TEMPLE, and BIG DADDY, starring B-32. ADAM SANDLER

A-24. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER and A-28. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY give us PRIVATE LIVES, starring B-37. NORMA SHEARER, and PUBLIC ENEMY, starring B-24. JAMES CAGNEY

A-23. SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL and A-32. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS give us IDLE HANDS, starring B-44. SETH GREEN, and THE BUSY BODY, starring B-12. SID CAESAR

A-34. PRACTICAL MAGIC and A-44. THE TALK OF THE TOWN give us ROUGH MAGIC, starring B-47. BRIDGET FONDA, and SMOOTH TALK, starring B-49. LAURA DERN

A-19 THE STORY ON PAGE ONE and A-29 THE WINDOW give us THE FRONT PAGE, starring B-23 ADOLPHE MENJOU, and REAR WINDOW, starring B-50 JIMMY STEWART.

A-25 LIEUTENANT KIJE and A-15 THE EARTH give us BAD LIEUTENANT, with B-46 Harvey Keitel, and THE GOOD EARTH, with B-7 Paul Muni.

A-1. CITY LIGHTS and A-48. THE WOLF MAN give us FAT CITY, starring B-20. JEFF BRIDGES and THE THIN MAN, starring B-29. WILLIAM POWELL.

A-33. KELLY'S HEROES and A-8. JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS give us IMAGINARY HEROES, starring B-28. JEFF DANIELS and REAL GENIUS, starring B-8. VAL KILMER.

A-30. THERE WILL BE BLOOD and A-7. THE SEVEN SAMURAI give us FIRST BLOOD, starring B-16. SYLVESTER STALLONE, and THE LAST SAMURAI, starring B-38. TOM CRUISE. The other possibility here is if HEATH LEDGER is right - then KNIGHTY KNIGHT BUGS and FIRST KNIGHT come into play.

A-35. THE DIVORCEE and A-5. THE MARCH OF TIME give us THE GAY DIVORCEE, with B-27. FRED ASTAIRE, and STRAIGHT TIME, with B-2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN.

A-11. I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE and A-36. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END give us SHALLOW GRAVE, with B-33. EWAN MACGREGOR and THE DEEP END, with B-18. TILDA SWINTON.

A-50. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and A-20. BREWSTER'S MILLIONS give us COLD MOUNTAIN, with B-26. NICOLE KIDMAN, and HOT MILLIONS, starring B-6. MAGGIE SMITH.

A-43. PACIFIC HEIGHTS and A-2. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN give us SOUTH PACIFIC, with B-43. ROSSANO BRAZZI, and NORTH COUNTRY, with B-10. CHARLIZE THERON.

A-27. ANY GIVEN SUNDAY and A-26. A CHRISTMAS STORY give us BLACK SUNDAY, with B-11. BRUCE DERN, and WHITE CHRISTMAS, starring B-19. VERA ELLEN.

A-3. SCHOOL DAZE and A-41. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE give us OLD SCHOOL, with B-36. WILL FERRELL, and YOUNG GUNS, starring B-15. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS.

A-47. STATE OF THE UNION and A-21. PROMISES IN THE DARK give us WESTERN UNION, with B-5. RANDOLPH SCOTT, and EASTERN PROMISES, with B-30. VIGGO MORTENSEN.

SLEEPER I would assume gives us LIGHT SLEEPER, which had WILLEM DAFOE, I think.


LIST A: MOVIES


A-4. 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
A-14. THE LADY VANISHES
A-22. SLEEPER
A-45. KNIGHTY-KNIGHT BUGS

LIST B: ACTORS

B-4. WILLEM DAFOE
B-9. JACK HAWKINS
B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE
B-41. He was the youngest actor ever accorded the final spot in the annual Oscar ‘Tribute’ segment.
JAMES DEAN? HEATH LEDGER? RIVER PHOENIX?

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#90 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:08 am

I just figured out the last two!

A-4. 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA + A-14. THE LADY VANISHES = THE CRUEL SEA with B-9. JACK HAWKINS and KIND LADY with B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE

A-22. SLEEPER + A-45. KNIGHTY-KNIGHT BUGS = LIGHT SLEEPER with B-4. WILLEM DAFOE and THE DARK KNIGHT with B-41. HEATH LEDGER

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#91 Post by mellytu74 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:16 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:I just figured out the last two!

A-4. 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA + A-14. THE LADY VANISHES = THE CRUEL SEA with B-9. JACK HAWKINS and KIND LADY with B-31. ETHEL BARRYMORE

A-22. SLEEPER + A-45. KNIGHTY-KNIGHT BUGS = LIGHT SLEEPER with B-4. WILLEM DAFOE and THE DARK KNIGHT with B-41. HEATH LEDGER
Woo Hoo!!

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#92 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:18 am

Thanks as always for doing this, Frank! I can't wait for the next one.

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#93 Post by franktangredi » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:46 pm

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Thanks as always for doing this, Frank! I can't wait for the next one.
I'm glad you all enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun with this one. Because it was a matter of key words, I was able to get a nice variety of movies in there. (I'm always happy when I can slip in something like I Spit on Your Grave for SSS. Besides, the only real alternative to Shallow Grave was Shallow Hal, and there was no other movie title I could think of that included the word Hal.)

I decided to keep the antonyms to adjectives just because it kept things simple.

So many of the movies involved were mentioned early on -- Real Genius, Bad Lieutenant, The Gay Divorcee, South Pacific -- that I knew people would figure out the Tangredi fairly quickly.

I need a week or so to get the next one ready. It's a general knowledge puzzle. I have all the matches, but I still have to write the clues.

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#94 Post by smilergrogan » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:55 pm

franktangredi wrote:I need a week or so to get the next one ready. It's a general knowledge puzzle. I have all the matches, but I still have to write the clues.
I have one in that stage, too, but I'll probably need more than a week to write the clues.

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