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Do you think you know a thing or two about cinema? Put your knowledge to the test with Intellect’s ‘Test your knowledge’ quiz.

1. ‘A man went looking for America, and couldn’t find it anywhere’ was the

tagline for which counter-culture road movie?

2. Who won an Oscar for his supporting role in Paul Schrader’s Affliction?

3. Which John Waters film stars Divine as, ‘the filthiest person alive’?

4. Céline and Jessie, the protagonists of Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise and

Before Sunset, feature in which other movie by the director?

5. Who directed The Boondock Saints and became the subject of the

documentary Overnight?

6. Aside from the titular actor, which movie star plays himself in Being John

Malkovich?

7. Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac feature in which 1959 ‘beat’ movie?

8. Carnival of Souls was the sole directorial credit of which film-maker?

9. With which suburban thriller did Bryan Singer make his directorial debut?

10. Which Richard Linklater film takes place over the course of one day in

Austin, Texas?

11. Which punk icon portrayed a struggling singer in Susan Seidelman’s

Smithereens?

12. ‘Faith in chaos’ was the tag-line for which Darren Aronofsky film?

13. The Brain and The Pin are characters in which teen-oriented film noir?

14. Name the three film students who fall prey to a local curse in The Blair Witch

Project.

15. Which documentary scrutinized the investigation into the 1976 shooting of a

Dallas police officer?

16. With which film did Gus Van Sant make his directorial debut?

17. Name the maverick exploitation maestro responsible for God Told me To

and It’s Alive.

18. The true story of the ‘Lonely Hearts Killers’ inspired which 1970 thriller?

19. House of 1,000 Corpses marked the directorial debut of which controversial

music star?

20. Ryan Phillippe and Heather Graham cameo in which Greg Araki movie?

The quiz is taken from our recent publication the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent and focuses on American independent cinema. For a limited time the Directory is also available as a free download online.

As an academic publisher of subjects related to creative media, Intellect has established a strong reputation in the field of cinema studies through its book and journal programmes. We are excited about this project, which will bring a new dimension to the academic study of film – the Directory of World Cinema.

The project consists of three components:

    * A pre-print web-based database, which will facilitate content collection and provide free access to the content.
    * A series of printed volumes for each world region, of about 300 pages per volume. In each series, a new volume with original content will be published every two years.
    * Post-publication online PDFs of the published material, sold to libraries.

The Directory of World Cinema: American Independent chronicles the rise of the independent sector as an outlet for directors who challenge the status quo, yet still produce accessible feature films that find wide audiences and enjoy considerable box office appeal, without sacrificing critical legitimacy. Key directors are interviewed and profiled, and a sizeable selection of films are referenced and reviewed. More than a dozen sub-genres - including African American cinema, queer cinema, documentary, familial dysfunction and exploitation - are individually considered, with an emphasis on their ability to exemplify and engage with tensions inherent in American society. Copious illustrations and a range of research resources round out the volume, making this a truly comprehensive guide.

The Directory of World Cinema: American Independent is the second volume in the series, other volumes include Directory of World Cinema: Japan, Directory of World Cinema: Russia and Directory of World Cinema: Australia and New Zealand. Information about each volume is available on our website: www.intellectbooks.co.uk.

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