"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Doctorossi, I know you’re lurking out there, so, please no hints about the outcome, play or anything regarding the Arsenal match today because I don’t know exactly when I’ll have the time to watch the game……so don’t spoil it for me.

P.S.
Same thing applies to Chelsea and Barcelona on Wed.

Wouldn't dream of it.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Slec

And Doc, feel free to hang out with us in the Football Thread during the match (es).

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Slec

Seems to be very little support for our boys to go through.

I'm about to go on heart attack watch, myself.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

According to HD Digest's review of Da Vinci Code, only the extended cut is offered. With 50 gb of space, why didn't Sony provide fans with the theatrical as well? On top of that, this catalog title has a new release list of $38.99. It's $23.99 on Amazon, but I'm passing. Had Sony given us both versions, I would have bought.

Why didn't they give us both options?

I’ve confirmed with home video that the alternate version was not included because the compressionist felt he was running short of space on the BD50 disc.
If your next question is regarding seamless branching, well, seamless branching can be very time consuming to build and thusly expensive.

Lastly, I have zero to do with setting prices on Blu-ray home media. So, I would say if you feel it’s too expensive and can’t wait for future discounts, just don’t buy the title.

Problem solved.

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

there's a dishwasher like thing they used at Disney for Captain EO. It's perfectly safe to reuse glasses

And short-wavelength ultraviolet is also approved, if all that is desired is sterilization, not sanitation.

[Jeff Kleist]

Couldnt the theater charge for the glasses, and the moviegoer keep them? Next visit, bring your glasses, or be forced to buy another pair.

They already do most places. My theater charges a $3 premium for 3D, best I can gather is that about a buck goes to RealD, about that for the glasses and then the rest is split between the studio and the theater

The idea is a reduction in plastic use, and environmental impact from manufacturing and shipping all of them around It's much more economical for the theater, everyone wins

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ve confirmed with home video that the alternate version was not included because the compressionist felt he was running short of space on the BD50 disc.
If your next question is regarding seamless branching, well, seamless branching can be very time consuming to build and thusly expensive.

Lastly, I have zero to do with setting prices on Blu-ray home media. So, I would say if you feel it’s too expensive and can’t wait for future discounts, just don’t buy the title.

Problem solved.

When and if the version shown in theaters is provided, I will purchase.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ve confirmed with home video that the alternate version was not included because the compressionist felt he was running short of space on the BD50 disc.
If your next question is regarding seamless branching, well, seamless branching can be very time consuming to build and thusly expensive.

Lastly, I have zero to do with setting prices on Blu-ray home media. So, I would say if you feel it’s too expensive and can’t wait for future discounts, just don’t buy the title.

Problem solved.

Not a big loss. The extended edition is way better than the theatrical.

It goes a long way of letting the film breathe and giving greater insight into the characters, especially Silas.

It was worth the purchase to me. Especially with the free Angels & Demons ticket.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Beast

Not a big loss. The extended edition is way better than the theatrical.

It goes a long way of letting the film breathe and giving greater insight into the characters, especially Silas......

That’s what the creative talent (including the Director) also felt.

[Torsten Kaiser TLE]

VARIETY's all so subtle and straight way of creative writing:

VARIETY REVIEW: Angels & Demons

Science and religion collide, commingle and eventually reach a state of peaceful coexistence in "Angels & Demons," a follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code" in which director Ron Howard conspicuously gives top priority to the story's beat-the-clock thriller elements. Less turgid and aggravating than its predecessor, this cleverly produced melodrama remains hamstrung by novelist's Dan Brown's laborious connect-the-dots plotting and the filmmakers' prosaic literal-mindedness in the face of ripe historical antagonisms, mystery and intrigue.

[Bobby Henderson]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

I meant the theater reuse them some kind of dishwasher style deal. No reason why 500 pairs per theater can't last a year or more, and while one pair is out the other one is scrubbing.

The problem with RealD using that approach is it would eliminate any economic advantage they have over Dolby 3D.

RealD charges movie theaters a pretty hefty annual licensing fee per screen to cover their operating costs. The company can't survive off hardware sales alone.

Dolby doesn't charge any annual licensing costs for Dolby 3D. Dolby is a far more diverse company with more sources of income. They don't need to pin a licensing fee on Dolby 3D. You just buy the processing hardware and reusable 3D glasses and you're set.

The downside with reusable glasses is the theater must have extra employees working on the clock to collect 3D glasses after the show, get them cleaned and redistributed to other customers. That will make a theater manager's payroll numbers look not as good as usual and he'll be up for the typical butt chewing session from the higher ups. That's how it goes. It's also not exactly cheap or even feasible at all to install industrial dish washing systems in many theater locations. Most theaters aren't set up for that. The payroll situation and dishwasher requirement are two big factors why RealD continues to be well ahead of Dolby 3D.

[Dogdvr]

Penton,

Time for a pic of the ladies!

no reposting old pics!
Get on your mountain bike and give us new pics


Brent

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Nice to see you back Alan. Long time no hear.

I've been around... lurking mostly, though I have posted a few times (and ranted as well) in The Digital Bits thread since the last time I posted in yours... and that was mainly due to the "Star Trek"/"Battlestar Galactica" discussions that got me "riled" up!

I would have been around more, but I was busy at work leading up to Christmas (due to Christmas), and then I had to start working on a project immediately after... and after that, I was exhausted... and spent what time I had trying to catch up on things that needed doing, shows that were filling up the DVR, and just trying to catch up on my rest... until I found out that ANOTHER big project was looming... and that I would have do even more of the things above in anticipation of the new project... until I injured my bad knee, healed, injured it again, got the flu (or some sort of virus), recovered, finished the project, got an ear infection, and am just now starting to have some more free time to post on message boards. I'd love to say I got a lot of money out of those projects, but mainly just added stress!

Thankfully, I think things have quieted down some, and I hope to get back to watching some Blu-ray movies soon... hopefully with new speakers and an AVR capable of "lossless" audio if I can get the money together....

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I must say you’ve been having crazy weather in your neck of the woods for it seems like months now.

You must be an avid watcher of "The Weather Channel", or know people in the area, because you are correct!

We've been in drought for years now, and though we never got it as bad as the Atlanta area (Lake Lanier, etc... ), one Summer a couple of years ago, all the grass turned brown and stayed that way the whole Summer... of course, what, with living on 20 acres and gas being $3 to $4 a gallon at the time, that was perfectly fine with me, but the farmers in the area weren't very happy with it!

This year, particularly in the last month or so, we've gotten SO MUCH RAIN, we have a surplus... and unless we have a really dry Summer, we may end up keeping it. A lot of areas here in South Georgia, North Florida had some flooding, but thankfully nothing like the floods of '94 and '95. I live on a high spot, so no danger here, but the rain saturated the ground so much that my Uncle got his tractor stuck in the yard, my Mom got her Jeep stuck in the yard, it made it so difficult to mow in many areas, that the grass/weeds took over a good portion of the 20 acres very fast... making it very snake/mosquito friendly... and let me tell you right now, between the tall weeds, standing water, and mosquito spray, the mosquitoes have mutated into half-mosquito/half-horse creatures... in fact, if Sony EVER wants to do a film about killer mutated mosquitoes, tell them to come down here as they could save money on their SFX budget!

Areas around me have also had to deal with a considerable amount of tornadoes... one which was deemed by The National Weather Service as straight line winds until the Sheriff sent The National Weather Service multiple photos of multiple funnel clouds going through town, and one that ripped through a city in my county (Parrott Tornado), thankfully with no casualties, but a ton of damage... including one mobile home in which a woman was sleeping.... only to awaken to the fact that she had no ceiling and no walls... and all her furniture was gone ()!

Though the farmers are once again complaining, I'm quite thankful to be missing some of this weather North Georgia and others are getting the last week, as the showers yesterday, today, and the 80% chance of rain tomorrow night are fine, but we still have areas just now drying up enough to mow!

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I just hope your comment doesn’t bring John Carey storming in here as they're doing a promotion right now………

http://investor.dolby.com/releasedet...leaseID=374617

Don't get me wrong, I respect the idea of reusable glasses, and the closest theater is fairly clean for a ten years old (give or take) theater, but the problems they have with parents dropping off their kids to see a movie... as a babysitter, the problem they had a while back with gangs, and of course the problem they had for a time with people having sex in the restrooms, and of course, the old adage, "good help is hard to find," I'd just be concerned of where the glasses have been, and whether or not somebody remembered to wash them. If it wasn't something I had to put on my face, maybe, but otherwise, the thought doesn't sound very tempting...

~Alan<~~~~~~Who has yet to see a movie in 3-D....

[Oliver K]

Adding to out recent discussion involving the red camera it seems that finally some really significant movies are released that have been shot with the red camera:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle2412468.ece

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Thanks!
I'm about to go on heart attack watch, myself.

After about the 11th minute, I fast forwarded the match by 15min. increments to the end to spare myself the misery. The best part of the match? < The brunette they showed in the stands after ‘twinkle toes’ scored on that laser shot free kick.

So, who do I root for today, Chelsea or Barcelona?
I’m tempted to go with the Spanish as Chelsea just doesn’t deserve to be in the final with the defensive mentality they exhibited in the 1st leg, even if they are ultimately successful in the end.

P.S.
Hey Torsten, I am taking sides now ^.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Dogdvr

Penton,
Time for a pic of the ladies!
no reposting old pics!
Get on your mountain bike and give us new pics

Brent

You may have to wait several months as the yellow Mustard and Thistle have grown very high this year (way over my head even) plus, the brush is essentially as thick as a jungle and the girls like to play hide and seek with me thusly making a photo-op right now nearly impossible.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

After about the 11th minute, I fast forwarded the match by 15min. increments to the end to spare myself the misery.

Yeah, sounds like about the best possible approach.

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

So, who do I root for today, Chelsea or Barcelona?

Bit of a conundrum, innit? My struggle is between Barca for Titi and for the not-Chelsea and not-United factor and Chelsea for the stick-it-to-UEFA all-English-final factor.

It's lose-lose, though, so no worries- we can't really go right.

[coolmilo]

Originally Posted by Torsten Kaiser TLE

VARIETY's all so subtle and straight way of creative writing:

VARIETY REVIEW: Angels & Demons

Science and religion collide, commingle and eventually reach a state of peaceful coexistence in "Angels & Demons," a follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code" in which director Ron Howard conspicuously gives top priority to the story's beat-the-clock thriller elements. Less turgid and aggravating than its predecessor, this cleverly produced melodrama remains hamstrung by novelist's Dan Brown's laborious connect-the-dots plotting and the filmmakers' prosaic literal-mindedness in the face of ripe historical antagonisms, mystery and intrigue.

Personally, I can't wait to see Angels & Demons. And to add to the excitement: http://www.danbrown.com/the-lost-symbol.html

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by coolmilo

Personally, I can't wait to see Angels & Demons. And to add to the excitement: http://www.danbrown.com/the-lost-symbol.html

Yeaaaaaah...a new novel.

I want Deception Point made into a movie ASAP.

[cipher]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

So, who do I root for today, Chelsea or Barcelona? I’m tempted to go with the Spanish as Chelsea just doesn’t deserve to be in the final with the defensive mentality they exhibited in the 1st leg, even if they are ultimately successful in the end.

Barcelona in the final and a nice 4-0 win over Manchester United would make me happy! Of course this would occur just a couple of days after Liverpool take away the title from ManU on the last day of the season.

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

After about the 11th minute, I fast forwarded the match by 15min. increments to the end to spare myself the misery. The best part of the match? < The brunette they showed in the stands after ‘twinkle toes’ scored on that laser shot free kick.

So, who do I root for today, Chelsea or Barcelona?
I’m tempted to go with the Spanish as Chelsea just doesn’t deserve to be in the final with the defensive mentality they exhibited in the 1st leg, even if they are ultimately successful in the end.

P.S.
Hey Torsten, I am taking sides now ^.

Barcelona all the way......superb footballing team AND my favourite city
I think any true football fan (bizarre English Platini-hating aside) would want a Barcelona-United final.
Hopefully tonight's game will be a lot better than last week's, and hopefully Barcelona can put in another exciting attacking away performance like their 2-6 thrashing of Madrid on Saturday night

Cipher, I think your dream is over for another year. Liverpool lost their chance of the title when Benitez lost his reason with his "FACT" dossier back in January.