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Why didn't Lord Coward spot the origin of the sound while Sherlock was hiding in the smoke?
When Sherlock blocks the chimney in Lord Coward's office in order to hide in the smoke, he decides to continue talking to Lord Coward who could have simply spotted the origin of the sound and shoot ...
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Is Nebula 9 a real (or maybe inspired) show?
In Episode 6 of Season 5 of Castle ('Final Frontier'), there is a murder, wherein the body is placed inside a fake spaceship designed for the 'Nebula 9 Fan Experience'.
I Googled Nebula 9 and all ...
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British/English show about a dozen martial arts fighters
Think it was like 10 years ago the first time i saw on the tv.
Their were like around 12 fighters with all different martial arts styles
Every episode they had to do a challenge, the winner and the ...
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How does Tokyo Drift fit into the time line?
In the third Fast and Furious movie - Tokyo Drift, one of the main characters in the story is Han Lue. Near the conclusion of the movie, he dies when his car explodes in a huge fireball after being ...
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The Illusionist (animation) closing song [closed]
Does anyone know the Illusionist (animation) closing song? I am looking for lyrics please!!
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A horror movie from the 60s, egg-like object
My mother asked me to help her identify a movie she would like to rewatch. Her memory of it is sketchy at best though.
The movie was released sometime in the 60s, it was in color and it was probably ...
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Car chase and a grenade stuffed into a helmet
I can never forget one scene from it, where some guy on a motorcycle is chasing a car full of bad people. Then he gets too close and is partially pulled in the window. As he's wearing a helmet, the ...
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In “Flight” could the early trouble with turbulence have led to the crash?
The pivotal airplane voyage in the movie Flight includes an early interlude in which the airplane encounters some extreme turbulence. To get out of the turbulence, the senior pilot (played by Denzel ...
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How is naming done in MI6?
Bond is 007. WE have seen 006 and 008 in Bond movies. My question is how is this naming done to the agents in MI6? Does the number signify the serial no of an agent or the aptitude or the seniority? ...
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Why doesn't the Clock in Hill Valley work in BTTF2?
I just watched the first movie of the trilogy (Back to the Future), and now I wondered, why does the Clock Tower still not work in 2015? From what I understand, in 1955 Doc and Marty pretty much built ...
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Season 5: Why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
In Season 5, why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
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What year was “Flight” supposed to have taken place?
At least one part of the movie "Flight" suggests its story takes place before September 11, 2001:
About 30 minutes into a flight, the pilot played by Denzel Washington exits the cockpit, goes part ...
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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 ...
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Why are the festivals misordered in the movie Baghban?
Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini are separated right after Holi (remember Amitabh singing Holi khele Raghubeera?). They are said to be separated for six months, ie from March to September.
Within ...
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What was under the sink in A Tale of Two Sisters?
In A Tale of Two Sisters, during a seizure, a woman happens to see something (someone?) under the sink, and she tells her husband about it.
We later see a hand come out from under the sink, but due ...
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What's the name of the TV series with an Army guy who can control electronic devices signals with his mind?
I was wandering about the name of the series where a guy in the Army controls Electronic devices signals with his brain (sort of like talking to them).
It was so cool, like he can tell a mobile phone ...
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Did Officer Jim Kurring know that Claudia was a drug addict?
A while back I had a small debate with someone about whether Jim knew Claudia was addicted to drugs and needed help. My interpretation was that he did know and felt he could be her "knight" because ...
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in 1980s “Scarface” was Omar really an informant?
"Scarface" with Al Pacino as Tony Montana features a scene where Bolivian kingpin Sosa kills Tony's colleague Omar, saying Omar was an informant.
Later, back in Miami, an angry Frank Lopez tells Tony ...
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Why is the death star in “Star Wars” shaped like a sphere?
Is there any mention in the Star Wars movies about why a sphere-shape was chosen? It would seem that that shape in unreasonably hard to make. Molding perfectly all the outher plates does seem to ...
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Did Thomas Jefferson really shoot a man for treason?
In the movie Swordfish, the antagonist Gabriel Shear states to Senator James Reisman just before executing him that "Thomas Jefferson once shot a man on the White House lawn for Treason".
Is this ...
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In the movie Panic Room how did the police know to come back?
In the movie Panic Room, how did the police know to come back? The police arrive at the house the first time as a result of Stephen Altman calling them. Meg Altman convinces them that there is ...
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Why not use drones to repair attack drones in Oblivion?
(Trying to avoid spoilers with my wording)
It seems like a lot of work to have humans repair the drones in Oblivion. If tet is advanced enough to make intelligent drones, why not some sort of repair ...
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What is the last line spoken in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
In the 2013 new release Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, the last line in the film is spoken by Heather as she takes the food upstairs from Jed and locks the door. I couldn't make out what she said, and ...
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What was wrong with Buck after his return?
In Band of Brothers, Episode 5 "Crossroads", shortly before the Battalion is called to the Ardennes, there is a scene where the soldiers are sitting a tent watching a movie.
Cpt. Winters enters and ...
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Statue of Liberty neuralyzer color
In Men in Black (1997), the neuralyzer devices employ a red flash.
A few years later, in Men in Black II (2002), the neuralyzers have apparently been upgraded or modified, and now use a blue flash.
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How was Daniel Lugo able to go to the Bahamas on a boat?
In the movie Pain & Gain, How was Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) able to reach the Bahamas using only a boat?
We can see clearly in the scene where the cops chase Lugo that he jumps into his boat ...
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How was Daniel Lugo able to withdraw Victor Kershaw money from the bank?
In the movie Pain & Gain, How was Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) able to impersonate Victor Kershaw personality when he went into the bank in the Bahamas?
I find it hard to believe that any bank ...
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What wrong did Tobie Frost do?
By the end of Safe House, I was led to think that Tobie Frost (Denzel Washington) was the good guy. That believe was challenged when he asked the other (good) guy to be better than him. Now, I am not ...
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How close to the Sookie Stackhouse books is True Blood?
I know there are a lot of IP's out there that start in different media(Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, etc) when they switch to TV that they try to follow the source material, in this case the ...
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How are Vince and Drama exactly related?
In the TV series Entourage, we know that Vince & Johnny Drama are half brothers, but it is not clear that whether they have same mother or same father.
According to Wikipedia there are certain ...
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Why was Romeo + Juliet set in modern times?
Why was the Romeo + Juliet (1996) movie set in modern times?
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Couples exchange partners; man regrets decision
I am looking for a movie I saw in the last few years. I only remember part of the plot. A couple have another couple over who are friends of theirs. The man insists on doing a couple exchange with ...
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Discovery Channel show on brave people saving other people's life?
I remember there used to be a show on which they used to show real life heroes who risked their life to save someone. Like a teenager who saved two kids from a running train. I think it used to be on ...
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Why didn't Oliver Queen rescue Walter sooner than he did?
In the television series "Arrow", how come Oliver Queen doesn't rescue Walter sooner than he did?
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Which episode is the 'tick tick boom' image captured from?
I was browsing around on the internet recently, as you do, and came across this image, which is a picture of Kenzi from Lost Girl;
To save me from watching both series of Lost Girl again to find ...
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Help me find an old childrens VHS
I watched this VHS when I was about 9 (I'm 25 now) - but I know it was from much much further back as it was grainy looking and I think black and white..
It was a british programme, a group of ...
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Why is death metal being played in the interrogation room in Homeland: Blind Spot
In Homeland: Blind Spot, after Afzal Hamid (I think) is interrogated by Saul Berenson and left alone in the room to reveal details of the Terrorist organization, why is there silence and death metal ...
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What film is this where woman is having possible hallucination?
All I remember:
A woman gets in an elevator and has a vision of a nun behind her.
Her husband talks to a doctor saying his wife is having hallucinations.
At a barbecue, she sees some kind of demon ...
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I dentify this movie where son takes revenge of his father's death
A famous Marathi stage actor acts in this movie as a millionaire and owns several tea estates. His son and heir, 'Munna Babu' is mentally retarded and is always busy playing "kabaddi" and ...
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Why was Sonmi important?
I have watched The Cloud Atlas many times, but still am completely perplexed as to why Sonmi is considered at all important to either the Union or Unanimity.
At one point her love interest mentions ...
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Is The Big Bang Theory shot in front of an audience?
In The Big Bang Theory, do they shoot the show in front of a live studio audience?
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In the end of Total Recall (2012), what does this number stand for?
What does the number "21" on this Rekall ad stand for?
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Are there any spiders in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?
I suffer from a severe level of arachnophobia. in the description of the movie it says:
Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands
swarming with Goblins and Orcs, ...
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Beverly Hills cop 2… Romy and Michelle high school reunion [closed]
What car is Eddie Murphy (axle foley) driving in Beverly Hills? The convertible one. What car is romy and Michelle taking to their reunion?
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What makes a movie a “cult classic”?
As the title says, what actually defines a cult classic film? As an example, the Cube series (Cube, Cube 2 Hypbercube, and Cube Zero) are labeled as Cult Classics, but it does not seem like it is ...
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Empire Strikes Back - Scene in Dagobah with Darth Vader
I have never understood why Vader appears in Dagobah in TESB, I understand that the cave Yoda takes Luke to is strong with the dark side of the force but don't understand why the rest of the scene at ...
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Does Michael Scofield have same problem with health as his mother?
Michael Scofield from Prision Break has hypothalamic hamartoma as his mother, who they think died from that in age of 30 (as I remember). It's a hereditary disease. In later seasons we see his mother ...
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Could the Death Star travel faster than light?
Almost every ship (excluding speeders and small fighters) in the Star Wars universe can travel at light speed. As far as I'm aware most space stations can't (Bespin certainly doesn't seem to).
The ...
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Why does the demon that possesses Regan react to the “fake” holy water
In The Exorcist, Why does the demon that possesses Regan react to the “fake” holy water sprinkled by Father Karras?
It’s hard to believe, that the demon mistakes the tap water for water blessed by a ...
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Identify movie with playboy-type guy and two topless women
I saw this movie a few years ago (probably 3-4 years). I did not see it in a theater, it may have been an old VHS or online. It seemed like an 80s B-movie.
The scene in particular I remember, a ...
