Talk:In the Loop

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I've readded the comment about Malcolm Tucker being the only recurring character - Armando Iannucci has confirmed this in interviews. I can't find a particularly great reference right now, but http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/4903/set-visit-in-the-loop-with-armando-iannucci.html confirms that Chris Addison and Alex MacQueen are playing new characters. The IMDb cast listing is wrong, and should certainly never be used as a reliable source for unreleased movies. — sjorford ++ 19:11, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tucker, Jamie and Heaney return

I have just seen the film at one of the premier screenings in Glasgow as part of the Film Festival here this weekend — Tucker and Jamie return as characters, as does Angela Heaney very briefly. All the other regulars play new (but similar) characters. I have updated the article to reflect this. Obviously there are no references for this yet but it will have to do until there are any. Haute Pie (talk) 02:13, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source found for Jamie - http://living.scotsman.com/features/Pul-Higgins-interview-Guiltedged-success.4674031.jp Haute Pie (talk) 02:29, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Historical background

Is it worth having a section which briefly outlines the historical background, and relating the characters and events to real life? Might be helpful.Gymnophoria (talk) 23:59, 17 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No.
On the commentary that is on the DVD, the director, Armando Iannucci, is "at pains" to clarify that this is contemporary and does not refer to Tony Blair & Co.
Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:13, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Iannucci can be in as much pain as he likes - I think his reasons for saying that were probably more about marketing the movie at the time. Authors are not always the best analysts of their own work: Tolkien was also "at pains" to suggest Lord of the Rings was entirely unrelated to his own war experiences and the fact that his son was away fighting in WWII, which literary critics have concluded is patently nonsense. I don't think it's just a coincidence that this film is about a "sexed up" dossier, with a foul-mouthed media officer and a DFID minister who is dithering about resigning.Gymnophoria (talk) 12:33, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The commentary was added much later. Regardless of exactly when, it is a reliable source — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 13:47, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An old problem, even if a writer or director makes a statement, wiki still thinks it knows better… — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.115.99.133 (talk) 13:04, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested move 1 May 2017

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In the Loop (film) → In the Loop
In the Loop → In the Loop (disambiguation)

– The film is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for the phrase (and there shouldn't be an encyclopedia entry for the idiom). 60,000+ views for the film in the past 3 months, has established its long-term significance with respect to usage. Wikipedical (talk) 05:01, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, strongly. "In the loop" is a well-used idiom meaning either "informed" or "up-to-date". The film is excellent but both its article here and any searching for the film present no reason for this move. Cheers!
Gareth Griffith-Jones, The Welsh Buzzard (Talk) 08:35, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The film is the clear primarytopic by usage and encyclopedic significance. The phrase has no WP entry, nor should it, as WP:NOTDICT. The link to Wiktionary on the dab page is the best result for those seeking the meaning of the phrase. Dohn joe (talk) 14:45, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support the definition is not and will almost certainly not be covered on Wikipedia since it is a dictionary entry.--64.229.167.158 (talk) 22:54, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]