New York gangs unite
to take over the city
when Cyrus is killed.
Coney Island gang
fights to get back to their turf
amidst synth music.
Answer
A movie guessing game that I started in the summer of 2007 to combine my ever-expanding film knowledge with my passion for the haiku and my love of puzzles.
December 31, 2009
December 30, 2009
A sitcom teacher
A raunchy comedian
An Aussie husband
A deli worker
gets an assistant job with
a famous comic.
Answer
A raunchy comedian
An Aussie husband
A deli worker
gets an assistant job with
a famous comic.
Answer
December 26, 2009
Two men in white suits
square off at a train station
for a stolen gun.
A rookie police
gets his gun stolen aboard
a Japanese bus.
Answer
square off at a train station
for a stolen gun.
A rookie police
gets his gun stolen aboard
a Japanese bus.
Answer
December 24, 2009
Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday, and I'll return on the 26th. Here's one special timely haiku to tide you over.
A man on the edge
A township prays together
And Clarence answers
Answer
A man on the edge
A township prays together
And Clarence answers
Answer
December 23, 2009
Novelty plungers
A Mormon Furniture Store
Two lovers unite
A plunger salesman
Seven female siblings and
A navy blue suit
Answer
A Mormon Furniture Store
Two lovers unite
A plunger salesman
Seven female siblings and
A navy blue suit
Answer
December 22, 2009
An odd tank leader
A war anachronism
No negative waves
A drunk Nazi brass
spills the beans on some bouillon.
Enter Kelly's men.
Answer
A war anachronism
No negative waves
A drunk Nazi brass
spills the beans on some bouillon.
Enter Kelly's men.
Answer
December 21, 2009
A greedy partner
plans his boss's kidnapping
in the Middle East.
An alcoholic
wealthy industrialist
must destroy his work.
A weapons maker
is forced to build a missle.
He keeps the iron.
Answer
plans his boss's kidnapping
in the Middle East.
An alcoholic
wealthy industrialist
must destroy his work.
A weapons maker
is forced to build a missle.
He keeps the iron.
Answer
December 20, 2009
After a horse ride,
a blind woman comes home to
a household murdered.
Answer
P.S. I try to abstain from editorializing, but this film blew me away. The sequence when she comes home unaware of her family killed and the slow reveal is insanely good and compelling. Check it out!
a blind woman comes home to
a household murdered.
Answer
P.S. I try to abstain from editorializing, but this film blew me away. The sequence when she comes home unaware of her family killed and the slow reveal is insanely good and compelling. Check it out!
December 19, 2009
A Brecht professor
A failed playwright needs FEMA
A father dying
Two writer siblings
One dementia-ridden father
A blood bond restored
Answer
A failed playwright needs FEMA
A father dying
Two writer siblings
One dementia-ridden father
A blood bond restored
Answer
December 18, 2009
A London midwife
seeks to find a baby's home
with mafia help.
A Russian cleaner
whose tattoos tell a story
infiltrates the mob.
A driver's set up
stark naked in a bath house.
Two hit men perish.
Answer
seeks to find a baby's home
with mafia help.
A Russian cleaner
whose tattoos tell a story
infiltrates the mob.
A driver's set up
stark naked in a bath house.
Two hit men perish.
Answer
December 15, 2009
A man in a tree
A man killed killing himself
A matter of chance
Falling from the sky
amphibians cause wreckage
and unite strangers.
Answer
A man killed killing himself
A matter of chance
Falling from the sky
amphibians cause wreckage
and unite strangers.
Answer
December 14, 2009
A snowbound escape
Trolls and two-headed monsters
A washed up swordsman
Just a little peck
the disappearing pig trick
defeats Bavmorda
Two Brownie fairies
A quest to dethrone the Queen
A Daikini child
Answer
Trolls and two-headed monsters
A washed up swordsman
Just a little peck
the disappearing pig trick
defeats Bavmorda
Two Brownie fairies
A quest to dethrone the Queen
A Daikini child
Answer
December 13, 2009
In isolation
A bands loss bears new order
Love tears him apart
A man with two jobs:
An employment agency
A new wave front man
Answer
A bands loss bears new order
Love tears him apart
A man with two jobs:
An employment agency
A new wave front man
Answer
December 12, 2009
A granddaddy dies
A grandson without a home
Off to Mexico
Because of a horse,
three Texas boys wind up in
a Mexican jail.
Answer
A grandson without a home
Off to Mexico
Because of a horse,
three Texas boys wind up in
a Mexican jail.
Answer
December 10, 2009
Wrong man is accused
of raping and strangling
his ex and girlfriend.
A London killer
known for strangling with neck ties
smells of potatoes.
Answer
of raping and strangling
his ex and girlfriend.
A London killer
known for strangling with neck ties
smells of potatoes.
Answer
December 8, 2009
When the clock strikes three,
an outlaw will meet his doom
when the train arrives.
A father and son
deliver a prisoner
down to Contention.
Answer
an outlaw will meet his doom
when the train arrives.
A father and son
deliver a prisoner
down to Contention.
Answer
December 7, 2009
Captured and tortured
lying on the rack he cries
one last word: Freedom.
Longshanks tyranny
leads a Scotsman to rise up
and fight for his land.
A Scottish rebel
fights to avenge his dead wife
and for his freedom.
Answer
lying on the rack he cries
one last word: Freedom.
Longshanks tyranny
leads a Scotsman to rise up
and fight for his land.
A Scottish rebel
fights to avenge his dead wife
and for his freedom.
Answer
December 4, 2009
A lawyer in debt
uncovers some corruption
and fakes his own death.
A law firm fixer,
driving home from a client,
stops from three horses.
Answer
uncovers some corruption
and fakes his own death.
A law firm fixer,
driving home from a client,
stops from three horses.
Answer
December 3, 2009
70's Michigan
Young girls coming of age
and dealing with death.
Four teenage sisters
enthrall some neighborhood boys
ending in their death.
Answer
Young girls coming of age
and dealing with death.
Four teenage sisters
enthrall some neighborhood boys
ending in their death.
Answer
December 2, 2009
The Charlestown Chiefs
A team with a bunch of goons
Including three bros
The Championship
A center ice strip tease and
A win through default
An old player/coach
A rumor to move the team
Minor league hockey
Answer
A team with a bunch of goons
Including three bros
The Championship
A center ice strip tease and
A win through default
An old player/coach
A rumor to move the team
Minor league hockey
Answer
December 1, 2009
With loiters outside,
a clerk insults clients and
sells smokes to a kid.
A New Jersey shop
next to a video store
has gum in the lock.
Answer
a clerk insults clients and
sells smokes to a kid.
A New Jersey shop
next to a video store
has gum in the lock.
Answer
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