Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 February 7

= February 7 =

Metroid Prime Hunters
Ok, I have a question. Last night, I was playing Metroid Prime Hunters for Nintendo DS on Nintendo WiFi. I was playing and someone used the omega cannon, but it wasn't in the only level that had it. How did he get it? Is there some sort of cheat that you use to unlock Gorea as a multiplayer playable character? Thanks. Ilikefood 21:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You'd probably find an asnwer at GameFAQs - http://www.gamefaqs.com Proto ::  ►  09:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

new tamil songs
vikram i want to download new tamil songs so i want know web sites

Dwarf Fortress (PC Game) on a PDA
Just wondering, could a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) run the PC game Dwarf Fortress. If it is possible, what kind of PDA would I need? Dwarf Fort runs on Windows and seems to have super-low system requirements. Would NetHack work on a PDA (the tile-graphics version)? Thanks in advance! GhostGerbil 05:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Anyone know the names of these films.
Theres a series of films that show cities, landscapes, and different views sped up and set to different types of music. They are pretty popular. I think their titles are like one word titles. I need to find these for a project I'm doing ASAP. nyone know at least one of the films?
 * Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi (the Qatsi trilogy). The music is by Philip Glass. ---Sluzzelin 20:17, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * May I also recommend Baraka, by the same cinematographer. These are beautiful films (and there's a sequel! squee!). Natgoo 17:20, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

doo wop groups
how many of the groups were of white origin

oliverbed


 * Hi, oliverbed. I can't give you an exact number or percentage, but there were quite a few on the East Coast. Of the blue links on List of doo wop musicians, and not counting post-1960s revival bands, the following were all white:
 * The Aquatones, The Angels, The Avons, The Belmonts, The Casinos, Danny & the Juniors, The Diamonds, The Duprees, The Elegants, The Fleetwoods, The Mello-Kings, The Mystics, The Quotations, The Regents, Rosie and the Originals, The Skyliners, Paul Simon's Tico & the Triumphs, The Tokens, Vito & The Salutations, not to mention the fictional band The Wonders.
 * The Crests and The Five Discs were integrated bands, they had black and white members. ---Sluzzelin 22:54, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Video
What is the ending for the first Cabin Fever (film)? I missed the last 30 min. of the film due to bad brodcasting. Please send me the ending for the first one. -- Darkest Hour • ¿? 22:18, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Perhaps you should rent it or search Google for it. This is the wikipedia reference desk, you won't find people sharing videos on here. — Mitaphane  ? 01:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

The dude with the blonde hair that gets all freaked out in the middle of the movie gets shot to death and the water that has the poison stuff in it gets shipped all over and then its over. But everyone dies. It's funny when the dude gets shot though youll have to see it.

"I love to Singa"--Warner Bros--1936--Tex Avery
You did a nice job of letting readers in on Tex Avery's inside jokes that appear in this picture. There is one remark that has never been answered and I'm afraid that everyone that can answer it is dead...but here goes..each of the owlets hatch and they immediately begin playing or singing...when Owl Jolson hatches he makes a saluting gesture toward his father and says "Hello, Stranza" Please tell me what this means. Thank you- 68.41.110.249 22:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)ernie
 * Owl Jolson must be a parody of Al Jolson, but I don't understand the joke, myself. 惑乱 分からん 23:21, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * One of the few sites on the internet which has both Stranza and Owl Jolson suggests it means "Hello Stranger" and here is "the only shrine dedicated to Owl Jolson on the Internet" who may know. meltBanana  21:00, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, yeah, it likely does, but I still don't understand it. Maybe it's a reference to one of Al Jolson's catchphrases, or something... Could be a joke on some particular speech habit Jolson had in blackface, his Jewish roots or something. Animated movies from the 30's featured ethnic humor heavily. I found a clip on YouTube, but I don't have working sound on this computer. 惑乱 分からん 23:30, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You mean you ain't heard nothing yet? Clarityfiend 03:00, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't understand if that was a joke, but I saw the clip many years ago on Swedish TV. I'll probably get to watch it with sound on another computer during the weekend... 惑乱 分からん 13:03, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * "You ain't heard nothing yet!" was Jolson's most famous catchphrase. He ad-libbed it in The Jazz Singer, although it also seems to be the title of a song he cowrote earlier. Hmmm...seems to be missing from his article. Clarityfiend 17:44, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Aha. I suspected it might be something like that. 惑乱 分からん 18:55, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Ronald Reagan's Last Name during early Film Career
LornaMcM 23:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)It is my memory that Reagan pronounced his name "Ree-gan" as an actor, but (with the help of a PR firm) changed its pronunciation to "Ray-gun" when he campaigned for Governor of California in the mid-1960's. How can I substantiate this? Many thanks for any help!


 * I've never heard this. In Australia, he was always known as "Ray-gan" during his film career. However, his Treasury Secretary and later Chief of Staff was Donald Regan, who pronounced his own name "Ree-gan".  JackofOz 01:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

While listening to old radio programs he starred in it was pronounced "Ray-gan" on Hallmark Playhouse 51-11-29 Salad Days, and the Burns & Allen show.