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Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:00 AM

"The Return of the Player"

In Michael Tolkin's follow-up to "The Player," Griffin Mill leaves the movie business behind -- but he's still out for blood.

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Saturday, October 28, 2006 07:11 PM

The Player Quiz

Do you love The Player as much as I do? Here's a quiz.

1. Larry Levy wants to get movie ideas

a. from novels

b. from the newspapers

c. without using writers

d. all of the above

e. only b and c

2. Griffin’s unpleasant personality is evident in the way he treats all of these people except

a. Bonnie

b. June

c. restaurant waiters

d. Larry Levy

e. Detective Avery

3. June says all of the following except:

a. “I don’t have beliefs, I have feelings”

b. “if you don’t suffer for it, it wasn’t a crime”

c. “I like letters and words, but not full sentences”

d. “keep it to yourself!”

4. Griffin knows that successful movies contain all of the following qualities except

a. irony and honesty

b. suspense and laughter

c. violence and hope

d. heart and nudity

e. sex and happy endings

5. Larry Levy goes to AA meetings because

a. he likes alcoholic women

b. he’s alcoholic himself

c. that’s where all the deals are made

d. he’s tired of parties with celebrities

e. he believes in happy endings

Doesn't it just make you want to go out and rent "Touch of Evil" and "The Bicycle Thief" again?

Chris Deignan

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