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17th Nov 2006

Manhunter (1986)

Trivia: Michael Mann originally wanted Francis Dollarhyde to have William Blake's "The Great Red Dragon" tattooed on his back, but discarded the idea after deciding said tattoo trivialized Dollarhyde's personal struggles. When Ralph Fiennes played Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, director Brett Ratner decided to include the tattoo.

17th Nov 2006

The Sentinel (2006)

Trivia: When Abraham Lincoln originally established the Secret Service in 1865, their mandate did not include presidential protection. The day after Lincoln signed the legislation to establish the Service, he was shot by John Wilkes Booth.

12th Nov 2006

The Sopranos (1999)

Trivia: This was Steven Van Zandt's first acting job. He was previously a guitarist with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Interestingly, in the season 5 episode "Long Term Parking," Chris Moltisanti turns up late to a meeting, and comments "the highway was jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive." This line comes from Springsteen's song "Born to Run."

12th Nov 2006

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Trivia: For his cameo at the end of the film, James Caan received the same amount of money he received for the first film.

12th Nov 2006

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Trivia: Helen McCrory was originally cast as Bellatrix Lestrange, but dropped out due to her pregnancy. She was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter. In 2007, McCrory was cast as Bellatrix's sister, Narcissa Malfoy, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

24th Oct 2006

The Score (2001)

Trivia: Most of the conversations between Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando are improvised.

3rd Aug 2006

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Weeping Willows - S5-E22

Trivia: The man who flirts with Catherine at the bar is played by Marg Helgenberger's husband, Alan Rosenberg. According to Helgenberger on the DVD commentary, Rosenberg had difficulty treating her the way his character does, even though it was a fictional encounter.

3rd Aug 2006

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Trivia: Dr. Evil's trademark gesture is holding his pinky finger to the corner of his mouth. The muscle that extends that finger is called the Exstensor Digitorum Minimi.

26th Jul 2006

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Trivia: Georgie Henley's older sister, Rachael, plays Lucy as a young woman. (02:10:00)

10th Jul 2006

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Trivia: This is the only book in the series in which Voldemort does not physically appear. He is mentioned only in passing in the Shrieking Shack.

11th May 2006

1776 (1972)

Trivia: The shuttleboard in the Congressional chamber did not actually exist in 1776. This was added specifically for the film, to give the audience a visual representation of the colonies' votes.

11th May 2006

Midnight Run (1988)

Trivia: All of Dennis Farina's scenes were shot in Las Vegas; he was there filming his TV series Crime Story at the same time.

20th Mar 2006

Law & Order (1990)

Trivia: This episode was loosely based upon the murder of Michael Jordan's father, James.

20th Mar 2006

Law & Order (1990)

Trivia: Before his transfer to the NYPD, Joe Fontana (played by Dennis Farina) worked as a detective in Chicago. Before becoming an actor, Farina served in the Chicago police department, both as a police officer and a detective. Farina also played a Chicago police officer on the short-lived 1980s TV series Crime Story.

20th Mar 2006

The Shining (1980)

Trivia: Stephen King attempted to persuade Kubrick not to cast Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance. King believed that either Michael Moriarty or Jon Voight could have played Jack's descent into madness more convincingly.

4th Jan 2006

24 (2001)

Day 4: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M. - S4-E6

Trivia: During Jack's rescue of Secretary Heller and Audrey, the Marines that assist in the rescue operation were real Marines.

29th Dec 2005

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Trivia: Most of the clocks in the pawnshop are set to 4:20. It is a widely acknowledged misconception that all of the clocks in the film are set to this time.

29th Dec 2005

Air Force One (1997)

Trivia: When Ivan Korshunov gives his thumbprint for a background check, it shows his birthday as 3/21/58. This is Gary Oldman's birthday.

22nd Dec 2005

24 (2001)

Day 4: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M. - S4-E1

Trivia: Director Jon Cassar shot the opening CTU scenes in such a way that the audience first sees all of the changes made to the building at the same time Jack does.

18th Dec 2005

24 (2001)

Day 4: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M. - S4-E1

Trivia: The train crash was originally written as two trains colliding, but this was deemed too expensive, and was changed.