Twenty years ago, an American movie star met a British travel book shop owner in a charming neighborhood of London. They fell for each other, and it actually worked out, leading us all to believe we were just a meet-cute away from walking the red carpet with the love of our lives. Along with that […]
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Trivia inspiration strikes in a lot of different ways. Today I saw a laptop sticker that said, “Never stop learning.” Church. But the style of the sticker made me think of The Max restaurant from “Saved by the Bell.” And voila, mid-meeting, I’m writing “Saved by the Bell” trivia. The fashion. The hijinks. The relationship
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My niece, Carys, turns 16 years old today, which makes me feel very old and also makes me think about how “Sweet 16” is such a big part of our culture. Of all the milestone birthdays, it may be the best. On my 16th, I went to the DMV first thing in the morning, got
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I’ve been so busy binge-watching TV shows lately (and writing trivia books) that I’ve fallen WAY behind on seeing movies. This week I finally checked out the latest from the Clint Eastwood filmography, “The Mule,” which he directed and starred in last year. Clint plays Earl Stone, a rock star horticulturalist (but all-around bad husband
‘The Mule’ is meh, but this Clint Eastwood filmography quiz is fantastic Read More »
Was “Ghostbusters Afterlife” overly packed with fan service and references to the original film? Hell, yes, and I loved it. The original rules, and I made a mini quiz about it. The only thing that could make the original better, for my money, is the presence of Paul Rudd. Riddle me this: At the start
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“Sorry I’m late. It took me forever to get here.” “I know what you mean.” In “Never Been Kissed,” newspaper copy editor Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) gets assigned to go undercover at a high school, looking for stories about what the heck teens are all about these days. Flashbacks to the unpopular “Josie Grossy” days
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“In any other town, they’d be the bad guys.“ The tagline comes from the Rat Pack original, but we’re talking Clooney and company on this “Ocean’s 11” trivia quiz. Steven Soderbergh’s jazzy visual style and George Clooney’s modern-day Cary Grant vibe combine in this remake from 2001 that sees Danny Ocean (Clooney) freshly released from
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His name is Andrew Shepherd and he IS the president. Michael Douglas and Annette Bening starred in the Aaron Sorkin-penned film, “The American President,” about a widowed commander in chief who makes the grave mistake of falling in love with a lobbyist while under the 24-hour news cycle scrutiny of an election year. Our take:
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