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Looking for a movie of about futuristic city and alien society
I can't describe the title well.So, maybe it's a bit confusing. Anyway, I am looking for this movie. I watched it maybe around 10-15 years ago. These are what I know about it:
Year : I guess it's from late 80's to late 90's. It's not black and…
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What was the purpose of mentioning the soft hands in Ocean's Eleven?
When Frank was talking to the car dealer in Ocean's Eleven, he specifically mentions his soft hands, resulting in a better price for them for the car. Why? What is the background?
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Will the medium be able to last 100 years?
So, there is a film to be released in 100 years, and it is supposed to be a sort of sci-fi time capsule.
The film was placed in a safe that was specially made not to be opened for exactly 100 years. It would seem to me that any medium the film was…
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Is John Keating to blame for Neil's suicide?
At the end of the movie John Keating is accused of making Neil come up against his father and outing his own dreams ("Carpe diem!") which ultimately leads to him committing suicide.
Was Keating really to blame for all of this?
While he made the…
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What does "Gollum" mean?
In Lord of the rings, Smeagol most of the time repeated the word "Gollum". He said it twice:
Gollum! Gollum!
If I am right, it is the name of Smeagol's split personality, but what is the meaning of the word "Gollum"? Does it have some backstory…
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At the end of Star Trek Beyond, how did Uhura know who Krall was?
At the end of Star Trek Beyond, how did Uhura know that
Krall was Captain Edison?
I saw she slowed down some video of what looked like people celebrating (not sure why THAT video stood out to her) and somehow deduced from watching something in…
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Why is the movie called "8 mile"?
8 mile, the movie that deals with hip hop competition.
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to
make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder
than it may seem.
Why is it called "8 mile" ?
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What was the significance of Varys' appearance in Dorne?
In Game of Thrones S06E10 ("The Winds of Winter") we see Olenna Tyrell in Dorne, conversing with Ellaria Sand about a possible alliance between Dorne and Tyrell. Then suddenly Varys appears saying
Fire and blood.
What does this mean? It could…
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Captain Miller's thought process in Private Ryan "School Teacher" scene?
As Captain Miller says to "gear up" after releasing the hostage, one of the subordinates refuses. What I am trying to understand is what the movie was trying to portray in that minute or so when Captain Miller didn't say a word.
The scene shows him…
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Why didn't Ant-Man become relatively weaker as he grew?
At one point during the fight in Captain America: Civil War Ant-Man increases his size instead of decreases.
I know that Ant-Man keeps his strength when he shrinks, hence relatively he becomes stronger. With the same logic, if he keeps his strength…
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Why was Civil War billed as a Captain America movie as opposed to an Avengers movie?
So with the other individual movies (Thor, Iron Man, The first two Cap' films), individual Avengers may play cameos or supporting roles. In the Avengers films, it has been a collaborative effort with no individual getting a significantly larger…
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Why are there no guns in Alien³?
I remember watching Aliens and being amazed with the variety of guns, war vehicles and ammunition shown. My expectation was that Alien³ would have at least as much action involving guns and in general follow death match style of the Aliens. However,…
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Loophole in the Night's Watch oath?
Let's take take a look at the oath of the Night's Watch from Game of Thrones:
"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no…
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How Did Obara Sand manage this?
In the final episode of Game of Thrones season five, Ellaria and Doran Martell with her daughters, the King of Dorne were seeing off Myrcella, Trystane, Jaime and Bronn who were leaving for Kings Landing.
The last season left off at the sequence…
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How are surgery scenes shot in TV/Film?
How are the medically invasive surgery scenes shot in movies or even for television ? House MD has some of the most detailed surgery scenes on television - for example the scene where House himself tries to remove the tumors from his leg after…
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