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March 19, 2003 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Places in the Movies Packing Round 1. Most of the action in "Gangs of New York," occurs in the five points section of LOWER MANHATTAN . 2. All of these movies are set in the City of Lights except THE WINGS OF THE DOVE . 3. The Oscar-winning 1985 movie "Out of Africa" focuses on a coffee plantation in KENYA . 4. The Warsaw ghetto monument is a poiniant reminder of events shown in this 2002 movie. THE PIANIST 5. "A Beautiful Mind" is the story of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a professor at M.I.T. in this city. CAMBRIDGE 6. "A Cockeyed Optimist" and "Dites-Moi" are songs from the musical about an island on the PACIFIC OCEAN . Picture: tall tower building Departure Round 1. The title of this movie names a specialty at a local cafe in Whistlestop, Alabama. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES 2. This man was sworn in as president of South Korea on February 25, 2003 in Souel. ROH MOO-HYUN 3. Vivica Lindfors' last movie was about a family that met annually in the THE HAMPTONS to perform plays. 4. The river is unnamed in "The African Queen" but all of these rivers are in Africa except PURUS. 5. "Bull Durham" is about a minor league baseball team in this Tar Heel state. NORTH CAROLINA Picture: red mill On Tour 1. "Beau Brummel" is about a real-life dandy who lived in this country noted for its castles. ENGLAND 2. Julianne Moore earned an Oscar nomination for "Far From Heaven" about a family in the city of HARTFORD, CT. 3. Cinematographer Phillepe Rousselot got an Oscar for this 1992 movie set in Montana. A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT 4. New York, California and ENGLAND are the settings of the stories of three women in "The Hours." 5. The Pinakothek Museum and the Frauenkirche are in this German city seen in the movie "Max." MUNICH 6. All of these movies transport the audience to London except NIGHT ON EARTH . 7. The title character in "About Schmidt" travels across NEBRASKA to attend his daughter's wedding. Picture: large ornate building with dome near water 8. A young couple rents an apartment to a man who is a psychopath in this San Francisco thriller. PACIFIC HEIGHTS 9. This Burt Lancaster film is said to illustrate the transformation of its title city. ATLANTIC CITY 10. Find the movie that is mismatched with its city. HAIRSPRAY - ROME 11. The new cop movie "Dark Blue" is set in Los Angeles, home to all of these sites except BALBOA PARK . 12. The Oscar nominated movie "Frieda" is about the wife of this famous Mexican artist. DIEGO RIVERA Bonus Question One This baseball stadium built in 2000 is in Detroit, the city featured in "Narc." COMERICA PARK Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Michigan is Detroit found? Area 5 Picture: large fountain with green statues Slide Show 1. The musical "Chicago" is set in the 1920's when this Chicago landmark was not yet built. JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING 2. The movie "Moulin Rouge" focuses on this landmark nightclub in the MONTMARTRE district of Paris. 3. The Parliament building is a landmark in this city seen in "The Shop Around the Corner." BUDAPEST 4. This landmark fountain is in Philadelphia, the setting for all these movies except GREEN CARD . Clues for next destination: Sun screen Beach blanket Flip-flops Shades |