Character mistake: At the football players funeral, the guy on the left is still breathing, despite being dead.
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12th Nov 2021
Heathers (1988)
10th Nov 2021
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Continuity mistake: Near the end, Annie and Walter go to a restaurant with a view of the Empire State Building. It is very cloudy, dark and grey in this shot. Just prior to this, Jonah is atop the Empire State Building and it is relatively clear. Later when Sam comes into New York it's cloudless again.
1st Nov 2021
Blackout (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end when the helicopter is hovering above the two guys fighting, we see the shadow of the camera on them multiple times.
27th Oct 2021
Loki (2021)
Trivia: Subtle detail, the cans of soda at TVA always have the label facing the camera. What are they? Josta, an energy drink that actually existed in the 90s but is now defunct. It was made by Pepsi. Why is it in the show? Showrunner Michael Waldron says Mobius has it because he "can go anywhere," and likely ran into a timeline where it existed. Waldron, however didn't say for sure there was a foolproof reason Mobius drinks it, but he's pleased fans noticed it.
27th Oct 2021
Squid Game (2021)
Visible crew/equipment: When the old man is remembering his childhood home and walking around as the game is winding down, he walks toward the camera. This is a handheld shot. The shadow of the camera is on his shirt briefly.
25th Oct 2021
Squid Game (2021)
The Man with the Umbrella - S1-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When the second game starts and everyone is climbing up the stairs, two of the players are talking. The camera is in front of them going up the stairs. At one point you can see the shadow of the camera on the wall to the left.
22nd Oct 2021
9-1-1 (2018)
Audio problem: At the end of the episode, Buck comes home and crashes on his bed. He sees his girlfriend reporting on TV. Just before the shot cuts, the reporter mouths a word but nothing comes out. The shot changes to others watching the report, and she continues talking.
22nd Oct 2021
Cars 3 (2017)
Trivia: The Tappet Brothers, Ray and Thomas Magliozzi, famous for their NPR show "Car Talk", provided their voices for the film. They reprised their roles as the owners of Rust-eze. Thomas passed away in 2014. His lines were pieced together from the first film. Ray came out of retirement to voice the role. They even use their signature line from the show "don't drive like my brother."
21st Oct 2021
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Leap Home (1) - November 25, 1969 - S3-E1
Trivia: Sam's childhood home is Ray and Annie's farmhouse from the movie Field of Dreams, complete with the front porch swing. In another shot showing morning on the farm, the baseball field from the film is visible. Both the television show and film were distributed by Universal Pictures, so it's likely the show had access to unused footage from the film.
11th Oct 2021
News of the World (2020)
Visible crew/equipment: After the confederate soldiers offer to buy the girl and are encountered by the union troops, Kidd and Cicada leave. There is a shot of the confederate soldiers coming out of a building. The shadow of the camera is obvious on the lead man. (00:41:55)
6th Oct 2021
Twister (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: At Aunt Meg's house, Jo is taking a shower. There are two shots of her washing her hair. In the second one, the camera is blatantly reflected in the glass, left screen.
4th Oct 2021
American Wedding (2003)
Continuity mistake: The lettering on the cake at the beginning changes after Stiffler messes it up. It's in a row then diagonal.
3rd Oct 2021
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: When Riggs and Murtaugh go to see Billy, who has just been murdered, the camera and its operator are reflected in the interrogation room door.
20th Sep 2021
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Continuity mistake: Maria rips Clouseau's suit, and he tells her not to worry and starts pulling it back up. The shot cuts and it's back down again.
20th Sep 2021
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Leap Home (2) - April 7, 1970 - S3-E2
Trivia: Patrick Warburton's first major role and his second acting credit. Warburton plays "Blaster."
16th Sep 2021
Quantum Leap (1989)
M.I.A. - April 1, 1969 - S2-E22
Trivia: According to the script, Beth really does feel Al dance with her briefly before he leaps, even though he is a hologram. She says his name after he leaps out as an acknowledgement that she knew he was there. This is one of the few episodes we see Al leap instead of Sam.
10th Sep 2021
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Audio problem: As Neil is talking to his coworker about getting on a plane, the audio is either different or synced wrong, as the coworker says something different. In the shot facing Neil his mouth doesn't match.
6th Sep 2021
Citizen Kane (1941)
Trivia: Welles worked 16 to 18 hour days on the film, as it took nearly four hours to apply his makeup to make him look older. Welles also shot the film quickly, with very few takes as he wanted to be like John Ford. Some of the film's more significant scenes were shot before production actually began as Welles had claimed he was doing "camera tests" and RKO believed him.
6th Sep 2021
Citizen Kane (1941)
Trivia: Welles learned how to make films by watching what other directors were doing at the time, especially John Ford. In particular, he would watch Ford's "Stagecoach" nightly and ask his cinematographer how certain shots were done. Welles makes a nod to Ford by using a couple of Ford's most infamous shots. This includes a moving camera going through an opening door as the character walks through.
6th Sep 2021
Ready Player One (2018)
Continuity mistake: During the battle on Planet Doom, Art3mis jumps into the DeLorean to tell Parzival that they're "playing Adventure." She jumps in through the windshield. When the shot changes, the hole in the windshield is now larger.
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