In the first movie, they had the Delorean rev up with the emergency brake turned on and the speedometer revved up close to the magical 88mph. What I'm wondering is why they didn't just have the car do a brakestand to 88mph instead of trying to drive the Delorean to the same speed?

In Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, young protagonist Sam is being chased by a band of Khaki Scouts, and they are about to catch him when he stops atop a cairn in "lightning field" and is struck by lightning. A moment later, he awakens, surrounded by friends. The pursuing Khaki scouts are not th...

I was watching antenna TV and now I wonder: What year did they begin to make the point of announcing that specific TV shows were "Filmed in front of a live studio audience"? and which show was the first one to include that announcement in its credits?

First the van rolls, then later the van falls off the bridge. Why doesn't this kick wake up Arthur? Related questions: In Inception, why do the kicks have to occur simultaneously?

In Dark Knight Rises, we see a bit of history of what has happened to Gotham in the past 8 years. Batman in seclusion, criminals being locked up for being part of organized crime, and Gordon's guilt from what happened with Dent. However, there seems to be absolutely no mention of the Joker at ...

After the passing of Harvey Dent, Gotham City passed the Dent Act, which allowed Gotham to clean up the streets quite a bit. It was stated that the act gave the police department the teeth it needed to do this. Was it ever made clear exactly what the Dent Act did to make it easier for the polic...

When Bruce is left broken and suffering in the Prison Pit, Bane explains that this is where he suffered and where Bruce will fully realize his failure with Gotham, and then be killed. During his time there, the Doctor and his friend explain that Bane owns the prison, and their only duty is to ke...

Bruce Campbell was in all three of the Sam Raimi movies, but as different bit characters in each one. Why was he used in all three movies?

At the end of Dark Knight Rises, we see the twist of Bruce/Batman taking the bomb himself across the sea, presumably, to sacrifice himself to keep Gotham safe. We know this isn't the case for Bruce Wayne is very much alive. Only Batman, is known as dead to the general public. We see at Bruce's...

Late in The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham is closed off from the rest of the world and the police are forced underground (both literally and figuratively). We catch up with the action when the government sends a highly-trained government agent in to help with the efforts to overthrow Bane, his mercen...

Is this prison in Gotham or somewhere else because Bane seems to travel between the too rather quickly. It seems like a Middle East location when Talia's mom is dropped in. Any ideas?