Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 January 21

= January 21 =

Which other one did Brittany date ?
About a year ago I was looking at the IMDB article on Jonathan Brandis. It states that his prom date was Brittany Murphy. Now somewhere else I found that either Brittany or Jonathan had dated another actor who has since died also - whether it was Brittany and Brad Renfro or Heath Ledger, or Corey Haim, I cannot now remember. Or whether it was someone like Ashton Kutcher who is still very much alive, who may be the one who went on to date another actress who has since died. I looked all over their bios, and found nothing, and cannot now remember where I saw this additional information. The Russian Christopher Lilly 09:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Are you thinking of her husband Simon Monjack, who died a few months after her? Adam Bishop (talk) 13:33, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

No, because this was before he died - and in fact I only found out he died minutes before I asked this question, and it was quite a shock. I knew Brittany was married at the time, but also knew with all due respect he was not as well known ( by the way I loved her performance in Clueless, but did not realise it was her until later - that is the one who played the character I loved in Clueless was later the same girl in 8 mile ). I had decided last night to look it all up again, then seeing here article here and at IMDB, I wondered, so how is her widowed husband doing now ? I looked up his article to see that sad picture of him, taken last March, 3 months after Brittany's death, only to find he was not doing so well now himself. It strikes me that her death may well have led to his - in the very same house at that. ( Like the plot for some kind of terrible horror film about a killer residence ). So no. I am sure it was someone else who was certainly dead by the time I had first looked this up, and likely it could have been Heath Ledger, but again as I also said it could be that Ashton Kutcher who dated Brittany Murphy may also have gone out with another girl who has since died at a relatively young age. Sorry I cannot remember more, but I know it is there somewhere.[[User:Christopher1968/Chris The Russian Christopher Lilly]] 07:17, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Identifying another tune...
Sorry for asking again there's another theme I like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxEeqEPhUMI. Yea I'm a 21 year old guy but don't say I'm gay please my 4 year old sis was watching this and the theme really had my heart jumping. At 0:58 it says "includes themes by Felix Mendelssohn". Is this theme by Mendelssohn? If so which of his piece is it? Also does anyone know any music forums with lots of experts where I can ask future questions like this? Thanks. Gud music only (talk) 10:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * According to our article, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses won an award for its music, so you can feel good about liking it :) Nobody cares about your age, gender, or sexual orientation here ;) However, everything I see concentrates on the end music, not the opening credits. Sorry: hope someone more versed in this comes along. 86.164.164.183 (talk) 14:30, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Here are some details of the Mendelssohn works used in the movie, the intro sounds like it is generic intro music to me but perhaps it is an adaption of a Mendelssohn theme too.  meltBanana  14:52, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It may have taken me three days but I've finally identified the main theme, i.e. the tune played by the flute from 0.36 to 0.55 and by the whole orchestra from 1.14 to the end. It's an anonymous spagnoletta, a Renaissance Italian dance, first published in Michael Praetorius' Terpsichore (1612) and much later arranged by Respighi in his Ancient Airs and Dances, but I doubt if Mendelssohn ever used it – he would have considered it pre-music.  You can hear this spagnoletta played on the lute here and compare the two versions. --Antiquary (talk) 20:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Impressive! Those were three days well spent :-) ---Sluzzelin talk  22:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Antiquary Thanks for that. Gud music only (talk) 06:15, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

E.T.?

 * http://img109.imageshack.us/i/51060541.jpg/

Is the walking animal on the left a baby E.T.? -- Toytoy (talk) 16:44, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It could be. Lucas has included the E.T. species overtly in other parts of the Star Wars prequels, specifically some of the Galactic Senate scences from The Phantom Menace.  See E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial.  -- Jayron  32  16:56, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Nah, ET has a long neck, and that thing has no neck to speak about. Unless it really is a baby ET and the elongation of the neck is a sign of maturity :) TomorrowTime (talk) 19:50, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * ET can contract and extend their necks, so that isn't necessarily a sign that this picture isn't of one... -- Jayron  32  20:29, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah, I forgot about that... It's been a while since I saw the movie :) TomorrowTime (talk) 20:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Lucas was known for making inside-joke references. One of the more obvious is his attempt to put something labeled THX-1138, or something similar, somewhere in almost every movie. And though they weren't really visible in the movie, the hieroglyphs in the Map Room in Raiders included images of R2-D2 and C-3PO. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:55, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * It's a baby Aleena. See http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aleena. Staecker (talk) 13:15, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Never underestimate Wookieepedia. They have an article about this particular Aleena: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unidentified_Aleena_toddler. I'm not sure what to think about that. Staecker (talk) 13:21, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you all! I can't believe it. This "baby E.T." has a name! Maybe Steven Spielberg can sue George Lucas! -- Toytoy (talk) 03:47, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Not likely, the two are close friends and have collaborated on several major films together. Exxolon (talk) 13:17, 23 January 2011 (UTC)