NEWS CAPSULE: Dubai International Film Festival opening night, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12/11/08

NEWS CAPSULE: Dubai International Film Festival opening night, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12/11/08

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts, Journalism, Performing Arts

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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Raleigh Ross reports from the Dubai International Film Festival, highlighting Oliver Stone's film 'W' about George W. Bush. He discusses his role in the AMFA event for AIDS research and his personal connections at the festival. Ross also provides insights into the production of 'The Imagineering,' including the replacement of Heath Ledger with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law. He concludes by sharing his perspective as a dramatist, aiming to tell stories from within the characters' shoes.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is opening the Dubai International Film Festival with a biopic about George W. Bush?

Martin Scorsese

Steven Spielberg

Oliver Stone

Quentin Tarantino

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the AMFA event that Raleigh Ross is chairing?

To raise funds for AIDS research

To honor George W. Bush

To promote new films

To celebrate the festival's anniversary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the status of the film 'The Imagineering' as discussed by Raleigh Ross?

It has been canceled

It is completed and awaiting special effects

It is still in the early stages of production

It is being rewritten

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which actors replaced Heath Ledger in 'The Imagineering'?

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Mark Ruffalo

Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise

Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Raleigh Ross describe his approach to telling George W. Bush's story?

As an apologist for Bush

As a critic of Bush's policies

As a dramatist telling the story from Bush's perspective

As a historian documenting facts