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Disclaimer of a movie: Can it really save the producers?
It is usual in films to use Disclaimer in it to
reduce the possibility of legal action for libel from any person who believes that he or she has been libeled via their portrayal in the work ...
0
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1answer
11 views
How was the electromagnet scene filmed?
In the first episode of season 5 of Breaking Bad, a large electromagnet is rigged up a truck, and placed next to a building. The camera shows the contents of the building flying across the room and ...
1
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1answer
63 views
What changed K's experience?
In MIB3, the proposed explanation for K's lack of emotion and human interaction can be traced to the happening at Cape Canaveral. When J goes back to change the otherwise altered past, K comes out ...
0
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0answers
10 views
Is The Warriors an accurate depiction of gang relations in 1970s New York City?
From the numerous gangs with their specific outfits and mannerisms, to the way they interacted and the meetings were arranged, was The Warriors an accurate depiction of 1970s gang relations in New ...
3
votes
1answer
59 views
How did Tracy win the gun battle with her android duplicate?
Near the end of the 1976 film Futureworld Tracy Ballard, the female reporter, is in a stand-off with her android double, each holding a gun. The android was made as an exact duplicate, and they ...
2
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1answer
297 views
What is the purpose of the lab in The Divide?
What exactly happens at the laboratory in The Divide (2011)? Who are the guys at the laboratory and what do they try to achieve?
0
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1answer
77 views
Presidential Candidate reality TV show pitch?
I remember hearing about a TV show being considered that was going to try to generate enough popular interest and support for a regular citizen candidate to allow the person to legally enter the US ...
0
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1answer
23 views
Dawson's Creek - Pacey bar fight
What season and episode was it where Pacey locks up the restaurant and a group of guys surround an jump him? It has to do with him sleeping with the wife of one the men.
5
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1answer
117 views
What happened to Scrad?
In Men in Black II, Johnny Knoxville's character Scrad, the two-headed alien henchman for Seelena leads a bunch of aline thugs to Jeebs' basement where Agent K has just been deneuralized.
In the ...
2
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4answers
81 views
Is this character really a bad guy?
I've watched STID recently and couldn't help but notice that Benedict Cumberbatch's character is not really that bad as they make it seem.
Sure in another dimension he was one of Kirk's greatest ...
7
votes
1answer
135 views
Does Princess Leia ever learn that Darth Vader is her father?
Luke learns that he is Vader's son privately and finds out Leia is his sister in a separate revelation. Are these 2 points ever revealed to Leia, and what is her reaction to learning that the person ...
3
votes
2answers
92 views
In Star Trek Into Darkness who was the saboteur?
When the Enterprise is on it's way to Qo'nos it drops out of warp because of some unknown leak in the core. At first it's implied that it's the torpedoes (which it wasn't because they were not even ...
6
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1answer
49 views
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Why does deliberately causing a coolant leak in main engineering NOT result in catastrophic destruction of the ship?
In Star Trek: Generations, it was this very thing that destroyed the stardrive section of the Enterprise-D. As soon as LaForge recognized that a coolant leak had occurred, he evacuated Engineering ...
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0answers
22 views
Identification of the opening song of Disney Time (1990s) [closed]
I've been trying for a couple of days to identify and download/purchase the song that plays in the opening of Disney Time (1990s).
Here is the the video and song:
Disney Time - Opening Titles - 1990
...
6
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0answers
66 views
Why these credits for Star Trek Into Darkness?
I noticed during the credit sequence at the end of Star Trek Into Darkness that Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Morrison were credited as Kirk's parents (whom they portrayed in the previous film).
I ...
10
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4answers
2k views
Did Vincent Vega shoot Marvin on purpose?
In a very popular scene from the movie Pulp Fiction, Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) are discussing about Jules' will to retire from being an hitman.
They are ...
4
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3answers
193 views
1990s sci-fi tv show with invading humanoids and dull crosshatched eyes
I am remembering a sci fi tv show from probably around the 90s in which the enemies had strange eyes. The eyes were dull and had either a cross or a line through them.
Weaponry was like assault ...
8
votes
1answer
76 views
Is there a particular reason for the current rise in movies about Abraham Lincoln?
In the last two years there have seemed to be an unusual amount of movies about Abraham Lincoln:
Killing Lincoln (2013)
Lincoln (2012)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Abraham Lincoln vs ...
10
votes
1answer
190 views
Why are twins often cast for young roles?
I've seen it many times. Very young identical twins cast for the same role. Off the top of my head:
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in Full House.
Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse in Big ...
12
votes
3answers
140 views
How could Princess Leia remember her “real mother” a “little bit,” when Padmé Amidala died in childbirth?
In The Return of the Jedi, Luke asks Leia what she remembers of her real mother. She replies she remembers her a little bit, as a kind person - 'images, mostly'. Is there a canonical explanation for ...
4
votes
2answers
100 views
What comes first, the music or the take?
Good music in a movie is not only good music but also music that is in sync with what happens on the screen. I can imagine it's not a trivial job to achieve this. So it made me wonder what generally ...
5
votes
6answers
1k views
Does Iron Man 3 have any other Avengers in it?
Are any of the other Avengers going to be in Iron Man 3? Or is he flying solo?
0
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0answers
38 views
Late 1970s to mid 1980s animated children's movie
This may or may not have been on an RCA Selectavision Videodisc but I'm leaning towards that it is.
The main characters were male and female. I remember the main characters had long, downward curving ...
8
votes
1answer
55 views
Does Tony Stark really have PTSD or just a fear of things to come?
In Iron Man 3, Tony Stark seems to display what can be assumed as PTSD due to his dealings with the chitauri and the events surrounding New York that took place during The Avengers
However, is this ...
2
votes
1answer
33 views
Why not sell the stuff instead of throwing away?
In the Television series, How I met your mother, Season 8, Episode 23 - Something Old, why are Lily and Marshall throughing all the stuff they are unable to take in the bermudda triangle and not ...
2
votes
1answer
28 views
Why did Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane abandoned kings landing in middle of batte?
Why did Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane abandon Kings Landing in the middle of the siege from Stannis.
If behaviour of Joffrey is reason behind his action then he should have left earlier. But he left ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Why did Daenerys Targaryen feel betrayed by Doreah?
I did not understand this bit, I thought Doreah chose to be with Xaro Xhoan Daxos to save Daenerys life?
thus Daenerys somehow felt betrayed and sentenced her to death inside the giant vault along ...
1
vote
2answers
56 views
Of the movies 'Volcano' and 'Dante's Peak', which is more scientifically accurate?
In 1997, two volcano movies were released with big-name actors, Volcano and Dante's Peak.
Both movies were fun to watch, but I'm curious, of the two gems of moviemaking, which were more ...
5
votes
0answers
41 views
Is the wife's murder in Fargo a deleted scene?
In the movie Fargo two killers kidnap the wife of a car salesman in a deal that all goes wrong. While one of the killers is away at Twin Cities picking up the ransom, his partner stays at the cottage ...
0
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0answers
49 views
Identify this movie: Dystopia, Revenge, 1980s
Movie I am thinking of came out in the 1980s, and was on HBO when I saw it in 86 or 87; takes place during some sort of war in the present-day or near future US, one that features rival gangs or ...
4
votes
1answer
49 views
What is the significance of the flashing lights?
In ID4 (Independence Day), there are 3 helicopters sent up to greet the alien craft. One of the copters is fitted with a set of light panels that flash the lights in a specific pattern/sequence. What ...
37
votes
6answers
9k views
Why is the bride's name bleeped in Kill Bill Vol 1
In the movie Kill Bill Vol.1, whenever someone mentions the bride by her name
Beatrix Kiddo
Her name is censored with a beep. Is this explained somewhere in the movie? Or is it just a signature ...
23
votes
3answers
2k views
What rules govern how TV show opening credits are structured?
I've always been curious what decides if a credit is in the opening or closing credits. It seems loosely that cast (in order of today's "big name" significance), directors and financiers get the ...
0
votes
1answer
43 views
Identify this movie: 90s sci-fi movie with invisible prison
I saw this science-fiction movie in the early nineties, perhaps the late nineties. I remember the following highlights:
The main character is sent, mistakenly, to an invisible prison.
The prison ...
1
vote
1answer
94 views
Why does Dr. Cox from Scrubs hate Hugh Jackman?
I distinctly remember at least 2 episodes of Scrubs where Dr. Cox insults Hugh Jackman (implied that Hugh is a bad actor) and does anyone know the reason why?
I haven't been able to find a clear ...
9
votes
2answers
261 views
Was the Janitor real?
I read somewhere that the character of the Janitor was originally only going to be a character in JD's daydream and that for the first season he didn't interact with anyone else?
Is this true?
If so ...
0
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2answers
143 views
Which movie has the quote “when you gaze long into an abyss…”
Which movie has this famous Nietzsche quote: "And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
I remember watching it, can't remember which movie. It's driving me crazy.
It's ...
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0answers
41 views
Prometheus: Is it really connected to Aliens and later movies [duplicate]
Okay, here is a theory I have and it is all based on one quote from Ridley Scott who said that his favorite alien based movie he didn't direct was AvP (PWS Anderson).
From there on I remembered some ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views
What was at Utopia?
In the episode of Doctor Who "Utopia" there's a message broadcast from it. The last thing we see is the rocket leaving and the Doctor running off back to Earth.
but what happened to them once they ...
6
votes
1answer
44 views
Why does Brody's wife call him by his surname?
I don't think I've ever heard Brody's wife call him "Nicholas" throughout the first two seasons of Homeland. Why does she always call him by his surname?
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votes
0answers
37 views
What are the open source software tools available for making cartoon films? [closed]
This is my first attempt in the world of movie making. To start with cartoon movies.
Can somebody point me to links for open source softwares for making cartoon films? In the film I want my ...
2
votes
1answer
37 views
24 - Trying to remember a specific character that Jack Bauer tortured
Really hope someone can help with this as it's bugging me to death.
In one specific episode (no idea which season, sorry), either a captured enemy or a person of interest who I think was an arms ...
4
votes
3answers
171 views
The Wire - Detective Leander Sydnor - What was the point?
You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger fan of 'The Wire' than me. The writing was superlative; amongst the very best ever.
Having said that, I always struggled with Detective Leander Sydnor's ...
4
votes
1answer
83 views
Why do TV shows take frequent breaks during a season?
I notice this more when watching American shows - but for example, the Canadian show "Continuum" skipped a week after only four episodes in the current season. This is something I have seen frequently ...
11
votes
5answers
268 views
Why does Jeanie help Ferris out at the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
One thing I have never understood about one of my favorite movies, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off": why does Jeanie decide to help Ferris out at the end of the movie and save him from being busted by Mr. ...
3
votes
1answer
29 views
In “Mystic River” how come no one mentioned the second murder?
Mystic River is set in a Boston community which is rocked by the fatal shooting of a young woman. Everyone begins to suspect Dave, who was seen with the victim before the murder and then came home ...
1
vote
1answer
68 views
Why are the LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. workers Australian?
Call me ignorant to history but after another viewing of Django, it made me question how and why, did these Australians get mixed up in pre-civil war era America?
Just going by the geography itself, ...
-1
votes
1answer
49 views
Which song has a music video with a man running to and from work & ends with the house burning down?
The overlong question title pretty much sums it up.
The song had a Gotye-ish feel to it but I don't think that was the artist. It was pretty recent release, maybe in the last couple of years. It ...
0
votes
1answer
27 views
At the beginning of the movie, why did little William and Duke Hammond assume that Snow White was dead?
They really wrote her off rather thoughtlessly, no? Why not work hard to figure out for sure that she's dead?
1
vote
1answer
32 views
How did Ravenna's mom end up with such insane powers?
In Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Who was Ravenna's mom and why did her mom die? With all that power, seems like she should have been in better shape.
