Quiz: The year in film 2017

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

How many years after the first Blade Runner does Denis Villeneuve’s sequel Blade Runner 2049 take place?

The Red Turtle (2016)

The Red Turtle was the first feature from Studio Ghibli with a non-Japanese director, Michael Dudok de Wit.  What nationality is he?

Daphne (2017)

Daphne has Emily Beecham’s titular character perpetually drunk / hungover and hungry. Which of the following munchies does she not eat?

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death was re-released in cinemas this year. What are Doctor Reeves and June doing when Conductor 71 stages an otherworldly interruption?

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

One scene in Call Me by Your Name has Armie Hammer letting loose on the dancefloor at an outdoor club. A song by which band is playing?

Which of these was NOT a UK cinema release in 2017?

Get Out (2017)

According to a popular fan theory that’s even convinced the directors of both films, Jordan Peele’s acclaimed horror comedy Get Out can be seen as a sequel to which other cult classic?

Which director’s 100th film was released in the UK in 2017?

Oscar-winning actor Tilda Swinton, guest speaker at this year’s LUMINOUS gala at the BFI National Archive, August 2017

Which of the following phrases did Tilda Swinton not use in her address to the BFI LUMINOUS gala 2017? 

How many boys’ names does Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson scrawl on her wall (then later paint over) in Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, Lady Bird?

Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi (2017)

Which pop star had his cameo role in The Last Jedi left on the cutting room floor?

Moonlight (2016)

Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age drama Moonlight was the surprise best picture winner at this year’s Oscars. In which US city is it predominantly set?