Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2013 March 11

= March 11 =

nice font
I watched the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. After the closing credits, the title was shown again in a font. I'd like to find out what type of style the font is. Please let me know. Thank you.142.255.103.121 (talk) 05:29, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I can tell you what it is if you post a link to a picture. Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 04:43, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

I've seen the font on YouTube. It's at the end of "Dandridge Part 12". I hope that helps.142.255.103.121 (talk) 05:29, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is very, very close to Brush Script. It's not Brush Script exactly, as the font may have been designed by hand, but Brush Script is the closest available commercial font I can think of. If you're looking to duplicate the look and feel of that logo with a font, that's your best bet. Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 18:55, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much.142.255.103.121 (talk) 23:17, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Glad I could help. Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 04:47, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

International Space Station in films
Please name some films which shows the International Space Station or where the ISS is part of the plot. --PlanetEditor (talk) 06:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Fantastic Four was set (initially) on A space station, but I doubt it was the ISS, and in work so can't look too far through the net to find out for sure... gaz hiley  09:35, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Love (2011 film)--Melburnian (talk) 09:46, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * 2001: A Space Odyssey was partially set on a space station. --   Jack of Oz   [Talk]  10:37, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The Day After Tomorrow has some astronauts watching the planet freeze from the ISS. Adam Bishop (talk) 10:56, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I vaguely remember there being some kind of ISS-like station in Mission to Mars. It's been almost ten years since I've seen the film, so I don't remember if it was referred to as the ISS. (Just checked the article: Looks like they called it the "World Space Station".) Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 19:14, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Apogee of Fear filmed on the ISS. As did Space Station 3D. Rmhermen (talk) 20:06, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

hydraulic
Moved to the Science desk.

Sports Fencing vs. Real Swordmanship
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

A very good friend of mine - Robert is his name and he is a passionate practioner of Kenjutsu - has told me, that sports fencing has almost nothing to do with the "real" swordmanship from earlier ages and that it would be extremely useless in deadly combat. Are his claims true and why - if so - is sports fencing not more useful in real combat?

Thank you for your responses

Kind Regards--92.105.188.31 (talk) 19:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Each school of swordfighting developed to be effective against particular weapons and attacks. Sports fencing descends from sword dueling and street fighting against similar weapons. Modern sports practice sets more importance on scoring attempts than on defense as you might if actually facing a dangerous blade. Notice that many cavalry and infantry swords from the similar timeframe to historic fencing were much more substantial and used different techniques. For the Western martial arts equivalent to kendo, see perhaps singlestick. Rmhermen (talk) 20:19, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Even in Japanese martial arts, Kendo has moved away from the techniques of the early Kenjutsu schools. Both Kendo and western fencing have objectives other than teaching people how to actually fight with swords. A rather similar question was asked here in December. Alansplodge (talk) 01:43, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * In sport fencing one needs only to touch the opponent with the blade thus the tactics used are centered around this. There is no effort to strike in a way that would incapacitate. -- Daniel  (talk)  17:27, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi all. Thank you very much for your responses. Daniel, is it true, that there are big differences even between the very basics of real swordplay and sports fencing? As a longtime practioner of the German school of fencing, I am only familiar with the original styles but less with the modern sports.--92.105.188.31 (talk) 21:41, 12 March 2013 (UTC)