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First movie with product placement?
We were watching The Goonies (1985) tonight and I noticed that in the initial scenes one of the characters is rather prominently holding a Pepsi in his hand.
I know product placement has been a marketing technique used in movies for a long time…
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Why are the American flags backwards on the warden's uniform in Orange is the New Black?
Sadly, it needed me to get to the 4th season, till I recognized, that the American flags on the warden's uniform are wrong. They have the stars in the upper right corner, instead upleft.
Is there a reason for this?
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How do actors memorize extremely long scripts?
I have always wondered, how do actors memorize very long scripts? Do they somehow read them or is it an absolute must to have an incredible memory to become an actor?
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What has the greatest chance of being in Marcellus Wallace's briefcase?
In Pulp Fiction, there is a briefcase which has contents that are kept very secret. What item is most likely to be in the briefcase?
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Why are "blockbusters" called blockbusters?
I have just been reading Wiki on the term "Blockbuster" popularly used to describe a highly popular action movie. Here is an excerpt:
"...a fast-paced exciting entertainment, almost a genre. Audiences
interacted with such films, talked about…
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
At the end of The Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry and Hermione travel back in time to save Sirius (and as it turns out, Buckbeak) and escape the Dementors.
If this is a legitimate option for saving people, why don't they ever use it again? If they can…
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In what spot would the new Star Wars movie "Rogue One" go in the Machete Order?
Last time I watched all Star Wars movies in one go was a couple of years ago. I then watched them in the Machete Order, which is IV, V, II, III, VI. Then I watched Episode VII, without seeing any of the others again.
Now my girlfriend is up to…
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Why is there no Robin in the Nolan-directed Batman movies?
Although Robin seems to have an pivotal role in ruining earlier Batman movies, he's still an integral part of the Batman series. Is there a reason why Robin does not appear in Batman Begins/The Dark Knight/Dark Knight Rises?
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Why does George Mcfly employ Biff to wax his car after he had previously tried to rape his wife?
In Back to the Future, Marty goes back to 1955 and devises a plan for his father George McFly to win over Lorraine in order to ensure Marty's survival.
The plan involved Marty pretending to sexually assault Lorraine then George would step in and…
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What is the real reason for the Joker's scars?
In The Dark Knight, The Joker told different reasons for the scars on his cheeks. Initially he said that his father gave him the cuts on his cheek as a child after his father performed the same act on his mother, which includes the famous line "Why…
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Did silent film actors actually say their lines or did they simply improvise “dialogue” while being filmed?
Been watching some old Buster Keaton films. And—as is the case with silent films—there are title cards that convey setting, place and even show a few lines of dialogue that have been said by the characters on the screen.
But often it seems like…
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Are there any indications why Roddenberry chose to make Star Trek a "battleship universe"?
Star Trek focuses on large, slow (in local space, anyway) ships which behave like battleships.
As a counter-example, Battlestar Galactica was in an "aircraft carrier universe", where the big ships don't fight as much directly, but instead send out…
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How is color determined when colorizing black and white movies?
In black and white movies that have been remastered to have color, how do they know what colors are what?
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Why didn't Gollum take the ring back from Bilbo between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings?
Gollum is a capable murderer who is able to sneak into Mordor. How hard can it be to find The Shire when he is aware of the two words "Shire" and "Baggins"?
Why didn't Gollum take the ring back from Bilbo between The Hobbit and The Lord of the…
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Who is the true villain of Peter Pan: Peter, or Hook?
Growing up, I loved watching Peter Pan. From the 1953 film, to Robin Williams' performance in Hook, I've loved them all.
Recently I've re-watched the original Peter Pan, from 1953, and now that I'm older, I can see something that I definitely did…
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