Think you know all you need to about our tuque-wearing neighbors to the north? Think again. This CBC Arts quiz on the Genie Awards [held on March 21, eh] kicked the cinetrix in the derierre. Here's a representative question.
Which of the following statements about Atom Egoyan’s Exotica — which ran amok with eight awards at the 1994 ceremony — is untrue?
- The film won both the International Critics Prize at Cannes and Best Alternative Adult Film at the Adult Video News Awards
- Actor Elias Koteas (club MC Eric) starred in two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies
- A 2004 prequel was scrapped when Egoyan couldn’t find an actor to play a young Don McKellar
- Egoyan’s wife Arsinée Khanjian (club co-owner Zoe) was actually pregnant during shooting
- Composer Mychael Danna also scored the soundtracks to The Ice Storm, Johnny Mnemonic and Monsoon Wedding
Don't worry, the one about Porky's is easier.
If you need me, I'll be brushing up on the Andrea Martin oeuvre. [Dude, she hosted the Genies this year, and she's from Maine! Do you think somebody should tell the Canadians? I mean, I realize it's semantics, really, but still....]
