The Screening Room

Rand al'Thor

13:02

curiosity intensifies

Napoleon Wilson

What's there to intensify, that revision history should be public, no?

A J

@Randal'Thor You can look at his suggested edits.

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson "Page Not Found" for me.

I don't have 10k here.

Napoleon Wilson

Anyway, it's a half a year old case of a pissed off user. I'm not sure there's much to be curious about.

Rand al'Thor

@AJ I don't even know what "he" you're talking about.

Napoleon Wilson

13:05

(You're not going to link to his profile page now, are you? ;-))

A J

@Randal'Thor It was a displeased user who asked some questions I don't have clue about. Those questions got closed and deleted because of being off-topic. Then he took his rage out in suggested edits.

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson waits with bated breath :-P

A J

@NapoleonWilson No... A puzzle for you @Randal'Thor

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Okay, quick, is this a spoiling title?

A J

It seems so.

Rand al'Thor

13:07

@NapoleonWilson Mildly spoilery. Let me think of a good way to rephrase it ...

Napoleon Wilson

Thanks.

A J

Why does Arthur do this to Jim in Passengers? or Why does Arthur do this in Passengers?

Napoleon Wilson

Apparently it's hot already, and I'd want to piss off as few off-site users as possible. ;-)

A J

lol

Napoleon Wilson

@AJ Y...yeah...no.

A J

13:09

@NapoleonWilson Those users only come when they see a question in HNQ.

Napoleon Wilson

Whenever you replace something relevant with "this", "he", "this character",..., please rather spoil the film or continue thinking.

Rand al'Thor

I changed it to "Why doesn't Arthur keep his promise in Passengers?" Not entirely satisfied with that, but it's at least a bit less spoilery while not being too generic.

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Yeah, seems fine.

A J

These comments need to be removed now.

Movie Reel

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Q: Looking for a "Silent Night" movie

My mom is celebrating her 60th birthday in June and I am planning to get her a very special present. She went to elementary school in Arnsdorf, Salzburg (Austria) and recently told me about a movie she had a part in. She doesn't remember too much about the movie but does remember that a rather f...

identify-this-movie

Napoleon Wilson

13:10

Judging from the question that might as well seem more fitting than the rather "heavy" word "betray", which I can understand people feeling like a spoiler when they haven't seen the film.

A J

Evenin @DForck42

Rand al'Thor

I'd prefer something like "Why does Arthur tell Aurora this in Passengers?", but that might set off @Napoleon's "this" alarm ;-)

DForck42

@AJ mornin

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Well, telling someone this is still less general than doing this. ;-)

But I would prefer the promise thing.

That really doesn't seem like a spoiler.

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson Well, I only remember Arthur making one promise, so the fact that he (sort of) breaks it later on could be construed as spoilery.

Napoleon Wilson

13:14

That could on the one hand refer to any possible promise ever, and on the other hand doesn't sound like Arthur is going to massively betray Jim and become a villain or whatever.

@Randal'Thor Yeah, but the people who haven't seen the film don't really know how many promises he makes.

Rand al'Thor

He doesn't become a villain or anything. It's a simple misunderstanding, albeit a fairly catastrophic one.

Napoleon Wilson

See, that's what I thought, and why "betray" is misleading.

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson Ah, true. I guess it doesn't make sense to make sure not to spoil people who are only n% of the way through the film, as it does with a book or a TV series.

A J

not a good edit @NapoleonWilson

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor I don't know if it makes sense for a book even. I'd consider this rather self-contained, too.

Browse questions while watching half the episodes of a TV-show? Maybe. Browse questions while in the middle of a book or film? I don't know.

Rand al'Thor

13:17

Well, a book series, at least.

Napoleon Wilson

It's less about volume or the time it takes to watch/read it and more about narrative continuity, I'd say.

Rand al'Thor

Nobody's going to read something like Wheel of Time in one go.

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Hmm, okay.

Rand al'Thor

Some single books are pretty massive too.

@AJ Bleh, that user should know better. Rejected.

Napoleon Wilson

@AJ Oh god, hell no. That's making the actual question utterly unintelligible.

He's not even replacing them with spoiler blocks (which I would reject, too). No, the content is disappearing in the empty void of nothingness.

A J

13:19

Is it necessary to leave a comment on that user's post?

Napoleon Wilson

And a downvote. I hope it's not for spoiling. But I haven't seen the film, maybe the question is suboptimal to begin with.

@AJ Your comment seems to link to totally different discussion, though. There's way more official discussions about that.

Fixed, though.

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson Mod abuse! :-P

(Seriously, you might want to remove the /49 from the end of that link. Mod-editing someone else's comment on an HNQ to get yourself an Announcer badge might be considered ... iffy.)

Napoleon Wilson

Meh, I fix comments now and then, especially when that's preferrable over deletion.

A J

@NapoleonWilson Yeah remove that 49. ;P

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Drgh, seriously?

Whatever, fixed.

@Randal'Thor Well, I didn't even consider that.

The SciFi mod showing? ;-P

Rand al'Thor

13:28

@NapoleonWilson I'd rather prefer to add my own comment saying "maybe this other link is more relevant/official/whatever", so as to avoid putting words into other people's mouths. But to each his own, I guess?

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Yeah, that could also have been an option. But the comment sounded wrong this way and gave a wrong impression.

Rand al'Thor

I mean, that's what you'd have to do if you weren't a mod. And someone linking to a slightly less useful meta discussion isn't really something that requires mod intervention.

@NapoleonWilson Well, you're not obsessed with rep/badges like some people :-)

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor Oh, for fuck's sake. I'll change the friggin' thing back if you want. You know comments are pretty much on the edge of deletion from their very inception on, right?

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson Don't worry, I'm not trying to make a big deal out of it.

Napoleon Wilson

Too late.

All back to normal again.

Apparently the editor has already seen the comment anyway and it's not really required anymore now.

Rand al'Thor

13:36

Yeah, I flagged the comments on the answer as obsolete.

The one on the question might be worth keeping in case anyone else is minded to suggest such an edit.

I bet there'll still be complaints from people who don't know the film but feel that it might be spoiled from the title (like the two who already commented).

Napoleon Wilson

Yeah, but they commented before it was revised.

Maybe people might want to, I don't know, like, not look for spoilers everywhere. That, yeah, that seems like, like a healthy approach.

Gheez, I didn't really expect serious Star Wars/Game of Thrones drama from an innocuous little 3-score question about a months-old film. Never underestimate the power of HNQ, I guess.

Feels like I need to scan Meta Stack Exchange for some good old "Kill M&TV from the HNQs!" duplicates. ;-)

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson VTC: excess of commas.

(But yeah, I agree.)

Napoleon Wilson

@Randal'Thor ...and repetitions. It's deliberately constructed as mimicking hesitant speech.

Ankit Sharma

For god sake it's not recomendation

-2

Q: List of episodes Arrow appear in Flash

In which episodes did Arrow members appear in Flash? I want to see those particular episodes only.

arrowverse the-flash arrow

If anyone want to close then give enough effort to give appropriate reason

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson I know ;-)

@AnkitSharma VTRO

Napoleon Wilson

13:51

@AnkitSharma Doesn't make it much of a better question, though.

@AnkitSharma But true.

We can reopen it and close as a stupid list of episodes then. ;-)

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson ouch, but we dis allowed distinct list question in past

Napoleon Wilson

Though, the answer looks reasonable. Maybe the question is bearable. It's understandable that the SciFi people reopen-vote it, seeing how it fits their "finite list" thingy. Maybe it could make for a valid question.

It might use some context and elaboration as to the importance of Arrowverse-crossovers to come across less than some "I want to watch all TNG episodes that contain blue flowers" thing. But that seems doable.

@AnkitSharma And allowed others... It's less than optimal as a policy.

But then again, a reasonable assessment of a series' crossover nature might be more engaging than listing all the DVD's in Stargazer's book shelf. I'll see what I can make of the question.

Ankit Sharma

So what is your final call O.o

Napoleon Wilson

Well, I first gave it a little overhaul for once.

I agree that recommendation might be a stretch with this question, and ID even more so. And I tried to battle trivia with a little more context.

Ankit Sharma

Title can be bit better ;)

Napoleon Wilson

14:08

I always forget the title. ;-)

Does that look better?

I certainly gave it a +2 and if you agree, I'd say we reopen it.

Dr R Dizzle

You guys seen the new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer?

Napoleon Wilson

No.

Ankit Sharma

betetr- yes

@DrRDizzle no

Dr R Dizzle

It's OK. I'm mostly excited to see how Tony Stark fits into things to be honest.

Ankit Sharma

Iron man is there wolverine now :P

Dr R Dizzle

14:16

Cap makes a cameo too.

Napoleon Wilson

@AnkitSharma Which makes sense.

Ankit Sharma

@DrRDizzle I heard that news long back

Dr R Dizzle

I meant in the trailer. It's just a dorky little nod, but it's fun.

Ankit Sharma

You mean they revealed everything in 2nd trailer already.

Napoleon Wilson

Does it have a similarly captivating soundtrack as The Amazing Spider-Man?

Dr R Dizzle

14:19

It's certainly a fairly spoiler-y trailer.

@NapoleonWilson The only thing I remember from The Amazing Spider-Man is Peter being a skateboarding douche, so I'm going to have to assume that the soundtrack really wasn't that captivating.

DForck42

@DrRDizzle nope

@DrRDizzle ASM and ASM-2 just weren't great. best parts were Emma Stone

also, the new Iron fist series hasn't been great so far...

Dr R Dizzle

@DForck42 I disliked the first one, but I hated the second one.

Napoleon Wilson

Andrew Garfield seemed awesome, though. And Emma Stone, of course.

Dr R Dizzle

He's a good actor, but he's way too cool to be Peter Parker.

Napoleon Wilson

And the soundtrack was at least more original than the majority of MCU sameness.

Dr R Dizzle

14:23

Do you mean score by any chance?

Napoleon Wilson

@DrRDizzle <sigh> Yes, yes I do.

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson lol

Dr R Dizzle

Yeah, a lot of modern films have unmemorable scores. But it's not like I remember the Amazing Spider-Man movies scores either.

DForck42

@DrRDizzle there was a score?

Napoleon Wilson

@DrRDizzle Well, I don't exactly remember it in detail either. But I saw it on TV recently and it struck me as compelling, and I remembered that it already did so on my first watch. And that is usually already an improvement over or sign for something above the common sameness.

Dr R Dizzle

14:25

@DForck42 I'd be amazed to find a film that doesn't have a score.

DForck42

@DrRDizzle cinemaquest.com.au/lists/2011/10/…

prepare to be AMAZED!

;-)

Napoleon Wilson

@DrRDizzle There are, though.

Dr R Dizzle

@DForck42 Huh, TIL.

DForck42

@DrRDizzle wait... you're serious? when No country for Old Men came out, it was the thing to talk about it not having a score

Napoleon Wilson

@DrRDizzle And given your stickling for "score", the majority of Tarantino films already apply. ;-)

Dr R Dizzle

14:28

@DForck42 That film came out 8 years ago, and I've only ever seen it once.

@NapoleonWilson I suppose that's fair.

DForck42

@DrRDizzle yeah, I thought it was ok, but it was kinda known for it's lack of a score

just surprising to me, but shrugs

Napoleon Wilson

Well, I didn't notice that (or the ensuing internet discussion about it) either. But it also was a little before my internet hype awareness time, I think. Back when I didn't know that I wasn't supposed to like the Star Wars prequels and all the other great films from my youth.

Movie Reel

-2

Q: tv pl help me find the show 2005-2007

I am trying to finding a cartoon on how some children travel in a train and suddenly go to another dimension,train and meet creatures and when they come back to Earth they come back to same time It was probably on cartoon network and Japanese

identify-this-tv-show

Napoleon Wilson

@MovieReel Yeah...no.

Ankit Sharma

@DrRDizzle as expected

@DForck42 best part is that dumb film series canceled

@DForck42 it's fully disappointing

DForck42

14:39

@AnkitSharma lol

@AnkitSharma and yeah, that's how I've been feeling with it. BUT, we're going to finish it anyway cause Defenders!

Ankit Sharma

@DrRDizzle I hated first one and wanted to kill myself while watching second one

@DForck42 even I appreciate Luke Cage More now

DForck42

@AnkitSharma Luke Cage was awesome, I don't understand why people disliked it

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson do any non Nolan film even have any distinguishable score ?

DForck42

@AnkitSharma lotr, pirates

Ankit Sharma

BvS had unique score but it didn't saved it

@DrRDizzle same pinch

@DForck42 later kinda yes, former not seen

Napoleon Wilson

14:47

@AnkitSharma Are you...WUT?

Oh, you said "non", I was baffled there for a moment.

The DCEU seems to be a little better placed there than the MCU at least.

I mean, I can remember scores from The Avengers and also Iron Man, I think, but they are still rather exchangeable.

Ankit Sharma

Ofcourse but Suicide squad used existing songs more, so not applicable

Napoleon Wilson

While Man of Steel sticks out a little more there, as does Batman v Superman.

Ankit Sharma

To me all MCU score appear same

Napoleon Wilson

That being said, I did not really intend to mean "comic films" when speaking about all films, even if that difference is becoming narrower and narrower. ;-)

@AnkitSharma Doctor Strange seemed quite enticing, though, at least beyond the normal sameness.

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson but the film as a whole was too forgettable

@NapoleonWilson I don't even remember score form any non comic book film too except nolan films

Napoleon Wilson

14:52

@AnkitSharma Not to me. Or at least it was more memorable to me than Civil War or similar films.

@AnkitSharma Oh my. What do you even watch? ;-)

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson What is a civil war film?

@NapoleonWilson To be frank I don't pickup score easily but in nolan film they coem out quite easily

Dr R Dizzle

@NapoleonWilson I can't remember any pieces of music from the DCEU so far (not including the unbearable needle-drops in Suicide Squad, of course).

@NapoleonWilson ...they're nothing alike.

Ankit Sharma

@DrRDizzle hence proved :p

Grrrr, still stuck in office and now I am hungry and angry both

DForck42

tbh honest though, I don't watch marvel movies for the score

Dr R Dizzle

@DForck42 Well, no, but it's still part of the film. I don't watch any film for the score, but it's still a nice thing to have.

Napoleon Wilson

15:02

@DrRDizzle The Man of Steel soundtrack is particularly enticing. I don't like the new Batman theme so much, but that Wonder Woman thing everyone is so up in arms about is interesting, too.

Dr R Dizzle

@NapoleonWilson I'd forgotten about Wonder Woman's insanely out of place electric violin riff, in fairness.

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson dizzle was too busy in ~~making up~~ writing bad things about film that he forgot to listen score

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 Yeah, me neither. It's still nice when a film can deliver an original score albeit belonging to some huge samey franchise.

Dr R Dizzle

Most memorable scores from the last few years for me have been the main Avengers theme in Avengers Assemble, the main chase theme from Mad Max: Fury Road and... hell, that might be it.

Oh, Up, of course. But that's a little longer ago.

Napoleon Wilson

Seriously? Well, to each his own.

Okay, Mad Max was indeed interesting.

It's matter of taste, I guess. The Avengers soundtrack certainly isn't "objectively worse" than others at least. ;-)

The most memorable soundtrack of recent times for me would definitely be this:

Interstellar Medley - The Best Of The Interstellar Soundtrack / Hans Zimmer

►

Dr R Dizzle

15:09

I'm humming the main Avengers theme as we speak. I think it's great.

A J

Kudos to @NapoleonWilson for making that Arrow question on-topic.

Dr R Dizzle

I can also remember The Winter Sodlier's theme from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but that's just a lot of electronic screeching noises. It's pretty... distinct.

Napoleon Wilson

If we take comics alone, then I'd also give The Wolverine an honourable mention, but I also agree that I don't really watch them for their awesome scores. (The Dark Knight trilogy notwithstanding.)

A J

@NapoleonWilson Is it the same you shared a while ago?

Napoleon Wilson

@AJ It can't be shared often enough. So...probably. ;-)

DForck42

15:11

@DrRDizzle I can't even recall what it sounds like tbh

A J

@NapoleonWilson I chose it for my phone ringtone.

Napoleon Wilson

@AJ Which specifically?

A J

@NapoleonWilson Well I forgot to check it.

@NapoleonWilson theme

Napoleon Wilson

@AJ Still ambiguous.

I have the Miami Vice theme as ringtone.

Ankit Sharma

I have default iphone tune

A J

15:13

Kinda music plays when Batman picks Lau.

Napoleon Wilson

I alos think that regarding scores (and maybe other aspects), Oblivion was a little underrated. It's not a breakthrough, but rather unique and compelling nevertheless and was generally panned quite a little.

A J

@AnkitSharma That's the major problem with iPhone. You gotta use that ringtone to show you got iPhone. There are 10 iPhone owners with same ringtone in my office. ;)

3

Ankit Sharma

@AJ but my phone is on vibrate 90% of time so not applicable :P

Napoleon Wilson

Of course, what's an iPhone worth if the people around you don't know that you have an iPhone. ;-)

4

Ankit Sharma

lol

Napoleon Wilson

15:16

I want the people around me to know that I think the 80s and their very best show were awesome.

A J

I even saw guys taking iPhone out whenever they see a girl even there is nothing to check.

Napoleon Wilson

Hehe!

> Yeah, don't take that guy, he's spending all his money on gadgets worth a 10th of their price instead of for you.

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Movie Reel

0

Q: Any predatory behavior in The Lion King?

I have never seen the animated film The Lion King, but from what I understand it involves some "king of the jungle" who is a lion, his wife lion and a cub plus a bad lion who is the villain. Does the movie ever show the king and his mate hunting for food to feed their cub? Killing an antelope or...

the-lion-king

DForck42

@MovieReel kind of an odd question

wonder why they asked

Napoleon Wilson

@DrRDizzle It does sound to me a little like many other "here's the great heroes!"-fanfares. But it's not bad, I agree about that.

Riker

15:52

what's the next topic challenge?

Movie Reel

2

Q: How was semi-colorization done in Kill Bill?

In Kill Bill some of the scenes are in partial color with black and white backgrounds and colorized foregrounds. For example, near the end of volume 2, Beatrix is driving to Bill's location and the background is in black and white, but her car is in blue. How did they achieve this effect?

film-techniques kill-bill

Napoleon Wilson

Maybe the Disney thing. Or the Anime thing.

48 secs ago, by Napoleon Wilson

Maybe the Disney thing. Or the Anime thing.

Riker

sorry, my internet is shit right now

I tried to edit my pending message and it apparently sent twice

@NapoleonWilson thanks though

A J

My Patrick Stewart ToW suggestion got only one vote.

2

A: Weekly Topic Challenge - Ideas

Patrick Stewart Week July 13th is 77th birthday of renowned English actor Patrick Stewart whose career spans over 55 years. So to celebrate this event and honor him, let's start a weekly topic challenge covering films and TV shows he was in.

Ankit Sharma

@AJ uffff

DForck42

16:07

@Riker lol

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson I am single and I have iPhone, don't make me stay single my whole life by that statement

Riker

> July 13th is 77th birthday of renowned English actor Patrick Stewart

> March 28th

..... maybe save it for july?

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson is it not too late for Disney thing now ??

DForck42

@Riker lol

@Riker btw, did you see the chat revelation in here last week or so about you being female?

Napoleon Wilson

@AnkitSharma Hmm, maybe a little, but we could postpone the anime challenge a little more.

DForck42

16:13

@AnkitSharma it's never too late for Disney, tbh

but, it's one that can kind of go any time

I was late posting it for beauty and the beast

since ghost in the shell comes out this weekend, the anime one would be more appropriate

BUT, are we going anime and it's adaptations? cause otherwise GitS doesn't technically count

Riker

@DForck42 yes >_> I am not

DForck42

@Riker lol, ok

Napoleon Wilson

If people are okay with that, I'd say we don't force it into schedule right now but rather make it bigger at a nicer time-slot. Disney might deserve 10 days or two weeks even.

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson I think two weeks would be awesome for Disney, given how big the back catalog is

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 uhuunnn

Riker

16:16

@NapoleonWilson is this @user22792 on napoleon account or napoleon gone insane

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 Well, then it might just not count.

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 I want to skip adaptation but if everyone want they can go with it too

Riker

@NapoleonWilson o_O this is getting more and more confusing

Napoleon Wilson

@Riker I'm simply laughing, I've done that about 5 million times in here in my 5 years of frequenting this chatroom.

Riker

that's quite impressive

DForck42

16:17

@Riker it's his sock puppet

Riker

@NapoleonWilson that's once every 6 seconds

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 lol

Napoleon Wilson

Well, 470 times is still quite enough to not go up in arms about another one. ;-)

Riker

cc @user22792

DForck42

@Riker lol

Riker

16:21

:P

Napoleon Wilson

I doubt she knows what Dragonball Z is, though. ;-)

Movie Reel

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Q: In Crashing, is that really Sarah Silverman's house?

Many elements of HBO's Crashing are authentic: Artie Lange is a comedian and we see him making his jokes during stand up. Artie Lange has a podcast, and would talk with a comedian like Sarah Silverman on his podcast. Rachel Ray appeared on the actual set of her actual show, with her actual husb...

production crashing

Ankit Sharma

16:39

@Riker lol

@NapoleonWilson hmm nice point

Riker

;p

A J

17:04

@Riker kek

Movie Reel

18:07

-1

Q: Horror movie on Shudder ad help identifying

There's a film 3 seconds into this ad that I'm trying to identify. It's after Nightbreed and before the Evil Dead clip. Any help would be appreciated! It looks 80s maybe. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AAk8/shudder-selection

identify-this-movie horror

Movie Reel

18:56

1

Q: Why did Jyn and Cassian take off their imperial uniforms?

In Rogue One, Jyn and Cassian break into the Imperial records vault while wearing uniforms they have taken from defeated imperial officers. This keeps them safe for a while, though ultimately they come under fire anyway. Jyn ends up on a catwalk, high over the planet's surface, targeted by a pass...

plot-explanation rogue-one

BlueMoon93

19:28

Howdy

can anyone explain this comment? movies.stackexchange.com/questions/70841/…

is Star Trek known for showing women undressing or?...

Napoleon Wilson

I have no idea.

DForck42

@BlueMoon93 unsure

Napoleon Wilson

19:46

@AnkitSharma Is that a catoonized version of yourself?

Ankit Sharma

Kind of yes

bitmoji

Movie Reel

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Q: What is the movie playing on TV on Logan?

In Logan, a movie is shown on TV. It is an old western, nearly 80 years old. They quote some lines of the movie, something like: Go tell your mom there are no more guns in this town. What movie is this and what is its connection to Logan?

analysis reference logan

Napoleon Wilson

@MovieReel I tried to make a little more out of this to spare it from inevitable ID and trivia votes.

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson actually saw ana rticle about this

Napoleon Wilson

As much as I heard, it's Shane. Wolfgang M. Schmitt Jr. had some interesting things to say about it and Westerns in general with regards to Logan. But I haven't seen either yet.

DForck42

19:56

I remember something about it being one of the first movies pattystu saw in theatres

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