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Was Zero Effect an early attempt to do a modern Sherlock Holmes?

I can't answer the question about region 2 DVDs, but the similarities between Zero Effect and Sherlock Holmes are not a coincidence. The film review The Zero Effect–Out of the Dung Heap and Into the …
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From where does Detective Bobby Goren draw his wealth of knowledge?

Detective Robert Goren of Law and Order: Criminal Intent is often compared to Sherlock Holmes and draws on experience in the US Army as a criminal investigator. He knows facts from a huge variety o …
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What was the earliest mass-release movie that used Matrix-like "bullet time"?

Do you define bullet time as slow motion bullet dodging, or the spinny effect from multiple cameras in an arc? There's a slow motion scene in the first Blade film where you can see the bullets moving …
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Language of the Moria password in The Fellowship of the Ring

That gate to Moria was created in the "Second Age" of Middle Earth, and was used to trade mithril with the Noldorian Elves of Eregion. Relations between the Elves and the Dwarves were more cordial in …
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A movie about a bank robbery?

It came out 23 years ago, but I think you're talking about Disorganized Crime. You included a few extra details that I don't remember (the matching bags and exploding engines), but the plot summary i …
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What is the relationship between the three intertwined stories of The Fountain?

I am inclined to agree with OP's theory of the present time and 'space bubble' of the future being connected in reality. The position I take is this: Izzy writes a novel for which the ending is not w …
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Why did Nolan choose "Non, je ne regrette rien" as a kick song in Inception?

I've been searching for a direct quote where Nolan addresses the reasons why this song was included in the script. All I found was this transcript from a press conference which included the following …
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Did Ra's al Ghul have a hand in the murder of Bruce's parents?

Actually, he mentioned that when they tried to take down Gotham before, the combination of their building Wayne tower and their deaths sparked the citizens of Gotham to come out of the depression that …
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Why is Walt special?

In Lost, there are countless mysteries, but one that started in the beginning of the series has struck my mind recently and my research cannot bring anything up. Walt Lloyd, Michael's son who he trie …
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Era of profanity in movie scripts?

Significance It can be argued that some swearing is overused and unnecessary but some films contain swearing because some people swear in real-life, and it can make a film more dramatic or shocking. H …
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Kids in a post-apocalyptic world playing a hockey-like game

It should be Solarbabies. While searching for it, I also found Tank Girl that is on a similar topic and seems interesting: Storyline In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we …
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Is X-Men First Class based earlier in time than X-Men Origins:Wolverine?

From the X Men: First Class article on Wikipedia: Goldman added the film was kind of an "alternate history" for the X-Men, saying that while rebooting the writers did not want to go fully "against th …
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What did Griffin show the Colonel to convince him in Men in Black 3?

He answers with He showed me how important you are... you and your partner. So my interpretation is he showed him the truth about J, J's future and his mission: Young Agent K: You ever wanna see mo …
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What else (other than Star Wars) has Lucas retconned?

In 2004, Lucas released his Director's Cut of THX 1138. There are no changes as big as making Greedo shooting at Han, but the there were still some controversial changes. Here a quote from The O.C. Wi …
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What was the earliest mass-release movie that used Matrix-like "bullet time"?

I think that the first recorded use of bullet time was in Kill and kill again in 1981. Here is a link to the wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_and_Kill_Again Here is a summary of what wiki …
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