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GREATEST LITERATURE CONTEST #13 What books were these movies based on? Hint: All these works are discussed on the website. Winners and answers below. |
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Sure, it's Bogie and Bacall. But which Bogie and Bacall? Hint: This movie won't make you yawn despite the title. |
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Angelica Huston starred in this, her father's last film before he died. |
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| 3 | Gregory Peck's character isn't washed up yet as a writer in this adaptation of a short story, but the end—for him—is near. |
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| 4 | Gregory Peck's character, the submarine skipper, still isn't washed up yet but time is running out—for everyone—in this drama. |
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Gary Oldman is indeed a very, very old man in this bloodthirsty tale. |
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She's mad, he can't make up his mind and something is rotten. Olivier's most famous part. |
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Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis are two of the vain people in this 1990s bomb. |
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Milo O'Shea almost gets into a Bloomin' fight in this stream-of-consciousness flick. |
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Bette Davis is one wickedly foxy lady in this screen adaptation of a famous American play. |
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This is a difficult one—because the movie, based on a bizarre series of sci-fi books, isn't out at the time of writing, though it may be out by the time you read this. But whatever you do, DON'T PANIC. |
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The winners are Bobbie Patel of Miami, Florida; R.M. Burnside of Toronto, Ontario; and Sophie Dupuis of Montreal, Quebec. Our winners have chosen as prizes respectively the books Dracula, Hamlet and So Disdained. Answers: 1. The Big Sleep |
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