Question: What is the point of Raoul keeping his "hand at the level of his eyes" as he descends the stairwell to face the phantom?
MAC
6th Jan 2005
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
4th Mar 2004
The Mummy (1999)
Question: In the scene where Eve knocks down all the bookcases, the curator comes in and tells her something like "straighten up this *mishaba*" what does "mishaba" mean?
Chosen answer: He says "straighten up this meshiver". Meshiver is just another word for mess.
Answer: It's Yiddish, and it means along the lines of "crazy." In the movie, they broaden the meaning to "mess."
19th Feb 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Question: There is a "scratch" in the upper right corner in a few of the outdoor motion shots throughout the show, a falling black line, maybe going a twelfth of the way through the picture. I have seen this on more then one TV so its not a problem with reception, broadcast, or anything like that. I'm guessing this is something to do with the animation process or something. Does anybody know what this is?
Chosen answer: I can tell you that the Simpsons, even after 15 years, is still hand drawn and it takes 6 months to make each episode. So its highly unlikely something slipped by them. Its probably the way you are watching it.
16th Feb 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Question: In a lot of the episodes there seems to be a slightly curved "scratch" in the upper right of the screen, it always stays in the same spot, stays the same shape and size... what is this?
Chosen answer: Maybe your TV... or just the channel. It happens sometimes you know.
4th Feb 2004
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Question: What is a Briar Patch?
Answer: The reference is from Disney's Song of the South. A group of children listen to a old man's tall tales of a dumb Rabbit and Bear.
Chosen answer: It keeps him from being caught and strangled by the phantom's 'magical lasso'. See Buquet's explanation in the scene with the ballet chorus girls to see him show how it works.
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