The JOE Movie Quiz: Week 187

Are you a movie lover?

If so, you should fare well in the latest edition of The Big Reviewski JOE Movie Quiz.

By now you should know the drill and that there are 15 questions over three rounds.

The first tests players’ general cinematic knowledge.

Then, to coincide with the release of The Pale Blue Eye on Netflix, we have rounds on the career of Christian Bale and on the sub-genre of period-set mysteries.

Enjoy and best of luck.

ROUND 1: General Knowledge - Which of these actresses is set to be Oscar nominated for her lead role in the film Tár?

Frances McDormand

Cate Blanchett

Meryl Streep

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M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out next month. What is it called?

Knock at the Cabin

The Cabin at the End of the World

Cabin Fever

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In 2005, Colin Farrell starred in a movie reboot of which of these shows?

Starsky & Hutch

Miami Vice

The A-Team

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Also coming out next month is Magic Mike’s Last Dance. With its release, how many Magic Mike films will there have been?

4

3

2

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Last year, director Michael Mann published a novel sequel to his 1995 crime movie classic Heat titled Heat 2. Who co-wrote the book with him?

Megan Abbott

Gillian Flynn

Meg Gardiner

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ROUND 2: Christian Bale - In what year did Batman Begins come out?

2005

2003

2004

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Who wrote the novel American Psycho?

Cormac McCarthy

Chuck Palahniuk

Bret Easton Ellis

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In which Steven Spielberg movie did Christian Bale appear in as a child?

Empire of the Sun

Hook

Always

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In which of these films did Bale play real-life FBI agent Melvin Purvis?

American Hustle

Harsh Times

Public Enemies

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How many Oscars has Christian Bale won?

Zero

Two

One

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ROUND 3: Period Mysteries - Who plays Edgar Allan Poe in The Pale Blue Eye?

Harry Lawtey

Harry Melling

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

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John Cusack previously played Poe in a period mystery released in 2012. What was it called?

The Raven

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Black Cat

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Johnny Depp played a detective investigating the killings of Jack the Ripper in which of these movies?

Penny Dreadful

Sleepy Hollow

From Hell

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Who directed Shutter Island?

Christopher Nolan

Martin Scorsese

David Fincher

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Who was Oscar nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in the Clint Eastwood-directed period mystery film Changeling?

Kate Winslet

Angelina Jolie

Anne Hathaway

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