Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2006 December 21

=December 21=

Which Jackie Chan movie?
I saw part of a Jackie Chan flick once and Jackie Chan and some other guy were on a bridge, with guns. They then began taking their guns apart on a ping-pong table. After this, Jackie Chan has a flashback or something and I remember that there was a guy with a scary mask in one of the flashbacks. I was just wandering which Jackie Chan movie this was. Abyss42 23:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Category:Jackie Chan films. Carcharoth 01:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I tried that, but there are just too darn many movies in that catagory. Abyss42 21:45, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

New Police Story. I hated that movie.  bibliomaniac 1  5  04:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Err... Thanks. I guess.Abyss42 21:45, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Memoirs o a Geisha - DVD
What so tje length o the actual movie on DVD? Only the movie, not trailets, etc. Thans you@@ I will look for my answer, since Wikipendia kows everything! You are way too smart!.........
 * According to IMDB it is 145 minutes (140 in the Philipines).source. - 131.211.210.10 09:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Glen & Monte Cook
Are Glen Cook and Monte Cook related? Neon Merlin  23:42, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Popular culture?
What is popular culture? How does it differ from unpopular culture? Carcharoth 01:11, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see high culture and highbrow and low brow are the opposites I'm looking for. Carcharoth 01:13, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * If I were to draw a line, it would be sometime between 1960 and 1980, with the (mostly North American) TV, music, and film industries becoming gigantic. Vranak 01:15, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * But there was certainly popular culture long before the 1960s. For just one example, consider the minstrel show, which dates back to the 1830s.  Marco polo 21:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The popular culture phenomenon arguably started with the Benny Goodman swing band in the late 30s, particularly significant because they were the 'house' band on the first nationally-broadcast musical radio show. They started the swing craze (although it could be argued that any similar band who'd gotten the gig would have had that distinction), which was so much more than just a dance style; it was the cutting edge of youth-driven entertainment-based consumerism. Anchoress 01:36, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I would like...
This section was moved to the discussion taking place on the RD Project's Talk page.

Film identification

 * ''Moved in from WP:RD/H - 131.211.210.10 09:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I saw some similar questions just now, so I thought I'd ask one myself. I seem to remember a film about two brothers (I'm guessing about 12-13 and 10) who, at some point in the film, are jumping off a bridge into the river below with the big brother's friends. When they dare the little brother to jump, he falls on his back onto a log that just happened to float through from the other side of the bridge. The rest of the film focuses on the big brother feeling guilty and their mother developing a relationship with the doctor treating him. I knew the big brother from some other program or film, but I can't remember the name. Hopefully, the log scene will trigger someone's memory. - Mgm|(talk) 12:50, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Possibly A Step Toward Tomorrow (1996) IMDB --Steve (Slf67)talk 00:50, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Ditching a film
When Darren Aronofsky tried to make The Fountain the first time around, he had cast Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett into the lead roles for the film. However, Pitt, apparently being displeased with the script, left the project seven weeks before the first day of shooting. He had gone on to be Achilles in Troy. My question is, as I have found no signs of this, shouldn't there have been some repercussions, particularly contractual repercussions for abandoning a project like this? Apparently, Blanchett received a paycheck for her time, but quite a few crew members were unemployed as a result of Pitt's departure. Were there not any contractual ramifications for leaving the film project? —Erik (talk • contrib) - 20:45, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Not an expert but I personally expect the contractual ramifications wouldn't have been severe, just a financial slap on the wrist especially given that shooting hadn't even started. Extremely popular celebrities are usually powerful enough to negotiate contracts that are very generous. In any case, whatever the ramifications were, they're probably secret and will remain that way Nil Einne 05:00, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)

 * ''moved in from the WP:RD/M. - Mgm|(talk) 09:23, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Article research: How big is the role of Michel in this film. I'm trying to determine if it's big enough to put on the notable role list in the template of the actor's infobox or if it is just a minor role. (I don't think someone's first role in a Hollywood movie always qualifies as notable, especially when said person already has multiple stage credits. - Mgm|(talk) 09:33, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no Michel to be found in the actors or characters list, and only one Michael. Are you asking about that Michael Smiley? He does not seem to have a WP entry yet, and the role, as you say, is not notable. --Seejyb 01:16, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I was talking about Perry Millward's role. Which appears to be Marcel, not Michel. I was thinking too French, sorry. - Mgm|(talk) 12:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)