Visible crew/equipment: As Bond regains consciousness after being knocked out by Oddjob, the shadows of the moving camera and boom are visible on the cupboards.
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2nd Dec 2008
Goldfinger (1964)
28th Nov 2008
Nim's Island (2008)
Other mistake: After the first storm on the island, the power goes out. Nim reconnects the solar panels, and her computer boots instantly to the exact screen she was on when the power went out, which is impossible.
27th Oct 2008
Saw V (2008)
Other mistake: When Agent Strahm first starts investigating, he uses the FBI computer to look up Seth's name. He is heard typing many more characters, very quickly, than actually show up in the 'search' field on the screen. (00:29:20)
17th Oct 2008
The Hurricane (1999)
Factual error: In the film, Carter leaves the military with service ribbons. In reality, he was discharged after being court-martialed.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the movie, Houdini's death is caused by failing to escape from a Chinese Water Torture Cell following an injury with a prop sword. In reality, Houdini died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the film, Houdini's family name is Schwartz. In reality, it was Weisz.
29th Aug 2008
Daylight (1996)
Plot hole: The main accident is a crash involving toxic waste, which seals the tunnel, yet no one has any trouble breathing, or even has so much as irritated eyes.
29th Aug 2008
Daylight (1996)
Continuity mistake: When the tunnel caves in as a result of the explosion, the cars about to enter it come to a stop in almost a straight line. When Stallone gets out of his limo, the cars are now scattered everywhere. Then, when he goes back later to the collapsed entrance, the cars are not only in different positions, but some have changed in make and model as well.
24th Jun 2008
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Factual error: When Josh Brolin is leaning against the guard wall outside the motel, there is a Carl's Jr. visible in the background. Carl's Jr. did not open stores in Texas until several years after the movie is set.
24th Mar 2008
Ten Commandments (1956)
Trivia: Future famous musician Herb Alpert has a cameo as a drummer boy during the massive Exodus scene.
24th Mar 2008
Ten Commandments (1956)
Trivia: The voice of God giving the Ten Commandments is a chorus of several male voices including, principally, Charlton Heston's and Cecil B.DeMille's, recorded separately with one track laid on top of the other and altered electronically. The other voices in the chorus were those of actor and singer Delos Jewkes and Donald Hayne, DeMille's publicist/biographer.
24th Mar 2008
Ten Commandments (1956)
Trivia: Some of the props used in the film - in particular cups, glasses and tableware - were used in the episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) called "Tapestry".
18th Mar 2008
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Factual error: In reality, Captain Bligh was never on board the HMS Pandora, and he was not present at the trial of the mutineers who stayed on Tahiti. At the time he was halfway around the world on a second voyage looking for breadfruit plants.
18th Mar 2008
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Trivia: In the film, the 100 meter bronze medalist is a fictional character named Tom Watson. The real medalist was Arthur Porritt of New Zealand, who asked his name not to be used.
18th Mar 2008
Rebecca (1940)
Trivia: Hitchcock's cameo appearance, a signature feature of his films, takes place near the end. He is seen outside a phone box when Jack is making a call.
17th Mar 2008
Ordinary People (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Conrad is at the swim meet, he has on a red plaid shirt under a gray sweater. When he arrives back at his grandmother's house, he has a white with thin blue stripes shirt and a beige sweater, and there is nothing to indicate that he stopped along the way.
17th Mar 2008
Ordinary People (1980)
Continuity mistake: During the restaurant scene, the straw in Karen's hands starts unwrapped, then becomes wrapped, and then suddenly jumps into the Coke.
17th Mar 2008
Ordinary People (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Karen goes to leave the restaurant, the Cokes have suddenly disappeared from the table.
17th Mar 2008
Ordinary People (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Conrad visits Dr. Berger's office for the first time, and he is in the elevator, his hair changes length and style between shots.
22nd Feb 2008
Marty (1955)
Trivia: Writer Paddy Chayefsky has a cameo as "Leo", who appears in the back of the car when Marty is approached by his friends.
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