Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 13, Week 5

If there's a silver lining to be found in last week's cloud, it's this -- the death of both Bergman and Antonioni resulted in some great (and some not-so-great) dialog and prose about the two directors on just about every corner of the Web. Hell, we even got an Op-Ed piece in the Times from Jonathan Rosenbaum. I personally engaged in no fewer than half a dozen "Bergman vs. Antonioni" discussions -- pointless, perhaps, but lots of fun. It also led me to reconsider the film used in last week's quiz, Vargtimmen (The Hour of the Wolf). In college, I thought it was one of Bergman's best, but now I don't think it would land on my Ingmar Top-Ten. It has some wonderful moments in it, and it still works as an effective depiction of descent into madness, but it somehow feels really, really dated. There have been rumblings from some that this round is far too difficult. It's not intentionally so -- I find myself with less time to prepare, so perhaps the choices aren't as lovingly selected as they were in the past. However, for this week's quiz I combed through the entire film to find the perfect shot: a wonderful view of Times Square, before it turned into a family-friendly shopping mall. Name the film. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck!

Comments

[JasonTHX]

Without giving away the answer - It's strikes me as amusing that there is an ad For John Water's "Cry-Baby" placed in the middle of this director's shot. When Considering how different these filmaker's are - and Boy, are they different.

[Filmbrain]

Jason --

If Hairspray is any indicator, we'll probably be seeing Cry Baby again on Broadway, in a watered-down version that will eventually be turned into a film. Maybe Ms. Lohan can play the Traci Lords part. . .

[Ashley]

Meh. Get back to me when Desperate Living makes it to Broadway.

[mike]

If there is anybody who can play traci lords it might actually be lindsey lohan.....

imagine the possibilities.