DONALD CLARKE's weekly quiz

QUESTIONS

1. Which late star returns this week in This Is It?

2. In what direction are Carl Fredricksen, his house and his balloons headed?

3. Why might The Big Lebowskiand Kingpinremind you of a Michael Moore film?

4. Two adaptations by Ken Russell. Peter O’Toole’s breakthrough. Theatrical knight. Tom Conti plays opposite Bowie. What name?

5. Which film relates the life and death of Marion Crane?

6. Which Friend had her first big (well, biggish) break in the original Leprechaun?

7. The times of Mr B Cohen. Sacred drinking vessel. What it’s all about. Whose cinematic oeuvre?

8. “Oh, good. For a moment there I thought we were in trouble.” The end of which 1960s classic?

9. Martin Ritt, John Boorman, George Roy Hill, Fred Schepisi and Fernando Meirelles have all done what?

10. What links Through a Glass Darkly(1961), Pather Panchali(1955), Sympathy for Mr Vengeance(2002) and Blue(1993)?

ANSWERS

1. Michael Jackson

2. Up

3. Because they are both about bowling and Moore directed Bowling for Columbine

4. Lawrence/Laurence. The question refers to Lawrence of Arabia, D H Lawrence's Women in Love and The Rainbow, Laurence Olivier and Merry Christmas Me Lawrence.

5. Psycho

6. Jenifer Aniston

7. Monty Python. The question refers to The Life of Brian, The Holy Grail and The Meaning of Life.

8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

9. They have directed adaptations of John Le Carre novels: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, The Tailor of Panama, The Little Drummer Girl, The Russia House and The Constant Gardener.

10. They are each the first episode in a trilogy: Ingmar Bergman's Faith trilogy, Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance trilogy and Krzysztof Kielowski's Colours trilogy.