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January 8

Differences in cinematic releases?

I notice we don't have an article on Cinematic releases. Originally I was under the impression that the later video releases were just longer, with stuff cut out of the cinematic version to get a fresh batch of paying customers into the theater faster. In general, how common was it for a movie to contain scenes in the movie theater version that were removed or altered for release on premium cable channels like Showtime, or in other video formats?

For example:

The movie Krull just blew me away as a child with a long slow introduction that seemed like it was five minutes long of a comet, which turns out to be a crystal fortress, slowly approaching a planet as Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War, which I'd never known about before that moment, played gloriously in the background. But now... it's not in the movie! Some reviews of the movie actually make the comparison with a song much later in it [1] which was noticeable to me, but it's absolutely not the same thing.

In The Matrix, during the rescue of Morpheus, there was a scene in which they blew up an elevator and sent it plummeting to the ground floor. Amusingly, just as it arrived, there was the mundane sound of the bell announcing its arrival just before the doors exploded. But now? There's no bell.

There are lots of cases like this, and I'm never entirely sure if there are multiple versions of the movie, if memory is more creative than I think, or even whether there are influences of multiple temporal dimensions on the mysterious workings of human consciousness. Wnt (talk) 20:10, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard to say why this is done since many decisions of this sort are made by the studio and not really explained to the viewing public when they're done. And the reasons are many and wide ranging. The movie Blade Runner is an excellent example of just how many different versions can be made of the same film. We even have Versions of Blade Runner which goes over the seven different versions of the film. And this is not just done for movies. Some television episodes have been altered when they are played as re-runs. Sometimes the opening theme will be dropped or shortened to allow for more commercials. And then there may be a licensing issue which I believe is the reason why an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati was altered. I think it's the episode "Turkeys Away" where in the original airing the song "Dogs" by Pink Floyd was playing in a scene in the DJ booth (You can find it on YouTube). The re-runs of the episode on TV today will not have that song playing in the background even though the dialog of the characters refers to what is playing, "Are those dogs that I hear?". Dismas|^(talk) 21:08, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On a purely technical point, we do have a very short article Film release, to which Theatrical release redirects. Perhaps another redirect should be created. Tevildo (talk) 22:15, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There were some changes to the DVD release of The Matrix as a box set: it was re-graded to match the color tone of the sequels, and, for some reason, changes the title in the digital rain sequence from "The Matrix" to just "Matrix"), however the arrival "ding" bell is still heard before the elevator doors explode. --Canley (talk) 00:12, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NCIS vs. Animal House

In the NCIS episode "Worst Nightmare", the story begins with a literature teacher explaining Milton's Paradise Lost to his class, referencing the main character by writing SATAN on the whiteboard in large letters under the book's title. This seems almost identical to a scene in the movie Animal House where Professor Jennings (Donald Sutherland) writes the exact same thing on a chalkboard in his class. Could this be an homage or an in-joke by the episode's writer? → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 23:30, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it could be. RNealK (talk) 06:21, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 9

The actor Tom Hanks

How many films of Tom Hanks has he actually died in?

80.238.0.215 (talk) 09:26, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

None. He's still alive. As for the characters he played, the ones I know of are The Ladykillers, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan and A League of Their Own (~~sort of,~~ after the flashback ends). Clarityfiend (talk) 10:08, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also Joe Versus the Volcano, metaphorically speaking. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:55, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 10

Notability

I have written an article regarding a male model/actor. His bio is listed both on IMDB and a Spanish publication. I submitted the article with the Spanish publication as the primary bio source. I also cited several other publications as references. The article was denied for the person being non-notable. Would i have been better off using the IMDB reference as the primary source?? Any help would be appreciated... Believe 512Believe512 (talk) 01:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No. IMDb is useless for establishing notability. Every Tomas, Ricardo and Enrique(?) is listed there. Face it. He probably doesn't satisfy WP:NACTOR.Clarityfiend (talk) 03:34, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A non-notable Enrique. InedibleHulk (talk) 08:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What films depict selectively erasing painful memories?

While one is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, what other films have similar plots? As long as the film (or TV episode) is about selecting specific hurtful memories to erase, that's what I'm looking for. Thanks. --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 02:26, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to happen in Doctor Who a lot, but that's (mostly) a TV series, not a film. HiLo48 (talk) 02:33, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eternal Sunshine... is a pretty unique movie in that regard; I did a bit of a search at TV tropes (see [2], and I can't find the specific trope of "Choosing to have specific hurtful memories erased" as a common trope with anything else. There are films which do have more broadly common tropes with Eternal Sunshine... in the sense of the way they play with notions of perception, identity, and memory. Unreliable narrator explores situations where amnesia or other perception issues affect the "reality" being shown to the audience through the eyes of the main character; films as diverse as Fight Club, Jacob's Ladder, Memento, and just about every film directed by Terry Gilliam deal with unreliable narrators whose memory is faulty in some way. Total Recall and Blade Runner both deal with implanted memories (rather than erased memories). As I'm running through ideas, the closest I can think of is characters that experience Repressed memory because of a traumatic experience. The most famous example I can think of is the famous final episode of M*A*S*H titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" where a main character represses a particularly hurtful memory and "replaces" it with a more innocuous one. --Jayron32 03:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Films about altered memories is mighty slim pickin's. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to recall the name of an underwater movie with an alien spaceship in the shape of a sphere. Half the movie seems to be about the spaceship making people imagine things, and they end up not remembering. Of course, I may not be remembering this well at all. Maybe it's about Alzheimers! HiLo48 (talk) 05:30, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sphere? Hack (talk) 05:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. That's it! I even said the thing was shaped like a sphere. Definitely dementia at least. And yes, they chose to forget at the end. HiLo48 (talk) 06:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In Donnie Darko, there's a bit about proposed "Infant Memory Generators". Gretchen's related question to Donnie, "What if you could go back in time and take all those hours of pain and darkness and replace them with something better?" replays during the climax. Combined with the hypnotherapy sessions, Manipulated Dead remembering the "future" and the Living vaguely recalling their "dream" at the end, it might be relevant. InedibleHulk (talk) 08:50, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a film, but Dickens's The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain deals precisely with the consequences of the protagonist's decision to allow all his memories of the "sorrow, wrong, and trouble" he has experienced to be expunged. Deor (talk) 11:31, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wonder if A Clockwork Orange counts - the brainwashing scene? --TammyMoet (talk) 12:14, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be a reasonably common meme in SF/Fantasy TV series:

One of the Star Trek series had a episode where the crew had their memories of an encounter with an alien species removed. They then found out about it and were none too pleased. The aliens promptly did it again when they went back to the planet to complain. Another episode had an alien species altering the timeline to wipe their enemies (and everyone elses memory of them) out of existance.

Vampires often tinker with their victim's memories of their blood soaked encounter.

Astronaut (talk) 16:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There are heaps of older (mostly B/W) movies with a theme of hypnosis being used to help someone either remember repressed stuff, or repress traumatic stuff. Check what IMdB has about hypnosis. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 18:55, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a feature film, but removing unpleasant memories was a plot point to the Futurama episode, Fun on a Bun. Matt Deres (talk) 01:25, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also not a feature film but an interesting take on the same kind of idea, there's a video game I recently played called Remember Me which heavily features removal and implanting of memories. Organics^LRO 13:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help me find a book

I'm trying to recommend a book I read in 1975 or 6. It was by an author known for writing on paranormal subjects. Part of it was set in Bali, and explored the religion and practises of the Balinese. A story thread throughout it was of the clash between a girl and a holy man, which ended with one of them removing their own eye and giving it to the other (though I can't remember which way round it was). The author may have been a Brian somebody? Can anyone help?--TammyMoet (talk) 18:45, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Could it have been Love and Death in Bali, a.k.a. A Tale from Bali, by Vicki Baum? --Amble (talk) 22:04, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't think so, the author had a male name. Thanks.--TammyMoet (talk) 11:42, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Got it - it was Gifts of Unknown Things by Lyall Watson. --TammyMoet (talk) 20:57, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

60s music doc?

There's a music documentary I've heard of from 1968 or '69. It featured archive footage of several famous acts of the period. The film is now thought lost. What was its title? Theskinnytypist (talk) 20:06, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see anything in our list of lost films. If it was only a TV documentary, then many of those would have been lost by now, and more information would be needed in order to identify it.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:36, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you remember the country of origin? --— Rhododendrites ^talk | 23:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

... or any of the acts shown? Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Francesca Annis's best TV appearances

I am a fan of Francesca Annis' film work. But her TV appearances mostly seem to be British. Can anyone suggest how to find her best TV shows from a critical/popular viewpoint, so I can figure out what to focus on? Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 23:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well high on the list would be Lillie (TV series) where she plays Lillie Langtry. She had actually performed the role in a couple episodes of Edward the Seventh but the character is more fully formed in the latter series. Also from the 70's is her performance as Emma Bovary in a BBC adaptation that is available on DVD. For lighter viewing there is Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime. Moving into the 90s Reckless (TV serial) is a treat and Wives and Daughters (1999 miniseries) where she plays a more callow character then usual. In the aughts there is Cranford (TV series) and its sequel Return to Cranford. Her performance as Lady Macbeth in Polanski's Macbeth (1971 film) should probably be on your list as well if you haven't seen it already. You have probably guessed that I am a big fan and have tried to see anything that she has been in so I will add the caveat that you may not like any of these suggestions so my apologies ahead of time if that happens. Others will recommend other performances so you have some fun viewing in front of you. MarnetteD | Talk 23:48, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. Yes, it was because I was watching that version of Macbeth (my favorite) that the question came up. I'll have to see which of those series I can find on line. μηδείς (talk) 03:54, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You might try this site or Amazon. MarnetteD | Talk 04:04, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 11

Play format

Is there a standard format for stage plays as there is for screenplays? Theskinnytypist (talk) 22:00, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:03, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See Screenplay#Format_and_style. The equivalent for a stage play is the prompt book - as far as I know, this doesn't have a standard format. Tevildo (talk) 22:24, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 12

Camille Pleyel

Frédéric Chopin dedicated his Nocturnes op. 9 to Madame Camille Pleyel. I'm a bit confused since Camille is a both male and female name. As Joseph Etienne Camille Pleyel is a man, I think the dedicatee is his wife Marie-Felicite-Denise. Am I right? Generally, is it common to refer to a wife as "Madame + first name and surname of the husband" in French?--2.246.23.207 (talk) 15:43, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Our article Mrs. notes that married women were commonly referred to as Mrs [husband's given name] [husband's surname] back in more formal times. Mrs Patrick Campbell is an example of this. Our article French name says "Formally, a married or widowed woman can be called by the given name of her husband (madame (given name of husband) family name or madame veuve (given name of husband) family name); this is now slightly out of fashion", suggesting that this is also true of France. Sadly neither of these statements is referenced, although it fits with my own OR recollection - my late grandmother, for instance, widowed in 1970 at the age of 52, maintained for the rest of her life that the only correct way to address a formal letter to her was still "Mrs [husband's initials] [married surname]" even after his death, and that using her own initials/forename in this context was poor etiquette. Our article Married and maiden names contains the intriguing referenced statement "Since the 1789 Revolution, the law stipulates that "no one may use another name than that given on his birth certificate"", although "marriage grants a married person the right to assume his or her spouse's last name". A Google search confirms that the nocturnes are indeed accepted as dedicated to Marie Pleyel, whose husband Camille was a close friend of Chopin. - Karenjc (talk) 14:31, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cameramen on the field/pitch/court/etc

This gif shows a cameraman on a cricket pitch (I believe that's the right term). I'm not a big sports fan but I can't think of any US sports that allow cameramen on the field/pitch/court/etc. So, is this common in cricket? I'm not ignoring the fact that the players might have been on some sort of break in the play which allowed the camera to come out. How about other sports? Dismas|^(talk) 15:47, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In NFL football, there's an "eye in the sky" kind of thing that moves all over the field, but only behind the line of scrimmage to minimize the chance of interfering with game action. In big events like the World Series, you'll see cameramen with portable cameras, generally in foul territory only, following David Ortiz or whoever as they round the bases,[3] or as the players celebrate on the field post-victory (both of those are "time-out" situations). This is actually not new in baseball. The American League, I think it was, actually allowed photographers on the field (again, in foul ground) during the early 1900s. That's where some great action shots came from, such as the iconic picture of Ty Cobb sliding into third base and spilling the infielder. That practice came to an end as better lenses were developed, probably along with safety concerns. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:59, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reminding me about spidercam and skycam. Just skimming the articles, I'm not sure what actually makes them different enough to necessitate separate articles. Dismas|^(talk) 17:44, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto Spydercam. But to return to the question, yes, having a camera operator on the playing area is absurd (not to mention the Segway) so I suspect it was not a genuine match, just some film-maker needed some shots of cricket.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:05, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If I understand cricket correctly, there's really no "out of bounds" part of the field. Even baseball has foul territory, 270 degrees of a circle - but cricket is 360 degrees, right? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:26, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As I remember, this particular action happened in the warm-up prior to the first ball. Baseball Bugs is right that in cricket the ball can be played in any direction by the batsman, and that hitting the delivery outside the boundary that defines the field is practically the best that you can do.Comradezombie1 (talk) 20:32, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Won't happen again. The commentators on the TV coverage of last night's Australia vs England cricket game spent a lot of time extolling the benefits of the spidercam that their network uses. Though they did wonder what the score was for hitting it with the ball. HiLo48 (talk) 20:39, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It has happened before. The result was a dead ball and the ball was rebowled. As an aside, in the Big Bash League, balls hitting the roof at Docklands Stadium are considered to be sixes, as opposed to dead ball (in previous matches at the ground, balls hitting the roof within the field of play were called dead). Hack (talk) 08:04, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How often has the roof been hit? HiLo48 (talk) 08:55, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

At least three times. Mike Hussey in 2005 and Aaron Finch in 2012 and 2014. The 2013 Big Bash League playing conditions actually have specific provisions for both circumstances. Hack (talk) 09:32, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. In the domed ballparks in America (the older ones, at least) the roof and speakers and other objects hanging over the field are treated as if they weren't there. That is, if the ball hits the roof or an object hanging from it, it's "in play", or "live". I think the newer ones don't have that problem, being too high to be hit. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:43, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The treatment of obstructions above and inside the field of play generally varies according to local custom. The most common are powerlines or trees overhanging the boundary line (and in some famous cases, trees entirely within the field of play). Hack (talk) 14:46, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Going back to the original question. In international cricket, cameras are allowed onto the field of play while the ball is dead (not in play). This is usually before the start of play or when a new batsmen is entering the field. Hack (talk) 00:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 13

a little popular 2013 song.

sorry, I need your help, I'm looking for this kind-of popular song! It has been played 2 times in the last 2-3 weeks. and It's most likely a late 2012 or 2013 song. I've looked on the top 40 charts from USA and I can't find it, it's in english. it's a guy singing and he's white I think, atleast has that voice, I could remember they lyrics but I forgot them and I haven't heard the song since. :( I think it's a 2013 song but I doubt that it's older then 2010-2011! it had lyrics from him, and then solo parts with like dance/house or techno beat. :/ lyrics were like "alive" or something, atleast had that word in them I think :( :(

I've tried to listen to youtube vids with top 2013 songs and I can't find it there. It can't be a old song as it has like a newish beat, it reminds me of icona pop - all night except it was a male singing the main parts, and then come the solo sound parts, like in All night. and it had a beat not like that but maybe same genre of beat :(

I'm from Iceland btw, if that helps — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.209.159.215 (talk) 02:10, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Literally a random guess given your very sketchy description, could it be Daft Punk's song "Get Lucky"? --Jayron32 02:39, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Wake Me Up by Avicii? It's got normal sounding verses oddly interspersed with dubstep or EDM or whatever...not sure the lyrics fit though. Adam Bishop (talk) 11:44, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

sadly both of these are too popular and both in top 40 :( 157.157.147.214 (talk) 13:21, 13 January 2014 (UTC) but its also similar to wake me up. and all night, with those solo parts.[reply]

Trololo question

Everyone knows that the Trololo song ("I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home") doesn't have proper lyrics, instead, people who sang it (notably Eduard Khil) had to make up vocal sounds for it. According to the link, the song's lyrics were either banned due to their "Western content" (it was apparently originally about cowboys), or were not included due to a disagreement between the lyricist and the composer. My question is: have the original or intended lyrics for the song ever surfaced? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:23, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Everyone knows"? HiLo48 (talk) 14:07, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. Were it not for the link, I would have no idea what OP was talking about. Dismas|^(talk) 14:54, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It was on Desert Island Discs a couple of weeks ago. I must admit that was the first time I heard it. Tevildo (talk) 19:03, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Classical music recording statistics

Is there an estimate of the total number of classical recordings that have been produced worldwide, since the inception of the recording industry, in whatever format, including wax cylinders, magnetic tape, vinyl, CD, DVD, &c.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElMachali (talk • contribs) 19:43, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you also want recordings made by amateurs, or just the major labels? In either case, I don't know. I doubt anyone could guess more specifically than "billions" (also my estimate), but I'll see what I can see. Much easier to count the works than the records, but even those should be huge and vary wildly. InedibleHulk (talk) 11:06, January 14, 2014 (UTC)

Also, if you count TV and radio as formats, a somewhat specific answer to the question would certainly take a miracle. InedibleHulk (talk) 11:08, January 14, 2014 (UTC)

My Google results are predictably maddening. But to make myself somewhat useful, here are some companies which may have useful numbers (or know who does). I trust it's much easier to Google their contact info than the question directly. InedibleHulk (talk) 11:16, January 14, 2014 (UTC)

Agents of SHIELD & X-Men

In AoS it is made clear that telekinesis and telepathy are both considered impossible. However, as this is the same Marvel universe as X-Men, surely they are aware of high publicity mutants such as Professor X and his abilities? A quick Google search returns some articles that we shouldn't expect to see any X-men characters in AoS (I cannot open these links atm as I am at work so do not know if they go into more detail). I have no issues with these characters not appearing but feel that a better explanation for why they are pretending the mutants/their abilities don't exist has to be out there. Has there been an explanation provided for this oversight? 63.95.64.254 (talk) 21:14, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to mention I find this particularly bizarre with Scarlet Witch appearing in the new Avengers seeing as she is Magneto's daughter. 63.95.64.254 (talk) 21:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's not clear that the Xmen exist in the same marvel universe as AoS; it's very possible that they don't. Marvel considers its characters to exist in the Marvel Multiverse, a collection of parallel worlds. Many of these worlds are similar (they contain versions of the same characters) but with important differences - different properties (films, comics, etc.) exist in different universes within this overall multiverse. This allows Marvel's writers to mess around with the histories of characters and their powers without breaking the continuity. So, e.g. the comics' Mandarin is a superpowered bad dude; Iron Man 3's Mandarin is a ridiculous fake. The comics are mostly in the Earth-616 universe; AoS and the recent films (Avengers, Iron Man, Capt America, and the two Thor films) are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a different dimension. It's not clear (and I think it's not the case) that the (five?) Xmen/Wolverine films, the (five?) Spider Man films, the two Fantastic Four films, or the various Hulk films are in that universe (there's no mention of their characters or their events). Or that those different properties are in the same universe as one another. Some comic fans laughed at Avengers Assemble's subtitle "Earth's mightiest heroes" when that didn't include the Xmen, Spiderman, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, or the Silver Surfer. It's perfectly possible for them to have the MCU's Scarlet Witch exist without Magneto or any Xmen-ish person existing. They make this stuff up as they go. As Lucy Lawless teaches us, a wizard did it. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 22:54, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A slight correction - it seems the Ed Norton Hulk (The Incredible Hulk (film)) is in the MCU, but the Eric Bana one isn't. And they're not in the old Hulk TV series universe either. That's enough to make anyone angry. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 23:05, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In reality this is simply because some of the Marvel characters (the X-Men particularly, also Spider-Man I guess) are owned by Fox, and Marvel and Fox are unwilling to share. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:39, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is pretty much the answer. The X-men don't exist in the MCU, since Fox own the movie rights, and (so far at least) seem understandably unwilling to let them go back to Marvel. This article [4] discusses which characters fall on Fox's side of the line. Speculation among my comic-fan friends is that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are sufficiently associated with Avengers rather than X-Men (despite their ancestry) to fall on Marvel's side, but I suspect that there was some heavy negotiating to get them there. MChesterMC (talk) 09:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fox owns the rights to the word "mutant" as it pertains to Marvel superhero movies. You will never hear the word "mutant" in any non-Fox produced Marvel Studios show or movie. It explains why Agents and Avengers (and also Sony's Spider-Man movies) have been completely mutant-free. It'll be interesting to see how they handle Quicksilver in Avengers 2. --209.203.125.162 (talk) 23:42, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Digital Cinema Package and digital projections

Can a Digital Cinema Package be screened through any Digital Projectors? or is it like every digital projectors has its own format. Example, Qube Cinema digital projector is present in many theaters in India. Can a DCP created by other softwares be screened in Qube's theatres? If i have not understood the topic at all, please tell me about the process from DCP to theatrical projection. There are lots of companies, what way they differ from each other, by software? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.164.151.238 (talk) 23:20, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The idea of Digital Cinema Package is that its an interoperability format - that any player that strictly follows the standard can play any medium that does too. In practice, like other attempts at cross-vendor interoperability, there can be teething problems due to subtle incompatibilities (it's a pretty complicated format). In addition, not all Digital cinema systems attempt to implement DCP - some implement other formats instead. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 23:38, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 14

Taxes on game show prizes

It is my understanding that in the US, there are taxes on cash prizes. What about winning a trip, or a new car (or any other non-cash prize)? Do people have to pay taxes or other fees on their prizes? 173.35.158.194 (talk) 05:15, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

According to this the taxes are based on the fair market value of the item. And as the article says, it's up to the winner whether they want to pay the taxes and keep the item or sell the item to cover the taxes and have what's left in cash. Dismas|^(talk) 05:20, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Or, as in my case, forfeit the prize (a trip to and week's stay at Miami Beach) and pay the furrin' guv'mint nothin'. As I recall, the prize wasn't transferable, so I couldn't sell it. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:09, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::In reality this is simply because some of the Marvel characters (the X-Men particularly, also Spider-Man I guess) are owned by Fox, and Marvel and Fox are unwilling to share. [[User:Adam Bishop|Adam Bishop]] ([[User talk:Adam Bishop|talk]]) 00:39, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 :::This is pretty much the answer.  The X-men don't exist in the MCU, since Fox own the movie rights, and (so far at least) seem understandably unwilling to let them go back to Marvel.  This article [http://sequart.org/magazine/21855/the-other-marvel-cinematic-universe/] discusses which characters fall on Fox's side of the line.  <small>Speculation among my comic-fan friends is that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are sufficiently associated with Avengers rather than X-Men (despite their ancestry) to fall on Marvel's side, but I suspect that there was some heavy negotiating to get them there.</small> [[User:MChesterMC|MChesterMC]] ([[User talk:MChesterMC|talk]]) 09:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
+:Fox owns the rights to the word "mutant" as it pertains to Marvel superhero movies. You will never hear the word "mutant" in any non-Fox produced Marvel Studios show or movie. It explains why Agents and Avengers (and also Sony's Spider-Man movies) have been completely mutant-free. It'll be interesting to see how they handle Quicksilver in Avengers 2. --[[Special:Contributions/209.203.125.162|209.203.125.162]] ([[User talk:209.203.125.162|talk]]) 23:42, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
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