Continuity mistake: In Miles' kitchen, Becky never turns the stove on to boil the eggs. The burners are not on and when she comes back from looking in the basement she moves to turn the stove off. (00:36:30)
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9th May 2007
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
9th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As the Wicked Witch puts her flaming broomstick on the Scarecrow, look closely at the Tin Man. His chest dent that we saw several shots earlier on the left side of his costume, has been dented out. (01:24:20 - 01:26:15)
9th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: If you look at Dorothy's dress, it's wet before she throws the water on the Wicked Witch. In the next shot the water spot (on Dorothy's dress) disappears only to return later when she gets the broomstick. (01:26:20)
9th May 2007
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Continuity mistake: Colonel Kurtz sits at the door to the dark room where Captain Willard is being held reading articles to him from Time magazine, and it's obvious that the light is coming from the door in front of him. The door doesn't close nor does the captain stop looking forward, but the lighting changes throughout the scene. In some of the close-up shots his entire face and neck are lit up and in other shots shadows fall across his face and neck. (02:51:15)
9th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The clouds behind the side of the mountain don't move an inch in the time it takes Toto to run and get help and return to the same spot. (01:20:00)
9th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Dorothy's house is outside of the tornado when we first see it up in the air. Then they are immediately inside the tornado. (00:17:15)
9th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: As they dance out of the poppy field, the snow that is on them disappears between shots. (00:57:35)
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: After we first meet the three farmhands, Dorothy asks Zeke what to do about Miss Gulch. As he walks off to feed the pigs he steps into the camera's shadow. (00:03:20)
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Other mistake: In the close-up as the Wicked Witch pets him, Toto, who has been referred to as a "he" throughout the movie appears to be a she. In actuality, Toto is a female Cairn terrier. (01:16:05)
8th May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: After Chris returns home from the movie set, items on the window sill, the flowers on Sharon's desk and the pencils in her pencil holder all move inbetween the two close-up shots of her as she sits at her desk. (00:16:50)
8th May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: Father Karras is out for an early morning jog and jogs past the same place twice as he jumps three-quarters of the track between shots. (01:02:50)
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: The seams in the floorboard under the Haunted Forest set can be seen several times under the leaves. The best is in the close-ups of Toto. (01:15:30 - 01:19:35)
8th May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: The long curtain on the window behind her has been noticeably moved between shots as a doctor puts Regan in a trance. (01:01:50)
8th May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: At the movie set, Chris yells, "Hold it, hold it" as Father Karras watches and walks away. In the next shot several extras along with the line of shade behind him disappear. (00:14:50)
8th May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: As Chris walks around the attic to see what's making the noise more candle wax appears dripping down its side between shots. (00:30:00)
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Just before the Wicked Witch leaves Munchkinland she says to Dorothy, "just try to stay out of my way" and her broomstick is facing upwards. In the next shot it's facing downwards. (00:30:35)
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy walks out of her house in Munchkinland, shadows cast by the trees can be seen on the painted hills right behind them. (00:20:20)
3rd May 2007
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Continuity mistake: At Carol's barbecue a soldier drives up in a jeep with a message for Dr. Marvin stating that they lost contact with rocket No. 11. Dr. Marvin holds the message and an envelope in his hand as they look up and see the rocket burning up in the atmosphere. He never puts the message back into the envelope but when he sits down the envelope is alone and the messages is gone. (00:13:50)
3rd May 2007
The Exorcist (1973)
Continuity mistake: After Burke Dennings is killed, Chris goes upstairs and finds the window in Regan's room is wide open. It's so cold that you can see the condensation from her breath in some shots, but not in others. (00:59:10)
3rd May 2007
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Visible crew/equipment: As Dr. Marvin tries on the alien helmet, he looks around the room and a non-acting crewmember appears in the back of the room, standing to the far right against a concrete pillar, observing the filming. (00:03:00)
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