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Why didn't silent movies have subtitles?
Why were there no subtitles in the beginning of cinematography in silent movies?
I know about intertitles but why were subtitles not common then? Were people not able to read that fast or did creating subtitles cost too much?
I don't understand…
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Which version of Blade Runner is Blade Runner 2049 a sequel of?
I realise that this is a somewhat pedantic question, but: is it known precisely which version of Blade Runner (US theatrical release, international theatrical release, Director's Cut, Final Cut...) is Blade Runner 2049 a sequel of?
This is…
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How do actors stop breathing when playing "dead"?
I saw many movies when the actor/actress (in the movie) dies.
In some movies you can tell that the picture is paused when it is on the dead character.
But in other movies the actor is laying still without any movement or even breath!!
How can they…
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Why does Doctor Strange not bind Thanos in a time loop?
Why does Doctor Strange not bind Thanos in a time loop in the same way as he did with Dormammu in the Doctor Strange movie?
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Why did filmmakers need permission to film in black and white?
According to IMDb, Producer Mel Brooks needed to obtain permission to film The Elephant Man in black and white.
This film was executive produced by Mel Brooks, who was responsible
for hiring director David Lynch and obtaining permission to film…
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Origin of movie trope where impaled character pulls/pushes blade/spear further into body?
Over the years there have been a number of films where the villain (e.g., Artemisia in 300: Rise of an Empire) or the hero (e.g., Arthur in Excalibur) have been impaled with a spear, blade, etc. following combat, then deliberately force/pull the…
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Has a major film ever intentionally used live ammunition to film a scene?
I was imagining the other day that most war films and scenes are filmed with people faking shooting. Sometimes wars scenes are not even using blank rounds, like in Star Wars. This leads me to wonder if anyone has ever filmed a major movie without…
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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
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Her name is censored with a beep. Is this explained somewhere in the movie? Or is it just a signature that Tarantino leaves?
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At which dream level did Inception end?
In the ending of Inception (2010), there is some doubt that Cobb is in the real world. But if he is not in the real world then at which level of the dream he is in?
Starting at the presumed 'real world' as the first level of the story, I think the…
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Who was the oldest actor to play a teenager?
There's a common trope in Hollywood where teenagers are played by adult actors. But which TV show or movie set the absolute record in terms of the age difference between the role and the actor? To clarify:
The character played must be a teenager,…
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Was Kirk and Uhura's kiss in Star Trek really the first interracial kiss on TV?
It's been widely stated that the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren", airing on 22 November 1968, had "the very first televised interracial kiss", which was between Kirk (William Shatner) and Uhura (Nichelle Nichols). For instance, the…
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How did "Jack" (the narrator) manage to attract people to join Fight Club?
In Fight Club "Jack" (the narrator) and Tyler Durden pick a fight behind the bar and through that fight they manage to attract people to first join the fight and then after founding Fight Club, to join the club.
As we proceed through the film we…
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Why don't Marty's parents ever mention how similar he looks to the Marty of 1955?
Although Marty is only in 1955 for one week, he plays a pivotal role in getting his parents together. He even briefly dates his mother. So, considering he plays such a pivotal role, does it make sense that his parents never mention that he looks so…
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Why are the Simpsons yellow?
I understand that all cartoons are generally a stylised drawing however many western style cartoons follow similar patterns.
Why then are the Simpsons dawn in yellow? Why not pink like most other American shows?
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Is there any definitive evidence that Teddy was or was not crazy?
The ending of the film Shutter Island is purposely ambiguous, with two different interpretations:
Teddy was crazy, and the whole movie was part of a role-play therapy.
There is a conspiracy to convince Teddy that he's crazy so that he doesn't…
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