ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
AWARD WINNERS
VISUAL EFFECTS AND ANIMATION
DIRECTORS
INDUSTRY ICONS
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THIS ACTRESS RECEIVED TWO BEST ACTRESS OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR HER ROLES IN "MARY POPPINS" (1964) AND "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" (1965).
WHO IS JULIE ANDREWS
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THIS 2003 FANTASY EPIC IS TIED WITH "BEN-HUR" (1959) AND "TITANIC" (1997) AS HAVING THE MOST OSCARS EVER WON BY A FILM (11 OSCARS).
WHAT IS "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING" (2003)
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THIS 1995 FILM WAS THE FIRST FULLY ANIMATED MAJOR MOTION PICTURE RELEASED BY PIXAR. IT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW ERA OF DIGITALLY ANIMATED MOTION PICTURES.
WHAT IS "TOY STORY" (1995)
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THIS DIRECTOR BEGAN HIS ROAD TO FAME WITH "JAWS" (1975) AND SHOWED HIS PROWESS FOR MOVIES WITH THE MAKING OF "E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL."
WHO IS STEVEN SPIELBERG
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THIS 1975 THRILLER DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG WAS THE FIRST SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER, AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL IF NOT FOR IT'S ICONIC SCORE BY JOHN WILLIAMS.
WHAT IS "JAWS" (1975)
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THIS ACTRESS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE OSCAR FOR BEST ACTRESS MORE THAN FIFTEEN TIMES, INCLUDING FOR HER PERFORMANCES IN MOVIES LIKE "KRAMER VS. KRAMER" (1979) AND "OUT OF AFRICA" (1985).
WHO IS MERYL STREEP
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THIS 1939 HISTORICAL CIVIL WAR DRAMA WON 10 AWARDS AT THE OSCARS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE AND TWO SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. IT IS ALSO THE HIGHEST ALL TIME GROSSING (THROUGH ALL RELEASES) FILM OF ALL TIME, AND IS ALSO NUMBER 6 ON THE AFI'S TOP 100 MOVIES LIST.
WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939)
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THIS 2001 DREAMWORKS ANIMATED FILM IS THE VERY FIRST TO HAVE WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
WHAT IS "SHREK" (2001)
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THIS DIRECTOR DEFINES THE PERFECT DIRECTOR WITH HIS REVOLUTIONARY FILM MAKING AS SHOWN IN FILMS LIKE "PSYCHO" (1960) AND "VERTIGO" (1958)
WHO IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK
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THIS MUSICAL WAS A CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURE WHEN IT FIRST PREMIERED IN 1975. BUT WHEN GROUPS BEGAN TO SEE THIS FILM REGULARLY, IT OPENED UP MIDNIGHT SHOWINGS THAT BECAME AN UNDERGROUND CULT SENSATION. THE SHOW HAS SINCE EVOLVED INTO AN AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION EXTRAVAGANZA, ENCOMPASSING PROPS, COSTUMES, FULL LENGTH AUDIENCE SCRIPTS IN WHICH SARCASTIC RETORTS ARE SHOUTED TO CHARACTERS ON-SCREEN, AND LIVE ACTION SCENE REENACTMENTS STAGED DURING THE MOVIE. THE SHOW HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PLAYED IN THEATERS SINCE 1975, MAKING IT THE LONGEST THEATRICAL RUN IN MOVIE HISTORY.
WHAT IS "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW"
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THIS ACTOR RECEIVED OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR HIS ROLES IN "THE GRADUATE" (1967) AND "TOOTSIE" (1982) AND RECEIVED THE OSCAR FOR HIS ROLES IN "KRAMER VS. KRAMER" AND "RAIN MAN" (1988).
WHO IS DUSTIN HOFFMAN
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THIS 1991 THRILLER ABOUT A CRAZED CANNIBAL IS THE THIRD FILM IN HISTORY TO HAVE RECEIVED THE TOP FIVE OSCARS AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
WHAT IS "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" (1991)
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THIS 1939 DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE WAS THE FIRST FULLY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM.
WHAT IS "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS" (1939)
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THIS DIRECTOR'S FILM MAKING PROWESS WAS FIRST SHOWN WITH THE MAKING OF "SPARTACUS" (1960). HE IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR THE MAKING OF THE MAKING OF FILMS LIKE "DOCTOR STRANGELOVE" (1964), "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" (1968), "THE SHINING" (1980), AND "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE" (1971).
WHO IS STANLEY KUBRICK
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THIS 1960 FILM IS REGARDED AS A CLASSIC IN THE SUSPENSE THRILLER GENRE. IT'S RELEASE REMAINS LEGENDARY AS IT WAS THE FIRST FILM TO REFUSE ADMITTANCE AFTER THE PICTURE BEGAN. THE FILM'S LEGENDARY SCORE, WHICH USES AN INVENTIVE USE OF THE STRING SECTION, IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST FILM SCORES OF ALL TIME.
WHAT IS "PSYCHO" (1960)
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THIS ACTOR TEAMED UP WITH ROBERT REDFORD IN IN THE BUDDY HITS "BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID" (1969) AND "THE STING" (1973).
WHO IS PAUL NEWMAN
400
THIS 1998 DISASTER FILM WAS NOMINATED THE GOLDEN RASPBERRY FOR THE WORST FILM OF THE YEAR. BRUCE WILLIS WON THE GOLDEN RASPBERRY FOR WORST ACTOR FOR HIS ROLE IN THIS FILM
WHAT IS "ARMAGEDDON" (1998)
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WILLIS O'BRIEN, WHO DID WORK ON FILMS LIKE "THE LOST WORLD" (1925) AND "KING KONG" (1933), WAS A PIONEER FOR WHAT ANIMATION ART FORM.
WHAT IS STOP MOTION ANIMATION
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THIS DIRECTOR IS MOST FAMOUS FOR "THE GODFATHER" SERIES AND THE WAR FILM "APOCALYPSE NOW" (1979).
WHO IS FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
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THIS LEGENDARY FILM FOLLOWS THE STORY A NEWSPAPER REPORTER UNCOVERING THE LIFE OF A POWERFUL NEWSPAPER MAGNATE. THE FILM WAS SABOTAGED UPON RELEASE BY WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, A NEWSPAPER MAGNATE WHO WAS WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE INSPIRATION FOR THE TITLE CHARACTER. DESPITE IT'S PROBLEMATIC RELEASE, THIS FILM IS NOW REGARDED AS THE GREATEST AMERICAN FILM EVER MADE AND ONE OF THE FINEST FILMS OF ALL TIME.
WHAT IS "CITIZEN KANE" (1941)
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THIS ACTRESS PLAYED LEAD ROLES IN "LITTLE WOMEN" (1933) AND "THE AFRICAN QUEEN" (1951), AND RECEIVED OSCARS FOR HER ROLES IN "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER" (1967) AND "ON GOLDEN POND" (1981).
WHO IS KATHERINE HEPBURN
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THIS 1969 FILM ABOUT THE ADVENTURES OF A MALE PROSTITUTE IS THE ONLY X-RATED FILM TO HAVE WON BEST PICTURE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
WHAT IS "MIDNIGHT COWBOY" (1969)
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THE VISUAL EFFECTS COMPANY, INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS & MAGIC, CREATED THE FIRST FULLY COMPUTER GENERATED SEQUENCE IN THIS 1988 FANTASY FILM DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD.
WHAT IS "WILLOW" (1988)
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THIS DIRECTOR AND ACTOR WAS KNOWN AS THE SILENT COMEDIAN IN THE 1920'S AND 1930'S WITH SILENT COMEDIES LIKE "THE KID" (1921), "THE GOLD RUSH" (1925), AND "CITY LIGHTS" (1931).
WHO IS CHARLIE CHAPLIN
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THIS 1964 CRIME FILM WAS THE FIRST TO BE A NUMBERED SEQUEL.
WHAT IS "THE GODFATHER PART TWO" (1964)
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