red750 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Correct again Marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 What was the worlds longest movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 As this is a brain teaser and not a knowledge quiz, I will say The Longest Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Actually, it was a knowledge question. I was prompted by seeing reference to a film called "Paint Drying", a British film which ran for 10 hours and 7 minutes, and showed a brick wall painted white, while the paint dried. The purpose of the film was to force the Census Board to watch it in order to give it an age rating. However when I did a web search for 'longest film', I discovered there were longer films. There can be different answers to this question depending on what source you consult. Guinness World Records says the longest film ever made is "The Cure for Insomnia" released in 1987. The 85-hour experimental film was directed by John Henry Timmis IV. It was played in its entirety Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 1987 at the The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, according to Guinness World Records. The film does not have a distinct plot and features "L.D. Groban reciting his own poem of 4,080 pages, interspliced with X-rated film footage and rock music videos," according to IMDb. However, IMDb cites "Logistics," directed by Daniel Andersson and Erika Magnusson as the longest film by running time. The Swedish film was released in 2012 and spans 857 hours, or 35 days and 17 hours. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) I'd consider none of the above to rate as "movies" in the true sense of the word. More like art wank, specifically created to set a particular record, and massage the film makers ego, with no other worthwhile value. I'd consider worthy, entertaining films from genuine film makers, as proper entrants to the "longest movie" record. I would've thought one of the Cecil B. DeMille biblical movies would rate in the "longest movie" stakes, thinking perhaps "The Ten Commandments" (3 hrs 45 mins) - or "Cleopatra" at 3 hrs and 53 mins - but it appears "Gods and Generals" at 4 hrs and 31 mins would be the longest. Edited March 17 by onetrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The film Heaven Revealed goes for eternity. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Das Boot was over 4 hours. I know because a mate and I sat through it one evening, wondering when it was going to end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Submarine films have their Ups and Downs and the actors are more trapped than the audience is. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 What letter must replace the question mark below to comPlete this sequence? A A B E H L P ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Sorry willie, not U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 V ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Oh well, at least it's stopping me from going senile. Better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Not V Nev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I thought you'd say that. I must be psychic. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Increasing alphabetically, the numbers go up in steps of 0, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Seeing I have a live audience, the answer it T. The sequence is the letters in the word alphabet, in alphabetic order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 4 hours ago, red750 said: Seeing I have a live audience, the answer it T. The sequence is the letters in the word alphabet, in alphabetic order. Too obscure for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 A Commer VAN. !! TAA used to have some of them. Small HILLMAN motor powered and narrow track made them easy to capsize. Most vans in those days used to crack at the bottom of the rear door corners. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Karma Chameleon. Strangely enough the second time today that song has been mentioned (someone brought up "culture club" at work, and well, you can't think Culture Club without that song worming its way into your ears!) Edited March 25 by Marty_d 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Very good, Marty_d. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Tran’s daughter is trying to guess his age. He tells her that when spelled out, the first digit has the same number of letters as its value. The second digit has half as many letters as its value. How old is Tran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, red750 said: Tran’s daughter is trying to guess his age. He tells her that when spelled out, the first digit has the same number of letters as its value. The second digit has half as many letters as its value. How old is Tran? 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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