Talk:Dominic Toretto

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 * Source #1: Roger Ebert's Movie Reviews


 * Roger Ebert is a well-known American film critic who was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. His reviews of "The Fast and the Furious" and "Fast & Furious", contain enough information on Dominic Toretto to make a good start to an article, and were republished over time. His 2001 Review of "The Fast and the Furious" in the Chicago Sun-Times also provides evidence of long term interest, since it appears in three of his annual "Robert Ebert's Movie Yearbook"s: [|2002 2002 REMVYB], 2003 REMVYB, [|2004 2004 REMYB]. His 2009 Review of "Fast & Furious" in the Chicago Sun-Times also appears in his Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2010


 * Source #2: Discussion of Dominic Toretto in the book Manhood in Hollywood from Bush to Bush, by David Greven, University of Texas Press, 2009, ISBN 9780292719873
 * The coverage here is not lengthy (about 7 lines) but is a respectable scholarly WP:RS that appeared eight years after the movie (indicating long term interest), and provides a reference for many things about Toretto that are not covered by Ebert above.


 * Source #3: Pages 71-78 of "Vin Diesel: Fueled for Success" by Nancy Krulik, Simon and Schuster, 2002 ISBN 9780689859823
 * These eight pages from Nancy Kruliks' biography of Vin Diesel have pages of information on the Dominic Toretto character, as well as: Vin Diesel's take on the character ("A character who is strong, who is a caretaker."), the take of Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times ("surprising in the complexity of its key characters"), and the effect of portraying this character on Vin Diesel's career, including getting him (and Paul Walker) the 2002 MTV award for "Best On-Screen Team" (over the cast of "Ocean's Eleven"). (Note: even though Vin's thoughts, in themselves, might not be "independent", since the secondary source (Nancy) chose which ones to include, I think they count, and in any event, they are a small fraction of the material here.


 * Source #4: pp. 52-53 of: The American South in a global world by J.L. Peacock, H.L. Watson, C.R. Matthews, UNC Press Books, 2005, ISBN 9780807855898
 * In this section, Lucila Vargas describes how she uses the characters from "The Fast and the Furious", and in particular Dominic Toretto, of whom she says: "Toretto is a bit more complex as a character, and his race is ambiguous." to probe her students on their perceptions of Hollywood cinema. This source focuses on Toretto's relationships, and the fact it was published four years after the movie shows long term notability of Toretto, as does the republishing of this Toretto material in Latina teens, migration, and popular culture by Lucila Vargas, Peter Lang, publisher, 2009 ISBN 9780820488455.


 * Film reviews in newspapers by professional critics are WP:RS, even if online rather than print
 * (for example: "Several newspapers host columns they call blogs. These are acceptable as sources if the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control." WP:NEWSBLOG).


 * '''Source #5: Film Reviews in Britain at The Daily Telegraph by Nick Cowen and Hari Patience
 * The Daily Telegraph is a 150+ year old Conservative newspaper and the highest selling newspaper in Britain. The 2008 review of The Fast and The Furious and the 2009 review of Fast & Furious:
 * "Wheels On Film: The Fast & The Furious" By Nick Cowen and Hari Patience 22 Mar 2008
 * "Wheels On Film: Fast & Furious" By Nick Cowen and Hari Patience 09 Apr 2009
 * confirm details about Dominic Toretto from the prior sources, add new tidbits, provide a different perspective from Roger Ebert's reviews (they found a Dominic Toretto quote that Ebert praised "silly"), and show that Dominic Toretto's notability is not confined to the United States.


 * '''Source #6: Film Reviews in India at DNAIndia
 * Daily News and Analysis (DNA) is a Mumbai-based Liberal Indian daily newspaper launched in 2005, targeted at young readers. Their 2009 review of Fast & Furious and 2011 review of Fast Five:
 * "Fast and Furious 4 is faster and more furious" Apr 2, 2009 By Lhendup Gyatso Bhutia | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
 * "Fast Five is more than mindless entertainment" May 5, 2011, 17:56 ISTvBy Mihir Fadnavis | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
 * provide a lot of material on Dominic Toretto beyond the above (for example, this is the first source I've listed that covers "Fast Five"), and show that Dominic Toretto's notability is not confined to the Western Hemisphere.


 * '''Source #7: Film Reviews at CNN
 * Cable News Network (CNN) is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Their 2001 review of The Fast and the Furious and their 2011 review of Fast Five:
 * Review: 'Fast and Furious' runs on empty By Paul Clinton CNN Reviewer
 * 'Fast Five' is a thrill ride, so just go with it By Tom Charity, Special to CNN
 * are independent reliable secondary sources that fill in more plot details and interpretations of the Dominic Toretto character.


 * Source #8: Film Review of "Fast & Furious" at Toronto_Sun by Jim_Slotek
 * Smash, bang, zoom! By Jim Slotek ,QMI Agency, April 3, 2009


 * Source #9: MTV coverage of "Fast Five": Significance of Dom Toretto, Film Review
 * Why 'Fast Five' Dominates Box Office A Decade After Franchise Debut By Eric Ditzian By Eric Ditzian
 * Gives much of the credit for Universal's biggest opening since 1997 to Vin Diesel's embodiment of Dom Toretto. " 'Simply put, in the pantheon of action studs, Diesel is now immortalized as Dom.' (Jeff Bock, box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations)"
 * Fast Five Movie Details (Full Summary) Mark Deming, Rovi


 * Source #10: Slate Magazine film review of "Fast Five" 
 * This reviewer sympathizes with the efforts to portray Dominic Toretto's family, protective side.
 * "Fast Five A tenderhearted family drama starring Vin Diesel". By Dana Stevens, April 29, 2011


 * Check. --Boycool (talk) 18:00, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Source #11: Ventura County Reporter film review of "Fast Five" 
 * This reviewer focuses on the sex appeal Vin Diesel brings to Dominic Toretto's character.
 * "Fill 'er up with Diesel" by Tim Pompey 05/05/2011

Macchess (talk) 06:19, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Resources for Dominic's Cars
There are two (referenced) books out on the cars from the first movie, and the Edmunds.com automotive information company has a lot of information on the cars of F&F 3, 4, and 5 at their automotive journalism site, insideline.com, which is a serious, professional news site - see their Editoral Staff page at insideline.com. The top page of their article series is: Fast Five: The Fast and the Furious 5 Movie Cars. This includes many interviews with the people who built the movie cars, test drives with Edmunds test drivers, clips from the F&F movies, and discussions of how the cars were used in the movies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Macchess (talk • contribs) 08:22, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * You can also reference the production notes for the fifth, sixth and seventh films. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:10, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

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