# Puzzle: "Cinema Special" **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 2, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104 "2009-05-02T18:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/1 "2009-05-02T18:33:35Z")
This puzzle consists of a list of movie titles. The titles have been broken into doublets, and the doublets alphabetized. _Example_: AMERICAN BEAUTY AM ER IC AN BE AU TY AM AN AU BE ER IC TY **Problems** : 1. In light of the tough economic times, there is a special going on at the Puzzle Cinema to hopefully draw in a crowd with a good deal. 2. Before being broken into doublets, an extra letter was added to the beginning and ending of each entry. These extra letters are not part of the movie titles at all. **Mitigating Circumstance** : These extra letters, when read from left to right will spell out the nature of our Puzzle Cinema special. Can you discover the movie titles and the special? * * * 1. DA DA DR EA EM EN EQ FO LI MO RA RE RR SP SV TO UI 2. AU BE FE FU IS LB LI OF OF RO TI UP 3. EM EN EP ER ES GW HE HI HT IN IT LE LE LW UW YE YO 4. AR AS EA EC EE EN EY FJ FT HE HG IR LS OU RN RO RT TE TH TO YE 5. AF AS CA IL IL IL LB LK LT RP SY TE TK US 6. AZ DA DI EA ER FN IS MU NO ST TH UR US YR 7. AT EB ER EW FR IT NG ON ON RI TH TP 8. CI DP EA EL ET GD HT IG IN IV OE OF RN SO TH TS YE 9. AN DA ER GK IA IS NG OK ON OU SB SE SL 10. AR CA IS ME NA NA NI NP OU RI TR TT 11. AF AT BR EI EN EO FF FT HE HE ID NK NT RA RO ST 12. 3T AK AR AT AY E1 ES FR GI HP ID IH IS JA MA NO NH NT RL SO T8 TA TH 13. AR AS ES HE HI KH ME NG NS NS NW OC OL QU RL SI TO * * * ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/2 "2009-05-02T22:00:47Z")
Let me make sure I understand. Each scrambled entry is a single movie title with nothing else except exactly one extra letter at the beginning and exactly one extra letter at the end? If so, those are some seriously long movie titles. For #1, I can make Aliens vs. Predator–Requiem but with a crapload of letters left over. For #2, Life is Beautiful but again with a lot of letters left over. ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/3 "2009-05-02T22:14:28Z")
#10:N An American in Paris Trout T It’s before and after, see? An American in Paris + Paris Trout ETA: So, #1:D Alien vs. Predator Requiem for a Dream O and #2U Proof of Life is Beautiful B ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/4 "2009-05-02T22:20:49Z")
Presumably, the reference to “a special going on at the Puzzle Cinema” in the OP is in reference to this before-and-afterism (two movies for the price of one), so that’s what the leftover initial and final letters will describe; “double…” something or another, whatever it’s called in theatre lingo ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/5 "2009-05-04T21:14:15Z")
#7 E Bring it On the Waterfront P ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/6 "2009-05-04T21:24:01Z")
Thanks to the time demands of proctoring exams: #5 (A) FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL BILL (T) #6 (U) SURF NAZIS MUST DIE ANOTHER DAY ® #9 (S) BANGKOK DANGEROUS LIAISONS (E) #13 (N) SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON SQUARE (S) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/7 "2009-05-05T03:03:46Z")
Before I respond I have to say, “Whooo-hoooo!” Biotop how’s it been? Have I just not been paying enough attention to the boards? OK. Now to work. So what if it’s not Sunday Morning… ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/8 "2009-05-05T03:16:58Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > Before I respond I have to say, “Whooo-hoooo!” Biotop how’s it been? Have I just not been paying enough attention to the boards? Same old story. So much work, so little time for anything else… (And a Whoooo-hoooo to you too!) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/9 "2009-05-05T06:15:32Z")
#3 spoiler While You Were Sleeping with the Enemy (E)[/spoiler] #8 spoiler Night of the Living Dead Poets Society (E)[/spoiler] #11 spoiler Father of the Bride of Frankenstein (T)[/spoiler] #12 is tricky because I misread the 1 as an I at first spoiler His Girl Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (O)[/spoiler] Making the special Double feature presentations ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/10 "2009-05-05T06:48:51Z")
In case anyone hasn’t figured out all the left-over letters yet (though I imagine everyone has by now), double feature presentations ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/11 "2009-05-06T00:48:34Z")
Way to go **Indistinguishable, phungi, bibliophage** , and **Long Time Lurker**! I was worried this puzzle might be “two hard”, but you all solved it fast. EA ER EV GR NE OB TJ YO! ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-cinema-special/495104/12 "2009-05-06T03:12:54Z")
Thanks, though, for completion’s sake, we should probably get to #4: (F) Journey to the Center of the Earth Girls Are Easy (E) And, hell, while we’re being complete, Great job, everyone! 🙂