Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Michael Curtiz filmography/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:28, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

Michael Curtiz filmography

 * Nominator(s): Jimknut (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about Michael Curtiz, one of the most prolific film directors during the golden era of motion pictures. Among his many credits are Mystery of the Wax Museum, Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Kid Galahad, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels With Dirty Faces, Four Daughters, The Sea Hawk, The Sea Wolf, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Life With Father, The Breaking Point, White Christmas, and King Creole. I did a major overhaul of his filmography and want to make it a featured list. Please help me achieve that if you can. Jimknut (talk) 18:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC) The banner at the top saying "This article currently links to a large number of disambiguation pages (or back to itself)." is not a good start - can you address that (or remove the banner if it has already been addressed)? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:25, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Drive-by comment
 * It looks like somebody took care of that already. Someone fixed the disambiguation links last night. The banner has been removed. Jimknut (talk) 16:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Comments on the lead
 * "whose filmography spanned from 1912 to 1961" - I think "whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961" would be better
 * "During this period he directed, whole or in part," => "During this period he directed, wholly or in part,"
 * There's a gap between the full stop and ref 2
 * "The latter film was released in England" - I'd imagine it was released in the United Kingdom, not just England
 * "For his contribution to cinema, Michael Curtiz was awarded" - no need to repeat his first name
 * Think that's it on the lead, I will look at the rest later -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:51, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Revisions made per your suggestions. Jimknut (talk) 21:17, 13 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Support ~ HAL  333  19:54, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Jimknut (talk) 22:30, 21 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:44, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Jimknut (talk) 23:39, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments a nice piece of work, some bits and pieces: That's all I have on a first run. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 20:48, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Several duplinks in the lead, e.g. sound film, two-color Technicolor, James Cagney, film noir and Vistavision.
 * Fixed
 * " worked in CinemaScope.[2] He worked in" mildly repetitive.
 * Fixed
 * Isn't the plural of "film noir" actually "films noir"?
 * No, "film noirs" is correct
 * Well Collins disagrees, Oxford says films noirs... Logically, film noirs is the only one that's incorrect. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 22:36, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * You may notice that I now have it in a direct quotation from Alan K. Rode's biography; so we can do one of three things: 1) change it to "films noir" and make it a misquote, 2) leave it as it is and add "[sic]" afterwards, or 3) just leave it as is; by the way, Merian-Webster dictionary states that "film noirs" and "films noir" are both correct. Jimknut (talk) 03:29, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I guess if this is ok in USEng (!) and in the quote, I'll drop it.  The humanity!! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 08:20, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * "Hungary's Royal Academy of Theatre and Art" looks notable, do we have a hu-wiki article we can ill to?
 * I imagine it is - or was - a notable academy; however, I can't find a proper link to it
 * " drama, Maés Holnap ("Today and Tomorrow", 1912).[6] " maybe "1912 drama Maés Holnap ("Today and Tomorrow")"
 * Changed
 * "the part-talking " forgive me, what is "part-talking"? Does it mean that the film has long sections of action without speaking?
 * I added a link
 * "which brought stardom to John Garfield." is that referenced?
 * It is now
 * "magnum opus" I would expect to see in italics.
 * Now in italics
 * consider linking star vehicle.
 * Linked
 * "As of 2020, four films..." that reference is dated to 2018 so it's safer to say "As of 2018".
 * Changed to 2018
 * Ensure linked items are linked each time in sortable tables, e.g. I see "sketch film" isn't linked every time.
 * Changed
 * "Projectograph Production;..." why are all of these "productions" with a capital P?
 * Because that is how I learned to spell things; when a proper name precedes a generic word both are capitalized; i.e "He lives on a street" / "He lives on Market Street"; "It is a film production" / "It is a Warner Bros. Production"
 * " Lucy Dorraine; " one r in her surname.
 * Corrected
 * "Lily Damita" our article calls her Lili.
 * Corrected
 * María Corda has a diacritic on her i.
 * Corrected
 * Under a Texas Moon is unnecessarily piped.
 * Corrected
 * Not the right Norman Foster, appearing in a film three years before his birth.
 * Corrected
 * "Academy Award Nominations" why is Nomination capitalised?
 * Corrected
 * Mildly confusing to have the separate table for all Oscar noms and then cherry pick six categories to list in the subsequent section...
 * Someone else added an extra section; I have deleted it
 * Where is the reference for the first "all-in" Oscars table?
 * List deleted
 * All tables should have row and col scopes, and captions implemented.
 * Corrected
 * "Angels With Dirty Faces" small w for with.
 * Corrected
 * Likewise for "Life with Father".
 * Corrected
 * Ref 9: pp. 8 should be p. 8
 * Corrected
 * Ref 10: p. 59, 64 should be pp. 59, 64... suggest you check all single/multiple page references are formatted correctly.
 * Corrected; and I didn't see any others that were incorrect
 * Ref 45: p. 26-27 should be en-dash (and pp.)
 * Corrected
 * "The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935" should be en-dash in year range.
 * Corrected
 * Thanks for the help, Rambling Man! Jimknut (talk) 20:35, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Support my concerns addressed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 08:20, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, again! Jimknut (talk) 15:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review passed; promoting. -- Pres N  02:46, 1 March 2021 (UTC)


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