Joe Kent has resigned as Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center: “[Iran] posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”March 17, 2026
The evolution of a joke: Robin Williams’ improvised takes vs. the final cut in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ (1993)March 17, 2026
February 23, 2026In Mercy (2026) (set in 2029) a character’s smartphone shows “7G” even though we are currently on 5G, implying the film’s near-future world has jumped two cellular generations in just three years.
February 22, 2026In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), you can see that the area around Frodo’s neck is starting to chafe due to holding the weight of the Ring.
February 22, 2026In Fargo (1996) when Jerry Lundegard comes home to see his wife has been kidnapped, a Playboy magazine is visible by the toilet
February 21, 2026In Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Max is O-negative, universal donor for red cells, not whole blood. An arm-to-arm transfusion includes plasma; O-negative plasma carries anti-A and anti-B antibodies that could cause acute hemolysis in someone like Nux or Furiosa, unless they’re also O-negative.
February 21, 2026In „Lost Highway“ (1997) there is a painting in the Living Room of Fred and Renee that shows severed female bodyparts (more info in bottom text)
February 21, 2026The hyenas in The Lion King (1994) are often assumed to be a dull gray color due to them being mostly seen in poor lighting. However, the one time we see them in broad daylight during the stampede shows they are actually a lighter brown color.
February 21, 2026In Schindlers List (1993)—in two separate shots—Amon Goeth is not covering the stopwatch, he’s staring at his manicure when “timing” the Jewish forced laborer Rabbi Menasha Levartov. He does the same thing later in the film before killing an unnamed Jewish Boy.
February 20, 2026In Final Destination Bloodline (2025) The way the metal tubes are positioned in Erik’s tattoo during his death is a reference to one of the poster of Final Destination 5 (2011)
February 19, 2026in the godfather (1972), during the dinner scene between tom hagen and jack woltz, a photo of woltz with j. edgar hoover can be seen on the table. it was placed there to subtly signal woltz’s massive political influence before he even starts making threats.
February 19, 2026in apocalypse now (1979), the news crew filming the beach landing is actually played by the director francis ford coppola and cinematographer vittorio storaro. they’re literally yelling “don’t look at the camera!” while filming the scene itself
