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How was Looney Tunes originally watched?
The Looney Tunes series started in the 1930s. How did people originally watch it? I don’t imagine a lot of kids grew up with a television. Did people go to the cinema for 5-minute shorts?
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Is the loudness of a movie in the theater set by the theater or by the publisher/studio?
How are the sound levels of a movie set? Does the theater decide how loud they want movies to be, or is there an automatic system that allows the publisher/distributor/producer/studio to set the sound levels?
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Has there been a movie or a TV show where an abortion was portrayed without negative connotations?
There is a common trope about abortion in movies, where the main characters either completely disregard abortion as a possibility, mention it and never go through with it (e.g. Juno) or do it and then regret it.
But has this trope ever been…
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How do film makers record the President of the United States?
Some action films feature a scene, often at the beginning of the movie, where the acting President of the United States is seen talking about an issue related to the plot of the film. A good example of that is at the beginning of Dawn of the Planet…
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Do I need knowledge of American culture and history to enjoy Forrest Gump?
From the abstract in Wikipedia, some of the humor of Forrest Gump stems from the fact that he causes events in American history and meets American celebrities.
Without knowing much about events and persons from American history, would I still be…
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Why are so many American (spy) movies set in Europe?
I watched Jason Bourne yesterday and I was wondering why do so many American-made (especially spy) movies take place in Europe.
I have some theories (as a European person that has spent some time in the US):
Europe is considered this place with…
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Why aren't the characters floating two levels down?
If level 0 is the reality, the characters in the van are at level 1. The van drops off the edge of the bridge and goes into freefall. At level 2, in the hotel, they experience the freefall as well. But then, at level 3, at the fortress, (and for…
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Is this balcony with a protruding gargoyle a real place?
I have seen the below balcony in many movies.
Is it an actual place? Where is it?
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows:
In Men in Black 3:
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Why is Discovery One covered in sulphur in "2010: The Year We Make Contact"?
In the first half of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the Soviet ship Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov is tasked with approaching the American USSC Discovery One, the main craft from 2001:
Among the first noticeable things about the Discovery is its…
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What rules govern how TV show opening credits are structured?
I've always been curious what decides if a credit is in the opening or closing credits. It seems loosely that cast (in order of today's "big name" significance), directors and financiers get the front spots, and everything else appears later. But…
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Why did Neo have powers in the real world?
In the Matrix, why did Neo have magic powers in the real world? For example,
(1) Those scenes where he blows up those robots purportedly with his mind.
(2) That one where he has no eyes but can see.
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Why did Warner Bros spend $25 million to CGI out Henry Cavill's mustache?
After scrolling on Twitter loads of people have tweeted about how Warner Bros. spent $25 million worth of CGI used to remove Henry Cavill's mustache in Justice League.
For example:
Anyway back to the point why did Warner Bros spend 25 million to…
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Do Star Trek characters wearing red shirts have the highest death rate on the original show?
In many episodes of the original series of Star Trek (Star Trek TOS) a team will be selected to beam down to the planet (or wherever the action was in the episode). This will have major characters from the series (like Bones, Kirk or Spock) who are…
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Do they really crash super cars in action movies?
Many action movies show supercars (i.e. $200k+) being completely totaled during the action. I can imagine that some scenes are not CGI because they look overly natural. I also understand that with a movie budget of let's say $60M they can well…
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How did Indy know not to look into the Ark?
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, at the Ark opening ceremony the Nazi troops brings the Ark of the Covenant to the top of the mountain as Belloq said something before opening the Ark. Then they took the sand from the Ark and suddenly spirits coming out…
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