trivia

1. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino co-direct this month’s retro horror Grindhouse. Which 1996 movie was directed by Rodriguez and starred Tarantino as a criminal fending off vampires?

2. Canadian Bruce Greenwood plays a firefighter in the family film Firehouse Dog. Which famous American figure did Greenwood play in the 2000 drama Thirteen Days?

3. Over the past few years Are We Done Yet? star Ice Cube has become better known as an actor than a musician, but that wasn’t always the case. He first found fame with a certain rap group whose debut album was Straight Outta Compton. Name that group.

4. Next, which stars Nicolas Cage as a man who can see into the future, is based on Philip K. Dick’s story The Golden Man. Which classic sci-fi film was based on Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

5. The husband and wife writing/directing team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini reunite with actor Paul Giamatti for this month’s The Nanny Diaries. The last movie the trio did together was about a petulant comic book writer. Name that movie.

6. Adam Brody plays a heartbroken TV writer in In the Land of Women. Speaking of TV, Brody is best known for playing Seth on TV’s The O.C., but before that he played guitar player Dave Rygalski on another popular TV show. Name it.

7. Kate Beckinsale stars in the horror pic Vacancy. The British actor played a vampire in Underworld and a vampire-hunter in which other film?

Answers:

1. From Dusk Till Dawn 2. John F. Kennedy 3. N.W.A . 4. Blade Runner 5. American Splendor 6. Gilmore Girls 7. Van Helsing