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Fri 10 Oct 2007The weekly movie quizFrom the blood simple to the die hard1. Who, according to Bananarama, was "waiting" while "talking Italian"? 2. The poster for which recent animated release carries a phonetic pronunciation guide to its title? 3. "What are they gonna say about him? What are they gonna say? That he was a kind man? That he was a wise man? That he had plans?" Who? 4. What began at The Dawn of Manand ended six years ago? 5. Why are sections of the Scottish media annoyed with Simon Pegg? 6. Despite reports to the contrary in last week's media, only one man has been awarded both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. Who? 7. Look at me. I'm waving a white handkerchief while shouting "Attica! Attica!" Who am I? 8. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Coal Miner's Daughter, Once We Were Warriors, The Mask of Zorro(in that order). What connects the directors? 9. A typical John Ford film. The National Guard get butchered in the Louisiana swamps. The latest David Cronenberg film. But, controversially, not the first episode of His Dark Materials. Explain. 10. Robert De Niro's debut as director. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a prostitute. More than one Helen Mirren. Isaac Davis falls for a younger woman. What's missing?