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December 02, 2008 
Film Personality Test
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I'd rather not propagate internet memes, but I am trying to post more so I guess you're stuck with it.
Today Kottke posted about a different type of personality test. The Idea is that you take some directors who have directed popular and dynamic films and pick your favorite from each of them. Knowing which of the films someone likes might give you a good idea of their personality (or something to that effect). Here's the list:
1. Joel Coen: No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Hudsucker Proxy, Miller's Crossing, Raising Arizona, etc
2. Wes Anderson: The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tennenbaums, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, etc
3. Hal Ashby: Being There, Shampoo, Harold and Maude, etc
4. Kevin Smith: Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks, etc
5. Quentin Tarantino: Grindhouse, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, etc
6. Stanley Kubrick: 2001, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, etc.
7. P.T. Anderson: Boogie Nights, Hard Eight, There Will Be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia.
I skipped Kottke's 8th director (Errol Morris) because I don't know him (should I?). So here is my list of answers:
1. The Big Lebowski
2. The Royal Tennenbaums
3. Harold and Maude
4. Chasing Amy
5. Reservoir Dogs
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Punch Drunk Love
Couple things about this. Harold and Maude is the only Hal Ashby film I've seen (or even heard of) but I loved it so I guess it makes it my favorite by default. Also, fun fact, Bud Cort played Maude Harold (obviously-- thanks kottke) in Harold and Maude when he was 23 years old and played God (as a Skee-Ball playing man) in Kevin Smith's Dogma when he was 51. [Update: In the comments, Kottke also points out that Bud Cort had a role in The Life Aquatic too which I didn't know] I was going to put down Bottle Rocket as my favorite Wes Anderson movie but after I really thought about it, The Royal Tennenbaums is a great movie and I have to say that it's my favorite.
Sara had her own little Tiny Chime today (if you don't know what the tiny chime is, you should be listening to Jared's Podcast). I was talking about John Hodgeman's twittering and she said "It's funny how small the world is these days. They say there's 6 degrees of separation or something, but I'll bet with the internet we can get that down to three or four."
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Posted by Mark at 12/02/2008 10:07:00 PM
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15fteenthings?
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