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Avengers Infinity War: Casualty List?
I saw Avengers: Infinity War last night and hugely enjoyed it.
However, with the huge amount going on, I've forgotten which main/well known characters fell as casualties of the war (and at the hands of Thanos and his associates).
Can someone remind…
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Alternate line before shooting down the bug's hijacked ship?
As a fan of the MIB movies, especially the first, I have this faint memory of seeing an alternate "punchline" or "gag line" between agents J & K before they shoot their big guns at the hijacked Worlds Fair saucer that the Bug has hijacked to escape.…
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Are movies made for Netflix eligible for Academy Awards?
These days Netflix is making movies for itself, such as Bright starring Will Smith. There are many more movies made for Netflix.
Are these movies eligible for Academy Awards, as they are made for a web based platform?
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Is McConaughey's anecdote about not memorizing a four-page monologue real?
In Variety's 2016 ‘actors on actors’ interview of Matthew McConaughey (around 19 mins), he tells an anecdote wherein he arrived on set having not learnt a 4 page monologue in Spanish.
He says his intention was to improvise and base his performance…
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How did they film the walks between the Twin Towers in The Walk?
The movie The Walk based on the story of 24-year-old French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974.
Here Joseph Gordon-Levitt act as Philippe Petit walks between the Twin Towers of…
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Why did Tyrion look displeased?
In "The Dragon and the Wolf" (Game of Thrones, S07E07),
Jon and Dany have sex with each other
It is shown that Tyrion is outside and sees that this is going on. He appears to have a disapproving face.
What is his reason for this disapproval? He…
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Why did Daenerys say this in "The Queen's Justice"?
In "The Queen's Justice", the third episode of the seventh season of Game of Thrones (S07E03), Jon Snow, King in the North meets with Daenerys Targaryen, "Rightful Heir to the Iron Throne etc."
Towards the end of this scene, Daenerys says that she…
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What is the story with the fire in Doc Brown's house?
In the opening scene of Back to the Future, a clipping from 1962 is hanging on the wall of Doc Brown's garage lab, with the headline “Brown Mansion Destroyed”.
Despite the producers believing that this plot point was important enough to introduce,…
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Is Agrabah in India?
Now, I do realize that the kingdom of Agrabah is a fictive place of unspecified size. However, if it is on a fictive Earth, then shouldn't it be set somewhere in the Thar Desert?
Considering the setting has so much Indian influence within its…
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Explanation of the ending of A Clockwork Orange
The ending of the film perplexed me a bit. The main hero says, quote, "I was cured alright".
While that could be interpreted as honest and truthful, the final scene (the fantasized orgy) makes me think, he might have been sarcastic with that last…
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What mitigation is taken while filming 'raining' scenes
I understand that most rain scenes are artificially produced. But both filming in a studio and outdoors, there is an incredible amount of valuable electronics.
How is filming equipment kept 'dry', when there is artificial rain, fog, and even real…
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What is the name of the movie in which eating and toilet taboos are reversed
Can anyone identify a (possibly French) film where the cultural taboos about going to the toilet and eating (not at the same time!) are reversed?
I remember seeing a scene with someone knocking on a door to an eating room, finding that someone was…
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Why did Qyburn use children for homicide?
In the Game of Thrones episode "The Winds of Winter", Qyburn uses aid of his "little birds" to assassinate
Grand Maester Pycelle.
The children swarm the victim repeatedly stabbing him with short blades. I didn't really get that scene, he could…
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Why Keep Forming Voltron?
Like the title says, isn't it better to form Voltron, and keep Voltron formed so Voltron is always ready? Why separate after Voltron is formed? Is there some specific tactical advantage to keeping the Lions separate that is better than or equal to…
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What do they use for broken glass pieces in movies?
Most of action movies involve tremendous amounts of explosions and shattered glass. I remember watching Die Hard (1988) and the amount of broken glass made me wonder, what was it made of to keep actors safe?
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