Movies & TV Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, November 24, 2016

Top new questions this week: In Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, why are portkeys not used for long-distance travel? The beginning of Newt Scamander's story includes him arriving on America's shore by boat. My understanding from the Harry Potter world is that long-distance travel can be accomplished by portkey, ... harry-potter fantastic-beasts   asked by Gray Roberts 31 votes answered by Anu7 39 votes Why didn't Harry Potter become an Obscurial? In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it says that young wizards or witches who have had their magic suppressed throughout their childhood become Obscurials, and develop a dark, parasitical ... character harry-potter fantastic-beasts   asked by user3932000 26 votes answered by Anu7 37 votes Is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them understandable without watching any other Harry Potter film? I am planning to watch Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and asking this question in place of a friend who might give me company. But he has not seen any HP film before. Can we understand ... harry-potter fantastic-beasts   asked by Ankit Sharma 24 votes answered by Anu7 15 votes Are helicopters capable of carrying this type of giants? In The BFG, UK helicopters carry giants and leave them on an island: Are helicopters capable of carrying this type of giants? realism the-bfg   asked by user43406 22 votes answered by Rahul 41 votes Is Rick and Morty satire/parody of Doc Brown and Marty McFly? As the title asks, is Rick and Morty satire/parody of Doc Brown and Marty McFly of the Back to the Future franchise? Or is it a generic play on the Mad Scientist and fish out of water cliché? character reference back-to-the-future rick-and-morty   asked by cde 14 votes answered by Todd Wilcox 16 votes A movie about a lot of woman clones with mini skirts There were group of women working in a fastfood restaurant with sexy clothes. They're all look alike. They were probably clones. They were Japanese. They slept in a room that looks like a prison. They ... identify-this-movie   asked by Simba 14 votes answered by Walt 19 votes Why didn't Doctor Strange use the Eye of Agamotto to heal his hands? In Doctor Strange it was shown that Eye Of Agamotto can be used to manipulate time for even a specific object (as in the case of the apple). Why didn't Dr. Strange use it to heal his hands. plot-explanation marvel-cinematic-universe doctor-strange   asked by Saurabh Saxena 10 votes answered by Ankit Sharma 13 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Who are the other three superheroes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? When Bruce Wayne sends an email to Wonder Woman, she sees three other superhero videos in it. Who are they? Do they appear in any other superhero movies? character dc-extended-universe batman-v-superman   asked by Hakuna Matata 9 votes answered by Ankit Sharma 20 votes How did they make Captain America so tiny and skinny in the first half? How did they make Chris Evans so tiny and skinny in the first half? He lost weight + green screen all along I suppose? Or is there something more interesting. marvel-cinematic-universe effects captain-america   asked by Man 24 votes answered by Oliver_C 35 votes Can you answer these? Where was Sally at the beginning of The Hours? I've watched "The Hours," many times. I just noticed (oddly) that Sally in the beginning title sequence of the movie comes home in the small hours of the morning to lie down in bed with Clarissa. Was ... plot-explanation the-hours   asked by Mikey 4 votes What is the logic behind the execution procedure in Fantastic Beasts? The process of execution as shown in the movie looks very complicated. First, they put in a happy memory in the liquid-thingy below the floating chair, and then the person sits on the chair, only to ... plot-explanation harry-potter fantastic-beasts   asked by Satwik Pasani 1 vote Was the depiction of George Méliès accurate to what we know about his life? The 2011 movie Hugo was about a boy of the same name who fixes an automaton that was built by George Méliès. Hugo learns that the man was a film maker and eventually inspires him to take pride in his ... historical-accuracy hugo george-melies   asked by Thunderforge 3 votes

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