Donald Clarke's Weekly Movie Quiz

1Which actor was born Shirley Beatty in 1934?

2Which Irish actor got to read a poem at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral?

3Who is the stalwart clutching a SAG Award (pictured)?

4Which film's first proposed title was Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory?

5Recently buried alive. Carrie Fisher's mom. The Bandit. What's the connection?

6Which film concerns the feud between Jane and Blanche Hudson?

7Which unlikely star is allegedly set to become the next Miss Marple?

8What was officially launched with Bwana Devilin 1953?

9A 1977 Martin Scorsese film. A 2002 Rob Marshall film. A 1993 Jonathan Demme film. What's the connection?

10Which film takes its title from the nursery rhyme Pease Porridge Hot?

Answers

1.Shirley MacLaine. (She is, of course, Warren Beatty's sister.)

2.Colin Farrell

3.Betty White

4.Monty Python's Life of Brian

5.Reynolds (Ryan, Debbie and Burt)

6. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

7.Jennifer Garner

8.3D. The technique had appeared elsewhere, but this was the first mainstream American feature presented in the process.

9.Films named for American cities (New York, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia)

10.Some Like It Hot