User:Dr. Blofeld/September 2015

The Castafiore Emerald

Doc, here is my latest GAN on a Tintin comic book article. Do let me know if you are willing to review it. Thanks. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:44, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes I saw it just now. It looked like you'd just nommed it, so best to wait until the GA nom system goes through. I'll reserve it later.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:46, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

I think you mean this right? BTW, watched A Shot in the Dark today and I must say I see why you worked on bringing Peter Sellers to FA. I'm starting to grow fond of him. Besides the comedy, Sellers also provides a lot of charm to Clouseau IMO. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

The Party is one of my favourites of his though some Indians might be offended by it, it got a bit daft with the foam party and elephant later on but first half was top notch. Birdy num nums LOL. I love that scene! I call Indian snacks Birdy num nums now! You'll also love Being There. Have you seen Dr Strangelove too? The humour is so dark in it that you really have to see it a few times to really appreciate it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:08, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

As a matter of fact, I have seen Dr. Strangelove 3 weeks ago. That was my first Sellers film! Yes, I loved his characters in the film and also Hayden's one, Jack D. Ripper (Well, we both know it's a pun, LOL!) I especially loved it when during the climax, Sellers coolly explains how to survive the heat blast from the nuclear explosion and the winter that follows after (10 females for 1 male! How about that eh? No offense. ) I also love it whenever Sellers says "Mein Fuhrer!" and raises his hand automatically. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:20, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Did you see No Way to Treat a Lady, Across the Bridge or The Pawnbroker afterwards? If you do you'll also see why I got Steiger up to GA and will take to FAC :-) I really thought after seeing those films I owed something to Steiger for the fantastic entertainment and acting he provided!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:24, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Do let me know when Steiger is nominated for FAC. I'll start with No Way to Treat a Lady first. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:26, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

The effeminate hairdresser is the best one of his guises in it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:42, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

How interesting. BTW, I loved George Sanders too in A Shot in the Dark especially in the Billiards sequence. Another scene from Dr. Strangelove which I really loved are the Telephone conversation between the President Sellers and Dimitri, his Russian counterpart. The Russian Ambassador Alexei is said to have come to the War room (very beautiful and spacious, BTW) for "negotiation purposes" and at the very end of the film, he starts clicking pictures of the world map in the room to make note of America's battle strategies. That one had made me let out quite a good guffaw! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:58, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Sanders was a great actor, he was in Hitchock's Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent. He was also great in that film he did with Ingrid Bergman in Italy, can't remember the name offhand! (Checks) ah yes Journey to Italy♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:00, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

I absolutely love his accent though! Shows the marks of a perfect English gentleman! Saw both Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent. Both were exceptional IMO. I noticed you haven't added Foreign Correspondent in your list. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:06, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Check 1941, it's there, but under the wrong year!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:32, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Shifted it for you. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:34, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing and passing The Castafiore Emerald. Do take the time to read the comics (if you haven't read them). They're quite interesting and very Hitchcockian in nature (Hergé considered Hitchcock to be one of his biggest inspirations). Watch out for Haddock's colourful expletives. They are the USP of the entire series. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:59, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Admittedly they're not my thing. But I don't mind browsing through the old vintage comic from the 40s or 50s or something for nostalgia's sake! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:11, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Did you see the 2011 Peter Jackson-Steven Spielberg movie on it though? I thought Serkis was fine as Haddock but not as good as David Fox, the voice for the TV series of Tintin (which is also quite good and has some pretty nice BGM). Here's the link to The Castafiore Emerald on YouTube. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:17, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

George Sanders should have done the butler voice at 4:00 ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:34, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Nope, it's the only Spielberg film I've not seen I think for some reason.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:29, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Trust me. If you like the Spielberg film, you'll certainly love the animation series too! :-) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, I'm finishing off a few director filmographies at the moment so I'll see it on the weekend probably.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:35, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad to hear it! Yep, Sanders would have been an ideal choice for Nestor (only if he was still alive at the time of the series (1992).) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:37, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Bianca Castafiore is rather irritating..♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:51, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

That's the whole point! It's sort of a staple gag in the entire series so as to irk Captain Haddock into saying his expletives or just become plain frightened (you might have noticed his reaction when he hears about her arrival at Marlinspike from Tintin, who reads Castafiore's telegram, "Catastrophe! Calamity| Cataclysm!". She also gets his name wrong, another gag. In reply, Haddock says "Signora Castoroili, Haddock!" Then he plans to leave the house before his accident, which confines him). BTW, how's Haddock? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:59, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Reminds me of Roger Lloyd-Pack [1] !♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:13, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah yes! The actor does look like him! (I feel that Pack must have inspired Hergé's depiction of Haddock's looks in the last two comics.) As I said, Castafiore's character is, in itself, a complete gag to annoy and aggravate Haddock. She doesn't know that she's about as talented as this woman. To describe Haddock's view of Castafiore in a nutshell is "I can't stan'er!". — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:18, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

I knew it was the Magpie!! As soon as the emerald got stolen I thought "I bet it's the magpie who nicked it" ;-) Wikipedia can be such a spoiler haha! We used to have a spoiler alert template on here actually!.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Have you seen Grave of the Fireflies?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:33, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Same way I felt about it when I first saw the episode too! But, it takes some time to figure out if you look at it from the characters' points of view amidst all the pantomime that Castafiore causes (So much so that it's only after she leaves that when she mentions the name of her opera "La Gazza Ladra" does Tintin find out.) Ha ha! I thought as much! Wikipedia is a spolier when it comes to plot synopsis! Really, you can ask Jimbo about it again if you'd like! As for Grave of the Fireflies, not yet, but I will soon enough. After seeing Kurosawa's couple of films, might as well give this a go too! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:39, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Grave of the Fireflies is in my top 25 ever!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:57, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll most definitely give it a look, Doc. When I found out about Steiger's role in Dr. Zhivago (I didn't know abut him back then, TBH.), was he the guy who calls Julie Christie the "S word" and rapes her after? BTW, what's your review of The Castafiore Emerald? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:10, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that was him. Castafiore was OK, not really my cup of tea though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, it was of course something different for you (a change, you could say) besides biographies, geographies and architecture. What about the BGM though? It kind of sticks in your mind (it does for me at least. ). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Thiruvilaiyadal

Just watched Thiruvilaiyadal. Great film! Was that the one you recommended? I wasn't 100% sure if that was the one. I challenge you and Kailash to get it to GA!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:37, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yep, I told you so! Thamizhan1994 is the one working on it though along with Kailash29792. But considering that he's hardly around these days, I might do the job for him like how me and Kailash did Kadhalikka Neramillai for User:Sriram Vikram. That's why I felt that A. P. Nagarajan, IMHO, deserves a place in the top 25 of my list. He's also the Nakkeerar guy in the film! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:51, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Other films of his I recommend you to watch are Navarathri (1964), Saraswathi Sabatham (1966), Kandan Karunai (1967), Thiruvarutchelvar (1967) and Thirumal Perumai (1968). You can also try Kadhalikka Neramillai too! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:00, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

So, What are your favourite portions/moments in the film? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:38, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

I liked many of the interior palace scenes particularly with Ganeshan and that little guy with the ponytail, was it R. Muthuraman??, and that opening scene with the fruit actually, reminded me of Nepal with the backdrop! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:55, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

In checking it was Nagesh. Found him the most entertaining.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:58, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

I knew you would find him entertaining! Even Ganesan couldn't control himself on the sets while filming his sequences with Nagesh. The role of Dharumi, the "ponytail" character played by Nagesh, was his pièce de résistance and is the role that he's best remembered for till today. He's a self-confessed fan of Chaplin and Jerry Lewis (more of the latter though). R. Muthuraman plays the king in the film. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:02, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I can see the Chaplin and Lewis influence.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:04, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

You're quite close with the location there. It's Mount Kailash on the Manasarovar lake in Tibet. The opening scene with the fruit is an ancient mythological tale which shows the wisdom of Lord Ganesha. Once there was a competition between Ganesha and his brother, Murugan, as to see who could circumambulate the three worlds faster and hence win the fruit of knowledge. Murugan went off on a journey to cover the three worlds while Ganesha simply circumambulated his parents. When asked why he did so, he answered that his parents Shiva and Parvati constituted the three worlds and was thus given the fruit of knowledge (Gnanapazham). Enraged, Murugan storms off leaving Mt. Kailash. Avvaiyar was played by K. B. Sundarambal, who reprised her role from the 1953 film. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:09, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

If you closely see the south face of Mt. Kailash, it resembles the famous third eye of Shiva. You might have caught a glimpse of it in the film there — "Netrikkan Thirappinum Kuttram Kuttrame!". — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:10, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I gathered that. BTW if you liked Dirty Harry I highly recommend Get Carter (1971). Krimuk loved it. Straight Time is one of the best films of the 70s too, I think Loeba actually recommended that one to me. Straw Dogs and The Wicker Man are those sort of quirky films which you have to see too!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:13, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

The Michael Caine film! I'm looking forward to that! Beginning to love the guy very much. I'm also interested in watching Sleuth as well. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:16, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Thamizhan may suddenly pop up, and I think its best he attempt to take Thiruvilaiyadal to GA (woah, now the number of GAs of 1960s Tamil films seems to be increasing). But while English language sources may be sparse, Tamil language sources will definitely exist. The forum page Mayyam will definitely have scans of old news/magazine articles. Kailash29792 (talk) 14:43, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Amelia Bence

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Dr. B, I have absolutely no clue what to use for DYK for her. How do you choose one item from an 80 year career and a 100 year lifespan? SusunW (talk) 16:54, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

@SusunW: How about that Amelia Bence, an actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, was born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants from Pinsk and Minsk? I think I found that the most interesting, I really had little idea about that adn it seems unusual for Belarusians to go to Argentina!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:56, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Works for me ;-) Or I could say she choked on a stamp in her debut 3:-S. Give me a few and I'll submit your suggestion. SusunW (talk) 17:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

okay, done.

@SusunW: Oh yeah, that would be a cool one, choked on a stamp haha! You could always suggest it as an ALT1?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:21, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Rod Steiger

I am glad that this actor's biography is currently a GA. You take his biography to FA and in the meantime I'll take his filmography to FL. Frankie _talk 15:53, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

That would be good Frankie, I'll help with the filmography too as I'm sure MarnetteD will. I've just begun drafting Wikipedia:Frank Sinatra, which we hope to get to FA by the time of Sinatra's 100th anniversary in December!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:56, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

@FrB.TG: I'm planning on taking Steiger to FAC in a week or two but hope I can get some input from a few of the others before I proceed!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:30, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

I could provide input there. However, I am not sure if I can do it right now although I will try to get to its FAC. Best wishes. -- Frankie _talk 17:49, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Sure you can, Wikipedia:Peer review/Rod Steiger/archive1. I'll keep it open all week, so plenty of time to comment.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:20, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

It's a very well-written article, and I am no good in PR/FAC. I haven't got comments. My only concern is that images might need WP:ALT so that it can help in situations where the images are not available to the reader. I can give it a thorough and comprehensive review; however, I am not sure if they are of help as they are all minor. Besides, some references adjustments are needed, which I will do myself instead of posting them. -- Frankie _talk 11:00, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

AWB

Sure - I'll take a look and do something with that later today. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:24, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

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Woody's Midnight in Paris

I knew you would like it. What I loved about the film is its theme that there is a golden age for everyone of us. Wilson's golden age is the 1920's - The time of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stein and Dali. Cotillard's golden age is the 1890's Belle Époque. The detective getting transported to the French Revolution era was really funny! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:12, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Absolutely, for me, that's largely why I'm so into classic films, the look of the actors and era it's like stepping into a time machine! For me it was the 1950s and 1960s, that 1954-1973 period in film is the best. I also love the look of the 30s and 40s like Loeba. Romantic classical Paris is very appealing to me, partly why I also promoted articles like Hotel Ritz Paris, and Chopin etc. BTW I'm happy to include you when I come around to nomming Steiger for FAC, but you have to check out his films first haha!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:40, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Absolutely right, Doc! Even for me, Tamil cinema can be divided into five eras:

• 1917-1947 — Early Tamil cinema.
• 1948-1972 — Classic Kollywood (Starts with Chandralekha (1948). This too, along with Classic Hollywood cinema (1927-1963), is the best in film for me having seen so many gems! And still so much more remain!!).
• 1973-1987 — The American Wave influence. (Arangetram (1973) — Nayakan (1987))
• 1988-2003 — The Commerical period.
• 2004-Present — New Generation filmmaking. (Started with Kadhal (2004) and Autograph (2004). Even Commercial films these days have some New Generation filmmaking themes in them.)

As for Steiger, thanks very much. It's a privilege. As I said, its No Way To Treat A Lady first. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:47, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

For me the strongest period in films is easily the French/Czech New Wave of the 1960s and early New Hollywood era in late 60s and early 70s, but the mid-late 50s Hollywood also very strong. I really do think 1954-1973 just about covers it, though there were of course great films made in the late 30s, early and late 40s and late 70s. I'll be having another 70s run soon!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:26, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

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@We hope: Thanks, can you add a footnote on it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:39, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

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Meryl Streep

Doc, you may not need my help. When/if you plan to further this article, please let me know. I would like to be a bit of help. -- Frankie _talk 18:51, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Sorry I missed this. I think it needs some extra research before FAC, maybe later in the year.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:56, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Mining industry of Togo

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Re; Steiger Blacklisted

I find nothing. Matter of fact, Steiger got the Goodyear Television Playhouse role of Marty because the actor who was originally signed for it,Martin Ritt, was blacklisted. book Steiger was able to say on television that the part was written for Ritt . We hope (talk) 13:57, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

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AWB redux

Sorry - got sidetracked. I'll try to get to it today sometime.

It's been a busy couple of weeks, actually - I don't know where my brain is half the time. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:26, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

Tis OK, no rush.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:34, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

OK, American films are done. Take a look and tell me if that's what you want - if so, I'll continue on the others. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:48, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah, OK - I catch your meaning now. Sure - I'll get cracking. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:25, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

OK - I've started with 1955, as a test run. I think I've figured out a good way to do it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:41, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mining industry of Sudan

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No Way To Treat A Lady

Thanks for recommending the film to me, Doc! Steiger was simply superb! (Especially during his conversations with detective Moe Brummel over the phone. Maybe it was his impersonation of W. C. Fields that prompted the makers of W. C. Fields and Me to cast Steiger as W. C. Fields himself!). I also watched In the Heat of the Night (Steiger was brilliant here again! Sidney Poitier (correction, Mr. Tibbs. lol) too!), The Lady from Shanghai, (Brilliant film from Orson Welles, especially during the climax! Don't read the plot if you haven't seen it! Rita Hayworth OMG was gorgeous!) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Another Poitier film. Spencer Tracy was simply amazing in it! Loved him in the role. Probably Tracy was one of Woody Allen's inspirations for stand-up comedy.) All-in-All, I watched 4 films yesterday. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 01:51, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad you enjoyed it. I've seen Lady from Shanghai of course! Check out Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Al Capone and Fistful of Dynamite too! You haven't seen On the Waterfront have you? If you liked Hayworth check out Gilda (one of the best films of the 40s) and Cover Girl.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:36, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

The Pawnbroker's up next. Saw That Touch of Mink today. Lovely film! Gig Young and Audrey Meadows were really funny! Lady from Shanghai was not in your list, so I thought you didn't see it yet. Nope I haven't seen On the Waterfront yet, but I plan to do so soon enough. BTW, are you willing to review Kadhalikka Neramillai, doc? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:45, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I'd forgotten Lady from the list! Another of my favourite actors (Lee J. Cobb) was in On the Waterfront. Have you seen 12 Angry Men? Well see that and you'll see what I mean about Cobb. When you think "asshole boss", nobody could play that type better than Cobb, though Robert Ryan came close in Lonelyhearts. Spencer Tracy wasn't even at his best in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, he was nearly dead at the time! Watch Adam's Rib, Pat and Mike or Judgment at Nuremberg or something. One of the very best. Another favourite Tracy film of mine is Libeled Lady, for some reason underrated in screwballs in mainstream criticism but right up there with the best.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:40, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Yep, seen 12 Angry Men a month ago. Cobb was fantastic! Henry Fonda too! Another character from the film I liked is the one played by Joseph Sweeney (the second to vote not guilty). I loved the part about the glasses. They do leave marks on your face, (even on mine, yep, I'm myopic, not constant wearing though). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:50, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Watch Across the Bridge before the Pawnbroker because you can then see the earlier influence on it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:54, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing, Doc. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:55, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Gilda is also a must see, forgot to mention that, in many ways it's actually the quintessential film of Golden Hollywood, everything about it. If you could pick one film representative of the glamour and feel of it that would be a good candidate put it that way anyway! Hayworth is beyond gorgeous in it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:56, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

(Gatecrashing..) One you have to watch is Show People, such a great comedy! It properly takes you into silent-era Hollywood and satirises it brilliantly, with lots of fun cameos. Just watched it this morning and it became an instant favourite. By the way, good on you for deciding to reduce your workload. You've contributed a hell of a lot to this place and it's totally reasonable for you to take a breather...but obviously it's good that you don't plan to leave completely either :) Just only edit when you genuinely feel like it and take breaks to keep you sane, that's obviously what I recommend! --Loeba (talk) 13:29, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Cheers Loeba, I have a feeling I might have seen a bit of it, I'll watch it this coming week sometime! One I saw recently was Murmur of the Heart, wow what a film! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:43, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I remember you were making your way through the 1001 Films book - how many have you seen now, d'you know? I don't actively use try and complete it, but I've got up to 743 (based on this list) --Loeba (talk) 19:54, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

@Loeba: 720 films! I'd have finished it by now if I hadn't have had several months of mainly watching 60s movies haha! I've been doing it mainly in order and seeing other films in a given year not in the book, I'm currently at 1972, having seen every one from the beginning to there except one or two I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:29, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Saw The Man Who Knew Too Much today. Another masterpiece from Hitchcock! I'm yet to see The Lady Vanishes though (I see you have rated it very highly on your list.) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that's a great looking film too isn't it, I love the mid 50s in colour! Lady Vanishes might not be as thrilling as some of the 50s ones but it's a masterpiece IMO and one of his best.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:38, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

BTW, 720 films out of 1001, well boy! (I loved Steiger's dialogue delivery and expression in In the Heat of the Night when he says "$162.39 a week! Well, boy!".) I think you might just top the list of film buff users on WP, LOL. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:41, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh I'd have finished it ages ago if I hadn't have been watching everything else too haha! Too much to see! I can't recommend the book enough BTW, you'll absolutely love it. Most entries have images and great summaries from film scholars. You can buy a copy here [2] ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:50, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

@Loeba: Have you seen The Steamroller and the Violin? One of Tarkovsky's best IMO. It felt a lot like Bicycle Thieves, you can see a strong Italian neo-realism influence in there.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:02, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Saw A Fish Called Wanda today. Top-notch comedy from Cleese and Kline! No wonder the comedy sequences in the Tamil film London (2005) are ripped right out of this one! Oh yeah, also caught up with The Steamroller and the Violin today too! Gemma assoluta di un film da Tarkovsky! Absolyutnaya zhemchuzhina fil'ma s Tarkovskim! I might have plans in changing my top 25 once I have seen more of his films. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Steamroller is the only Tarkovsky film I haven't seen, will get to it eventually! That's interesting you're going through the book chronologically...You've got some treats to look forward to if you're only just up to the '70s; I can't remember specifically which films they suggest but I generally love the 70s-90s (the '80s is so underrated as a decade IMO - there's so much more to it than Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club) --Loeba (talk) 15:06, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad you enjoyed Steamroller Ssven! Oh I've seen all but one or two of post 2000 in the book and a good number of 90s films in it but yeah, my biggest weakness in what I've seen is mid 1970s-1990s foreign films, especially the 80s!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: If you want something funny to watch try Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), I Was a Male War Bride, Adam's Rib (1949) and Monkey Business (1952)!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Already seen Arsenic and Old Lace and Monkey Business a month ago. Great films, both of them. Loved Monroe in the latter! I'll catch up on the other two films soon enough. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:53, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Monroe wasn't very good in that though LOL, Ginger Rogers was the real star of it who was great! The exchanges between the two were very good though!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Rogers was quite decent in the film! Very active and kicking especially after she drinks the formula though! Grant, no words to speak about how much I have grown to admire him (Even I want to be Cary Grant! ). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:11, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, extremely rare like Jimmy Stewart and Spencer Tracy in that he could make even the films with rather mediocre plots into very good ones. I've enjoyed every film I've ever seen Grant and Stewart, though some arr weaker than others, Kiss Them for Me I think might be the worst I've seen to date. His Girl Friday, I was a Male War Bride, Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House, The Awful Truth and The Talk of the Town are also all must see Grant films.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:17, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

I have been working on his article in my sandbox here. I'm hoping to take him to FA. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:20, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

User:Loeba might be interested in expanding Grant. I'll help if I can, though Sinatra is the main focus now. BTW Grant was born only about 50 miles from where I live!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:25, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Wow! You ever visited his statue (Of course you must have!) Of course, the article on Grant will be a long process no doubt (like Chaplin's article was for Loeba and TrueHeartSusie3. Probably not that much long but still...long.). All the best for Sinatra's article, Doc. Well, do let me know if you plan on taking Steiger's article to infinity and beyond. 10:29, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, Steiger later in the month, but don't be surprised if the FAC attracts extremely difficult reviewers! I think Sinatra, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Monroe, Liz Taylor, Ava Gardner and Hepburn to GA would be better than taking any one of them to FAC, which is always a rather tedious process, some more tedious than others though ;-).♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:35, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yeah. I guess it is. Monroe's currently underway with TrueHeartSusie3 and she has so far done an excellent job given the article's scope and Monroe's life. Grant's article is almost next to nothing, with many unsourced material too! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:41, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

I've always thought Cary's article is woefully under-developed, considering how popular and great he is anyway. I'd love to see it expanded. I'd probably help out once it got started, not sure to what degree...and as Blo can verify I never know when I will and won't be interested in editing here, haha. But yes, basically I'd fully support the idea! I don't think it would be as challenging as Chaplin: his life was pretty straightforward and there's nowhere near as much written about him. Regarding FA/FAC: I don't feel much need for it anymore either, it's a lot of faff and pressure. It is nice to get the recognition but once you've been through it a few times that's enough (for me anyway!) --Loeba (talk) 13:15, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

When I meant that the comedy sequences from the Tamil film London are ripped right out of A Fish Called Wanda, this is an example of it. It even has the same house! Other scenes include this, this and this. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:51, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Shree 420 was very good but I found it overly long, it would have been much sharper at around 2 hours to 2 hr 20 range. It didn't really need to be much over two hours, but virtually three? In looking at those 90s ones you mentioning they're all about three hours too. Now this is coming from somebody who can sit down to a seven hour epic, but romance/comedy films rarely fare well in the longer length. There's a reason why most Hollywood films of those genres are rarely much over two hours. The longer length is more acceptable for war/western//historical epic type films in which there's a lot of different scenery and storylines going on.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:25, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, the length is long (especially HAHK and DDLJ) but all of the 90s films (especially the Tamil films) I mentioned have pretty good screenplay. Do watch Thalapathi, Annamalai, Baashha and Padayappa. As I said, they are all badass, especially the last two. 😊 — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 00:14, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Kadhalikka Neramillai

The article of this 1964 film directed by C. V. Sridhar is now up for GAN. Do let me know if wish to review it, doc. Thanks. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 01:58, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I will, yes, but not until next week.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:41, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing and passing the article, Doc. I happened to notice one of your comments at the GA review — ""The Hindu said " -per JMilburn ;-) do we know the journalist's name?" Taken a cue from Steiger's PR there I see. Speaking of which, are we proceeding with FAC for Steiger now that the PR's closed? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:09, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Jeannette Expedition FAC

This is a note to all participants in the recent peer review. Many thanks for your help; the article is now at WP:FAC Brianboulton (talk) 20:52, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Banankoro

Hi Dr, I was expanding an airport stub on Banankoro, Guinea, when I hit a disambiguation for Banankoro,_Kérouané and Banankoro,_Beyla. The given coords are in the same town in Kerouane prefecture, not Beyla. I'm unfamiliar with removal methods and courtesy, so I'd ask that you zap the Beyla page if you agree that it's incorrect. Thanks, and thanks for your help when I was getting started. Cptmrmcmillan (talk) 22:48, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll have a look.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:07, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

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Less active on Wikipedia

Hi Doc! I've just seen your notice at the top of this page on your reduction in activity. I'm not quite sure what you mean by the "current attitude towards editors" but I can certainly appreciate your wish to spend more time on things other than Wikipedia. For years and years, you've been making a tremendous contribution to the project and have also encouraged the participation of lots of other editors (including me). The good news is that you have not entirely abandoned the project and that you still have some specific work in mind (including the Women in Leadership Editathon over the next two weeks. In the meantime, I would just like to thank you for all your efforts and assistance over the years. Maybe after cutting back for a while you'll feel more like returning to your usual strong level of participation in the future. I sincerely hope so.--Ipigott (talk) 09:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

The "current attitude towards editors". I'm sure most of us here understand exactly what I mean. People who produce content are generally poorly treated on here. At times the "community" on the site is so hostile that we're lucky that even a few people stick around! It's best to spend a small amount of time on here a day and try ignore it and focus on content! On the editathon I didn't want you or Rosie thinking the notice was some sort of excuse to get out of it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:04, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

You've hit the nail on the head, Dr B. I counter this current trend by continuing to edit, knowing it pisses some of those people off that I'm still here. Hope you find your appetite for destruction editing again! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:33, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

As far as I can see, there's a perfectly good summary of your views on the "current attitude towards editors" incorporated here - and indeed your views are abundantly developed on plenty of other wikipedia talk pages where you have opined over the years. And I don't see any sign of people rushing forward to disagree with you. Institutionalised group-think is alive and well, and it works on wikipedia just as it works in offices and gangs and armies and all the other places where two or three or six thousand or sixty million are gathered together. But as you must already know, it is only part of the story. There are plenty of people who are hugely appreciative of what you have done and hugely (cautiously) hopeful of what more you may do in the future. I'm afraid I'm not into plastering pictures of cookies on other folks' talk pages because it feels silly and it reminds me of the things I'm not allowed to eat and ... hell, I'm (up to a limited point) British. The most important judge of what you do may well be you, but there are plenty of others who also presume to judge your contributions and are - without wishing to sound arrogant and patronising (ok, Mr Gates, patronizing), but then again why not? - massively impressed and grateful. Even if we don't always follow through with pointing it out. And thank you. Regards Charles01 (talk) 11:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Thankyou Charles, your work has also been exemplary for Intertranswiki of late! I guess if I didn't have things to worry about on here I could return to focusing purely on content and produce more work of real value. But at the moment the picture is pretty bleak.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:21, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Best wikifriend... I get it. I'll miss you so much, but do what's right for you. Just know there's always a cup of coffee ready for you at the virtual coffee hangout where some of us edit articles. Thank you for being you. Thank you for everything you've written. And thank you for all the encouragement and mentoring you've provided to so many of us for so many years. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:55, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

I hope that it is a temporary "away" but I also totally understand why. And even if I understand why, I don't have to like it. You have taught me so much, mentored me, and encouraged me, pushed me to become a better editor (though my technical skills will ever remain limited). I will miss being able to bounce things off of you. But more than that, I will miss your quirky humor. I will miss working with you to clean up articles and flesh them out and make one mushroom into two or three or more. The community's loss is immeasurable, but your work speaks for itself. I am very grateful to have been able to work with you. SusunW (talk) 15:22, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Lovely, thanks Rosie and Susan! I haven't "retired" though, well not yet anyway ;-). But I will be working less on lots of different articles and focusing on just a few and spending less time on here. I'll try to create a few articles towards the editathon though!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:29, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh good, in that case, will you pop over to Violeta Chamorro and tell me what you think? (she says in her most winning southern drawl) SusunW (talk) 15:47, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

• Half a wave goodbye then! Anyway, thanks for all your work. Johnbod (talk) 16:32, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks John! Chamorro looks to be an excellent expansion Susun, well done!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:46, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Dr. B. your opinion on it means a lot. Belle was a huge help. She kept asking questions to clarify things. Clearly there is more expansion that could be done, but I think we have done a pretty comprehensive job of presenting an overview of the issues, successes and failures of her administration. SusunW (talk) 13:57, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

List of accolades received by Dookudu

Doctor! This, is my first film awards list at the FLC. If interested, please leave your comments here. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:52, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Category:Neighborhoods of Bogotá

Hello Doctor – as a member of WikiProject Colombia I'm thinking of putting the category and its 24 content articles up for deletion... most of them have no content or references to speak of, and I can't see really how they could be greatly expanded: I'm a Brit living in Bogotá and know most of these neighbourhoods, and I know they are mostly residential with no outstanding features. It seems to me that any information they have would be better off included in the article for the relevant locality of Bogotá. As the originator of most of these articles, I thought it only fair to let you know first – do you have any comments or objections to this proposal? Thanks. Richard3120 (talk) 14:21, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

I think Hoverfish's example for the Barrios of Montevideo is proof enough that city neighbourhoods in Latin American can be worth it and can be notable. I'm certainly not going to try expanding them though, so redirect them and shut off the links if you think that's best. Aymatth2 probably won't want to expand 24 stubs!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:32, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

The issue here is that the definition of neighbourhood/barrio is different between the two cities. I'm assuming by the articles you have worked on (and apologies if I am incorrect here) that you are British, so to use a London analogy, the barrios of Montevideo are the equivalent of the London boroughs – Bexley, Bromley, Camden, etc. The equivalent for Bogotá is the localidad, of which there are 20, each with their own council, town hall, etc. just like the London boroughs. Like the barrios of Montevideo, I propose keeping these articles and expanding them. The barrio in Bogota is an informal subdivision of these localidades, so actually we are talking about a much smaller area of just a few blocks or so. The articles I propose deleting are the equivalent of, say, Little Heath or Monkhams, rather than London Borough of Redbridge (which would be the equivalent of the Montevideo barrio or the Bogotá localidad) – to my mind these two articles are equally useless and unlikely ever to be expanded, and actually it would probably be best to delete them and just include everything under the article for Redbridge. Hence my suggestion that we focus on improving the articles for each localidad rather than trying to create smaller subdivision stubs.

I have read your excellent essay on Wikipedia's problems, by the way, and agree with it almost entirely... there are some ridiculous articles on here I keep trying to improve and run into opposition based on spurious grounds. Hopefully you do keep to your promise not to disappear from Wikipedia completely and just concentrate on improving a few core articles – Wikipedia needs far more editors like you. Richard3120 (talk) 17:02, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Article like Monkhams though could be fully expanded [3]!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:44, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

This is true – there is enough history behind this ward and its naming, along with data from the 2011 Census that could be used to provide information about its population, demography, industry, etc. However, Colombia census data doesn't go down to ward level, and without the history of grand country houses or any sites of interest, I still struggle to see how the equivalent Bogotá neighbourhoods could ever be expanded beyond the one line and no references that they currently have. Still, I'll leave them for now and see if I can find some information in the libraries here first before putting them up for deletion. Richard3120 (talk) 16:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Ritchie333 Interested in expanding Monkhams?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:48, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Amelia Bence

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Best userpage I've seen thus far

I came across you while on the page of Vijitha Herath, who has become a nominated member of the Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka). Thank you for caring to add an entry most would overlook! --BeowulfBrower (talk) 07:03, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks BeowulfBrower Yes, it could use an expansion, but always worth starting articles like that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:23, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

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HP

BTW Doc. may I know why you haven't included any Harry Potter films in your list? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:49, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh I see I haven't. I've seen the first three I think (and parts of four and five) which should be on the list but then stopped bothering. I've read the first four books too but by the time the later ones came out I no longer got the hype of it and was getting bored with it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:09, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

It's quite good until The Half-Blood Prince. After that, The Deathly Hallows started to look more like a "teen movie" à la Twilight Saga. IMHO, the first four films are the greatest ones. Five, Six and Seven (parts 1 and 2) have their moments no doubt but Radcliffe acted in the last three parts as if he was gonna throw up when he thinks of Voldy. Fiennes was quite good as Voldemort though. Really felt Richard Harris should have been alive. He was exceptional as Dumbledore in the first two. Michael Gambon was, IMO, a strictly OK substitute. Robbie Coltrane's role as beloved Hagrid became significantly reduced with each film. I really wanted to punch Tom Felton every time I saw him on screen (who didn't want to for that matter LOL). Watson and Grint were great in the first four but like Radcliffe, they too got quite dull and looked like they just wanted to get it over with. Old Hans Gruber is another favourite of mine (TBH, I didn't know at first that Rickman played Hans Gruber in Die Hard until after I watched the film on STAR Movies HD!). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:44, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Yeah Malfoy needs a slap, so does his imposter ;-) [4]♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:30, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh please! Bieber's a joke and a spoiled brat who needs to be administered a thousand of the best like this! More than a villain, Malfoy is an antihero as he is afraid of Voldemort and doesn't possess the courage and determination to triumph against evil (Sort of like "It's better to be the right hand of the devil than to be in his path" type of guy.) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:51, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

I love Harry Potter. I've read all of the books at least three times each from 2009-2010! I agree with Ssven that the last two parts of Deathly Hallows felt like a money-pushing franchise and regular "teen movies". I think that at least a few of the films should be on your great list, in particular I genuinely enjoyed Half Blood Prince but Order of the Phoenix is my personal favourite. The first two films are an accomplishment to cinema and I think they should be on the list! JAGUAR  12:25, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

@Jaguar: What I like about the first two are its innocence. It really looked like films that were tailor-made for children. The third too (except maybe Thewlis as a werewolf and the Dementors). The fourth, fifth and sixth were quite good. I guess JKR sort of got carried away by the success of the films which in turn increased the popularity of HP's future novels (Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows were released in 2003, 2005 and 2007 respectively, during the production of Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:32, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Me too, Ssven! The first two films had a very different atmosphere and quality than the rest, probably owing to the fact that the actors were children, had different directors and a different actor/personality for Dumbledore. I was so glad when Alan Rickman won those awards for his portrayal of Snape... JAGUAR  12:41, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

@Jaguar: I simply adored Richard Harris in the first two films! He was wonderful and looked like the typical father-figure for HP. Old Hans Gruber's character had more potential in the last three films. There were a lot of LMAO moments in his encounter with HP, such as this from Goblet of Fire. His accent, way of speaking and expressions were really good in an amusing way! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:46, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mining industry of Malawi

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• Can you kindly address the issue raised by the reviewer hereTemplate:Did you know nominations/Mohamed Nagy Museum? I have done some but may not be adequate. I have also created the article on Mohamed Nagy (artist) which you have edited now and make it a double article hook. The hook text need not be changed. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 11:54, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

@Nvvchar: The problem is largely that it doesn't tell us much about the museum itself. The bio info needs to be cut and replaced with content on the actual museum. Can you find anything or is it in Arabic?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:52, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Jacqueline Fernandez GA Review

This is a nomination by FrB.TG, one of my friends here at Wikipedia. I was asked by a common friend to review it, and you know how terrible i am in prose-related issues. On the other hand, he is way better than me. So, can you please review it, Doctor? I consulted you for this since i got my GANs reviewed by you twice, and i feel you are a better choice for this. Please leave a note on my talkpage revealing your intention. If you want to do it here, ping me. Yours sincerely, Pavanjandhyala (talk) 17:31, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Okay Doctor. I find you very stressed for reviewing articles and major editing. Hope you resume them soon. :) As per my resolution while joining Wiki and knowing about GAs, i am going to review at least three articles for GA status. As a step towards that, i am going to begin my first of the three with Jacqueline Fernandez. If possible, please monitor the review and let me know if i did complete justice to the article as a reviewer. Yours sincerely, Pavanjandhyala (talk) 16:28, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I admittedly don't enjoy reviewing many articles. Don't mind the odd film or shortish cultural article but a large actress article takes time. OK, as you've made the effort I'll try to do it next week.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:40, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't realize it was somebody else's article, certainly didn't realize it was FrB's who has been quite helpful of late. I tell you what User:Pavanjandhyala, ping me once you've done the review and I'll try to give it a read.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:44, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

I've begun working Doctor. I am done listing my concerns here, please take a look. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 16:47, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Ping me once he's responded to all of them and then I'll look at it :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:58, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Doctor, FrB.TG has resolved all the comments. Do you think i can pass the article now? Pavanjandhyala (talk) 09:33, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll look at it shortly.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:23, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Inform me once you are done. :) Pavanjandhyala (talk) 10:26, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Following FrB.TG's c/e, i checked the article once again and found that all your comments were solved and the prose is tightened well. If you check it and voice your opinion, i have no qualms to promote it. :) Pavanjandhyala (talk) 15:00, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

The outcome of the GAR : Promoted and suggested a c/e by GOCE members for further tightening of the prose which i find okay enough for GA standards. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 15:52, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Steamroller and the Violin

Wanted to tell you this earlier. The boy's voice reminded me of Nibbles, The mouse from Tom and Jerry. More than Nibbles, it also reminded me of another mouse from the same cartoon series called Topo (from 1:41 to end) of the short Neapolitan Mouse. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:37, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I see what you mean.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:50, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

All the same, the boy was cute and really played the fiddle quite well I must say. I also liked the filmmaking technique shown at the beginning of the film as the boy goes to his lessons (the one with the multiple images). — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:04, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Tarkovsky I think was strongly influenced by de Sica in that, but you could see the genius in his own right. BTW where do you live, Chennai?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:07, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Between Chennai and Trichy yes (Chennai is my hometown and Trichy's where my college is). Why d'ya ask? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:19, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

Because having edited Dwarka I was looking to see if there would be something else worth working on. Coimbatore and Kochi look like they could be brought up to GA status with a bit of work. My sister went to a village not far from Trichy a few weeks back and taught at the school there.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:23, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

I see! Quite an interesting piece of information! You can also mention the discovery of the ancient Dwarka (around 2000, I believe. People compare it with Atlantis) If you want to take anything like Coimbatore and Kochi to GA, might I recommend Kumbakonam, Madurai and Kanchipuram or better yet Sabarimala, Tirupati and Palani? All of them are worth it. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:27, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: She went to Karur, which is to the west of Trichy, quite close I think. I see you've now seen Across the Bridge. Well done! Did you enjoy the beginning part when he switches identities? Another favourite scene of mine was the one near the end on the square [5]♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:14, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Yep. Was fascinated by both of them too coincidentally! Especially the switching of identities. Pity his character died. I was really liking Steiger in the role. Saw An Affair To Remember as well today! Quite a blissful jolly goof film, especially Cathleen Nesbitt as Janou where she plays the piano. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:37, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

I didn't think as much of An Affair to Remember because I thought Cary Grant and Kerr lacked chemistry. He has great chemistry with virtually everybody, but I thought her too prim and proper for the role. Gorgeous theme tune though which I've lifted and is part of my jazz guitar repertoire :-) Now Indiscreet (1958) is really a great romantic Grant film, love that one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:49, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Wow, Indiscreet certainly has a top cast of Grant and Bergman. Would love to see her in colour! BTW, in Finding Nemo, when Bruce, intoxicated by Dory's blood, goes after Dory and Marlin. They flee and shut a door which Bruce tries to go through. When he's halfway through, he says "Here's Brucey!". Does that remind you of something? Sort of a tribute? You might have guessed already! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:58, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Indiscreet IMO has to be one of the best romantic films. Bergman was adorable in it. They were much better together in it than they were in Notorious.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:01, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Will surely give Indiscreet a look soon. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:05, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Have you encountered the delights of Jack Lemmon yet? One of the most talented actors of his era for sure. The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Some Like It Hot, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger, How to Murder Your Wife, Irma la Douce even the dramatic The China Syndrome all superb performances. And Glengarry Glen Ross as I mentioned on your list of course..♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:13, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Most definitely will watch'em all. BTW, I knew you'd like Baiju Bawra. The Sitar scene you mentioned touching you spiritually, was it the "O Duniya Ke Rakhwale" song or "Man Tarpat Hari Darsan Ko Aaj"? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:25, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

I don't think it was either of those, I just checked them out on youtube. It was slow with a droning sitar. Loved Mera too BTW.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:00, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Did you? Nice! IMO, it was one of Raj Kapoor's best. Pity it was a flop. I really loved Simi Garewal and Padmini in it. Rishi Kapoor too. The locales in the first segment with Rishi and Simi were of course beautiful, especially the ones shot at the train station. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:13, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Wonderful film yes, beautiful cinematography too. The length was more tolerable on that one near 3 hours given the subject. The problem though is even watching three Indian films takes up 9 hours of my time!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:32, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

You can always pause in the middle and come back to it the next day. I did it for Pulp Fiction, Monkey Business and That Touch of Mink. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:24, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Mining industry of Libya

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DYK for Sue Bailey Thurman

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A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar

I approached you. Approach turned request and request turned a possible torture. Still, in spite of your workload, you helped me during my first GA reviewing process. As the name suggests, this is something i award you for all the special help you did to me throughout this process and bearing me with patience. Oh Doctor! i thank you and salute you for the same. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 15:55, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Cheers, now get off here and go watch some Steiger! ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:24, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Watched No Way To Treat a Lady last night. I enjoyed the performances of both Rod Steiger and George Segal, especially their telephonic conversations. Lee Remick was good albeit in a limited role. But, i am still puzzled why Michael Dunn claims himself as the strangler and never returns? Pavanjandhyala (talk) 09:13, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

@Pavanjandhyala: Glad you enjoyed the film. Dunn actually does it for two reasons — 1. As a publicity stunt to earn fame as a killer, which proves to be futile for him in the end and 2. He provides an important clue/idea to Segal (Dunn writes "6th Victim" on the wall before he leaves.) which he uses to trap Steiger. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:30, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah! Why would Dunn intentionally help Segal? Anyways it was an indirect help. Something from 1968 and i'm pin pointing now. What i like in the film are the first telephonic conversation between Steiger and Segal, a conversation when the former calls him a clever man (after the fake sixth victim news) and the way Steiger kills a woman after leaving the bar. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 11:08, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

@Pavanjandhyala: The woman disguise that Steiger puts on isn't it? Coincidentally, hat's a favourite of mine and Doc's too! Yes, Dunn did indirectly help Segal, correct. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:40, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Bang on! Shall watch Steiger's other notable films again soon. BTW, did you watch Oohalu Gusagusalade? Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:11, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

@Pavanjandhyala: I shall definitely watch it soon enough. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:15, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

FL

Would you like to take a look here?Krish | Talk 16:34, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Krish! You really need to learn to be patient Krish.You didn't even give me 12 hours to respond, half of those I was in bed anyway! Yes I will look at it but people do have other interests than wikipedia. I wasn't ignoring you but I don't like it when I agree to do something and I get two or three requests to review or edit something immediately afterwards. It's too much like work, and I'm really trying to reduce the time I spend on here!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:14, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

No, it was not like that. Actually, I saw you replying to someone but there was no response to my post. So I thought you are not interested. That's all. Thaks for your comments. It would be great if you could look at my other flc, which hasn't passed despite 5 supports.Krish | Talk 09:24, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

What is the other one?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:27, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

This one.Krish | Talk 12:01, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah, you're Prashant, that explains a few things!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:29, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

What does that even mean? Weren't you aware of this? So its clear you have got problems with me. Suddenly you came to know that and your reaction is "Hey! look that's P*******. Run!". And, don't say you buried all the past things. Because now I know, you never can.Krish | Talk 13:30, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

LOL. Why would I be aware of it? I don't watch your talk page or ever look at what you're up to. How would I have known Krish was Prashant? Well, I did think when I saw you removed your "never mind" message removal just 12 hours after asking that it was a very young, immature Indian editor who seemed a bit like you. The other Indian editors are generally young too but conduct themselves very well on here. You stand out to me as having a maturity issue and you tend to dig a hole for yourself in most situations you find yourself in. I did give you countless opportunities to change yourself but you never learn. I'll look at the other one later this week.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:29, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

I reverted that beacause I thought you were not interested to reply me as I told you. I know you have told me several times. At least, i'm trying to change myself. But you don't even ask/tell anything.Krish | Talk 15:54, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, you reverted it because you assumed I was "not interested" even though you'd not even given me 12 hours to reply. You jumped to that conclusion which demonstrates a lack of patience.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:20, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, now onwards, I'm definitely not giving you any chance to complain about. I hope I can live up to this promise and I will.Krish | Talk 16:30, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Hey! I had resolved your concerns at the flc long ago. You might have been busy lately. Just a reminder. Krish | Talk 17:07, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll look again ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:18, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

User talk:Maile66#Leni Riefenstahl

Any chance I could persuade you to take on the review? It should, pretty much, be a walkover as explained on Maile66's talk page. Let me know. Peace, Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 20:41, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, certainly, seems as I was most impressed with her films!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:45, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. You let me know when me attention is needed. :) Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 21:31, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

See if you can guess who this is

without reading the file title.  :-D We hope (talk) 23:37, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Haha! I thought it might have been Steiger at first! I'm sure many would have loved to throw a custard pie in Sinatra's face!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:19, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Soupy Sales was the host of a popular kids' show. (Some adults liked it too.) Anyone who said he/she would be a guest on the program understood that a pie in the face was part of being a guest. Soupy took plenty of them as the host. Sinatra offered to be a guest on the show because he enjoyed Sales' program. The guest would knock on Soupy's door and this was when both of them became "pie-eyed"-Sinatra and Soupy both got it when Soupy opened the door. ;) We hope (talk) 12:36, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

This pic sort of reminds me of this scene. LOL. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:03, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Rajini films

Glad you liked Thalapathi. It was merely the start. I wouldn't call that one exactly Eastwoodesque but it was *dangerous*. It gets better with the next three. It's more Rajiniesque actually. You'll love them. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:31, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Looks like an "spooky" film from Gambon there (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover). Noticed on Loeba's talk page. Would definitely give that a watch. If you are planning on watching the three Rajini films I mentioned on the Great films' talk page, start backwards from Padayappa, then Baashha and then Annamalai. Don't compare it with an Eastwood film. Watch it as a Rajini film. After all, Eastwood is Eastwood and Rajini is, well, Rajini. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 00:48, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad you enjoyed Padayappa and the snake too! Would you kiss it if you had it in your hand? How badass were Rajini and Ramya Krishnan in it? Spotted the punch dialogues too? The translation's on the "Legacy" section of the film's article which I got to GA this January. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 11:57, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

A few samples again for revisiting. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:03, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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Well, Ssven2 i had the privilege of holding a snake. Did you? Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:02, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Actually caressed a Python once in 2006 at the Singapore Zoo. Never held it though. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:04, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: My experience was with a black cobra. Magnificient, calm and peaceful. It didn't threaten us one time and was so considerate. I touched it, saw its scales and dropped it gently. One stupid however disturbed its peace and.... Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:06, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Pitiful. Must have been a Neelambari himself! LOL. Reminds me of Ali Baba Bunny. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:18, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Not a joke completely. Though the village chieftain warned all of us not to disturb its peace, my friend wanted to take a selfie with that black cobra. I simply dropped it gently and ran away. He bent over it, took out his camera and switched on the flash. The cobra was so agitated, it just made a horrifying sound raising its hood. Seeing this happen close to his face, my friend collapsed, fainted, had fits. We admitted him in a nearby hospital. That fellow, even today, finds shivers down the spine on the mention of the word "snake". That is the ONLY experience i had and he had with the same snake though both were extremely opposite to each other. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:25, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: yes I see what you mean about some of Rajinikanth's fight scenes. Those kicks! I'd like to see him go up against a 90s Seagal. BTW if you've not seen it watch Out for Justice, there's a pool scene in it which is definitely one of the most badass scenes in film! Too bad his post 90s movies suck!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:46, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Actually, more than the fights, it's his dialogues and style that are more noteworthy and badass! They way Rajini does it is, in his own words, "Cool!". You haven't seen Baashha yet. See it (especially scenes involving Anand Raj and his flashback portions as Baashha! Take more notice of his expressions and dialogues). How was Ramya Krishnan in it BTW, Doc? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:03, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

She was good, I wouldn't trust her with my gun though ;-). There is one scene where he steps out of the car with a beard and smoking, I think actually Clint Eastwood influenced that if you watch his mannerisms!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:37, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Haha, it is a role that most people identify her with. As for the stepping out of the car, it does bear similarities to Eastwood. But Rajini emotes more than Eastwood does and exhibits more comedy in his acting style while Eastwood is more serious (somewhat "Bogartesque" being an anti-hero and all). In fact, similarities between the two are denoted here, here and here. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 15:23, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Told you you'd enjoy that and Annamalai too. Glad to hear it. I think by the rickshaw and the teeth, I think you mean the "Nee Nadanthaal Nadai Azhagu" song. By multiple funerals, I think you mean the scene where he became Baashha after killing the man who killed his Muslim friend. Did you also like this scene? About Nagma, she moved to more Telugu films and joined politics later in her career. As for the beard, he sports it in Padayappa, Sivaji - The Boss, Enthiran and his latest upcoming film, Kabali. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 00:51, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

AWB

No, I'm not even close to finished. I've set it aside while I work on Rosie's edit-a-thon, but once this week is up I'll be back to it. It's going to be a long-term project, I have a feeling; I've gotten through about five or six years by now, but not much more. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 08:20, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Stubs

Dear Blofeld,

many of your company stubs (e.g. Pacific Metals) never got extended. Is it possible to get articles deleted because they lack any content since 5 years?--Kopiersperre (talk) 15:45, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Kopiersperre Why would you want to do that? If it is a valid stub of a notable subject, deletion of it does nothing to help the encyclopedia. Instead, expanding it, makes perfect sense. SusunW (talk) 17:08, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, especially when it's on the top firm listings in Japan and has an article on ja wiki. If you don't like it expand it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:15, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

SusunW Thanks for expanding – but this article was just an example. You could do the same for Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., Fukuoka Financial Group, Toho Zinc, Sony Financial, Heiwa Real Estate, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings and many more. It's not a question of liking or not liking articles. Such Aguaxima-style stubs deteriorate the quality and reputation of Wikipedia.

I know the wiki principle, but personally I don't have time to expand all 2,7 million stubs of English wikipedia. Additionally I will first try to improve the stubs of my mother language.--Kopiersperre (talk) 19:26, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Kopiersperre We will agree to disagree. Stubs do not necessarily "deteriorate the quality and reputation of Wikipedia". They in fact give information on often little-known subjects and through stub drives, like the one just finished, often are converted into full articles. Improving articles and verifying notability should always be the goal. I do not understanding the desire to remove validly notable subjects rather than taking a moment of time to improve them. Even if one does not speak the language (I do not speak Japanese), or know of the subject, it is easy enough to find sources and confirm notability or not. It was clear from the little I was able to add from English sources to the stub that it is a notable Japanese firm and hopefully someone who speaks Japanese can translate from the Japanese wiki. Tagging for improvement is a much better solution, unless you have confirmed they are non-notable. Non-notable subjects have no place in an encyclopedia and should be deleted. SusunW (talk) 19:43, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

SusunW I agree with you to disagree. But why has the policy evolved, that notable things can't be deleted? First pillar states "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia" – this demands in my opinion, that 1-sentence articles muste be deleted. They convey the impression of completeness, but disappoint when you open the link. 0.05 % of readers start to edit, 99.95 % get disappointed.--Kopiersperre (talk) 20:48, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Kopiersperre because the very definition of an encyclopedia is to cover a range of human knowledge whether on one subject or on many. Why would you want to delete something that is notable? Why would you want to keep something that isn't? I don't understand your definition of human nature. To me, if I really wanted to know about something and found only one sentence, I would keep digging and then when I found what I wanted I would want to share that information so others did not have to struggle. It would never occur to me to be disappointed and just give up if I really wanted to know. People are different, your experience does not explain everyone else's. Thus your reaction to delete is the very reason Wikipedia requires consensus. SusunW (talk) 21:06, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia's always been more of an "encyclopedia building project" than an actual encyclopedia. Readers know that general quality may differ greatly and content created is donated freely by people. They generally know what to expect. And that's the point. If an article is insufficient, they expand it. Which is what you should be doing instead of moaning to me about it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:59, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lhasa (prefecture-level city)

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DYK for Mohale Dam

Gatoclass (talk) 01:36, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Can I post it for GA upgrade.--Nvvchar. 14:10, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll ask the dam expert on here if he can add anything else and see what he thinks Nvvchar♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:13, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

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StubHub

I hope you don't feel I've had a go at your edits specifically. I've been thinking for a while the page was a bit long and hagiographic. Pinkbeast (talk) 10:05, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

It's not an easy article to write. I agree with some of the quote removals but not what you removed about sports partnerships which is important.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:14, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree with all of it but I'll defer to your judgement and leave it be. Pinkbeast (talk) 10:21, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Some of the partnership info was duplicated so I moved some of it further down into the section. I'll check for duplication now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:28, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

I did gripe about a bit of it on the talk page, dunno if you saw that. Pinkbeast (talk) 13:06, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mohamed Nagy Museum

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The House on Chelouche Street

Can you give me a link to a copy of the poster? What I've gotten for the title that I'm sure is the right one (Every film with "The House on" in the title has popped up with posters.) is for a DVD cover. We hope (talk) 13:21, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

[6]♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:23, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

A done deal! :-) We hope (talk) 13:47, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

This might interest you!

Enjoy! :) Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 21:51, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

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Steiger images

• trailer at IMDB for On the Waterfront

Have just viewed this and there are no copyright marks. I see that while there are 70+ screenshots at Commons from this trailer, none of them include Steiger. Have a look at it as I think there are a couple of screenshots that would work for his role in the film. We hope (talk) 15:00, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Excellent, look forward to see what you can do!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:05, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

• trailer for the Big Knife at IMDB.

Have just viewed this and there are no copyright notices on this one either. Take a look as there's quite a bit of Steiger in this trailer which I think can be used. I may not start working on this until later tonight because as I'm viewing trailers & finding no copyright notices, am also linking the trailer to the screenshots currently at Commons. This seems to be the only way for more images-viewing trailers and working with the ones without notices. We hope (talk) 15:17, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

• Back from Eternity trailer

More here. :-) We hope (talk) 15:33, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

In the UK I can't view the imdb ones or am I missing something?.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:36, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

These link a bit differently--go to the film page and click "watch trailer". The screen should pop up.

• Al Capone trailer
• direct link to it
• On the Waterfront direct link
• The Big Knife direct link

See if these direct links work. We hope (talk) 15:44, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Ja that works. @Ssven2: Can see Steiger as the a-hole film boss at 57 seconds ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:56, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Did you see the Big Knife trailer? "A boy like you, Who are you? Who are you? Are you some kind of special aristocracy because the female public wants to make love with you?" LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:13, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I just did! LOL! Really guffawing, yet wonderful at the same time! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:22, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Haha, next time I come across an idiot on here I'm just dying to say "Who are you? Who are you? Some kind of special aristocracy because you're an admin with a badge? ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:30, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Haha! LOL. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:42, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Just viewed The Longest Day trailer at TCM; the one at IMDB isn't complete. The trailer is about 6 minutes or more. You get a short look at Steiger because there has to be enough room to get a look at him and everyone else who was in it. We hope (talk) 16:09, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

• Pawnbroker trailer

Surprised, but happy to see there are no copyright notices! We hope (talk) 16:27, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, try to get what you can anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:44, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Rod Steiger the Pawnbroker 1.jpg a start. We hope (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Rod Steiger the Pawnbroker 2.jpg another one. We hope (talk) 19:13, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Rod Steiger the Pawnbroker 3.jpg third one. We hope (talk) 19:20, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

The 2nd one best captures his look in the film I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:25, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Rod Steiger the Pawnbroker 4.jpg This is after the young man has been shot and is dying on the sidewalk. We hope (talk) 19:29, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

• File:Rod Steiger the Big Knife.jpg the Big Knife We hope (talk)
• File:Rod Steiger the Big Knife 2.jpg another Big Knife We hope (talk) 20:03, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
• File:Rod Steiger the Big Knife 3.jpg Big Knife three We hope (talk) 20:10, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

• File:Rod Steiger Al Capone 1.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger Al Capone 2.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger Al Capone 3.jpg

Thanks for the Rod Steiger fan :-D ! I should have the rest done tonight. It's a lucky break that so many trailers weren't marked, since getting other photos has been so hard. We hope (talk) 22:23, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

From the "I coulda been a contender" segment:

• File:Rod Steiger Marlon Brando On the Waterfront.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger On the Waterfront.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger the Longest Day.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger Back From Eternity 1.jpg
• File:Rod Steiger Back From Eternity 2.jpg

That's great WH, thanks for your hard work!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:17, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

From In the Heat of the Night trailer at TCM:

• File:Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night 1.png
• File:Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night 2.png
• File:Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night 3.png
• File:Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night 4.png

— Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:56, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I think Heat is actually copyrighted but I might be wrong. Best to let WH handle images so no time is wasted.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:14, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

You're right re: it having a notice. The notice is toward the end of the trailer and sneaks onto the screen at about 2:25-2:30, catching you at the last minute. (Look away or sneeze and you've missed it.). Have asked him to G-7 the screenshots as I know he didn't see it. It was disappointing for me to find it last night because it's so close to the end, it looks like you're "home free", and then "bang". We hope (talk) 12:30, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Barnstar

Why thank you kindly. I'll try to find a couple more up my sleeve for Rosie's edit-a-thon, but I'll be back using AWB next week sometime. It's been a nice interlude. tho'. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:36, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Gol Talab

Gatoclass (talk) 00:36, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Mingo Oak

Hey Dr. Blofeld! If and when you have a moment, would you mind proof-reading/copyediting Mingo Oak? I've been expanding it over the past few days, and it just needs another pair of eyes to ensure it reads well. I will be nominating it to DYK within the next few days. Thanks! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:52, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

As Eric's no longer doing that sort of thing I'll take a look at it but doubt I'll find much wrong with it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:49, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Alexandra Boyd

This article is in need of some TLC. Appears notable, but no real sources if any of your film page stalkers are interested. SusunW (talk) 20:59, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

TV actress primarily though, not my forte. Why was somebody trying to delete it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:20, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

You or @Susun might want to add a bit more to Nathalie Cabrol and consider noming it. --Rosiestep (talk) 22:39, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

With pleasure Rosiestep but I aint nomming it ;-). A hook mentioning the unofficial record for highest free dive would be ideal. Can you add a bit to Nadia Labidi?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:40, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld and Rosiestep: one more day and I'll be back to normal have had guests here for the last 2 weeks,so trying to keep my commitment to one article per day and sorting through the women articles for our metrics list has been challenging, but satisfying, in that I have actually done it. Boyd's article hasn't been nommed, but has been tagged for 5 years with no sourcing save IMdB tag. I will nominate Cabrol. My DYK experiences as of late have moved from dreadful to neutral. SusunW (talk) 14:32, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Dr. B and SusunW. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:41, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Expanded Nadia Labidi but it needs more sourcing before it can be nomed. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:04, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Rosiestep. nice one. I'll try to look at it tomorrow!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:05, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

And Sarann Knight-Preddy needs just a bit more. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:42, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Rosiestep found a great source, which could be gleaned for even more info, but Preddy is plenty long enough now if you want to nom her. SusunW (talk) 23:21, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

@Rosiestep: Susun's done a great job on it. I can try to fill in some of the red links on old Vegas venues, my interest ;-) @We hope: Can you find some material to make some of the red links worth starting like the Cotton Club, Las Vegas? Cool source.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:42, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I knew you would get a kick out of it, Dr. B. Did you watch the short film? There's more on a lot of the clubs in the interview with Preddy. Also tons of photographs. @We hope: Do you suppose any of the images in that volume could be used since the one we had was removed? SusunW (talk) 13:57, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

At this moment, I think it will need to be a fair-use photo. I didn't get a chance to see the licensing on the one which was at Commons, so no idea what that said before it was zapped. I can look for some photos and see if perhaps there might be some in some of the older newspapers at newspapers.com and so on. We hope (talk) 14:05, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Fair use works for me :) Another piece of interesting trivia, Preddy's dad helped build the Moulin Rouge. I didn't think to put that in a note when I discovered it in the interview. SusunW (talk) 14:29, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

The early history of places like Vegas and LA are extremely interesting. Love looking at vintage photos of such places. Don't worry too much about it for now, I really need to get cracking with Sinatra if we're to at least get it to GA by Dec 12th.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:31, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I think so because you don't have to be as picky about FU photos as you do about PD ones re: who took it and where did it come from. Give me a few minutes to finish a thought on the article and I'll crop, shrink, archive & upload. We hope (talk) 16:58, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Cheers WH @SusunW: and @Rosiestep: This article is starting to lookgood, I think with a bit of extra effort it could be brought to GA status as I don't think there's a tremendous amount of material on her.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

If you want a copy of the photo that was zapped from Commons, I just ran into where it was-at UNLV. We hope (talk) 17:07, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I think if we have to pick a fair use image the later colour one is better. Susun?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:09, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Found a couple more articles about a revitalization project she was involved in for West Vegas and added that. Searched newspapers.com but found only one article. Guess they have no black newspapers in their database? Looked for Knight, Preddy and Knight-Preddy. Also found another beauty of an interview on the guy who was the night manager at El Morocco (not much info on the club, but lots of background on West Vegas. [7] I am wondering if it would be worth an article to do one like the Las Vegas Strip for West Las Vegas? And yes, the colored picture is nice. It's on the cover of the White interview. SusunW (talk) 03:23, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

This, West Las Vegas, has already been created and it could be expanded. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:24, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

@Rosiestep: Can you create Template:West Las Vegas and link many of the articles on the new clubs together?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:58, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Yay! Rosiestep! The West Vegas article needs llllllllllots of work, but it is there. I've added the club links for the articles we created yesterday and have begun working on People's Choice. SusunW (talk) 19:10, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

And...in Preddy's bio, she says that the Playhouse Lounge was at the Cotton Club location. I can find nothing else about it, so I just added it as a line in that article. I also think we need to add something about the segregation to Preddy's article, so I am perusing sources to see what we can add that is not POV, but I think it IS POV to leave it out entirely, as well. SusunW (talk) 20:20, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Great stuff SusunW. BTW they'd look even more Vegasy if you could upload a fair use image and logo and infobox. Copy the example in The Sands Hotel and Casino for instance.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:31, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Sophia Alice Callahan needs just a bit more... Oklahoma/Native American/woman/writer. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:44, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Should be OK now, enjoyed that one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:46, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Re: Callahan photo-done-still waiting for someone to choose which photo for Preddy. We hope (talk) 13:32, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Added some clarifications to Callahan, Muskogee is my home town. Apparently that Harrell Institute was a Methodist School built where Spaulding Park is/was. When I was a kid, that park was famous for it's live monkey cage, but no school was there. A CCC building that we used for girl scouts was the only structure other than a picnic pavilion. Also linked her to her dad and added more to his bio. Working on my woman of the day and then I'll get back to West Vegas. I thought we did decide on the color photo for Preddy We hope just as Fair Use and not PD. Am I wrong?SusunW (talk) 15:21, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

But which one-the younger one or the older one Dr. B. likes? We hope (talk) 15:52, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

I think the older actual photograph [8] would be more valuable, though [9] looks nice.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:19, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Okay, We hope I see the dilemma, I like them both. But I see as Dr. B says that the older one is probably more relevant. Also have questions about the casino photos Dr. B. wants on the West Vegas clubs to make the articles more "Vegasy" as he said. Are any of these useable? [10]] SusunW (talk) 18:33, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Dr. B, I think I now have the history pretty well covered. I listed all of the clubs that were in the Goertler piece as well as the 3 hotels. If anyone wants to expand them further they can be redlinked. SusunW (talk) 20:20, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

@SusunW: @Rosiestep: With an expanded lede on Sarann Knight-Preddy it doesn't look too far off GA level.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:54, 24 September 2015 (UTC) I expanded the lede. If someone wants to edit it, that'd be great. SusunW (talk) 14:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Rolf Schweizer

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Reifenstahl

Why have I received a notification that the article's GA-nomination has failed? Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 20:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

No idea Jonas Vinther!! Perhaps it was because of the old failed AFD and it got mixed up somehow? Did I forget to add the archive number of something? Don't worry it did actually pass :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:34, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

All good. :) Jonas Vinther • (Click here to collect your price!) 20:38, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for participating

Thank you for your interest in Women in Red and for your participation in the virtual Women in Leadership Edit-a-thon, 7-20 September 2015. It was a resounding success with over 160 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated! We'll keep you posted on future events. --Ipigott (talk) 08:47, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Kinda-sorta off-topic for the GAR but still the bulk of my response to your last comment

I'm mostly working on the Ariwara no Narihira article at the moment, though, and GAing/FAing that is my priority, so my involvement with redrafting might be minor. I think a definitive statement sent to the original nominator that his sourcing has problems would solve the WP:OWN problems. WP:IDHT is also a severe problem (hence Dennis Brown having issued a "final warning" to him ten days ago), and he is still engaged in the same behaviour on the GAR ("no one has yet proven that there was problem with the sourcing during the GA review"). Technically, Dennis Brown should have blocked him for repeatedly violating a final warning, but them's the ropes I guess. Delisting the article would at least send a definitive message, even if it's not the one we need: if the article loses its GA status because of sourcing problems, he can't possibly continue to claim the article never had sourcing problems. And even if nothing else, the fact that he is the only one who approves of the current scope should be enough to delist it for not covering the topic in a comprehensive manner. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 10:04, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, anybody who does make an effort to promote an article to GA I do try to assume good faith with. In some cases though editors make some very quick changes and try to push them through quickly and display an arrogant "I'm not hearing you" approach when other editors show concerns. If there truly are verification problems with most sources then it should be swiftly demoted. I do think there's two sides to every dispute though. I'd rather not get involved.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:17, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Well about two thirds of its citations are to Henshall's introductory textbook on the subject. I checked what I could in the GBooks preview on my main area of expertise (classical literature). In two out of three cases, the article contained original (and false) claims that were not supported by Henshall; in the third, Henshall himself was slightly off the mark. The other places other editors and I checked Henshall against the article, he was being misquoted. TH1980, a long-time enabler of the nominator and longer-time wiki-stalker of me, has claimed on GAR that he has checked all the references to Henshall and they check out. But he also firmly denies the already-confirmed instances where the source was misquoted. Normally I would bring user conduct issues like these to an admin I could trust to look into it or to ANI, but in this case I have reason to fear ANI (three or four non-admin ANI junkies want my head for an incident back in February) and the admin who should be looking into it since he was the one who issued the warning has been ignoring my messages. The user conduct issues here cannot be dealt with easily, so I'm trying my very best to focus on article content; those issues are also hard to deal with, so I look for other article content; I'm happily editing articles no one but me has touched in months/years, when suddenly someone opens a new d about me or makes a request to Dennis Brown or Drmies or some such that I be blocked for this or that offense months ago, and I have to drop what I'm doing and defend myself. I thought this was supposed to be about building an encyclopedia... Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 10:40, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

I think it should also be noted that Dennis Brown's "final warning" was to both Hijiri88 and CurtisNaito, as can be seen at the now archived discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive898#Harassment case involving Hijiri88. Odd how Hijiri didn't mention that, isn't it? John Carter (talk) 22:37, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Steiger's Wives

All from newspapers.com: see if these help. We hope (talk) 13:29, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

• Paula Ellis singer
• Sherry Nelson secretary
• Joan Benedict actress, widow
• Benedict bio best known for her General Hospital role as Edith Fairchild (GH is a long-running very popular soap opera)
• Rumors about Steiger and Taylor

That's great, Ssven can you mention them?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:32, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Just asking, is newspapers.com alright as an RS? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:17, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Duh, newspapers.com isn't the source, the source is the newspaper the clippings are in, Newspapers.com is purely the host ;-) See Ref 19 of Sands Hotel and Casino for a formatted source from Newspapers.com♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:20, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed. I'll mention them. BTW, the following references are snippet views and I'm not able to spot the author(s) names —

• LIFE. Time Inc. January 21, 1966. p. 48. ISSN 00243019. pages 48-62 This is a full spread about the film with a small photo of Steiger waltzing on p 52. Nothing there re: him saying this was one of his favorite roles. The story deals mainly with what the film's director said. (Catch the Anthony Quinn sunglasses ad on the way through). We hope (talk) 15:24, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
• Film Review. Orpheus Pub. 1995. I can get this done in their 1996 issue: Film Review This is a quote from Sidney Portier re: Steiger.
• FW Auxiliary. Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1993. p. 10.
• Photoplay Movies & Video. Photoplay/M.A.P. Limited. 1983. p. 248.
• Arts review. National Endowment for the Arts, The Endowment. 1984. p. 26.
• Film Review. Orpheus Pub. 1991. p. 203.
• The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. April 1968. p. 203.
• The Saturday Evening Post. Curtis Publishing Company. January 1960. pp. 39, 98. The Case of the Angry Actor Dean Jennings February 20, 1960. page numbers are correct. We can't view the story or the magazine because its copyright has been renewed. We hope (talk) 14:55, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
• "Films and Filming". Hansom Books. 1971. pp. 28–31.

— Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:27, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

User:Nikkimaria, what do we do about those?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:34, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, not sure what you mean - what do you do about what? Nikkimaria (talk) 14:42, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria: The above sources. We don't know the author names.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:44, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Didn't you have access to these in order to cite them? You can try tracking down the table of contents from each issue, which should list that information. (It's possible some won't name author, but they should have article title). Nikkimaria (talk) 15:16, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Also Doc, what about "Culturecourt.com". Is it an RS? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:46, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Doesn't sound like it. But it depends if you can find whether or not Lawrence Russell is a notable critic. I'm guessing it'll have to go. Dennis Schwartz is notable but the site he currently does many of his reviews for doesn't sound like it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:52, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Nope, couldn't find any source to prove he was a notable critic. Hence, removed Culturecourt and replaced it with Schwartz's review. It's alright to keep Schwartz's ones I feel since he is quite notable enough. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 15:04, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Schwartz is definitely one of the most prominent online critics and is on the Governing Committee of the Online Film Critics Society. He's reviewed more films than even some of the really reputable critics. But the magazine he writes for Ozus' World Movie Reviews sounds horribly amateurish LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:07, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

BTW, how do you propose I should mention Steiger's wives in the article? — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 15:09, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Singer Paula Ellis, secretary Sherry Nelson..♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:11, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

I've added about Nelson and Ellis. More sources regarding Liz would be great i. e. from where did the gossip originate and so on. Great job, We hope on the sources. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 15:21, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Doc, do you have access to the snippet views of the table of contents of the above-mentioned sources? I can't seem to get to them. "Not available in your country" kind of thing perhaps. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 12:30, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Which table of contents/sources?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:34, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

This message by Nikkimaria — "Didn't you have access to these in order to cite them? You can try tracking down the table of contents from each issue, which should list that information. (It's possible some won't name author, but they should have article title)." — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:18, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

If I could find the author it would have been listed when I created the citation.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:20, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

hi

Hi dr blofeld. Sorry for disturbing you and taking your precious time. May I ask you some questions? Where are you originally from? Spain? Why do you like and like so much time on wikipedia? 78.145.16.148 (talk) 17:38, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Sí, soy de Barcelona. Gano dinero como camarero. I'm a drama queen, that is why I like wikipedia, like most of us right ;-)?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:44, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Re: Sinatra and bars

I think the Kelley book mentions this-can look after I get done checking the film trailers used in the article. We hope (talk) 21:57, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. The other Kelly sources need page numbers too I think. I'll fill out and copy over the film career section to the main article tomorrow.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:03, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

File:Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra on the set of High Society 1956.jpg new for you. We hope (talk) 02:31, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

That's a great quality one, in fact a crop of Sinatra there (sorry Grace), would probably be good enough for a lede image. Oh I see, the colour one had to be removed. That's a fine replacement of course!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:49, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Films seen

Just finished watching Indiscreet. You were right! Grant and Bergman were incredible in it! Loved the film. It was wonderful, blissful and classy! Oh, I just wish I was born a century earlier, same age as Grant himself probably! — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 15:29, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad you loved it. Yeah by Indiscreet standards An Affair isn't great. It's a better film and Grant and Bergman have wonderful chemistry in it. That's one of my favourite films period, I should have recommended it earlier! I adore Bergman's voice above all. Have you seen The Bells of St. Mary's? That's a great one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:32, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Same pinch here too (about Bergman's voice)! Will watch it and its predecessor For Whom the Bell Tolls soon.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 01:16, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Going My Way you mean. Both are great, but I think Bells is a stronger film than Going. And a big part of that is Bergman. Bell Tolls is pretty good, she looks gorgeous with short hair in that, but not as good as St Mary's.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:25, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah yes, that's the film. Thanks for notifying the correction. So, that makes it three Bergman films.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:29, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

She wasn't in Going my Way though. Barry Fitzgerald was though, another of my favourite actors. Terrific little Irish actor, loved him. Another one you mentioned in Steiger yesterday, Edward G. Robinson also, see Scarlet Street for a start for him! Europe '51 and Voyage to Italy are very good too, with George Sanders in the latter one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:31, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

You mean Journey to Italy (Voyage to Italy's a redirect to Journey). Yep, scrapping Going My Way and including Journey to Italy, still three.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:32, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

No, officially it's Viaggio in Italia and I think it's even written as "Voyage to Italy" in even the 1001 book, but it is known by both Journey and Voyage to Italy.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

How interesting. Even I thought the same for a moment since Viaggio looks similar to Voyage.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:45, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Doing a google book search under either title Voyage to Italy comes out at 1310 and Journey 1150. Fairly even but Voyage does seem a bit more common, plus it's used in Rosselini's bio and in Scorsese's My Voyage to Italy.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:51, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Why not move it to Voyage instead if that's the case then, eh? Besides it is the literal translation after all.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I think we should. I'll propose it on the talk page.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:09, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Hey Doc, since you're having a 70s run, you might want to try out some of the 70s Indian films I mentioned to you on your Great films talk page. Here they are in case you don't spot them there —

• Kasethan Kadavulada (1972)
• Arangetram (1973)
• Apoorva Raagangal (1975)
• Moondru Mudichu (1976)
• 16 Vayathinile (1977)
• Aval Appadithan (1978)
• Sankarabharanam (1979)

 — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I'm focusing on the 70s at the moment. I've reached 1974 in the 1001 book now but there's lots of early 70s films I want to see before I move on! If I didn't I could probably finish the book by the end of the year, but I'd rather go through years at my own pace. It's enjoyable watching films from a given year together.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:48, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Too much to see though isn't there? I've not even seen all the films of directors like Capra, Ford and Cukor yet. It really takes a LONG time before you can really cover the bulk of it. Just looking I've seen 17 Cukor films. Probably not even half if you really count them all. Dr. Blofeld 10:02, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Glad to see you liked Apoorva Raagangal and Kasethan Kadavulada. Talking about number of minutes, Lagaan (which you are planning to watch sometime) is 3 hr 54 mins, but each one of those minutes are worth it. Watch out for the songs, the match, Aditya Lakhia and Rajesh Vivek in particular. He's hilarious. You'll find that Paul Blackthorne looks strikingly similar to this cricketer.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 00:28, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

If you were email contact I have no problems with sharing my name offwiki but please don't do that on wikipedia, it's creepy. I guessed you would have seen my Steiger post.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:50, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Oh! I'm really sorry for that. Didn't know, honestly. I was merely referring to the likeness of the cricketer with Blackthorne.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 09:55, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Don't believe you, sorry. I knew the other day when I posted a similar comment on that Steiger page you'd notice and probably make a thing of it and you did. You wouldn't have come out with that otherwise, as if to say "I know who you are". It's creepy. If you want to discuss things offwiki you can always link your email address here. But there's a reason why most of us don't use our real names on wiki for privacy reasons.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:59, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Rod Steiger

Hi, earlier today we had a little argument on an edit I did on Rod Steiger and I'm glad it was resolved. I'm just here to ask a question on why you reverted my edit that put a line break in an image caption so "F." and "I.S.T" wouldn't go on different lines, especially considering SchroCat suggested this change. I just want to understand so I can improve upon my editing in the future. Thanks ;). Cheers, 186.204.89.90 (talk) 18:34, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

It looked fine as it was on my computer, what's the problem?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:42, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

It differs depending on the page zoom. Anyway, nevermind, SchroCat already redid the break. Cheers. 186.204.89.90 (talk) 20:16, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that's what confused me, I thought he was complaining about the actual break, I didn't realise initially that your edit was in response to his comment. I thought it was the cause of the comment. :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:22, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah, okay, haha, I thought you knew. Well, nevermind. Thanks again. Cheers. 186.204.89.90 (talk) 20:45, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your message at Steiger's FAC regarding the quoteboxes. I have added the first and the third ones back into the article now.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 01:34, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

for your message. I'm not miffed! I just wanted to make clear that I really do intend to add the article but probably not until close to the end of the month. I'm wondering however whether further blocs of 10 monasteries are a good idea, as it is a very specialised interest: it is only I and Charles01 who do them, and even Charles isn't really that keen. Do you particularly mind what the subject is, as long there are 10 of it? Best wishes, Eustachiusz (talk) 01:57, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm sure we'll come back to monasteries, but yes, and since you mentioned it, where we want to tick the "architecture" box I was going to suggest that for next month we do a few (well ... ten) bridges for a change. In fact I already prepared a batch in anticipation. BUT BUT BUT I'm entirely open to other suggestions. My thought is that where the theme is something as (relatively) niche as "architecture - and what follows from it", variety keeps things more interesting. I guess that's why I proposed a batch on trams (but no - I'm not suggesting trams necessarily tick the architecture box) a month or so back. And with that in mind, if we do bridges next month we can do something else the month after that.

We all have different interests and different personal pre-formed "Richtlinien" driving our thought processes so I'm cautious about suggesting "what"; and beyond the obvious inference that if it's a movie, Dr B is likely to be interested, I must be cautious about suggesting what might interest others of you. But I can certainly keep on noting red links that interest me as I go along, and from that coming up with things that might just interest me.... while also being intrigued to note (and sometimes to share) the interests of others (tho where the language is Spanish, I'm not too well equipped to get beyond being intrigued).

And maybe by December we'll be able to face another ten monasteries! I'm certainly enjoying the one I'm doing just now. I would not want it thought that I'm 'against' monasteries. Least of all permanently.

But every month?

Regards Charles01 (talk) 03:53, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Not every month, but some sort of architectural one at least every month. But we need contributors like Eust to help start articles, so if I put up 10 Chilean libraries, it might not have the same interest as 10 Belgian monasteries or whatever. You're welcome to put up 10 articles either of you are interested on working on for architecture at the start of each month.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:17, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I'd be happy with that - monasteries present various technical and Wiki-related difficulties, and although they are my personal interest it would be nice to take the pressure off them from time to time. I'm happy to look at other architecture articles - and actually, without the monasteries / cathedrals I could probably find a bit more time for a few of the biographical articles as well. Bring on the bridges (prisons, department stores etc)! But I'm afraid I'm in the same boat as Charles when it comes to anything in Spanish. Eustachiusz (talk) 12:27, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Are you OK with both French and German?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, also with Italian, Dutch and a couple of others - but unfortunately not Spanish. Eustachiusz (talk) 00:36, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

As it happens my grandfather was born in Chile, so Chilean libraries might "float my boat" (if you'll allow the probably swiftly passing vernacular of a younger generation than ours). But it'd be an awful slow business (for me) if the only available sources were in Spanish. So maybe not. Sorry to digress and Eustachiusz must of course answer for himself about how happy he is with French, though I think I know what his answer will be. Charles01 (talk) 15:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

List of Wikipedians by article count

Hello Dr. Blofeld, at the outset I must mention that you have done some amazing work on Wikipedia; very impressive. I wanted to let you know that the list List of Wikipedians by article count is not auto updating since past few months. Can you please look into that when you have a chance? Many thanks, Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 05:01, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, I've asked for them to update it but nobody can be bothered. Just goes to show how interested many are on here in content production!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:14, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Dr. Blofeld. I just hope editors like you stay with Wikipedia (read your message on top of your talkpage). Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 04:26, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

My next GA

It's been a long time since I nominated an article for GA. Moodu Pani, "inspired" by Hitchcock's Psycho, is my current GAN. Though it is a pity you didn't review it (never mind anyway), you could give it some good c/e I suppose. Kailash29792 (talk) 11:08, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll try to take a look on the weekend.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:10, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

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Reduced work

Regarding your question to me on a page I didn't watch on purpose: I also reduced my workload, - time in hospital made me think. For example: I give Precious and reminders of it not regularly anymore but only when I feel like it, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I see. I have noticed you around much less of late. I do hope it's nothing serious if you were in hospital. Wishing you good health Gerda!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I can't go to every talk page. Posted on my own "no service", "very limited service", "limited service", now "adopted a kitten". Less Wikipedia is healthier, especially not looking at dramah is healthier, seriously ;) - I wonder if 2 comments per thread - as my arbcom restriction was for the longest time - should be made a general rule to shorten discussions? Next goal a cantata for TFA on Easter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:29, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry that I reverted a comment of yours on my talk, - It's no good style to touch the comments of others, so I restored it to the archive, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

I have no idea what you're talking about. I can't remember the last time I posted there anyway. Fine, you think it's "no good style to touch the comments of others", I equally think it's "no good style" to act like an obsessive fruitcake over infobox enforcement and deliberately cause trouble by opening up past disputes, especially while it's at FAC. It shows a distinct lack of respect.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:50, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Flowery language for an edit that shows an example per the request of another user, and a second pointing out a bit of article history. I didn't even say a word about what I like or support, thinking I'd thus show respect. Find a source please for me "enforcing" something (I wonder how enforcing would work anyway in a community project), and for "opening up a past dispute" - which seems something else than checking if a consensus still exists. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:06, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

You should know by now Gerda that anytime you comment in favour of an infobox on anything I've taken to FA or GA you're treading into rocky territory. You knew how I'd react to you in this case and I think you're enjoying winding me up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:52, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry that you feel that way, personally hurt where I tried (hard) to stay factual. I confess to think not of you but of articles and readers. Don't revert longstanding infoboxes, don't revert other editors' comments in edit-war-fashion, and you will not even see me commenting. - Btw, regarding your hope expressed above: also sorry. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:23, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

If the infobox has very limited use then I don't see the point in keeping it. It adds nothing of value to the article and really looks better without it. It's this sort of thing which really makes me feel less and less like bothering to improve articles on wikipedia. You spend all that time greatly improving an article, putting it through FAC, developing it to a condition you believe is the best it can be, and then having to deal with all of the infobox nonsense and pressure from people.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:27, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Sigh, I respect you both, and I wish the infobox wars would end, or at least show respect in cases where there is a longstanding page consensus and work with it. But I also really do think that any article without an infobox looks unfinished. The looks better with/without it argument is a no-win all around. They are a standard element here on WP and my position is if you don't like the looks, improve the looks. As it sits, having basic biographical information about a person available at a glance is one thing that people do access WP to discover. But I won't win that debate here, I guess... sigh. So sad. Montanabw^(talk) 03:45, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

There was no consensus for an infobox for Steiger after a long debate. That's why I didn't want it escalating into another pointless round of time wasting. I really can't understand why you think that infoboxes are an essential component for an article to be complete, surely it depends on the actual informational value of the infobox which may differ wildly. I've done some comparisons of articles with or without infoboxes on various articles and almost always a biography IMO looks more professional with a nice side photograph and prose fully across the screen rather than forced to the side.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:57, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Nathalie Cabrol

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Thank you! A gift from fellow Wikipedians

Hi Dr. Blofeld,

You have been nominated to receive a free t-shirt from the Wikimedia Foundation through our Merchandise Giveaway program (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Merchandise_giveaways). Congratulations and thank you for your hard work!

Please email us at [email protected] and we will send you full details on how to accept your free shirt.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by KRobinson (WMF) (talk • contribs) 18:23, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Why thankyou KRobinson. Can I design my own wikipedia t-shirt though? How about "This editor ♥♥ LOVES ♥♥ Infoboxes", "No article is complete without an infobox", "This Administrator is responsible for 268 wikipedians leaving wikipedia", "Child of the Cult of Corbett", or "Wikipedia is largely complete, so let's bring on the drama instead"!. ;-) ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:49, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Gee, that's great news, Doc. The T-shirts look good.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 01:06, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Do you want the t shirt instead of me Ssven? You really deserve it for your help of late.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:18, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Nine years of hardwork here, you deserve it. Personally, you should have won it a couple of years ago IMO.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:04, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

I've been offered one twice already I think and I asked them to donate it to charity. So if you don't want it I'll be doing that!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:06, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

It's a much better alternative. There are so many people who don't even have the money to afford a piece of cloth, leave alone a T-Shirt. Donate it by all means.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:12, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Can I have a "Disciple of the Cult of Corbett t-shirt"?

Still, a black death metal-like t shirt with the caption "Disciple of the Cult of Corbett" in Gothic scroll writing has a certain edge to it" ;-) We should probably avoid the word "child" so as not to confuse ourselves with the likes of Knowledge Kid and various child administrators. I mean "Disciple".♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:18, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, that would have a nice ring to it! BTW, have you seen this? It's quite a breakthrough, isn't it?  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 07:38, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Indeed. Now we need some Mars Attacks! :-) ♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:33, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero

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Journal access?

Hi there, Hope you're well! Not sure if you're the best person to ask, but I'm looking to access an article in a Society of Antiquaries journal (pub. by CUP) and wonder whether you might have access. Do let me know. Many thanks, Ericoides (talk) 07:34, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi Ericoides. I don't have access to that. Perhaps ask User:Charles Matthews? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:38, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, will do. Ericoides (talk) 08:05, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Film work

I got into silent-era film articles largely on a whim, but my current Herculean endeavor is to bring all of J. Gordon Edwards's work to FA status. It's a challenge, to be sure. There are over 50 films, plus the J. Gordon Edwards filmography (got that one done, at least!), plus the total rewrite that will be needed for that wretched excuse of a biography. At my current rate, this should be a featured topic somewhere around 2030. But it keeps me busy, and it's the sort of content that I think Wikipedia excels at handling. It's important—Edwards was one of the most acclaimed and successful directors of his day—but obscure. So far as I know, only three of his films still exist, and they're all workmanship pieces from late in his career, when he was mostly a Fox executive rather than an actual director. Nothing he was truly known for survives, and he's never had a published biography.

Eventually, I'll even start working on articles about his interesting films. But probably not for a little while still, while I hammer out the comparatively easy treatments of his lesser works. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:01, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Totally agree, that's the strength of wikipedia when you glean scraps from many sources and compile the best article ever written about a largely forgotten subject. And it's the most exciting thing to accomplish I think. I left a list with User:ChrisGualtieri of films I really consider priority to develop on here for the silent period. The 1920s in particular is even poorer in coverage than 1910s but more difficult to get to FA as they have broader coverage in general. The furthest I got with a 20s film is the first Oscar winner Wings (1927 film). If you ever feel like Metropolis (1927 film) I'd be up for that. I convinced somebody to start cleaning it up before but it didn't get any further. Films like that, any of Chaplin's, The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), Sunrise (film), The Passion of Joan of Arc, The General, Battleship Potemkin, Strike (1925 film) and the wonderfully spooky The Phantom Carriage are ones which spring to mind. Of course Greed (1924 film) is there already.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:09, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

• I got started with the 1910s stuff in part because everything's public domain, so I don't have to worry about NFCC issues when reproducing whatever stills and snippets survive. I'm pretty sure that the best of Edwards's stuff would be on the list of most important silent films, had it not all burned in 1937. Cleopatra, The Queen of Sheba, Nero... all that's been found over the years are stills, advertising ephemera, and about 10 seconds of The Queen of Sheba. As for the 1920s stuff, I'd love to help if there's a push for Metropolis. I'm a huge science fiction film buff, and if there's any film I'd like to see with the bronze star from the 1920s, it's that one. There's absolutely no way I can do that as a solo project though; I'd go insane. So much to dig through. And yikes... I just looked at the condition of some of those articles. The whole topic area needs a lot of love. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:22, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

For FA, yeah it would need books and access to a lot of scholarly material. It's the one pre 1930 film which always springs to mind first which must be brought up to decent status though. Perhaps Ssven2 might show an interest in helping get it to GA if he sees it, though I've been mentioning Scarlet Street, Woman in the Window and M a lot. It defines "masterpiece", extraordinary, especially for the period. I'm going to be mostly busy with Frank Sinatra over the next few weeks, hopefully brought up to at least GA by his 100th anniversary on Dec 12th, but after that I may consider it over the Christmas period and beyond. Now Sinatra as you can imagine is a monster of a biography to really write well. I'll plod along with it gradually and see what happens...♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:49, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm a terrible biography writer, and I know it. I'm dreading even doing Edwards's. I cannot fathom attempting Frank Sinatra. In any case, I'm working on bluelinking It Is the Law with something of sufficient quality to drive directly to GA, and I'm waiting on a few additional sources to flesh out the 1937 Fox vault fire a bit more. But if we want to try to do something with Metropolis late this year or early in 2016, I'd be happy to do my share. Plus, it'd be nice to work on an article for a film I've actually seen. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 16:00, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker)Just commenting that I'd like to help a bit with the Sinatra project; did a little wikignoming there. My dad died this year, when he was declining, I did up some music mixes with Rat Pack songs for him, he used to love that stuff, forgot how much good music there was. Montanabw^(talk) 03:36, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Great, so long as I'm not on my own with it. First biography has arrived in the post today from here. I'm willing to share the books but I'll need to trust people to fully go through them! We do need to get cracking though if we're realistically going to get it up to scratch, at least GA.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:45, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks.

I just might be able to help with Metropolis and can help with online sources in particular.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:38, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

For online sources, you can place them right here.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm going to try to track down some of the more elusive print sources for Metropolis. There's a 1978 journal article that I don't currently have access to that discusses the thematic impact of the lighting, of all things. I'm glad we've got some time before anyone else is ready to start on this one's FA push! Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:06, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, we can look at that once Sinatra is written! Though Cary Grant and Elizabeth Taylor are ones which really ought to be written asap! Check out images of Metropolis here♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:50, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Yep. For Cary Grant's article draft, check this out. This one is for the online sources. I have the ebook version of Eliot which I use on iBooks. Eliot just about covers 90-95% of Grant's life and career. The page numbers may not be correct though. But, other biographies can be useful. BTW, is it just me or is his personal life very much like that of Chaplin (I mean the actors who adored him like Grant and Steiger, themselves were married many times. Ironic.)  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 13:55, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

For Grant I'd only use the best biographies on him for the bulk of the research. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:15, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Well, Eliot is the first choice in that aspect (as is for James Stewart too) as he really covers Grant's life and career (especially the latter). Other biographies I believe would be Higham's and McCann's books.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 14:22, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Basque women

Sure, I'll have a look at creating the category. Sometime this afternoon, I hope. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:17, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Created and ready for population. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:08, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Alanya Archaeological Museum

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DYK for Wings Place

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Metal corset rescue...

Hi there - I wonder if you think I could take Metal corset for assessment for Good Article Status? I just started improving it a couple days ago, and all of a sudden, it appears to be looking quite good - even if I do say so myself. It certainly was a hideous article a few days ago - very badly written, massive lump of cut and paste copyvio from a highly unreliable source dumped in, etc. I think it is massively improved, much better referenced, and much more neutral in tone. But I'm still not sure if I've done enough. I need to work out now if I've expanded it enough to pass muster for Did You Know, but I'd like your thoughts as to whether this is GA worthy. (Still waiting for an assessment for Crinoline...) Mabalu (talk) 18:18, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

In looking, I'd expect more examples of it being used, perhaps a section covering different styles and variations or something? It looks good but I think a little too underdeveloped yet for GA. A bit more work on it is needed I think. Can you find anything else?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:23, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll see what I can find. I've recommended it for DYK anyway as it's definitely expanded sufficently. The tricky thing is finding sources as there's a lot of kinky fantasy crap/literal fanwank out there, including from so-called "experts" who have taken the Victorian equivalent of Playboy as reflecting fact! Metal corsets don't appear to have greatly varied in style or variation. They're a weird thing really. I'm SURE I saw something about them also being used as shop signs, but I'm buggered if I can find that source now. Thanks for the thoughts! Mabalu (talk) 18:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

@Mabalu: Page stalker here...Frida Kahlo wore and painted images of metal corsets. SusunW (talk) 19:01, 30 September 2015 (UTC)