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Dead Reckoning, 1947..




In the train, after they discover that Drake is to receive the Medal of Honor, Murdock quips that maybe the president will let Drake "sit on top of his piano". This is a reference to a then-scandalous photo of Harry S. Truman playing piano with a leggy blonde on top that was taken at the National Press Club in 1945. The blonde was Lauren Bacall, later the wife of Humphrey Bogart.

The role of Coral Chandler was originally intended for Rita Hayworth, but she already had been cast by her estranged husband, Orson Welles for the role of Elsa in The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Also, according to Ben Mankiewicz's introduction to this movie on TCM, Ms. Hayworth was engaged in a contract dispute with the studio at the time, and refused the role.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014... 4k bluray.




The film takes place in 2026.

According to Director Matt Reeves, the original draft of the screenplay, which was written before he was hired, was set further in the future, with the apes having obtained the ability to speak almost flawlessly, and Caesar playing a much smaller role. Reeves thought it would be more interesting to explore Caesar's story at an earlier stage, and asked for permission to re-write the script from scratch. His request was granted, on the condition that he deliver the film in time for the scheduled release date.

The orangutan that is featured prominently in the film is named Maurice. This is a reference to Maurice Evans, who portrayed the orangutan Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).

[Macca]

'I hate very ape I see from chimpan - A to Chimpan - Z'

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the 'impsons....and troy(he sleeps with the fishes) mcclure

[Macca]

the 'impsons....and troy(he sleeps with the fishes) mcclure

you may remember him from such films as 'Christmas Ape', and 'Christmas Ape Goes To Summer Camp.'

[Pigmy Pony]

Watched an episode of Minder early this morning (the proper ones with Terry, not a fan of them later ones). Ruined by having the sign language midget in the bottom corner What's that all about? Are deaf people nocturnal?

With digital technology as it is, why can't we have a 'dwarf off' button on the remote? We can already select subtitles, which are less of a distraction.

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Watched an episode of Minder early this morning (the proper ones with Terry, not a fan of them later ones). Ruined by having the sign language midget in the bottom corner What's that all about? Are deaf people nocturnal?

With digital technology as it is, why can't we have a 'dwarf off' button on the remote? We can already select subtitles, which are less of a distraction.

didnt know there was a newer version.. bet it crap

[Macca]

Watched an episode of Minder early this morning (the proper ones with Terry, not a fan of them later ones). Ruined by having the sign language midget in the bottom corner What's that all about? Are deaf people nocturnal?

With digital technology as it is, why can't we have a 'dwarf off' button on the remote? We can already select subtitles, which are less of a distraction.

Yes really annoying when you tape something that's on in the middle of the night and when you come to watch it next day find out it's the version with sign language.

Like you say you can have subtitles on everything now so there's just no need for it.

Minder is always on ITV 4 at ten to five and 4+1 at ten to six weekdays with no signing I don't get in till six so miss the first act. But I've seen them all loads of times anyway.

Ray Daley era is nothing like as good but I do watch them since compared to modern telly they're Shakespeare.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yes really annoying when you tape something that's on in the middle of the night and when you come to watch it next day find out it's the version with sign language.

Like you say you can have subtitles on everything now so there's just no need for it.

Minder is always on ITV 4 at ten to five and 4+1 at ten to six weekdays with no signing I don't get in till six so miss the first act. But I've seen them all loads of times anyway.

Ray Daley era is nothing like as good but I do watch them since compared to modern telly they're Shakespeare.

Ah yes that's him. Ray and 'Uncle Arfur'. Yeah much prefer Terry's ones. Yesterday was a corker, with Terry and a young Brian Cox scrapping on the bus... proper telly

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since ive got the 4ks out... Shooter, 2007..




According to the movie's script doctor William Goldman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, and Harrison Ford passed on the movie. These men would have fit the literary Bob Lee Swagger's age a bit more closely than Mark Wahlberg (born in 1971). Author Stephen Hunter introduced Swagger as a Vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992; however, to accommodate Wahlberg's age, this film has Swagger active in Africa in the 1990s, instead of Vietnam in the 1970s.

Shooter depicts a number of sniper tactics, thanks to the guidance of former US Marine scout sniper Patrick Garrity, who trained Mark Wahlberg for the film. Garrity taught Wahlberg to shoot both left- and right-handed (the actor is left-handed), as he had to switch shooting posture throughout the movie, due to Swagger's sustained injuries. He was also trained to adjust a weapon's scope, judge effects of wind on a shot, do rapid bolt manipulation, and develop special breathing skills. His training included extreme distance shooting (up to 1,100 yards (1.0 km), and the use of camouflage ghillie suits. Fuqua appointed Garrity as the film's military-technical advisor.

In the special features of the DVD, Garrity is interviewed pointing out that the shot fired in the assassination would not have hit the archbishop straight on, as in the film. When a round is fired it will fall from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 10 m) depending on the distance of the shot. To compensate, the round is fired at an arc calibrated by how far the round is going to fall, the distance of the shot, temperature, humidity, and wind. In his interview, Garrity said "At 2 yards (1.8 m), because of the hydrostatic shock that follows a large-caliber, high-velocity round such as the .408 Chey Tac (which is used in the shot), the target would literally be peeled apart and limbs would be flying 200 feet (60 m) away." The exit wound on the archbishop's head would have been too extreme to show in movie theaters. Instead, the movie depicts a much less graphic representation of the assassination.
Throughout the film, Swagger uses an array of sniper rifles, including the USMC M40A3, the CheyTac Intervention, and the Barrett M82.