How can I talk to children? [more inside]
posted by meadowlark lime on Nov 6, 2009 - 12 answers

What does Valcheck say in Polish in episode 12 of series 2 of The Wire? (Spoilers within) [more inside]
posted by emperor.seamus on Jul 28, 2009 - 10 answers

I have two files, an Adobe Encore subtitle file of a particular film, and a dialogue list txt (no times) of a newer, shorter cut of that same film, which is to say that there is nothing in the short cut that isn't in the longer cut. I want to ensure that's the case and check the two versions for consistency, i.e. make sure the content in the new/shorter version matches the dialogue in the old/longer version. Is there an automated way to do this that doesn't involve CTL+F and a lot of cutting and pasting? Bonus challenge: the subtitle file is En/Chinese, the dialogue transcript is Chinese. I'm checking to make sure the Chinese is consistent. [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Jul 16, 2009 - 1 answer

Is it possible to prevent a Windows dialogue box from displaying itself? [more inside]
posted by forrestal on Mar 12, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm trying to remember a film I saw in which a character, possibly engaged in some form of criminal activity (though equally likely not), speaks only one sentence a day. This sentence tends to be aphoristic in nature. What is the film?
posted by Hermit on Jan 7, 2009 - 8 answers

Whenever I watch DVDs on my TV, the dialogue is always drowned out by sound effects and music. I'm not interested in buying a surround sound system and was wondering if simply buying a newer model DVD player (than my Panasonic S25) will fix the problem. [more inside]
posted by bonobothegreat on Dec 16, 2008 - 11 answers

Looking for scenes with dialogue in G-rated movies, shows or cartoons that have hidden references for adults. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Oct 19, 2008 - 43 answers

Oh, the drama!! Recommend me diálogos en español, please. I'm interested in easy, two-person, not-so-long (~3 minutes out loud) non-risqué dialogues. Preferably, they were originally written in Spanish, and have some emotion in them. Realistically, I should be able to find them online, because I have no access to Spanish language books. (Spanish-language resources are ok to recommend; it needs to be easy for the person learning from me.)
posted by whatzit on Oct 4, 2008 - 6 answers

I have a vague memory of a dialogue between two people about bulimia. Is it from a movie, a tv show, or a strange dream? [more inside]
posted by naju on Aug 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find a line of Buffy dialogue! [more inside]
posted by Mavri on Jul 9, 2008 - 12 answers

Novelists or short story writers who write like David Milch (Deadwood / John From Cincinnati)? [more inside]
posted by dobbs on May 12, 2008 - 8 answers

I have lately been hooked on Glengarry Glen Ross and The Big Kahuna, small casts with stellar scripts and casting. What other dialogue-heavy films in this vein should I be watching?
posted by porn in the woods on Apr 27, 2008 - 60 answers

I'm looking for dialog-heavy scenes (in books, movies, TV shows, etc) where a group of people solve a problem or make a plan in the course of one long conversation. [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Apr 20, 2008 - 33 answers

Question about audience reaction to "The Ruins"--spoiler of one line of dialogue, comments (if anyone else actually saw it) may contain more. [more inside]
posted by roombythelake on Apr 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Help identify memoirs or other writings which have dialogue in which one spouse informs another of their infidelity or in which the injured spouse reacts to the others infidelity. [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Mar 12, 2008 - 12 answers

I seek recommendations for foreign language films which feature extensive narration or otherwise crisp, clear, lovely dialogue. [more inside]
posted by SassHat on Dec 17, 2007 - 21 answers

Is there a correct speed for reading? [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on Feb 4, 2007 - 14 answers

Sometime within the last month, someone blogged a great parody of Aaron Sorkin's writing style, imagining a discussion between a pitcher and a catcher (or maybe a manager) conferring on the mound. [more inside]
posted by felix on Nov 16, 2006 - 11 answers

Help me write dialogue! [more inside]
posted by iurodivii on Aug 2, 2006 - 18 answers

How did Quentin Tarantino learn to write his trademark dialogue? Who were his influences? [more inside]
posted by soiled cowboy on Oct 9, 2005 - 14 answers

What's a good book (or online resource) about audio editing for a beginner who is smart and wants in-depth knowledge? I'm working with dialogue mostly -- not music. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Aug 8, 2005 - 5 answers

What does this mean? I'm having a hard time deciphering a line from last week's episode of West Wing [MI] [more inside]
posted by m@ on Jan 25, 2005 - 8 answers

How can I get my mom to start smoking pot?

A few years ago my mother was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, a chronic and very painful disease. I've thought a number of times that marijuana would be able to help soothe her muscle pain. After researching it, I found a lot of people with fibro do smoke and it helps tremendously. She's rather religious and not really open to new ideas. She's very into herbal solutions, but I know she'd turn down this particular herbal solution because of the hype of anti-drug commercials and its legal status in the US. Is there any way I can approach the subject which may convince her to at least try it? I want my mom to feel somewhat normal again and I believe this may be able to positively change her life.
posted by anonymous on Dec 25, 2004 - 20 answers

I watched Donnie Darko again recently and I thought it was a damn shame that Tortoise didn't do the soundtrack. I became ever-so-briefly obsessed with the idea of replacing some of the musical sequences with Tortoise music, but I wouldn't know how to do this without completely removing any sound effects and dialogue from those scenes. Is there a way for a non-audio-geek to separate these audio elements? Assume I'm starting with a DVD.
posted by scarabic on Jul 17, 2004 - 17 answers

I once found a site that had humourous movie scripts, abbreviated with snarky dialogue added in. Some of the scripts were brilliantly funny (The Matrix is one I remember in particular), and I can't for the life of me remember the name of the site and I don't have it bookmarked. I had thought the word abbreviated was in the title, but a google using that term and movie scripts didn't yield any results, neither did a lot of guesses about what I thought the site was called. Help?
posted by Cyrie on May 19, 2004 - 3 answers