Question: After reaching Coruscant, why does Qui-Gon tell Chancellor Valorum that he needs to speak with the Jedi Council? Wouldn't Qui-Gon simply report to the Temple once he arrived?
Cubs Fan
31st Aug 2005
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
15th Aug 2005
Miracle (2004)
Question: Did Herb Brooks really push the team as hard as depicted in the film?
Chosen answer: Oh definitely. His strategy was to make the team hate him....together. They united under that, and it clicked at the right time.
15th Aug 2005
The French Connection (1971)
15th Aug 2005
General questions
How are movies transferred from 35mm film to VHS/DVD?
Chosen answer: The film is projected from a regular projector into a mirror prism that reflects it into a special camera whose shutters are synched to the speed of the projector's. The signal is then sent to a video tape. Then the signal from the camera is sent to a computer where it is cleaned up and enhanced and then sent to the digital or recorded format.
8th Aug 2005
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Question: How can the Death Star be operational if the superstructure hasn't been completed yet?
Chosen answer: They already had gravity, lighting, plumbing, docking bays, life support etc. I assume the entire station is built around the power core and weapon. All the remaining sections were probably crew quarters, storage, more docking bays etc.
3rd Aug 2005
General questions
How many Oscar-winning actors/actresses have reprised their roles in sequels to the winning film (for example, Anthony Hopkins, who won for Silence of the Lambs, and later played Hannibal Lecter again in Hannibal and Red Dragon, or Gene Hackman, who won for The French Connection and played Popeye Doyle again in French Connection II)?
Chosen answer: Paul Newman in The Hustler/The Color of Money, Al Pacino in The Godfather/The Godfather II and Bing Crosby in Going My Way/The Bells of St. Mary's.
3rd Aug 2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Question: How long did Darth Sidious keep Darth Maul, Tyrannus, and Vader on as apprentices?
Chosen answer: We have no particularly accurate way of telling how long Maul was his apprentice, although it's stated that Maul was trained as a Sith from a very young age, so it was probably some considerable time. As far as we know, Tyranus became the apprentice after Maul's death, so he held the position for roughly thirteen years. Vader then took over, holding the position until the events of Return of the Jedi, a period of about twenty-two years.
3rd Aug 2005
Dead Ringers (1988)
Trivia: Jeremy Irons kept track of his characters by playing one with his weight on the balls of his feet, and the other with his weight on his heels.
3rd Aug 2005
Before Sunset (2004)
27th Jul 2005
Star Wars (1977)
27th Jul 2005
Miami Vice (1984)
Trivia: Michael Mann was originally against casting Don Johnson. Prior to this TV series, Johnson had starred in four failed TV pilots.
22nd Jul 2005
Fantastic Four (2005)
Trivia: When Michael Chiklis' wife, Michelle (who suffers from claustrophobia), first saw him in his The Thing outfit, she suffered a panic attack and had to be escorted off the set.
22nd Jul 2005
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Question: Is Senator Palpatine aware of Queen Amidala's use of decoys to protect herself?
Chosen answer: There's no indication one way or another. It's not particularly likely that he's ever been briefed on her security arrangements, but he's familiar enough with Amidala that his force abilities would be able to tell him that it wasn't her if he encountered her decoy at some point.
22nd Jul 2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
22nd Jul 2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Trivia: The first scene in which Obi-Wan and Anakin appear was filmed after principal photography had finished. Ewan McGregor had shaven off his beard, so he had to wear a fake one.
21st Jul 2005
Training Day (2001)
Trivia: About 30% of Denzel Washington's dialogue was improvised.
6th Jul 2005
The Last Waltz (1978)
6th Jul 2005
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
6th Jul 2005
General questions
How long do feature films usually run in theaters before they are released on DVD/VHS?
Chosen answer: They typically vary from film to film. It used to be a period of at least 6-7 months before they released them for rental or sale. These days however many are being released quite soon after their release, in some cases even as quick as 2-3 months (The Ray Charles film "Ray" was a recent one). The time it takes all depends on how the studio wants to distribute the film.
6th Jul 2005
American Graffiti (1973)
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Chosen answer: Valorum sent Qui-Gon to Naboo as his personal ambassador, so the Chancellor would expect to discuss the situation on their return. Qui-Gon is excusing himself in order to bring the news of the Sith reappearance to the Jedi Council as soon as possible.
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