Continuity mistake: While drinking in the train Thornhill's hand is grabbing the glass or not, depending on the shot. The position of the glass to his face also changes.
Sacha
14th Jan 2023
North by Northwest (1959)
13th Jan 2023
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Thornhill is about to be run over by the truck his jacket is covered in dust. When he falls on the ground it's spotless, only to appear dirty a shot later.
13th Jan 2023
Batman Returns (1992)
Continuity mistake: Inside the cage, Max covers his mouth with his hand and then uncovers it and grabs an iron bar. A shot later he is suddenly covering his mouth again. (01:37:16)
10th Jan 2023
Batman Returns (1992)
Continuity mistake: While arranging the plan with the clowns, the Penguin throws his clothes on the floor, which change positions between shots. (01:29:23 - 01:31:00)
10th Jan 2023
Batman Returns (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Selina electrocutes Max while kissing him his head is tilted to the right. Shot changes and it's straight.
8th Jan 2023
White Elephant (2022)
Continuity mistake: Before Luis Velasquez is killed he is wearing glasses, but from a brief side shot his glasses are gone.
Continuity mistake: When Luke crashes on the snow he tries to open the cockpit pushing the canopy. A shot later he is pushing the windshield. This changes back and forth several times.
7th Jan 2023
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: After Obi-Wan is struck down there's a shootout where a soldier is killed next to a closing door. The gun next to his head moves closer between shots.
7th Jan 2023
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: In the kitchen the police officer loosens his tie, but from the side shot it's still tight.
5th Jan 2023
The Crown (2016)
Continuity mistake: When the actress rehearses in the jet, after Dodi says "your husband is in for 15 years" her right hand swaps between extended or not between shots.
4th Jan 2023
The Crown (2016)
Continuity mistake: In the jet, when the actress rehearses and throws the script on the bed the sheets swap between wrinkled and ironed between shots.
4th Jan 2023
Django Unchained (2012)
Continuity mistake: After Calvin cuts his hand and forces Broomhilda to sit down, Stephen places his hand around her neck. A shot later it’s on her back.
4th Jan 2023
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When the truck is about to run Thornhill over, skidmarks running along the road appear/disappear randomly between shots.
4th Jan 2023
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When the plane crashes against the truck its wipers face the left side. A shot later they are facing the right side.
2nd Jan 2023
The Crown (2016)
Continuity mistake: After the actress throws the script on the bed, the script keeps changing position in every shot.
1st Jan 2023
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When the opening credits roll-in stating that the events are fictitious, there is a shot of a woman in blue exiting a building. When the credits end after Hitchcock's cameo, the same shot is re-used though this time from a couple of seconds earlier.
17th Dec 2022
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Thornhill is served a Martini in the train, check the toothpick and you'll see it keeps moving around between shots.
17th Dec 2022
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Thornhill makes a call at the train station the cord of the phone is curled in the wide angle but straight in the close-up.
17th Dec 2022
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When the CIA meets, the paper next to the professor changes positions between shots and a matchbox appears and disappears randomly.
15th Dec 2022
North by Northwest (1959)
Continuity mistake: When Thornhill is at the Plaza with his friends, a man grabs a drink and takes a sip while he places his left hand on the table. A shot later the glass is on the table and his left hand not.
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