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Film genre dealing ethnic groups

This may sound similar to a question that was asked before but this one is different. Besides Israel's Bourekas films and USA's blaxploitation films, which other nation has a film genre that deals with a specific ethnic group and their stereotypes or mainly deals with a specific ethnic group? Thanks. I watch their films that's all.--Donmust90 (talk) 01:48, 3 May 2013 (UTC)Donmust90

You may be interested in Category:Mafia films, which tend to focus on Italian-Americans. Some notable ones would be the Godfather Trilogy, Goodfellas, Mean Streets, The Untouchables, Bugsy, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco. --Jayron32 05:49, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Possibly a Jewish sub-genre with Billy Crystal and Woody Allen films, again like other ethnic genres not all Italian/Jewish/Black actors are always in those type films. If you stretched it some you could create an Irish-American genre with such things as Gangs of New York, Cinderella Man, Leprechaun, etc. Also is there an evolving hispanic film genre in the US? ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 07:08, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Spanglish might be an example, although only some of the characters are Hispanic. Other films, like the Spy Kids series, may have a mostly Hispanic cast, but are not designed to appeal exclusively to the Hispanic market. StuRat (talk) 07:14, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

In the US, you can't overlook films featuring native Americans. They tended to have absurd stereotypes, either of all native Americans being bloodthirsty savages, or, more recently, the equally absurd portrayal of them as totally at peace with everyone and at one with the environment, as in the thinly veiled portrayal of native Americans in Avatar (2009 film). StuRat (talk) 07:19, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Rant alert: And now we have millons of people claiming to be reincarnations of noble Amerinds (that's when they're not reincarnations of noble Egyptians). And the so-called Chief Seattle speech, which is still being oh-so-reverently passed on by well-meaning people who don't know it's almost totally inauthentic. It's a latter-day version of the belief that Desiderata was found on an old Baltimore church wall dating to 1692, when it was actually written in 1927. I have no issue with the content and sentiment of these things, but we don't need to add a confected history to make them seem more sacred than they are. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 02:55, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

There is a genre of Welsh language films which might count [[Hotclaws (talk) 02:37, 11 May 2013 (UTC)]]

I don't hold out much hope on this one.

I don't hold out much hope on this one but you 'entertainment' specialists have never let me down yet so it's worth a try.

The Professionals (CI5) television series had an episode where, near the beginning, Bodie was at a pub (I think) and got into a fight and was helped out by a stranger who showed that he was an unarmed combat expert. It is just possible that the stranger had the fight and Bodie came to his help. Anyway, when the two of them had seen off the attackers, they just gave each other mutually appraising looks (as it was obvious to each that the other was a trained fighter), then they each went their separate ways. Later in the episode, the stranger turns out to be one of the baddies that Bodie and Doyle have to deal with.

Can one of you geniuses identify the episode for me - either by series & episode No. or by title? I will be most grateful. Gurumaister (talk) 10:34, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Maybe Kickback (series four, episode fourteen)? ¦ Reisio (talk) 12:07, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

The description of Kickback on this episode guide is: "Bodie's loyalties are put to the test when an old friend tries to hire him to kill a public official." This one says: "Bodie refuses to believe a former SAS friend has joined an Italian terrorist group." Alansplodge (talk) 18:33, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Alansplodge but I'm afraid it isn't the one. Bodie and the other guy are strangers to each other when they first fight together against the attacker. It is later that Bodie sees him again as an enemy. I appreciate the try though. Gurumaister (talk) 19:28, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

You could post a message to this person or have a lot of fun working your way through the videos they've uploaded. I won't link directly to them because I just don't understand copyright issues. --Dweller (talk) 13:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Dweller . . Thanks very much; that is a useful link. And you're right, I am enjoying re-watching the videos to find the scene I want.  :)) Gurumaister (talk) 15:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Making a new wiki page

I was wondering how I can create or ask to have made a wiki page for an artist I like — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.206.23.245 (talk) 12:51, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

First, check that the artist meets the guidelines for being notable. If so, then you can create an article yourself by reading WP:YFA or asking someone else to do it at WP:RA RudolfRed (talk) 15:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)