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Identify the movie about a man who pays woman's fare on a bus and falls in love
I once saw a movie, and now I don't know
who directed it
who played in it
what was the title of the movie
in which country it was made
what was the year of production, etc.
In other words, I ...
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How educated is Bruce Wayne/Batman?
Sure he is a billionaire, trained by the League of Shadows, pretty smart too but how does he manage to fix a sophisticated piece of tech like the Bat's Auto-pilot on his own(I assume he did that on ...
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Is Dr.Crane/Scarecrow part of the League of Shadows?
He originally works for Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins poisoning patients with his neuro-toxin.
And in the Dark Knight Rises he is appointed judge of the court trying the rich and powerful.
Is he part ...
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What did the Dent Act do?
After the passing of Harvey Dent, Gotham City passed the Dent Act, which allowed Gotham to clean up the streets quite a bit. It was stated that the act gave the police department the teeth it needed ...
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Why couldn't Ocean's team show Benedict the live feed? Why was the recording needed?
In Ocean's Eleven, during the vault robbery, Terry Benedict is shown a recording of a copy of his vault with the robbery in progress. The way I understand the time line, when this was happening Ocean, ...
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What was the purpose of Candie's handshake in Django Unchained?
There is a scene in Django Unchained in which Candie (Leo DiCaprio) demands that Schultz shake his hand.
Did Candie really want just a handshake or did he have something more sinister in mind?
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Why wasn't Sauron invisible when he wore the Ring?
When Sauron is shown killing Elendil and then being destroyed by Isildur he is clearly not invisible and he is wearing the Ring.
But any time Bilbo or Frodo put on the Ring they went invisible ...
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Was Alfred Hitchcock a feminist?
Many of Alfred Hitchcock's films contain a strong female lead. From Grace Kelly's Lisa in Rear Window to Ingrid Bergman's Alicia Huberman in Notorious, these actresses were characteristically ...
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Director's Cut, Editor's Cut, Theatrical Cut. What do these mean?
What do the following terms mean in movie business?
Director's Cut
Editor's Cut
Theatrical Cut
What are the differences between them? Are there any other cut s?
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Shutter Island - missing glass scene
In the movie Shutter Island, there is a scene where a lady during interrogation asks for a glass of water. However, when she drinks the water, there is no glass at all. A moment later and the glass ...
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Talia and Bane age problems?
Bane saved Talia when she was a baby. He was pretty old maybe in his 20s or 30s. But then she grows up and wouldn't that make Bane 60? He looks young.
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Where did the chicken come from?
During the photo-montage end credit sequence for the 2009 comedy hit, The Hangover, some light is shed on many of the unexplained occurrences that happened during that lost night.
However, I do not ...
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What was the earliest mass-release movie that used Matrix-like “bullet time”?
One of the things that The Matrix was famous for was "bullet time" cinematography.
I'm fairly sure that, while it was the first one to use the technique extensively and become famous for it, it ...
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What does the quote from Sgt. Apone in Aliens “Look into my eye” mean?
When the Marines are waking up you get this dialogue between Hudson and Apone:
Hudson: Man, this floor is freezing.
Apone: What do you want me to do, fetch your slippers for you?
Hudson: Gee, ...
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Is John Keating to blame for Neil's suicide?
At the end of the movie John Keating is accused of making Neil come up against his father and outing his own dreams ("Carpe diem!") which ultimately leads to him commiting suicide.
Was Keating really ...
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Why does U96 sail through the sea near Gibraltar?
In Das Boot the crew tries to dive through the sea near Gibraltar, although they know that's very risky.
Why do they do that?
What they try to achieve in the Mediterranean Sea?
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Why does Weyland have to hide that he was on the ship?
In Prometheus, for what reason did Weyland hide on the ship? When he finally revealed that he was in the ship, it turns out nothing happens, there are no particular consequences and the reason for the ...
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Why does Blake ask the salesmen if they have “Made your decision for Christ”?
During Blake's (Alec Baldwin) motivational speech to the salesmen, he explains the acronym AIDA - Attention, Interest, Decision, Action.
When it comes to 'decision', he asks "Decision. Have you made ...
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In The Hunt For Red October, how was the nuclear reactor failure simulated?
Maybe someone who read the book can answer this.
The officers of the Red October (except for the doctor) simulated a reactor failure and leak of radiation to force the crew to abandon the ship. But, ...
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Why do Jerry and Newman dislike each other?
Throughout Seinfeld, Jerry and Newman have an adversarial relationship, marked by the infamous exchange of "Hello, Jerry" "Hello, Newman." While at times they get along (In "The Barber," (S5E8) Jerry ...
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Why is the Salieri-Mozart relationship projected falsely in the movie Amadeus?
Anselm Hüttenbrenner was a composer who studied with Salieri and it has been noted in Antonio Salieri and Viennese Opera and quoting him
Of Mozart, he always spoke with the most extraordinary ...
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Are fictional trademarks or brand names used in movies and TV legally held?
I saw this article and it got me thinking about fictional brands we see in movies and TV.
Are they actually applicable trademarks?
Meaning are they registered and legally upheld or could anyone ...
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When grabbing the commisoner what is Tyler Durden actually doing?
In the movie there is a scene where the group grab the police commissioner at fund raiser and drag him into the bathroom to threaten him so that he doesn't follow through on a vow to take down their ...
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What was the code that could have affected the outcome of “The Reichenbach Fall”?
At the end of "The Reichenbach Fall", Sherlock and Moriarty have a confrontation on the roof of the hospital. (I am not sure why Sherlock chose the roof in the first place, but that is neither here ...
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What is the significance of the hat in Miller's crossing?
Miller's crossing pays a lot of attention to Gabriel Byrne's hat.
Does it symbolize anything in the movie or have any significance to the plot or is this a bit of a red herring?
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Why does the eye surgeon help Anderton
I just watched Minority Report again and I always wonder about one part of the story.
When Det. Anderton is about to get his eyes transplanted illegaly, the eye surgeon tells him, that he got ...
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What is the significance of a man sitting on the train engine in the last scene of “Live and Let Die”?
In "Live and Let Die", after Bond throws Tee Hee Johnson from the train window at the very end of the movie, and returns to Solitair, we see an image of smiling Baron Samedi sitting on the train ...
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What's the name of the sheep who's eating stuff backstage?
I can't find a screencap of this character just yet, as the movie was released only very recently. But every now and then in scenes set backstage at the Muppet Theatre, there's a sheep chowing down on ...
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Why doesn't Stan Lee make a cameo appearance in X2?
Stan Lee always make a cameo appearance in the Marvel films based on the characters he helped in re-creating. With this in mind, was there any particular reason why he missed X2: X-Men United, X-Men ...
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Why is “8 Simple Rules” named so?
Why is the TV show, "8 Simple Rules" named so? I have watched the whole first season and there is no mention of any "Rule(s)" at all.
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Why does Thor try to break out of the cage?
In the Avengers, why does Thor desperately try to break out of the cage / box while it is falling in which he is trapped by Loki if he is a demi god and immortal? I remember Loki telling him that they ...
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At which dream level did Inception end?
In the ending of Inception, there is some doubt that Cobb is in real world. But if he is not in real world then at which level of dream he is?
Starting at the presumed starting 'real world' as the ...
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Dolores Umbridge: Misguided or Sinister?
This is an on-going debate between my husband and I stemming from our viewing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix this weekend.
In OOTP, Umbridge really appears to be more of a misguided ...
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How does Blake know that Bruce Wayne is Batman?
In The Dark Knight Rises at the scene when Bruce first meets Blake (where the latter goes calling at Wayne Manor), the way Blake confidently asserts to Bruce that Batman is needed seems to suggest ...
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Why does the Driver not have a name?
Something just occurred to me, for the life of me, I cannot remember the Driver's name. I am sure this guy does not have a name for the whole movie. Someone had to call out to him.
I have heard him ...
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Do Frodo and Bilbo live forever at the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Elrond mentions that going to The Undying Land which is west of Middle Earth allows Elves to be immortal.
Does this apply to other creatures such as Hobbits?
I know Frodo and Bilbo Baggins go there ...
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How do they film scenes with the actors driving in a car?
I know long ago they would have the car stationary and use a projector screen to with moving scenery to make it look like the car was moving. It was obviously staged, but good enough. I've seen ...
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Is there any continuity between James Bond movies that have different actors portraying the title character?
There was a foolish (in my opinion) question asked on Scifi.SE Is James Bond a timelord?
James bond keeps returning with a different face, albeit usually a similar one, and often operates with ...
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Why do Bollywood movies have song and dance sequences?
Unlike Hollywood movies, Bollywood movies are quite different, because they're usually mixed with masala i.e dance, song and love sequences. This is the case in most films which are released in ...
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Why are most sounds dubbed in afterwards for movies, instead of being recorded live?
I've heard that sounds tend to be dubbed in afterwards, rather than being recorded live. Everything from walking to opening and shutting doors. What is the reason for doing this?
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Why did the prisoners help Bruce?
When Bruce is left broken and suffering in the Prison Pit, Bane explains that this is where he suffered and where Bruce will fully realize his failure with Gotham, and then be killed.
During his time ...
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How to explain the discrepancies between the end of Prometheus and the beginning of Alien?
At then end of Prometheus, the alien that Elizabeth Shaw extracted from her womb kills the Engineer then dies. Later on, a primary form of alien xenomorph is seen bursting out of the Engineer's chest. ...
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Why was the surgery pod configured only for men in Prometheus?
In Prometheus, when Shaw touch the surgery-pod Vickers warned her not to touch it because it is rare and so expensive, but i could not understand why the operating pod was made for a male, but the ...
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What is the reason for the color scheming of Nolan's Batman franchise?
Throughout the three Batman films, there has been one running theme in common. Each movie has its own color scheme.
Batman Begins - Brown & Black
The Dark Knight - Blue & Red
Dark Knight ...
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How can a movie from 1987 be better in HD than SD?
How can a movie from 1987 be better in HD than SD? Does that apply to all movies that were recorded on old-style film?
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Are there any differences between the new and old Titanic version besides 3D?
The newest Hollywood trend seems to be taking old movies like Star Wars and Lion King and rerelease them with an additional third dimension to squeeze the last bit of money out of them.
Now it hit ...
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Is it possible to tell who is who in each scene?
After reading the answer to this question: Why doesn't Borden know which knot he tied?, in which Angler was told by the wrong twin which knot resulted in his wife's death.
Is it possible to tell ...
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What was the alternative world in Sucker Punch?
In the movie Sucker Punch, while the girl Baby Doll dances the movie cuts over to scenes of her and the other girls in a different world. Is this world supposed to be Baby Doll's imagination, or what ...
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Why was the kid's homework in The Dude's car after it was stolen?
It's been a little while since I've seen The Big Lebowski (1998) but I remember The Dude having a string of car problems. At one point his car is stolen for a briefcase full of money. The Dude does ...
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How long has Alice been fighting the Umbrella Corporation?
I'm looking for the in-universe answer to "How long has Alice (as Alice or her clones) been fighting against the Umbrella Corporation?"
