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June 22

Arcade game about collecting fast food

I remember playing an old arcade game in which the player must collect junk food and avoid healthy food. For the longest time, I thought it was Fast Food or Burger Time, but after watching videos of those games, it's not them. The game I'm thinking of was not like Pac Man or Donkey Kong. Does anyone remember this classic? Thanks 70.101.46.217 (talk) 18:09, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It might be Fast Food Hero. ---Sluzzelin talk 18:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What Detroit skyscrapers appear in Eminem's Super Bowl commercial?

There are two really attractive classic skyscrapers in the commercial where a Chrysler is driven through Detroit. Someone who lives there and has seen the commercial would surely recognize them.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:30, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The biggest and most recognizable skyscraper in Detroit is the Renaissance Center, so I bet that's one of them. StuRat (talk) 20:36, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The two places with the most screen time are the Marathon Oil refinery at the beginning and the Fox Theater at the end. Could you give us a time reference from the clip? Rmhermen (talk) 05:35, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know where to find the clip. There's a totally different commercial running on TV now, but I finally remembered to ask about this one.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 17:56, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And I need to be more specific in the first question.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 17:58, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is one at [1] Rmhermen (talk) 20:20, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll have a look next time I go to a library where the Internet is fast enough for videos. And right now my Norton Antivirus is acting up. I shouldn't even be here until it finishes "fixing".Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 15:31, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In this clip, :38 (with the doorman), and 1:09.Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 13:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The one at 0:38 is the Penobscot Building (see File:Archway.jpg), once the tallest building outside New York or Chicago. There is an amazing Lego version: [2] I think 1:09 the center building is the other side of the Penobscot (see the image "Skyline looking North" at [3]) with the Penobscot Annex on the left and the Ford Building on the right. Rmhermen (talk) 22:16, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Palin sketch

Reading something today reminded me of a UK comedy sketch from about 30 (but not 40) years ago - Michael Palin (and I'm fairly sure it _was_ Michael Palin, or someone of very similar appearance) gave a monologue dressed as a policeman, including the lines "[We're up against lots of things today (or words to that effect)] ... a laser beam aimed right down the top of my helmet from a satellite 200 miles in orbit..." "When I see a baby now, I put it in a plastic bag and send it off to Forensics!" "People say I'm mad, you know - friends, strangers, doctors, psychiatrists, experts in the field of mental health..." It wasn't a Python sketch, that much I'm certain of. Can anyone identify the show? And, if by any chance there's a copy available anywhere... Tevildo (talk) 23:55, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This makes me think of the Secret Policeman's Ball, but I don't know if Palin did anything like that there (although both he and John Cleese were involved, at least). Adam Bishop (talk) 09:48, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to TreasuryTag (see below), while doing some research on his question, I found the sketch ([4]). It's from The Innes Book of Records (on which we don't have an article! One of the less-important British cult comedies of the late 1970's! What is the world coming to‽), and is (unfortunately) a great deal less surreal now than it was in 1981. Still very funny, though. Tevildo (talk) 20:49, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, but we do have Neil Innes#The Rutles, Rutland and Innes Book of Records; "seek and ye shall find..." Alansplodge (talk) 21:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A sentence, true, but not an article. :) We have a full article on Rutland Weekend Television, and (surprisingly) an article on the IBOR _album_, but not on the series itself. I suppose some cats ought to think about writing one... Tevildo (talk) 22:17, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll pass on that one. I loved Python but the Innes Book of Records never made me laugh. It either went over my ~~teenaged~~ twenty year-old head or (as I thought at the time) wasn't very good. Alansplodge (talk) 22:54, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A perfectly valid opinion - the late 70's weren't a great time for British comedy, dominated as it was by cosy sitcoms (Terry and June, Porridge) and traditional variety (Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies). It took Margaret Thatcher to revive political satire and get things going again - a remedy worse than the disease? ;) Tevildo (talk) 23:14, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"A less-important cult comedy" - fascinating expression. Cult shows are, by definition, beloved by a relatively small coterie of fanatic admirers, and pretty much unknown to the rest of humanity. To the respective admirers, all cult shows are supremely important. So, I'm wondering what constitutes a "less-important" example. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 21:19, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps "influential" would be a more precise word to use in this context. I'll try and come up with an example... Tevildo (talk) 21:34, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How about Blue Jam (more important) vs They Came From Somewhere Else (less important)? Tevildo (talk) 21:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But more or less important to what? Cult shows, while important to their followers, are very unimportant in the overall scheme of things. A small or relatively small audience is a necessary feature of a cult show, at least in the traditional meaning of the expression*, so no cult show is ever going to be important, except within the world of cultdom itself, where I suppose there are shades of importance. (* As we've discussed here before, the term "cult film/program" is often perverted by being applied to enormously popular films and shows, the exact opposite of what it's supposed to mean.) -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 09:08, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that I'd agree that unpopularity is a necessary attribute of a cult show - our article Cult film includes such positive blockbusters as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Blade Runner. However, IBOR passes any such test quite comfortably, so the issue is whether or not a cult show can be "important". Night of the Living Dead might be an example to consider - certainly not mainstream, and not excessively popular on release, but the template for every zombie movie for the next 40 years. Tevildo (talk) 10:35, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 23

WWE

Is WWE is an entertainment Program??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrothers03 (talk • contribs) 07:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't a definitive answer to this. WWE programs says that WWE appears worldwide on both sports channels and entertainment channels, and it seems to have elements of both genres. (TV programs are classified into genre for various purposes - e.g. in program guides, by which department of the TV station is responsible for them, by what channel they're on, by how they're packaged for advertisers - but there isn't a universal or national authority that decides.) --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:07, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The answer is that it is "sports entertainment", which is how it markets itself. What that means is that the event is very athletically strenuous on the participants, but just about everything surrounding the match is scripted. It is scripted in two ways; first the "story lines" that go on outside of the matches, including the characters, their backgrounds, and the way they interact is a scripted story. Secondly, the matches themselves are heavily scripted. The wrestlers may "ad lib" in certain areas of the match, but the outcome is predetermined, as are major events within the match (like when one wrestler hits the other with a chair, or whatever). --Jayron32 12:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Broadly speaking, even if it wasn't scripted, it would still be entertainment, as the purpose of the presentation is to entertain people. Besides, the 'e' in WWE used to stand for 'entertainment'. Mingmingla (talk) 19:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd think anyone involved in an actual sport (especially real wrestling) would be aghast to be categorized along with fake wrestling. Then again, many in the entertainment industry might be similarly annoyed, so perhaps "sports entertainment" is the best term. StuRat (talk) 20:09, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Or fake soccer? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's interesting. We've had many discussions here on the ref desks about where sports questions belong, and the general consensus has always been that they best belong on the Entertainment desk, because sports are, supposedly, inherently a form of entertainment. Now, we're sanctioning that enforced redundancy we talked about recently on the Language desk, by suggesting "sports entertainment". -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 21:14, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's a qualifier, as opposed to other types of entertainment. Although ESPN originally stood for "Entertainment & Sports Programming Network". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:28, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How much might a current songwriter earn in residuals for a childrens song Like "its a Small World" of that type of repetitive nature freelance?

I do realize that that particular song was gifted, so perhaps " This is the Song that never ends" would be a better example? [email redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.212.98 (talk) 07:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found an answer to your question as yet, but I have removed your email address. Any answer we do find, we'll put here. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 12:49, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lyric from Jock-a-mo

I was wondering what one of the words for the last verse of James Crawford's song 'Jock-a-mo' is?.. It begins

"Oh iko, iko, Iko, iko, un day. I'm having my ??? on a Mardi Gras day. Jock-a mo fee na-né."

It sounds like he says 'having my part/party/fun on Mardi Gras day'

But I just can't figure it out and any help would be muchly appreciated... Thankyou 217.129.152.83 (talk) 12:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find those lyrics in any of my searches, the best I can find is this document which describes at least three seperate versions of the song. The lyrics are usually some varient of "Hey now, hey now/iko iko anday/jockamo feena andan day/jockamo feenanday" The third line doesn't contain any recognizable English as you indicate, which would seem to me that you maybe misheard it. --Jayron32 12:33, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, we have an article, Iko Iko. Adam Bishop (talk) 13:10, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, the problem is there aren't any videos or clips floating around the internet of James Crawford singing the song or even any sites that properly display the lyrics to the original version.. The only place I found where I could listen to it was one of those internet radio sites.. I think it was grooveshark. There are a lot of covers of the song but the lyrics to Crawford's original version is the one I can't find.. Once again, thanks for any help 217.129.152.83 (talk) 18:24, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote 14 in the Iko Iko article has some interesting information and further links that might be useful, although I can't check them myself at this time. --LarryMac | Talk 18:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Identify music in a Monty Python sketch

Hi, can anyone help me identify the music at 2:00 minutes? Thanks! ╟─Treasury Tag►inspectorate─╢ 19:44, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Roving Report 2, by Jack Trombey (on whom we don't have an article). See [5] and [6]. Note that this information is in the comments on the YouTube video posted by the OP. :) Tevildo (talk) 20:44, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

PS - thanks for indirectly helping with _my_ question above. Tevildo (talk) 20:46, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Trombey was a regular composer of stock music for De Wolfe Music (their search engine lists 499 tracks he wrote for them). You can usually tell stock music by its name - they usually have obvious, search-friendly names like "morning dew" or "approaching menace". -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 21:39, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Surely you don't mean Approaching Menace by Neil Richardson? Alansplodge (talk) 21:46, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I do indeed. A surprising amount of familiar stuff like this is stock music (aka production music). Before its use on Mastermind I imagine "Approaching Menace" featured in any number of attack-of-the-rubber-alien films and industrial training videos about the hazards of slippy floors. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 21:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Watchers of B-movies and the like start to recognize things. Adventures of Superman fans may recognize the underscores of these clips from Plan 9 from Outer Space as also being in some of the Superman episodes... from about 2:00 to 3:00 of this clip[7] and from about 2:00 to 2:30 and 8:00 to 9:30 of this clip[8]. Plan 9 is as sappy as a movie can be, but there's no question that the stock music "works" for it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:50, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 24

Finnish animated movie

I remember watching this Finnish film which, for the most part, had no dialogue and the main characters were a man and his alien cat who I think was named Doncy or Drancy (not sure though, and there was a villainous umlaut), and they lived on this planet in another galaxy. One day Voyager 2 (one of the Voyagers) crashed on their planet and they built a spaceship to fly them to Earth after they played the golden record. They found it was a barren hellscape and all that was left was a little shack where they met a black man who was one of the last remaining Earthlings who showed them a video that explained that war (possibly the War on Terror) had destroyed the planet. After hanging with the guy for a bit, they leave and he waves the off with a tear in his eye and just then the Earth is destroyed by Sol which becomes a blackhole (not actually possible of course as it is not massive enough). Has anyone else seen this film? If so, do you remember its name? I cannot remember it for the life of me. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 12:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fewest points dropped in a set

So I gather that Tim Henmen only lost 4 points in the 3rd set against Ivanisavic in the 2001 Wimbledon Semifinal. Has anyone ever done better than that (in a major tournament that is, not just ever)? 91.85.140.182 (talk) 15:34, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There has been one "Golden Set" in the history of men's professional tennis, with Bill Scanlon not allowing Marcos Hocevar a single point in a set in 1983. It was a first-round match, and not in a major tournament either, so it may not count as an answer to your question. A discussion on the issue on this forum [9] only comes up with Roger Federer giving up 5 points to Lleyton Hewitt in a set in the 2004 US Open final. There were two 6-0 sets in that match, and our article doesn't even say which of the sets this happened in, so it doesn't seem to have been an overly notable event. I'm sure there are are more cases of 4 or fewer points in a set, but am not sure where to find evidence of these. --Xuxl (talk) 20:33, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When will you guys get tired of supplying me with film titles?

It isn't as if I don't do reasonable research to find the title myself - but here it is; yet another title request for the geniuses on the Entertainment section.

A young Russian boy who is taught by his father to shoot wolves, becomes a sniper in the Russian army in WWII. He is very successful and the Germans get one of their best snipers who runs their sniper school to come and stalk and kill him. The film is all about their stalking of each other until the Russian eventually corners the German who removes his helmet so the Russian can take a clean shot - which he does. End of film. I don't know who played the Russian but the German officer is a well known 'face' - but his name also escapes me.

Title please??? And thank you so much in advance. Gurumaister (talk) 18:15, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Enemy at the Gates, badass film. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 18:24, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the sniper duel thing was a piece of Soviet propaganda. Prokhorovka (talk) 19:34, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; our article Vasily Zaytsev says "The movie was mostly a work of fiction. Zaytsev himself indicates in his own memoirs that a three-day duel did indeed occur and that the sniper he killed was the head of a sniper school near Berlin. However, there is no evidence that any Major Erwin König ever existed, despite the claim made by the Armed Forces Museum of Moscow that they are in possession of his telescopic sight." Alansplodge (talk) 23:47, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps Major König was a distant cousin of Lieutenant Kijé? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:43, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Erwin Koenig" could have been the german sniper's nom de guerre. 67.169.177.176 (talk) 19:00, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Flinders - I appreciate that very much. Gurumaister (talk) 17:15, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

estate of george harrison

I am a musician and a lawyer who understands Intellectual Property law, so please do not answer my question by saying 'you need to see a lawyer'. My question is this: How would I find the people responsible for administering the estate of George Harrision (ex Beatle)?. I want to know this so I can contact them to ask them if I may record a song I wrote about him which, in part, quotes a song that he wrote - so I want to know if they will allow me to do that.75.118.136.173 (talk) 19:39, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If it were me, I would start with whatever label (if any) is issuing his records nowadays. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:19, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The final two paragraphs of Harrisongs will likely help. ^Avic _ennasis @ 23:13, 22 Sivan 5771 / 24 June 2011 (UTC)

June 25

Unknown Song or Artist

I am looking for a song or artist of the song. The song was on the radio in 1981-82. The singer was a woman. The only thing I can remember now is a small piece of the lyrics. Here is what I have..."some days I get out of bed and I feel like a..." (S.O.B.) It was a rock song. I've tried to check songs released in 1981...1982 etc. and I've never found anything helpful. Hopefully, there's a retro genius out there willing to help. Thanks for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.107.202.79 (talk) 01:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not finding anything with Google. Given the year, can we assume the lyric was literally "S.O.B" and not "son of a bitch"? I doubt a song that prominently said the word bitch would get much airplay, though it's certainly possible. Women don't typically refer to themselves as sons of bitches for, er, obvious reasons, so it may have been a cover (or perhaps a misremembered line...?). Your ISP locates to Washington state, USA. Did you hear the song in the US? Any particular area? Sometimes seemingly irrelevant details can help out. Matt Deres (talk) 20:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1974's "The Bitch Is Back" by Elton John got lots of airplay, although it did attract some controversy. Although maybe the fact of being Elton John allowed him to get away with more. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:04, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The song was heard in the USA. I think the vocals trailed off at the S.O.B. part. Pretty sure it said, "son of a...ohhhhhh". Was never a top 100 song. I checked all the charts from those years. I know there's a book(s) out with all songs released from each year. I've been checking to find the guys name who wrote the books...yes, apparently there a a few volumes. Knew his name several years ago and can't find it now. Obviously, this "group" was not a top level act. If anything pops up let me know. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.107.202.79 (talk) 05:17, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth? --Jayron32 21:17, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely not Hair of the Dog. That is a good song, but not it. This person or group was not as well-known as Nazareth. I'm guessing this was probably a "one hit wonder" even though it didn't rank high on the charts, it was probably the best song from this person or group. If anyone knows where an archive can be found of songs released...that would be most helpful. I've seen some, but they don't include all songs released from 1980-1982. The above mentioned author (name not remembered) would be helpful if found somehow. I will continue to Google "songs released..."etc. Maybe his name will appear. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.107.202.79 (talk) 21:30, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

certain Cheikha Rimitti recording

Hello. I'm no native speaker but I'll try my best, so sorry for my English. I'm looking for the album containing a certain recording of Rai singer Cheikha Rimitti. You can listen to the recording here at dailymotion. The video is titled "El alya", I guess the actual title of the song is "El Alia n'batou ahna". I found a different version of this song on the album "La Rimitti Vol. 3" (you can prelisten to it here at amazon, it's the 2nd track), but I enjoy more the video version because of the drum set (and I hope there are more songs from this session). Does anybody know where to look? Thank you & greetings --StefanWesthoff (talk) 17:16, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Try Maghreb Soul-Rimitti Story 1986-1990 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.107.202.79 (talk) 05:24, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

thx :) --StefanWesthoff (talk) 19:40, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Movie: August Rush

All of the soundtracks for August Rush that I have found omit one piece of music. When the boy discovers the organ in the church loft, this magnificent organ music erupts. No soundtrack listing I have found, no samplings I have listened to have that organ piece. What is it, who was it written by, where can I get a recording of the whole thing ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.74.37 (talk) 22:39, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Someone has apparently put the entire thing on youtube, in 10 minute slices. This is part 1 of 11.[10] If you can find which part and the point in time, maybe we can identify it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:25, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is, or a section thereof. I don't know it as a recognisable piece of music; it might just be him extemporising. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 05:37, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not really recognizable. Sounds kinds of Mozart-esque, which would fit the discussion in that scene. And maybe not long enough or distinctive enough to be on the soundtrack album. Also, I've never seen the movie. Is it as syrupy as the plot description in the article makes it sound? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:01, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty much, yeah. Dismas|^(talk) 06:47, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 26

The Departed (2006 film)

I didn't understand some of the incidents in The Departed Film, so can someone please answer my Questions about The Departed Film?

1. When Sullivan told Costello that Queenan & the Undercover Cop are inside a building, Costello sent his henchmen to the same building.

2. When Costello sent his henchmen to the same building, did Costello tell his henchmen to kill Queenan?

3. When Costello sent his henchmen to the same building, did Costello tell his henchmen to kill the Undercover Cop?

4. When Sullivan told Costello that Queenan & the Undercover Cop are inside a building, was Sullivan hoping for Queenan to get killed?

5. When Sullivan told Costello that Queenan & the Undercover Cop are inside a building, was Sullivan hoping for the Undercover Cop to get killed?

6. When Sullivan killed Costello, did Sullivan decide to be a Good Cop? (76.199.98.167 (talk) 05:40, 26 June 2011 (UTC)).[reply]

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 February 3#The Departed (2006 film) -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 19:32, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

leave it to beaver show

how did theodore cleaver get his nickname beaver. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.235.125.146 (talk) 19:29, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

When Wally was young, he had trouble pronouncing his brother's name. It sounded like beaver, and it stuck.[11] Clarityfiend (talk) 20:19, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I recall a clip from one show where Beaver suggested it was himself who couldn't pronounce it. Lady: "Beaver? I thought your name was Theodore." Beaver: "Oh, I don't use it much. I couldn't pronounce it until last year." Perhaps a script continuity glitch? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:59, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 27

Where can I stream the tvshow lgbt tv show Exes_and_ohs online?

Where can I stream the tvshow lgbt tv show Exes_and_ohs online? Neptunekh2 (talk) 03:33, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Did you look for it on youtube? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:57, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB has links to stream the 6 season one episodes and a promo, here: [12]. However, those links redirect me to Amazon, where only a preview of each is free, and you have to pay for the rest. StuRat (talk) 22:14, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seek title to 1950s B&W half-hour U.S.-syndicated UK-based male detective series with signature foot-chase end scenes

Have already viewed ALL the databases, but none mention foot-chases as key element. Set in a metropolican area, but don't know if officially "London." Don't think guns were used in show. Don't remember any female evildoers/co-evildoers. Don't know if series was named for detective. Don't remember if lead was a cop or PI. Lead was no-longer young Caucasian with dark hair and strong nose, with more character than handsomeness. Was NOT a drawing room show. Was not a clue-solving show. More identify the bad guy, and then chase and catch him. Had gritty urban outdoorsey feel, and chases were out-of-doors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petersnicholas (talk • contribs) 04:33, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about a foot chase, but maybe Fabian of the Yard? DuncanHill (talk) 03:23, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Or (but 60s) Gideon's Way, called Gideon CID in America. DuncanHill (talk) 03:29, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Tree of Life

Sorry to ask such a specific plot point about such a philosophic movie, but the plot summary in the Wiki article doesn't indicate this: which of Jack's younger brothers is the one whose death is announced at the start? Is it R.L. (the blond one who plays the guitar)? Or is it not even indicated which one, just that one of them dies? Thanks all, Fbv65edel — t — c // 05:09, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 28

Is there an female singer old than Madonna or Cher who is still releasing albums?

Is there an female singer old than Madonna or Cher who is still releasing albums? Neptunekh2 (talk) 02:03, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For those who might want to answer, I'll help out your research by telling you that Cher is apparently 65. Dismas|^(talk) 02:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As far as an answer goes, Tina Turner released a live album 2 years ago and she's 71. I don't know if 2 years ago meets your "still releasing" criteria though. Dismas|^(talk) 02:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marcia Hines is still going strong. She's older than Madonna, but younger than Cher. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 02:12, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mavis Staples released an album in 2010, see You Are Not Alone (Mavis Staples album). She's 71, and older than both Cher and Madonna. Ann Wilson is 61 (making her between Madonna and Cher), and Heart's latest album Red Velvet Car was released in 2010. --Jayron32 02:49, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is Dolly Parton who is still performing anyway. Bielle (talk) 03:18, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to her Wikipedia article, Dolly Parton's newest album is being released today (she is 65). Rmhermen (talk) 14:03, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wanda Jackson, 73, released an album this year. --Roisterer (talk) 03:39, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In 2009 Yoko Ono released Between My Head and the Sky - "easily the best LP to be released by a 76-year-old this month"[13],Melburnian (talk) 05:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Calling what Yoko does "singing" stretches the limits of that word well beyond its intended meaning. --Jayron32 05:14, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's all relative. Do you remember "Mrs. Miller"? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:24, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not only Mrs Miller, I also remember Mrs Mills. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.110.117 (talk) 16:40, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vera Lynn released an album two years ago, when aged 92, although it was a best-of with no new material. Warofdreams talk 12:52, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

While Omara Portuondo released her latest album in 2008, age 77, and is still regularly performing. Warofdreams talk 13:00, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

... and an honourable mention for Judy Collins, who released a new album last year, aged 71. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:11, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dame Shirley Bassey released an album in 2009 and is still performing aged 74. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and Deborah Harry is aged 65, still rocking out, still touring and still gorgeous! --TammyMoet (talk) 17:57, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marianne Faithful, age 64, just put out a new album. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 20:32, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Benatar, 6 years older than Madonna, is still touring although her last album was in 2003. Cher's last complete album was in 2005 so perhaps still comparable. Rmhermen (talk) 21:41, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name order on DVD covers

Okay, this is an utterly inconsequential thing that has been bugging me for years. Why is it that on DVD covers, they tend to list the lead actors' names in one order, but then show their faces right below in a different order? Looking at some DVDs I have on hand, we have:

Goodfellas

Listed: Robert De Niro - Ray Liotta - Joe Pesci
Pictured: Ray Liotta - Robert De Niro - Joe Pesci

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Listed: Johnny Depp - Geoffrey Rush - Orlando Bloom - Keira Knightley
Pictured: Keira Knightley - Orlando Bloom - Johnny Depp - Geoffrey Rush

Gangs of New York

Listed: Leonard DiCaprio - Daniel Day Lewis - Cameron Diaz
Pictured: Daniel Day Lewis - Cameron Diaz - Leonardo DiCaprio

DVD covers, why you no use same order? --Lazar Taxon (talk) 07:09, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

They're taken from movie posters, and the names are probably in order of billing regardless of where they are on the poster. You're right, it's stupid or at least misleading. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:23, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The faces are organised for aesthetic reasons (composition, impact or sexual allure), while the names are organised based on a mix of contractual reasons (where people get a specified billing) and advertising (putting the most marketable name in a prominent position). Note that the most marketable name is not the same as the most marketable face. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:35, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think you'll find that the faces are just as contractually fiddled as the name order, with the most important character in the centre of the image, and more important actors closer to them. See Billing (filmmaking) for more information about how names are presented. Worm^TT · (talk) 12:00, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Identifying a character

Can someone identify the character in this photo. A pseudonymous Tamil writer uses this as his profile image. I am reminded of akira kurosawa films, but cannot identify this.--Sodabottle (talk) 08:55, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure exactly what movie the photo is from, but I think it's Kamatari Fujiwara. Staecker (talk) 10:37, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey thanks!. From google image search for "Kamatari Fujiwara" confirms its him--Sodabottle (talk) 12:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

what was this clip from?

I recently took a look at an old unmarked vcr tape, when I played it I saw a woman put into what looked like a medical scanner, which was followed by what looked like scans of various body parts, then the words "Invasion of the body scanners" covered the screen... what was this from? Dubious Status ^{How's it going?} 13:09, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Myriads of journalists (or, to be charitable, their sub-editors) have used "Invasion of the Body Scanners" as headlines for their articles about body scanners (at airports etc), but there's nothing more than about four or five years old that I can find immediately on that subject; it sounds as though your tape is older than that. Tevildo (talk) 21:26, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah-ha! There was an episode of Equinox in 1989 with this title ([14]), on the same subject-matter as more recent coverage. Is that your video, by any chance? Tevildo (talk) 21:30, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's the name of this tv show?

There was a tv show on the 90s, i cant remember. Is there anyone out there who know the name of this show in question?. The plot was about a group of kids?/teenagers? who did reenactments in a funny way of classical literature, such as Iliad, Trojan war and other stuff. HappyApple (talk) 15:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Was this an American show? British? Was that the only thing they did? Were there other skits? Dismas|^(talk) 15:14, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I dont remember if it was an American or British tv show, but my guess it was Canadian or something, maybe US, and as far i can remember that was the only thing they did. Any clues?, any shows that have done that thing in the 90s? or early 2000?. The last thing I remember is to have seen this show on Fox Kids latin america way back in the late 90s HappyApple (talk) 21:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence of Arabia and Seven Pillars of Wisdom

My question is regarding any particular reasons why the movie Lawrence of Arabia was not named as Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the book on which the movie is based? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.241.65.138 (talk) 20:36, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Because the producers of the film felt that the title "Lawrence of Arabia" had better potential for marketing purposes to sell more tickets. Movies based on books frequently take different titles, for various reasons. Goodfellas the film was based on a book titled Wiseguys, Simon Birch the film was based on a book titled A Prayer for Owen Meany. Precious the film was based on a book titled Push. It happens quite frequently; the marketing of movies is often quite different than the marketing of books, and a title that would sell a book is often different from a title that would sell a movie. --Jayron32 20:44, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We have our Category:Films based on literature, Category:Books adapted into films etc, but I'm sure we must have a list of films with titles that are different from the book/play on which they were based. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 21:45, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I read somewhere that Seven Pillars is a strange case, because Lawrence started out writing a book on philosophy. When he then decided to write a biography instead he kept the title that he had originally decided to use, I believe it is a biblical quote. So the title was not connected to the subject of the book, let alone a film of it. Britmax (talk) 21:50, 28 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]