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The original theatrical release was at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival as a special presentation, confirmed by VARIETY's trade film review dated Sep 12, 2002.
Film's country of origin does not play a part in determining original theatrical release date.
It should not to be confused with the production year rule for a TV series/season ("Use the year that the Series/Season was produced and first aired in its country of origin."). | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 35 |
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As per the disc features rules for Closed Captioned here:
Subtitles are not the same as Closed Captioning. | Posted: Topic Replies: 2, Topic Views: 152 |
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Fitzwilly ANTONY EUSTREL from opening credits here at 0:55 mark
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ANTONY EUSTREL (Season 4, Episode 4) from end credit here at 25:12 mark
My Favorite Martian ANTONY EUSTREL (Season 2, Episode 37) from end credit here at 24:55 mark
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ANTONY EUSTREL from opening credits here at 0:32 mark
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas ANTHONY EUSTREL from end credits here at 01:15:56 | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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| Lady Godiva of Coventry ANTONY EUSTREL (film credits at 00:00:45 mark and 01:20:25 mark) | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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| M Squad: The Complete Series ANTONY EUSTREL (S1 Ep 35 - The Case of the Double Face, end credits here at 24:25 mark) | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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| Batman: The Complete Television Series ANTHONY EUSTREL (.. as Butler, Season 2, Episode 30 at 00:24:35 mark) | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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| The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze ANTONY EUSTREL (opening credits here at 00:01:08 mark) | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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| King Richard and the Crusaders ANTONY EUSTREL | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 6555 |
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Quoting Gamemaster:
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What's the common name for Art Director Thomas/Tom Brown
Thomas Brown 9 Confirmed
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Brideshead Revisited (2008) confirmed by Gamemaster
Boat That Rocked, The confirmed by Gamemaster
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness confirmed by Fire and Blood
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season confirmed by Gamemaster
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword confirmed by Gamemaster
Project Hail Mary confirmed by huskersports
Thor: The Dark World confirmed by Gamemaster
Tom Brown 8 Confirmed
Avengers: Age of Ultron confirmed by Gamemaster
Avengers: Endgame confirmed by Fire and Blood
Avengers: Infinity War confirmed by Gamemaster
Doctor Strange confirmed by Gamemaster
Guardians of the Galaxy confirmed by Gamemaster
Men in Black: International confirmed by AiAustria
Vexed: Season 1 confirmed by Gamemaster
Wrath of the Titans confirmed by Gamemaster
The common name is Thomas Brown
Other Tom Brown/Thomas Brown
Tom Brown 1913-1990 (Actor)
Tom Brown 1962 (Art Director, Production Designer)
Tom Brown (Producer)
Tom Brown (Actor)
Tom Brown (Producer)
Thomas Brown (Actor)
Thomas Brown (Actor)
Thomas Brown (Actor)
Thomas Brown (Executive Producer)
Thomas Brown (Editor)
Thomas Wilson Brown (Actor)
If I've missed a variant or other titles please let me know.
There should potentially be another title for Thomas Brown, but he is currently MIA.
Currently, there are 27 profiles for "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON" (2025) in the online database, and none of them list the following senior art directors credited in the film (refer runtime 02:10):
Senior Art Directors DAVID ALLDAY • THOMAS BROWN • MIKE STALLION | Posted: Topic Replies: 22, Topic Views: 26968 |
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Quoting T!M:
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It remains interesting whether the confirmed "Supervising Art Director" credit for Tom Brown in 'Snowden' is this guy. It doesn't seem to be the 1962-born British art director, as he has an official website (https://www.tombrownfilmdesign.com/) that doesn't list 'Snowden' among his credits. That's unlikely, as he lists everything else, so it seems a lot more likely that 'Snowden' belongs to the guy this thread is about - but I can't prove it beyond any doubt.
Both Tom Brown (1962) and Thomas Brown were British.
Was Tom Brown in SNOWDEN British?
If he was, he should have been nominated with Mark Tildesley, Adam O'Neill (both British) for SNOWDEN in the category BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR AN INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM at the THE BRITISH FILM DESIGNERS GUILD ANNUAL (70th ANNIVERSARY) AWARDS GALA 2017.
IMDB lists another art director Tom Brown (XL), but there are no profiles for him at the moment. | Posted: Topic Replies: 22, Topic Views: 26968 |
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| Six Bridges to Cross: Russell Schoengarth (Film Editor). | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 19871 |
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Sounds like SQLite is performing disk writes for each row and slowing things down. Did you check the default settings in SQLite to prioritize speed over data safety when bulk loading records. Commit/rollback processes and logging for each record may need to be turned off.
Maybe the AI engine can help you speed up the import process (yes, its another suggestion, hopefully not Godzilla size). Just be warned, Large Language Model AI engines of the generative type (like the ones you tried) are prone to hallucinate with their answers! | Posted: Topic Replies: 13, Topic Views: 1876 |
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Yep, I only saw the leaves of the forest when I made the suggestion 
I thought you may try a proof of concept for personal use, in which case, don't overdose on the potassium  | Posted: Topic Replies: 13, Topic Views: 1876 |
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| My mantra is the solution has got to be simple, when I ask for a banana, I don't want a gorilla holding that banana. | Posted: Topic Replies: 13, Topic Views: 1876 |
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That may be true, but that’s beside the point. The data should be checked against the credits anyway. You use it as a starting point. However, if the data is not complete, you’re no better off than if you use data from TMDb.
Also, transforming crew jobs to Profiler format is hopeless if the source isn’t consistent.
I may take another look at this in the future. But it feels like too little, too late. I’m not sure that there are enough users who care, in order for this to be worth the effort.
What about going direct to the IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets here. | Posted: Topic Replies: 13, Topic Views: 1876 |
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I had to vote No on your Van The Man contribution. The OT should be the release title from the USA: National Lampoon's Van Wilder.
huskersports You are so wrong at this one, here is the link to finish covers and upc 
https://i.imgur.com/MmypueP.png
This finish language cover version are so much, different than english/usa version of the same covers 
Here is screeshot of the basic information
https://i.imgur.com/ScSqlTN.png
I looked at your screenshots and profile and I believe Huskersport was correct about the original title.
The Finnish DVD title was "Van the Man", and you entered that correctly from the front cover.
However, the field labelled "alkuperäinen nimi" was for the original film title, and you entered "Van Wilder: Party Liaison".
This is the specific rule for Original Title:
"... For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title."
So, if the film you watched displayed "Van Wilder: Party Liaison", that was indeed different from the cover title, however, this was a title released in Finland, so you need to check whether "Van Wilder: Party Liaison" was the same title used initially in the film's country of origin (United States).
And the answer is, it was not a match, because the original title used in the United States was National Lampoon's Van Wilder, as per the following references:
• IMDB
• CARA film rating for initial U.S. theatrical release
• WIKI
Hope that clarified the matter. | Posted: Topic Replies: 20, Topic Views: 2584 |
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When you start DVDP, a "Temp" folder is created in the username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler/ folder on your Windows PC.
After opening the initial profile in DVDP, the program creates two temp files (with .DAT and .IDX extensions) in this Temp folder.
I do see those two files there, but they are always there, not created when I start editing. They do seem to get modified when I edit something though.
I bolded the above line to indicate when the two files are created in the Temp folder, that is, on opening the first profile after DVDP startup. These two temp files will exist until DVDP is shutdown.
The start of editing a profile triggers a backup of the profile's contents to these two temp files. That is why when you start editing the overview first, you see the cursor moving across the contents of the overview.
If you monitor your username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler in file manager, you will see:
Start DVDP ==> Temp sub-folder created containing no files using .DAT and .IDX extensions
Stop DVDP ==> Temp sub-folder deleted
Hope that helped. | Posted: Topic Replies: 6, Topic Views: 1390 |
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Yes, I have noticed the moving cursor when initially just making a change to the overview. Your observation is indeed correct, and based on my testing, I would expand on your work-around and say any changes to the profile (clicking 2D on or off, clicking a feature on or off, etc) would solve your problem.
This is what I think is happening:
When you start DVDP, a "Temp" folder is created in the username/AppData/Local/DVD Profiler/ folder on your Windows PC.
After opening the initial profile in DVDP, the program creates two temp files (with .DAT and .IDX extensions) in this Temp folder.
When you modify any data element in the profile, the program first writes the profile's original content to these temp files (as backup, in case you cancel your changes), and this happens very quickly.
However, if your first change is to modify the overview, you actually witness the program display the moving cursor across the contents of the overview, because it triggered the profile's backup into the temp files. Any additional changes you make to the overview doesn't cause the cursor to move because the profile's original content has been backed up.
Thanks for alerting the community on this quirky behaviour, I hope my explanation provides some insight into the mechanics of how this program works. And yes, I agree this application is a thing of beauty. | Posted: Topic Replies: 6, Topic Views: 1390 |
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I didn't submit a vote because the original question was too vague.
If referring to something printed on the spine then none of the above, per the following rules:
• The cover images rule explicitly states not to include the spine in either the front or back image.
• The rule for cover titles explicitly states to use the title from the front cover.
• The edition rule explicitly states to source it from the front/back cover. | Posted: Topic Replies: 4, Topic Views: 1118 |
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T!M
Preserving the historical context of credits is not described anywhere in the rules, but the consequence of rules do have an impact. The "credited as" function for common names does preserve the historical context of cast/crew credits, as does the rule for company names. That is my observation, it is not to be misconstrued as a declaration of the rules.
To the best of my knowledge, there is no common name system for company names (which you are advocating), just a simple rule stating to list studios in order of theatrical release studio/production company(s), a rule stating "Do not abbreviate Studio or media company names" and rules to omit company suffixes and locality-specifix suffix.
The authoratative source for the company name came from the disc, that is, the film credits, so we are told to enter what we see in the credits.
Even so, we are also told to refer to the forums for further information about correct listings of studios and media companies.
And that is exactly what I am doing in this forum. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |
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COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA is the production company name and LTD is the suffix.
I believe the opening credits displayed "COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION PRESENTS".
Please note:
• East coast was New York corporation "Columbia Pictures Corporation" that dealt with distribution and costs.
• West Coast (1936-1939) was Columbia Pictures Corporation Of California, Ltd." that dealt with production.
This company was a subsidiary of the New York corporation from 1936-1939.
So the profile should have been configured as:
RELEASE STUDIO ==> Columbia Pictures Corporation
PRODUCTION COMPANY ==> Columbia Pictures Corporation of California
because the rules state not to truncate the company name, which preserves the historical context of the company credit. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |
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... Never in my 18 years using DVD Profiler has ANYONE contributed Paramount Pictures Corporation as a studio name. ...
Hmm, sorry to disappoint, that statement has no veracity, based on my experience with the database.
From my research, majority of Paramount films from the 1950's had no opening presentation credits, just a trademark logo of a mountain surrounded by stars, with either "A Paramount Picture" or "A Paramount Release" overlay, in the opening/end credits:
Screen credits from this decade displayed company name(s) in the film's copyright (typically, Paramount Pictures Corporation), and for independent productions, "A Company Name production" credit. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |
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... Oh, and the British Broadcast Corporation? They have been using that name in every medium (sometimes BBC) since their inception! ...
By your reasoning for the British Broadcasting Corporation (that is the correct name), does that mean the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which was previously called the Australian Broadcasting Commission, should be truncated to Australian Broadcasting? I don't think so, there is no time dependency on the use of Corporation in the company name. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |
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... Paramount Pictures Corporation has been using Paramount Pictures since their inception.
No, the trade name has been is use since 1914, but, the companies using this trade name has varied, as follows:
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC) was founded by W. W. Hodkinson on 08-May-1914. On 15-May-1914, he signed 5-year contract with Famous Players Film Company, the Lasky Feature Play Company and Bosworth, Inc. to distribute their films ==> https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Paramount_Pictures
SUMMARY OF COMPANY NAME CHANGES
In 1916, Adolph Zukor bought out PPC and merged Famous Players, the Lasky Company and PPC into Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.
In 1927, name changed to Paramount-Famous Lasky Corporation (01-Apr-1927)
In 1930, name changed to Paramount Publix Corporation (24-Apr-1930)
In 1935, name changed to Paramount Pictures, Inc.
On 31-Dec-1949, company split into Paramount Pictures Corporation (production/distribution) and United Paramount Theaters (exhibition).
In particular:
From 1935 to 1949, trade name and company name matched (Paramount Pictures, Inc.).
From 1914-1916 and 1950 to current (as at 2026), the company name was Paramount Pictures Corporation.
So, if trade name only is shown in the credits, I use the trade name in the profile.
If both trade name and trade name company owner are displayed in the credits, I use the company name (the rules explicitly state to enter company names). | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |
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"Paramount Pictures" is a registered trademark (owned by Paramount Pictures Corporation): https://uspto.report/TM/76385634
A trademark is not a company name, it is an alternate name to the owner of the trademark.
This was the actual 1998 film credits in question:
00:00;21 > PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND TOUCHSTONE PICTURES PRESENT
00:00:29 > A WILDWOOD ENTERPRISES / SCOTT RUDIN PRODUCTION
01:54:31 > COPYRIGHT ©MCMXCVIII TOUCHSTONE PICTURES AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
In this film, both trademark and company name were displayed in the film credits and copyright, so company name takes precedence over the trademark for the profile and the rules state - Do not truncate the company name. | Posted: Topic Replies: 25, Topic Views: 18632 |