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'{{TOC left}} {{Archive box collapsible|[[/Archive1]]<br>[[/Archive2]]<br>[[/Archive3]]<br>[[/Archive4]]}}{{-}} == Email == Are you not comfortable with that?♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 08:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC) :Ah sorry, I should have acknowledged that I'd read it. I do generally prefer to keep things to talk pages, if possible, since the WP email system gives away your real name...which for some reason I do feel a bit funny about! It's not that I don't trust people, it's just that I find it weird merging my "real life" and "internet life" :) :I had a thought: if you loved ''The Great Ziegfeld'', you should really check out ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (if you haven't seen it). It's another biopic of a major figure in American theatre, with a fair amount of spectacle. I really enjoyed it, and James Cagney is fabulous in it (my favourite performance of his). --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 15:01, 30 August 2013 (UTC) ::Oh OK, some people create an email address solely for wiki though. I'll take a look at the FAC tomorrow. I watched Gigi yesterday and wasn't very impressed by it. Louis Jourdan will always be grumpy [[Kamal Khan]] to me and him singing and romantic seemed strange. Very suave isn't he. The posh voices of the old women and the grin and singing of [[Maurice Chevalier]] in it really wasn't my cup of tea and really grated on me, but I can see why some people would think it a great film and I'd guess that you probably liked it, at least more than Ziegfeld. [[Bringing up Baby]] which I saw the other day though was hilarious. Singing in the Rain I thought was miles better than An American in Paris. Tomorrow I'm going to watch Cover Girl I think. The Greatest Show on Earth was good but Singing in the Rain should have won the Oscar in 1952 in my opinion. I discovered earlier that an old aunt of mine is also a major film buff and she's given me her ''A Pictorial History of the Movies'' book from like 1950 or something to borrow. It has photos of most of the notable movies from 1903 to 1949 and some summaries of text. Great book! ♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 21:30, 5 September 2013 (UTC) :::Gigi is actually one of the few BP winners I haven't seen, I've never felt that interested in it. It isn't held in very high regard these days. I'm glad you loved Bringing Up Baby! There are very few film I love more than that one. I got to see it at the BFI last January. So much fun! The audience applauded at the end. :) Do you think you'll give Yankee Doodle Dandy a look? It's online [http://viooz.co/movies/14823-yankee-doodle-dandy-1942.html here], hint hint. That old film book sounds cool, I love finding things like that. Where abouts are you from btw, are you British as well? I get the impression you may be? --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 13:05, 7 September 2013 (UTC) Yup about to watch it now. Of course I'm British LOL! [[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]] was a terrific film.. I'm also going to watch [[Adam's Rib]] later if I have time.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 11:01, 9 September 2013 (UTC) Yankee Doodle was certainly worth a watch, good film, not great though, Mrs Miniver deserved the Academy Award winner for 1942 I think.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 18:02, 9 September 2013 (UTC) :Glad you liked it! I liked Mrs Miniver but I don't think it would make my top ten of the year. My #1 from '42 is ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]'', which is one of my all-time favourites (with the wonderful [[Carole Lombard]] in her last film). It's so funny and clever! And that actually links in with the other thing you mentioned, Tracy-Hepburn films, since my favourite of those is ''[[Woman of the Year]]'' (their first), which is also '42 and a very close runner up. I adore it; the chemistry between them is just sizzling, and it's amazing (for a lame fangirl like me) to know that's because they were falling in love in real life at the time, ''eeeeee''...But I'm sure you don't care about all that, haha. If you watch Adam's Rib later and then happen to take a look at the plot summary on here, it just so happens that I wrote that. ''*cough* shameless self-plug *cough*'' I lovvvve that film too. They were both so wonderful at comedy. Have you seen Father of the Bride?? ST is utterly hilarious, just perfect in that. I actually think he was one of the funniest actors in history, just the slightest facial expression can have me in stitches. :Nice to know you're a fellow Brit! --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 18:27, 9 September 2013 (UTC) ::I've seen Father of the Bride, agreed! But I haven't seen that many of the Hepburn-Tracy films. Hepburn is my favourite actress I think, although I have a big thing for [[Audrey Hepburn]] and [[Ingrid Bergman]] who makes me happy just seeing her smile! I loved her in Indiscreet. I'll try to see as many of Katharine's as I can. I've reached The Apartment now for the Oscar winners. I really didn't think that much of Spartacus, Kirk Douglas seemed totally inappropriate for the role and it just looked like he was an American being paid to just stand there and recite his lines if you know what I mean. Richard Burton or Charlton Heston would have been much better in it I think. Peter Ustinov and Jean Simmons were good in it though. I've seen a lot of films but there are still many you'd be surprised that I haven't seen. I'm getting there anyway....♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 10:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC) BTW I started a missing William Wellman film ''[[Young Eagles (film)]]'', you might find something further.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 12:29, 10 September 2013 (UTC) Thanks! Well, I edit much less these days and try to focus on quality. I accepted a long time ago I'm never going to have the time to get what needs to be done on here! Unfortunately I couldn't get Adam's Rib... About to watch The Apartment.. ♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 18:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC) :[http://www.tubeplus.me/player/22932/] ;) The Apartment is one of my faves, enjoy! Who doesn't love Billy Wilder? I'm not crazy about Spartacus either BTW, definitely my least favourite Kubrick film (although I haven't seen Fear & Desire yet, which is bound to be worse) --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 18:27, 11 September 2013 (UTC) Amazing to see Shirley MacLaine (who even Clint Eastwood professed to be scared of) in such a demure, vulnerable role. Lobo, would you me interested in getting ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'' up to GA status with me? I don't think it needs much more.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 16:14, 12 September 2013 (UTC) :Coincidently, I watched a Shirley Maclaine film last night too (her first) - Hitchcock's ''The Trouble With Harry''. Strange little film! As for BuB, yeah I guess I could help with some polishing of the article...I'm already frowning at it though, over the claim that Susan and David's relationship was inspired by Hepburn's "relationship" with John Ford. This is sourced to Barbara Leaming's biography, with is famously bad (there's a reason I didn't use it for Kate's article) - she's obsessed with the idea that Ford was the real love of KH's life, even though they clearly didn't have anything more than a fling (and even that isn't certain). In all the Hepburn books and articles I've read, I've never come across this idea (about the writer being inspired by her and Ford). I bet Leaming is the only person who has ever claimed it. Gerald Mast clearly did a large amount of research for his monograph on the film, so if he doesn't mention it then I think it should be removed... --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 19:36, 12 September 2013 (UTC) ::Yes, some authors tend to focus on things like that, the McGilligan source on Clint Eastwood goes to town on documenting Eastwood's promiscuity. I enjoy MacLaine's relationship with Eastwood in Two Mules for Sister Sara. You could cut the sexual tension between the two with a knife but he and Don Siegel said that they hated her and found her scary.♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 22:10, 12 September 2013 (UTC) == How a Mosquito Operates == Hi, I read on the FAC that you had an issue with the lead of the article. Can you let me know what needs to be fixed? I'd like to give it a shot and help the article hit FA. --[[User:Rsrikanth05|Rsrikanth05]] ([[User talk:Rsrikanth05|talk]]) 14:04, 5 September 2013 (UTC) :Hiya. I've gone ahead and made the changes myself - hopefully the FAC nominator will be okay with them. --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 21:25, 5 September 2013 (UTC) == Million Award == {| style="border: 1px solid red; background-color: #FFF7F7; width: 70%;" |rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[File:million_award_logo.svg|100px]] |rowspan="2" | |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Million Award''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your contributions to bring [[Katharine Hepburn]] (estimated annual readership: 1,236,000) to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured Article]] status, I hereby present you the [[Wikipedia:Million Award|Million Award]]. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers. -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 13:55, 8 September 2013 (UTC) |} {| style="border: 1px solid red; background-color: #FFF7F7; width: 70%;" |rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[File:million_award_logo.svg|100px]] |rowspan="2" | |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Quarter Million Award''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your contributions to bring [[Spencer Tracy]] (estimated annual readership: 470,000) to [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good Article]] status, I hereby present you the [[Wikipedia:Million Award|Quarter Million Award]]. Congratulations, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 13:55, 8 September 2013 (UTC) |} The Million Award is a new initiative to recognize the editors of Wikipedia's most-read content; you can read more about the award and its possible tiers (Quarter Million Award, Half Million Award, and Million Award) at [[Wikipedia:Million Award]]. You're also welcome to display these userboxes: {{User MAwardFA|Katharine Hepburn }} {{User QMAward|Spencer Tracy}} {{-}} Thanks for your work on these, two of my favorite actors! If I've made any error in this listing, please don't hesitate to correct it; if for any reason you don't feel you deserve it, please don't hesitate to remove it; if you know of any other editor who merits one of these awards, please don't hesitate to give it; if you yourself deserve another award from any of the three tiers, please don't hesitate to take it! Cheers, -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 13:55, 8 September 2013 (UTC) :Wow what a nice award, thank you!! --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 14:03, 8 September 2013 (UTC) ::My pleasure! -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 14:05, 8 September 2013 (UTC) == A barnstar for you! == {| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;" |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Special Barnstar Hires.png|100px]] |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Special Barnstar''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For being a constant source of inspiration for editors working on biographies of film actors and actresses. '''[[User: Smarojit|<font color="black">smaro</font><font color="red">jit</font>]]''' '''^{[[User talk:Smarojit|<font color="black">HD</font>]]}''' 10:40, 20 September 2013 (UTC) |} :Wow, I am?! I'm not sure about that, haha, but I'm really touched that you think so. :) Thank you! --'''[[User:Lobo512|<font color="#CC0O66">Lobo</font>]] [[User talk:Lobo512|(talk)]]''' 15:23, 20 September 2013 (UTC) == A barnstar for you! == {| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;" |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Editors Barnstar Hires.png|100px]] |style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Editor's Barnstar''' |- |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For great work on [[Julianne Moore]] and your success at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Julianne Moore/archive1|her FAC]]. Congratulations! ~~~~ |}'