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Who are Guinness and Genghis Khan Capone in Being John Malkovich?
Here's a little bit of context from Being John Malkovich (1999):
Mr. Lester: Floris, get Guinness on the phone.
Floris: Ah, yes, sir. Genghis Khan Capone. Fine.
Mr. Lester: Damn fine woman, Floris. I ...
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Was the existence of intelligent alien life common knowledge before the Nostromo crew's discovery in Alien?
In Alien (1979), was the derelict spacecraft humanity's first encounter with intelligent extraterrestrial life, or was the existence of intelligent alien species already common knowledge in that ...
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Can the cardinals vote for a non-voting cardinal in "Conclave"?
In Conclave (2024), it appears that there were only 100-plus cardinals present. This appears to be fewer than the number of actual cardinals in the fictional world/time they are presenting.
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Why would a Mexican band sing in front of a passed out man?
In the movie, No Country for Old Men, Llewelyn crosses the border into Mexico and passes out due to blood loss on a set of stairs. He is waken up by a Mexican band singing right in front of him.
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Why was the new Death Star larger than the original Death Star?
The new Death Star, under construction in Return of the Jedi (1983), is markedly larger than the original Death Star in A New Hope (1977).
Graphical comparisons appear to vary widely, but this image ...
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Why do the infected not attack each other?
In 28 Days Later, we never see the infected fighting among themselves; indeed Jim first encounters them when he enters a church where all is quiet until they become aware of him. If indiscriminate ...
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Why doesn’t Ava warn Caleb about the battery-powered camera in Ex Machina?
In Ex Machina (2014), it's clear that Ava's primary goal is to escape from Nathan's facility (her creator). For that purpose she carefully manipulates Caleb (the programmer selected from Nathan's ...
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How old are the main characters in West Side Story?
Wikipedia describes the West Side Story main characters as
In New York City in 1957, two teenage gangs compete for control on the Upper West Side.
for the 1961 film and
In 1957, the Jets, a gang of ...
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What is the subtext behind the line "When you were my age, how did you broaden your social life?" in The Queen's Gambit?
What subtext did I miss in The Queen's Gambit?
Beth asks, "When you were my age, how did you broaden your social life?" after her adopted mother criticizes her preference for a chess ...
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Comedy about super-addictive brand of beer
This was shown on TV in Massachusetts in 1994-1995 but was probably made in the '80s or earlier. It revolved around the fictitious 'Marshall beer' brand, who put something in their product to make it ...
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What's the first movie with a non-happy ending where the good guys lose or die?
What's the first movie with a non-happy ending where either the bad guys win or they lose, but the good guys die regardless?
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Disney movie where an unpopular teen is given life coach advice, which includes wearing a piece of broccoli around his neck
I am 90% certain that this was a film on the TV in the Wonderful World of Disney presentations, but my paging through the films on the list hasn't come up with anything yet. The protagonist is a ...
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Is the building Yelena BASE jumps to in Thunderbolts* a real structure in Kuala Lumpur?
In the opening sequence of Thunderbolts* (2025) (also featured in the trailers), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) performs a BASE jump from the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—the second tallest ...
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Why does a bite kill you when everyone is already infected in The Walking Dead?
The Walking Dead follows one of the most basic principles of zombie fiction: you get bit (or scratched), you turn. It's later revealed that everyone who dies (no matter the method) will turn because ...
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What movie characters are depicted in this collage?
A theater that I frequent has a large lobby display that features a collage of movie characters (numbered by me for ease of reference):
Although nearly all the actors and movies are easily ...
