Round 1: Tossup 13

Mary Harron co-wrote The Notorious Bettie Page and American Psycho with an actress with this surname who starred in and co-wrote Rose Troche’s (“troh-SHAY’s”) film Go Fish. A person with this surname played Confederate officer Waller T. Patton in two unrelated films and commissioned a video in which armed forces bands play the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee” to mark the end of the world. A company named for this surname currently employs the Australian author of Backwards & In Heels. Roger (*) Ebert criticized the “computerized graffiti (-5[1])gangs” of a person with this surname for colorizing films like Casablanca. Alicia Malone, Robert Osborne, and Ben Mankiewicz (“MAN-kuh-vits”) hosted a service founded by a businessman with this surname who purchased MGM from Kirk Kerkorian in 1986. For 10 points, give this surname of an Atlanta businessman who names a classic movies channel. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Turner [or Guinevere Turner; or Ted Turner; or Robert Edward Turner III; or Turner Classic Movies; prompt on TCM]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-082100%0%0%50%140.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%20%0%107.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-082100%0%50%0%58.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-08367%0%33%0%72.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%40%0%80.40