Talk:Alfonso Brescia

message: Some reference sources conflate the first 2 Brescia sci-fi films into one, they don't seem to realize that they were 2 separate movies. Many sources (including imdb !!!) list Cosmos: War of the Planets, Anno zero - Guerra nello spazio, Year Zero: War in Space, War of the Planets, Cosmo 2000, Battaglie negli spazi stellari, Battle in Interstellar Space, Planet Without a Name and The War in Space all as alternate titles for the same film, which is ridiculous!! There are two different films involved here!  I know because I have them both on dvd, and trust me, they are 2 completely separate movies. The problem is that vhs distributors in the 90's kept conflating the titles all into one movie, because the casts are very similar, and even the sets and costumes are the same in both films for the most part. But you'd think it would be fixed now that the Brescia films are all available on dvd now, and people can see they are 2 separate films. Very disappointing...(see this review: http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/CosmosWarofthePlanets.html)68.129.15.71 (talk) 18:57, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Just as a heads up, despite your claims of IMDb listing something, does not mean we should use it as a source. IMDb is a user developed database, so we do not consider it a reliable source. Read WP:RS/IMDb for more information. I would try to find more reliable sources for the rest of your content (Letterboxd and other sources are also just pulling info form IMDb or do not state how their information is gathered so I would not use them as reliable sources.) Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

text: I would not be surprised IMDb being wrong here and preferably, I try to only put in alternative titles when we can apply to where they are from (was it released theatrically under the title, where, home video, etc.) Honestly, the Letterboxd site is not much of a source either as its user submitted information as well. The posters do not really state the obvious, I think we can clarify they are different enough via the Roberto Curti book source where he lists the individual titles. Andrzejbanas (talk) 14:31, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

text: I would not remove it. Several published sources refer to this film by this title. Curti is very specific about only using films that name Andrzejbanas (talk) 21:07, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

text: I've removed War of the Planets per your discussion. I apologize for not answering further. Had a busy weekend. Andrzejbanas (talk) 23:34, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: All apologies for before again. I figured as the title are confusing, The Curti book specifically says the following: "When Star Wars became a worldwide hit, [Brescia] shot five science fiction films in a row, with the same cast, sets and crew and had them released in the next three years: The War in Space (Annon zero: guerra nello spazio, 1977), War of the Planets (Battaglie negli spazi stellari, 1977), War of the Robots (La guerra dei robot, 1978) Star Odyssey (Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio, 1979) and The Beast in Space (La bestia nello spazio, 1980)." He mentions five films with different titles. I have re-changed the titles to match the Italian titles to avoid confusion. I would avoid using cheap database sites that do not list how their information is gathered to try to divide this up further. Andrzejbanas (talk) 03:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

text: Its not ideal, but for films that have been released by several English titles and for a film that has no real strong critical overview online (that I can find anyways), this is probably the easiest way to split up the titles without mixing them up. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:37, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

text: I've already answered this on your talk page, but there is not really enough information to warrant it. Per WP:NFP, "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article or stand-alone list." A poster, an infobox and a cast is not significant enough information to develop an article. Other basic items include WP:NFSOURCES. This is why a lot of Brescia's other films are tagged as possibly not meeting notability standards for WP:FILM. Andrzejbanas (talk) 13:06, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Science fiction films