Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 February 9

= February 9 =

Communication
How to improve communication skill? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.124.208.34 (talk) 05:09, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow. That's... wow. That's irony if I ever saw any.
 * But to answer your question a little bit: first of all, you need to figure out what it is that you want others to understand. Your communication in the very question you just asked is very poor, for example -- and I realize that English may not be your first language, but still. You asked an extremely broad question without explaining what your problem with communication is, or what area of communication you would like to improve. Are you asking how to improve your own communication? Or how to improve communication between people in general? At home, in relationships, at work, where? Between individuals or organizations? We can make assumptions, of course, but we don't really know what you mean, so any answers we provide may not satisfy your need. So you need to be more specific, and you need to provide context so people understand what you're talking about. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 13:47, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * This would probably be a better question for the language desk. cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 14:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * It would be a better question for a teacher. The reference desk is about finding facts, not teaching skills. --Tango (talk) 16:52, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The keys are listening and empathy. See various books on this subject, notably Are You Listening? (1957/1973) and The Lost Art of Listening (1994). Watching television, compare how Rachael Ray fails at doing interviews while Katie Couric succeeds. Pepso2 (talk) 08:41, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That does depend on the situation. Some forms of communication are almost entirely one-way and listening doesn't really play a part. Giving a speech on TV, for example. --Tango (talk) 20:16, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Or asking a question on the Ref Desk, just to pick a completely random example! -- Captain Disdain (talk) 12:49, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You do need to listen to the answers for that, though. If you can't listen properly you won't be able to clarify the question, which is often required in order to get a useful answer. --Tango (talk) 13:52, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, yes, of course. I was just referring to the fact that in this instance, the question itself is too vague to communicate to us what the original poster actually wants to know. (Beating a dead horse, I know, but the irony just cracks me up.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 14:11, 11 February 2009 (UTC)


 * A question that illustrates its own need is more anti-ironic, I'd say. —Tamfang (talk) 17:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Happy Valentine's, 124.124 – where to start? Among friends, you can talk about what movies you've seen or what you heard on the news. Ask teachers, school counsellors, or if you're older, ask at the local community centre, even try an evening college (community college). If you want communication for one thing, ask them about conversation, job interviews, letter or email writing. Is it in your own language or another language? Agree this isn't the place for finding skills but good luck anyway. Naughty Capn Disdain! ;) Julia Rossi (talk) 08:40, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

PS didn't the character in Being There learn from the TV? Julia Rossi (talk) 08:42, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Rock Band Songs Tier
I'm making a list of all the songs(from rock band 1,2, and the dlc) in rock band(in band difficulty) but i need to know which songs belong in what tier. The articles for rock band 1,2, and the dlc only shows the genre and year of the song. Does anybody know where i can find all the songs in the band tier difficulty? Neon6419 (talk) 17:05, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Your best reference would probably be the official Rock Band website's list of available songs though even that seems to be incomplete.  I.V., for example, is band difficulty 4 if I remember correctly. Poechalkdust (talk) 06:26, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

1980s hijacking movie
I'm curious if anyone recalls a made-for-TV in the 1980s that involved a group of hijackers taking over a plane and then having the passengers fight back and retake the plane. They had the hijackers bound in 1st class and the second half of the movie involved the Captain and one of the flight attendents trying to stop the passengers from holding a vigilante trial.

The one thing I remember clearly about the movie was one of the hijackers was a heavy Irish man who said "They'll be no heros on this flight!" when they took over the plane. The hijackers also snuck guns on the planes by putting them inside the inflight meal containers covered in foil wrap.

Such a film as this is impossible to find with a goggle search since United 93 now dominates this very same topic. So, anyone remember the film? -OberRanks (talk) 19:12, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I took a couple of stabs at this with IMDB's power search, but frankly, I couldn't be bothered to sort out through the list of hits. If you can manage the right search words, though, you have a pretty good chance of finding the movie. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 02:11, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Could it have been Passenger 57? I only remember the Wesley Snipes tagline "Always bet on black" from this one... --Jayron32. talk . contribs  04:56, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah, I have it! I used the IMDB Power Search, but searching in the plot summary  (for "hijacked") instead of the keywords (for "hijack").  Obviously nobody ever supplied them with keywords for this one.  It was broadcast on NBC on November 17, 1985, the title is Hostage Flight, and it starred Ned Beatty.  --Anonymous, 05:58 UTC, February 10, 2009.

That does indeed appear to be it! Thank you very much. Sadly, it is not available for purchase at Amazon. I would have loved to see it again. -OberRanks (talk) 13:34, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * It's probably available through Netflix. Lantzytalk 00:12, 11 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Nope. Netflix doesn't.  I've never found Netflix to have something when you can't get it by other means...  Though, I haven't really tried that often.  Dismas |(talk) 03:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Looking for a WW2 movie ...
I have several vague recollections, which may be from the same movie or a composite of several. A group of US soldiers plotted to steal some Nazi loot, including art and gold, hidden down a mine shaft. They ended up shipping it out hidden in coffins. I think Clint Eastwood might have been in it. It's not Kelly's Heroes, although that's perhaps where I got Clint from. Any ideas ? StuRat (talk) 20:20, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Clint never did this one. Perhaps Inside Out, AKA Hitler's Gold with Telly Savalas? --—— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk  -  02:51, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks, that might be it. We apparently lack an article about Inside Out and the IMDB profile is rather brief: .  Do you know of anywhere that I can get a better description of the plot ?  Apparently it also goes by the names Ein Genialer Bluff, Hitler's Gold (as you had mentioned) and The Golden Heist.  StuRat (talk) 06:41, 10 February 2009 (UTC)