Academy Awards
Who did Will Smith infamously slap at the 2022 Oscars, getting him subsequently suspended from the Academy for 10 years?
Chris Rock
"Ugh, as if!"
Clueless (1995)
How many movies can you put in the "Favorites" section of your Letterboxd profile?
What language is City of God (2002) filmed entirely in?
Portuguese
Finish the lyrics: "City of stars, ____?"
"...are you shining just for me?"
The term EGOT refers to a person who has acquired all of these four awards:
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony
The Lion King (1994)
In words, what does it mean if someone rates a movie 5/5 stars on Letterboxd?
Perfect! (or some equivalent).
Dario Argento, the director and co-writer of horror cult-classic Suspiria (1977) is from this European country.
Italy
This is the key difference between soundtrack and score.
Soundtrack = pre-existing songs carefully curated for a film
Score = original music composed for a specific film
Finish this famous John Travolta quote: "Please welcome the wickedly talented, one and only, _____ _____."
"...Adele Dazeem!"
"O Captain! My Captain!"
Dead Poets Society (1989)
This is what a Letterboxd diary contains.
Reviews
The title of the French film "La Haine" (1996) by Mathieu Kassovitz translates to this English word (ephrem le cannu cannot answer this).
Hate
Who composed the scores for the following Christopher Nolan films (among others): Inception, Dunkirk, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer?
Hanz Zimmer.
In what 2017 Oscars category were Moonlight and La La Land both nominated when the Academy infamously mixed up the real winner?
Best Picture
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Goodfellas (1990)
This phrase pops up on Letterboxd when you review "Fight Club" (1999)
This Hong Kong writer and director is known for critically acclaimed pieces such as "In the Mood for Love" (2000), "Chunking Express" (1994), and "Fallen Angels" (1995).
Wong Kar-wai
This band originally wrote the song "Black Sheep" that was covered by Brie Larson for "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" (2010)
Metric
Who was the first African American (woman) to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Hattie McDaniel
"You have bewitched me body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you."
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
What is at least 1 of the top 5 highest-rated movies on Letterboxd?
1. Harakiri (1962)
2. Come and See (1985)
3. 12 Angry Men (1957)
4. Seven Samurai (1954)
5. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Sandra Hüller is a German actress who starred in two Best-Picture-nominated films at the 2024 Oscars. One was "The Zone of Interest" and the other was ____.
"Anatomy of a Fall"
Can you name three songs from the 2024 Wicked soundtrack?
Possible answers: No One Mourns the Wicked, Dear Old Shiz, The Wizard and I, What is This Feeling?, Something Bad, Dancing Through Life, Popular, I'm Not That Girl, One Short Day, A Sentimental Man, Defying Gravity