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

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Oliver K

Yep, that would be cool! In fact we have many nice movie theatres in Berlin but none of them are really up to showing those old school epics. As I am not really up to opening a cinema myself one can just try to push an owner or two in the right direction.

They used to have this really cool painted wall that they could project really widescreen films like The Robe on.

Man, they'll just tear down ANYTHING...

[ScuseMe]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Let’s put it this way. Don’t expect any accurate Amazon pre-order page to be listed for that particular title in the near future.

Oh well. I tried

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

I'm starting to thing she might actually have real, not "DNR'd" boobs. Huh.

How fast and well-equipped is your computer, really? Are you a poser or a real computer geek?, like so...
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/searc...company=776880

Watch the demo, as this lady’s “boobs”, or at least cleavage, is “dnr’ed” with Alien Trespass probably representing thee most “dnr’ed” Blu-ray movie of 2009, for that matter.
http://www.digitalfilmcentral.com/english/index.html

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Here, the ultimate link for you (NSFW)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wor...lebrating.html

She’s certainly not the shy type.
I like the tagline “the World Cup’s girlfriend”.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by DenonCI

Penton,

Watched "The Damned United" last night. The first act was a little slow, but once it got going I really enjoyed it. Man, Brian Clough was one cocky SOB, but his results were pretty darn impressive.

I think it’s more than a *soccer movie* per se, so for those reading who are completely unfamiliar with the sport or, for that matter, English football back during that time……you guys may still find the Blu-ray enjoyable and certainly something different compared to the run-of-the-mill hackneyed movie themes and plots.

It’s a crime the way his own players under-mined his success.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I hope you're kidding on that one. A simple Google Image search (make sure "safe search" is off) brings up all sorts of plastic fakery...

Actually, YouTube for KubrickFans....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDhxG7gFkk

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

I don't know what you're talking about, I tried that and all I got was this:

Bad stereo can be scary…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojVjerPOjw

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

How fast and well-equipped is your computer, really? Are you a poser or a real computer geek?, like so...
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/searc...company=776880

Watch the demo, as this lady’s “boobs”, or at least cleavage, is “dnr’ed” with Alien Trespass probably representing thee most “dnr’ed” Blu-ray movie of 2009, for that matter.
http://www.digitalfilmcentral.com/english/index.html

Tsk tsk, they spelled it "Blue-Ray".

And, yeah. I build websites (when I'm not procrastinating here). Not a programmer, alas. You have a position for a sarcastic cinephile open up, let me know, I'll fly down.

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

It’s a crime the way his own players under-mined his success.

Could be worse (See: French team, WC2010)

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Actually, YouTube for KubrickFans....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDhxG7gFkk

Ah, nice. Silly trivia - how many cameras did SK go through to get that last shot?

[DenonCI]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I think it’s more than a *soccer movie* per se, so for those reading who are completely unfamiliar with the sport or, for that matter, English football back during that time……you guys may still find the Blu-ray enjoyable and certainly something different compared to the run-of-the-mill hackneyed movie themes and plots.

It’s a crime the way his own players under-mined his success.

Penton,

I loved Clough's first speech to the players of Leeds United. If it really went down like that, I don't blame the players for being a little pissed-off!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by madshi

According to this site:
http://www.areadvd.de/news/2010/08/0...-blu-ray-disc/
"Eurovideo plans to release "Das Boot" on Blu-Ray disc in October. The "Director’s Cut" with 208 minutes runtime is planned to come with a new HD scan, DTS-HD Master Audio sound and partly new bonus material, on 14th of October."

In view of the tone of your last post to me preceding this ^ one, I’m not sure if you’re now somehow countermanding the substance of my response to Scuse Me.. In case you happen to be doing so -

Columbia Tristar/SPE has U.S. rights, not German ones. The distributor known as ‘Eurovideo’ is not part of Sony. I answered in the context of the question posed to me by Scuse Me.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by DenonCI

Penton,

I loved Clough's first speech to the players of Leeds United. If it really went down like that, I don't blame the players for being a little pissed-off!

He never had a chance with those leg breakers.

My main problem with his managerial *style* was how he treated his colleague due to his obsessive behavior.

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

How fast and well-equipped is your computer, really? Are you a poser or a real computer geek?, like so...
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/searc...company=776880

Pick me, pick me!!!

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

He never had a chance with those leg breakers.

My main problem with his managerial *style* was how he treated his colleague due to his obsessive behavior.

It (the book the film is based on) was a work of fiction. Johnny Giles, the only major character in the book who was still alive when it was published, successfully sued the publisher and forced them to remove sections from subsequent editions.

http://www.herald.ie/opinion/columni...s-1672328.html
http://www.epltalk.com/dont-be-foole...ed-united/5059

[DenonCI]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

He never had a chance with those leg breakers.

My main problem with his managerial *style* was how he treated his colleague due to his obsessive behavior.

Totally agree. They did work good together though (as their results show).

[madshi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

In view of the tone of your last post to me preceding this ^ one, I’m not sure if you’re now somehow countermanding the substance of my response to Scuse Me..

No, I'm not ticking that way. In that older post you're refering to I had told you what I didn't like and that topic was done for me with that post, no hard feelings.

The purpose of my "Das Boot" comment was not, to contradict you in any way. I'm aware of that you posted from a Sony USA point of view and I absolutely take your word for it that a "Das Boot" release isn't coming from that direction anytime soon. I was just trying to help ScuseMe out, because I think for him it's not so important from which studio he can get a "Das Boot" Blu-Ray, as long as he can get one.

[Oliver K]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

They used to have this really cool painted wall that they could project really widescreen films like The Robe on.

Man, they'll just tear down ANYTHING...

The wall shares the fate with many cinemas - they also tore down the cinemas with the biggest screens in Berlin, the last and biggest being the Royal Palast - no love for big cinemas.

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Actually, YouTube for KubrickFans....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDhxG7gFkk

Thanks for that . Great to know that those bloody things are still annoying after not having to listen to them for a while.

[Oliver K]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Watch the demo, as this lady’s “boobs”, or at least cleavage, is “dnr’ed” with Alien Trespass probably representing thee most “dnr’ed” Blu-ray movie of 2009, for that matter.
http://www.digitalfilmcentral.com/english/index.html

Wow - talk about throwing away 95% of the grain structure!

It is also quite interesting to see just how much grain is visible and with how high a resolution (3k) this is scanned. I wonder if this is really the native resolution of the scanner for this format or the technique that works with an offset to create a higher resolved scan.

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Oliver K

The wall shares the fate with many cinemas - they also tore down the cinemas with the biggest screens in Berlin, the last and biggest being the Royal Palast - no love for big cinemas.

Yeah, well, when my favourite-ist cinema ever was being demolished (home to TIFF/Midnight Madness screenings for years, where I saw dozens of premieres, from Crouching Tiger to Ichi The Killer), it actually went and killed somebody:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americ...pse/index.html

Ah, the mighty Uptown. I was the last person to leave the last screening, and still even have the armrest from the seat (front row, feet up on the stage) that I called my own. I've got all this footage of people, from Atom Egoyan to Adam Sandler, talking about their love for the place, that one day, when I'm not this lazy idiot procrastinating all day on the internet, I'll do something with.