Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2016 January 6

= January 6 =

Mack Sennett
The English could be better in a few places.

Example 1. In the section 'Early Life' the second sentence reads "The newly wed moved the same year to Richmond where John Sinnott was hired as a labor." The last word should be "laborer."

Example 2. In the section 'Early Life' the third sentence reads "In 1883, when Michael's brother George was born, John Sinnott was still working in Richmond as an innkeeper for many years afterward." It looks like two thoughts were mashed into one sentence.

Example 3. In the section 'Sennett Bathing Beauties' the start of the second paragraph reads "Two of those often named as Bathing Beauties do not qualify." Perhaps "do not belong in the list." would be better than "do not qualify."Bh12 (talk) 08:40, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


 * You are free to edit the Mack Sennett article to make those corrections. StuRat (talk) 10:03, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay, I made the changes.Bh12 (talk) 10:33, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

List of trailers on home video releases
Is there any resource available listing what trailers were included with the various home VHS and DVD releases of particular movies? 108.29.38.203 (talk) 18:14, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


 * You might have trouble finding that, inasmuch as they are considered ads, and the company that produces them may not want everyone to know how many ads are included with the movie. There is the odd exception, though, where a preview itself can be seen as desirable content, when for a particularly desirable movie (like say the latest Star Wars release).  So, for the same reason you don't find TV shows listed with all the ads they contain, you may not find many movies listed with the trailers they contain. StuRat (talk) 20:33, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Even just trying to figure out when they started doing that kind of thing could be an exhausting proposition. My oldest DVD's don't have those ads, they jump right into the index or sometimes straight into the film itself. And newer DVDs, hawking then-current other releases, seem rather silly, but you're stuck with them for all eternity. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 12:56, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Chris Pine
Chris Pine beginning career

Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me find where Chris Pine first performed on stage?209.226.9.27 (talk) 16:19, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
 * According to Chris Pine, the Wikipedia article, his first performance was on the TV Show ER, that is he didn't appear in a stage production first. I can't reference to any stage performances in his biography anywhere.  He did study acting at the American Conservatory Theater, but I don't know if he appeared in any public stage performances while there.  -- Jayron 32 16:58, 8 January 2016 (UTC)