Movies & TV Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, September 22, 2016

Top new questions this week: How was this scene shot without hurting Charlie Chaplin? In a scene from City Lights (1931), a man tries to commit suicide before Charlie Chaplin comes and saves him. But the man accidentally ties a rope to Chaplin's neck and throws the rock into the water ... film-techniques stunts city-lights   asked by user36823 52 votes answered by A J 65 votes Why was Tom Bombadil left out of the LOTR movies? Tom Bombadil among others played a significant part in the books but were left out in the movies. Was this just to save time? character the-lord-of-the-rings   asked by Ocean Knight 22 votes answered by Herr Rau 39 votes 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 ... plot-explanation character the-lord-of-the-rings   asked by KDeogharkar 21 votes answered by BCdotWEB 35 votes 911 anachronism in The Nice Guys In the 2016 movie The Nice Guys, which is set in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, a character yells "call 9-1-1!" during an unexpected gunfight. Did the 9-1-1 emergency number exist in Los Angeles in ... the-nice-guys   asked by Michael Stern 14 votes answered by chaitanya89 15 votes I am trying to remember a small, unsuccessful movie from the 80's I am remembering a movie I saw in the 80's. In it a young man is trying to contact his dead parents with a failed technological device. He says it works but the screen only shows snow, but the boy ... identify-this-movie   asked by Adam 13 votes answered by Sara M 30 votes Do all of Quentin Tarantino's movies have a common underlying theme? The violence, goriness, bizarreness, randomness, and eccentric characters are well-known to be common aspects of Quentin Tarantino's movies. I believe all these are external commonalities and ... analysis quentin-tarantino   asked by Pale Blue Dot 12 votes Why didn't Tom Riddle kill Harry in Chamber of Secrets? I remember from Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets that in the climax Harry was shocked after finding Ginny Weasley on floor and drops the wand. Which is then picked up by Tom Riddle (his memory). ... plot-explanation harry-potter the-chamber-of-secrets   asked by Rahul 11 votes answered by Walt 21 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What does the ending of the movie "Coherence" mean? In the ending of the movie Coherence, we see that Kevin is talking to Em, when he gets a phone call from her! The look he gave after receiving that call - what does that mean? Does that imply the ... plot-explanation coherence   asked by TCSGrad 7 votes answered by chrisupi007 3 votes What is the best order to watch LotR/Hobbit franchise? I have not watched any of the entries in the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit franchise and as per my knowledge The Hobbit's story occurs before LotR but the release order is different. So for better ... the-lord-of-the-rings the-hobbit suggested-order   asked by Ankit Sharma 25 votes answered by Ben Plont 18 votes Can you answer these? 1970s kids movie about a girl who gets caught in an avalanche I'm trying to find the title of a movie made in the 1970s (USA). It's about a girl growing up in the mountains (Colorado?) with her (single?) father and I believe a dog (a St. Bernard?). The girl ... identify-this-movie   asked by sam 1 vote Cover Girl and a Hollywood-Bollywood Connection I recently saw the 1944 Hollywood movie Cover Girl staring Rita Hayworth. I was shocked by how similar it was to a typical Bollywood movie; The plot was very simple, went like this: The lead ... american-cinema indian-cinema cover-girl   asked by axsvl77 7 votes What is the round object given to Philippe by Papa Rudy? What is the roundish object given to Philippe by Papa Rudy in The Walk (2015)? It appears to bear some resemblance to a tape measure. And what is the significance of the scene near the end when Jeff ... props the-walk   asked by gandalf3 2 votes

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