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Advert / COI Issues

There are multiple editors with usernames that are associated with Gabe Polsky or the movies he has made. For now, it seems appropriate that the article is tagged with a WP:UPE, Conflict of Interest or Advert tag until these edits or the article can be reviewed to make sure the information is not promotional/self-serving, and that all of the info is adequately cited to independent sources.

Some issues that seem easily noticeable: There are too many WP:PUFFERY words. The article is also primarily made up of positive reviews of his movies and awards, rather than a general overview of his life and work. This is not a resume or a collection of reviews and awards of his work - it's supposed to be an encyclopedic biography.

For anyone editing who may have a financial connection to Polsky or his work, or who may have an otherwise personal connection to this topic, please read WP:COI before editing further. - Whisperjanes (talk) 21:51, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

I am looking at some of the WP: PUFFERY issues on this page and would like to propose the following changes to the Career section:

Delete- "Polsky has been nominated for three Writer's Guild Awards"

Delete- "Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated said that the film is "an unprecedented understanding of the true source of athletic genius."[9] Nick Paumgarten of The New Yorker called In Search of Greatness "A soulful and idiosyncratic investigation of magic made manifest on the field, the court, the ice, and the canvas.""

Change- "The film was nominated for awards, including a WGA award" to "The film was nominated for a WGA Award."

Delete- "The film was described by IndieWire as “a perfectly formed Indie with a heart of gold."[27] Released in November 2013, The Motel Life has been called “outstanding and enthralling” by The Washington Post[28] and “admirable and memorable” by The Wall Street Journal.[29]"

Jhowe1980 (talk) 21:05, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

@Jhowe1980: I think that would be a good start to addressing this issue, so I'll go ahead and make those changes. Also, you seem to be a new user, so just a friendly reminder - if you have any connection to Polsky, it would be helpful to read WP:COI and it would be best to disclose if you do have a connection to him in any form. Either way, thanks for the suggestions (and welcome to Wikipedia)! - Whisperjanes (talk) 09:01, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Gabe Polsky is a client of my company. He would like to request changes to his page.

1) Please make these two sentences, about Gabe’s new movie Butcher’s Crossing which is currently in post-production, the first lines in the first paragraph of the Career section: “In 2021, it was announced that Polsky is directing his adaptation of the John Williams novel, Butcher’s Crossing, starring Nicolas Cage. The story is about a young Harvard University dropout who seeks his destiny out West by tying his fate to a team of buffalo hunters.”

2) In the first sentence of the second paragraph in Career, add “the feature documentary” before In Search of Greatness. All of his other films have a description of what they are. “In 2018 Polsky wrote, directed and produced the feature documentary In Search of Greatness.”

3) After “In 2018 Polsky wrote, directed and produced the feature documentary In Search of Greatness” please add: “The film is about the greatest athletes of all time and how qualities like creativity and artistry allowed them to rise above the rest.”

4) After the sentence “The film features interviews with sports icons Wayne Gretzky, Pelé, and Jerry Rice”, add this quote from SI about the film: Sports Illustrated noted that the documentary "seeks to uncover the secrets of athletic genius, with implications extending far beyond sports.”

5) At the end of the sentence about the WGA nomination in that paragraph, add “and was nominated for best documentary at the Chicago and Moscow International Film Festivals.”

6) In the sixth paragraph under Career, add “The series was nominated for 10 Emmys including Outstanding Limited Series.” at the end of the paragraph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhowe1980 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Item 1 done. The chronology of said section is backwards though. The earliest should go at the top and the latest at the bottom. Thinker78 (talk) 03:26, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

References

Request to update filmography with sourced table (COI disclosed)

Hi, I’d like to request an update to the Gabe Polsky article.

• • Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

I work with Gabe Polsky’s team, so I won’t edit the article directly to comply with Wikipedia’s COI and paid-contribution guidelines.

• • Proposed Change:

I’ve drafted an updated, fully sourced filmography table in my sandbox here: User:TinaS_TB/sandbox.

The table:

• Updates credits through 2025.
• Uses citations from reliable third-party sources (Cannes, TIFF, AFI, Rotten Tomatoes, etc.).
• Follows a **neutral tone** and avoids promotional language.

Could an uninvolved editor please review my sandbox draft and, if appropriate, add the updated filmography table to the article?

Thank you! TinaS TB (talk) 14:25, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done Done for now, will fix the reflist. In the future, please use {{Edit COI|D|V}} for requests. Sir Joseph ^(talk) 18:01, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Not done for now: No demonstrated notability for the works (they do not have an article, nor do the references suggest an article could be made). Please do not use AI to create talk page messages (WP:AITALK) AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 14:34, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply and help! I understand that the references I provided are poor and I will try to find the correct references for all mentioned awards/nominations, etc. For now, could you please update the Role column on the table with "Director, Writer, Producer" for Butcher's Crossing film?

Your help is much appreciated! TinaS TB (talk) 15:03, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Not done: The changes are not supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Encoded  Talk 💬 16:55, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply and for your help! I completely agree. To my question regarding editing the Filmography table "Role" for Butcher's Crossing film - please find 3 sources below (IMDB, Rottentomatoes, Primevideo) to change role to "Director,Writer,Producer" as currently only has "Director":

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462759/

2.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butchers_crossing

3. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Butcher%E2%80%99s-Crossing/0PJDHOVZVNTRPTC0XN81Q0O7WH

Hope this is sufficient proof that Gabe Polsky directed, wrote and produced Butcher's Crossing film. TinaS TB (talk) 18:43, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Request to update Filmography table

Hello editors,

I’ve drafted an updated version of the **Filmography table** in my sandbox here: User:TinaS TB/sandbox

The draft includes:

- Corrected premiere details and awards - Accurate roles and credits - Fully sourced references from reliable publications and official festival pages - Neutral tone, strictly factual updates

Could an editor please review the sandbox draft and, if appropriate, replace the existing table with the updated version and also fix the reflist?

Thank you! TinaS TB (talk) 14:22, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Request to change last sentence in intro/opening

Hi there,

Would like to suggest changing the last sentence in the introduction/opening to be accurate as some of the figures mentioned are not filmmakers/actors.

Currently: He has collaborated with filmmakers and actors such as Werner Herzog, Nicolas Cage, Jerry Weintraub, Wayne Gretzky, Pelé, and others.

Change to: He has collaborated with filmmakers, actors, and notable figures such as Werner Herzog, Nicolas Cage, Jerry Weintraub, Wayne Gretzky, Pelé and others.

Thanks! TinaS TB (talk) 19:01, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

Done Encoded  Talk 💬 16:53, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Request to edit Career section

Hi there,the page currently has a maintenance tag saying it is "written like a résumé." I have made changes to the Career section in my sandbox here: User:TinaS_TB/sandbox. Please review when you can. Could you please advise, are there specific parts that still read like promotional language? What further changes are needed to remove the tag? Your help is much appreciated! TinaS TB (talk) 15:54, 3 October 2025 (UTC)

Not done: A majority of the requested changes are currently written in a promotional tone. Please review WP:Neutral point of view and ensure you follow this before submitting any edit requests. Likeanechointheforest (talk) 16:36, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

For one thing, there's quite a lot of superfluous adjectives Likeanechointheforest (talk) 16:37, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Hello TinaS TB! I've made some changes to the wording in the article, which involved removing the promotional material. Since the promotional material is gone, I've also removed the notice templates. Anything that sounds like advertising copy or "talks up" the subject of the article has to be removed, as everything on Wikipedia has to be written in a neutral and encyclopedic tone. I looked at the draft in your sandbox, and it reads as very promotional. Phrases like "Herzog’s hallucinatory crime saga follows Cage as a delirious New Orleans cop whose investigation slips between justice, depravity, and surreal comedy" read like something out of a press release, not an encyclopedia. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 00:51, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you so much for removing the tags and for pointing out what sounds promotional. Would like to suggest few changes using neutral tone and avoiding promotional language - also provided sources for each. Your help is much appreciated!

In 2009, Polsky was a producer of Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, and Val Kilmer. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and screened at Telluride and the Toronto International Film Festival; it later appeared on several year-end lists, including Roger Ebert’s top ten for 2009 and his “best of the decade” list.

1) https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/the-best-films-of-2009

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Lieutenant:_Port_of_Call_New_Orleans

In 2011, Polsky produced the HBO documentary His Way, directed by Douglas McGrath, which profiles Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub and chronicles his influential career in film and entertainment. The documentary features interviews with Matt Damon, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, and others, and received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Nonfiction Special.

1) https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-special

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Way_(film)

Also in 2011, Polsky produced Little Birds, written and directed by Elgin James and starring Juno Temple. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was among the winners of the National Board of Review: Top Ten Independent Films of 2012.

1) https://deadline.com/2012/12/national-board-of-review-2012-winners-zero-dark-thirty-383041/

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Birds_(film)

Polsky co-directed and co-produced The Motel Life in 2012 with brother Alan Polsky. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival, where it won the BNL Audience Award and a screenwriting prize, and it received a U.S. theatrical release in November 2013.

1) https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/larry-clarks-marfa-girl-leads-rome-film-festival-winners-43321/

2) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rome-2012-larry-clarks-drama-391697/

3) https://www.movieinsider.com/m6767/motel-life

4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motel_Life_(film)

Polsky wrote, directed, and produced the documentary In Search of Greatness in 2018, which includes interviews with Wayne Gretzky, Pelé, and Jerry Rice about athletic performance and creativity. The screenplay was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Documentary Screenplay in 2019.

1) https://www.wgaeast.org/award/2019/

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Greatness

He wrote, directed, and produced the documentary Red Penguins, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2019. It's a true story about the chaotic post-Soviet partnership between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Russian national hockey team. The film was released by Universal Pictures in the United States in 2020 and received nominations for a Critics’ Choice Documentary Award (2020) and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay (2021).

1) https://www.criticschoice.com/2020/11/16/5th-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards-list-of-nominees-and-winners/

2) https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/2021-writers-guild-awards-screenplay-nominations-announced

3) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/red-penguins-review-1236842/

4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Penguins

Polsky directed, wrote, and produced Butcher’s Crossing (adapted from John Edward Williams’s 1960 novel), co-written with Liam Satre-Meloy and starring Nicolas Cage and Fred Hechinger. The film follows a Harvard student who joins a buffalo-hunting expedition. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022, and was released theatrically in the United States in October 2023.

1) https://www.metacritic.com/movie/butchers-crossing/credits/

2) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butchers_crossing/cast-and-crew

3) https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/world-premiere-of-butchers-crossing-at-the-toronto-international-film-festival/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjI6bmV3c21sX1JDMjBFVzkxNk03Vg

4) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butchers_crossing

5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butcher%27s_Crossing_(film)

In 2025, Polsky wrote, directed, and produced the documentary The Man Who Saves the World?, centered on peace activist Patrick McCollum; participants include Jane Goodall. The film received a U.S. limited theatrical release in October 2025.

1) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_man_who_saves_the_world?

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McCollum

3) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37677322/

4) https://www.themanwhosavestheworld.com/ TinaS TB (talk) 14:32, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

This is what we're going for. This Wiki page from another producer gives more context and detail about each film. The filmography table is straightforward too. Please check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Fogel

Let me know if this is something we can mimic for Gabe Polsky. Thank you!! TinaS TB (talk) 14:24, 6 November 2025 (UTC)