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

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Living Near Shamu

PM,

I'm gonna ask you the same question that I asked Max.

Does Toshiba really not know of retailers intentions until they are out in the open?..............

In this case, I think they were blindsided just like with the WB announcement.

[elwaylite]

PM, can people NOW start talking about the red studios plans? Or are they going to continue to sit in a dark room and hope they sell old software before everyone figuresout not to buy into HD-DVD.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Especially interesting due to the fact that I think I was diving off the Cayman Diver right around the time that you were living on Grand Cayman.

Get out!!

November 28th, 1980 - September 3rd, 1993.



Although many of my friends are still there, not too many are still involved in the diving business. It sure is one of the most beautiful places though for diving. It's quite something to be on the North Wall where 150ft drops off into nothing but deep blue. (I think it's straight down to beyond 2,000ft right there)

Did you get to play with the stingrays?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by elwaylite

PM, can people NOW start talking about the red studios plans? Or are they going to continue to sit in a dark room and hope they sell old software before everyone figuresout not to buy into HD-DVD.

Are you really trying to get me into trouble with colleagues at other studios?
Ask Bill Hunt that question.......see if he will bite.

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Are you really trying to get me into trouble with colleagues at other studios?
Ask Bill Hunt that question.......see if he will bite.

Guess not. Geez.
I honestly dont give a flip about retailers, I just want the movies.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Get out!!

November 28th, 1980 - September 3rd, 1993.



Although many of my friends are still there, not too many are still involved in the diving business. It sure is one of the most beautiful places though for diving. It's quite something to be on the North Wall where 150ft drops off into nothing but deep blue. (I think it's straight down to beyond 2,000ft right there)

Did you get to play with the stingrays?

Little Cayman (IMHO) actually has a nicer drop-off….. maybe just because there are less divers and it felt more *special* in that way.
And speaking of the Caymans, I believe there is a hot Victoria’s Secret model from there.

Later folks, it's an early lunch for me today.

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Little Cayman (IMHO) actually has a nicer drop-off….. maybe just because there are less divers and it felt more *special* in that way.
And speaking of the Caymans, I believe there is a hot Victoria’s Secret model from there.

Later folks, it's an early lunch for me today.

Thanks again for all the stuff you and the other insiders do. Keep painting Hollywood Blu.

[WickyWoo]

Guess not. Geez.
I honestly dont give a flip about retailers, I just want the movies.

With retail goes the movies

If they don't carry them, people can't buy them

How soon you forget this Penton-endorsed column that turned out to be quite prophetic from Bill's site

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...ial010108.html

[elwaylite]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

With retail goes the movies

If they don't carry them, people can't buy them

How soon you forget this Penton-endorsed column that turned out to be quite prophetic from Bill's site

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...ial010108.html

My comment did not come out the right way. Im actually glad they are turning blu, it will steer the studios.

I'm just hoping those two will say something soon. I dont require an announcement saying "we'll begin releasing BD's in 14 days", I just would like to know the broad idea of the plan for release.

I mean even the HD-DVD guys are gonna quit buying now, do the studios really think their announcements are going to hurt the software sales anymore than the retailers have?

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Especially interesting due to the fact that I think I was diving off the Cayman Diver right around the time that you were living on Grand Cayman.

Penton, I am personally holding you responsible for all of the good news we have received this week.

[Spankey]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

In this case, I think they were blindsided just like with the WB announcement.

This makes me very happy!

[Esox50]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=675


Oh, and one more time: God bless Ron Sanders and the good folks at WB!!! At Blu-Ray.com, we with WB!!!

[Living Near Shamu]

PM,

I hope that as we continue the war against DVD, you'll continue to visit this website and you'll keep us posted with news and tidbits like you've done so far until today.

Thanks!

[Blu boy]

well since it was walmart then what do you think of the Toshiba article.

[FFObsessed]

Just got home and saw the Walmart news! DAMN! Format war completely officially done!

Congratz Penton, the BDA and of course Blu-Ray fans!

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Little Cayman (IMHO) actually has a nicer drop-off….. maybe just because there are less divers and it felt more *special* in that way.
And speaking of the Caymans, I believe there is a hot Victoria’s Secret model from there.

Her bio is quite funny, it suggests that she often would have to go to school with no shoes on.

Well, being barefoot is definitely part of life for locals, myself included. I used to wear shoes once a week when I would DJ. I had such strong callouses on my feet that I would be able to win a beer off tourists at the bar (Lone Star on West Bay Road normally) by betting them a beer I could hold a bic lighten on my heel for five full seconds. Anyway I digress, Cayman is not poor and anyone that wants shoes gets shoes. It's a very religious island and growing up no doubt Selita went to church on a Sunday.

She grew up in "a little blue, zinc-roof shack on Walkers Road". Well in Cayman back in the 80's, the houses on stilts with zinc-roofs generally also had a satellite dish in the back yard. No poverty down there.

The runway in Little Cayman used to be a grass runway. Sometimes when the mower was broken flights would be postponed until they got parts. Although it's only 5 miles from the Brac so it's hardly a long trip by boat.

When we first moved to Cayman there were only 28 people in Little Cayman, 2,000 people in the Brac and 16,000 people on Grand. Times sure have changed. I remember the first traffic lights getting put in by Hog Sty Bay! They had to talk about them on the radio and in the Compass so that people would know what to do at them.

Ha, ha.

[Fozziwig]

Originally Posted by Esox50

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=675


Oh, and one more time: God bless Ron Sanders and the good folks at WB!!! At Blu-Ray.com, we with WB!!!

Originally Posted by Esox50

................... the more this "positive BD news" snowballs, the more likely it is that P & U won't announce "going nuetral", but rather they may be "waiting" to go straight to BD exclusivity..........

Sounds about right. If you are a studio considering releasing in HD you now have two choices:

1) Release on Blu-ray Disc

2) Stick with SD DVD

There is no third way.

[mrinck]

Originally Posted by mrinck

I would bet on a Walmart or CC BD exclusive announcement...

Tadaa I was right

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

With retail goes the movies

If they don't carry them, people can't buy them

How soon you forget this Penton-endorsed column that turned out to be quite prophetic from Bill's site

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...ial010108.html

You are correct Wicky.
It is one of the few (perhaps only 1-2 ?) online editorials that I have ever endorsed to this forum.

And it is definitely the only article that I ever recommended..... "Read it………everyone" with bolded letters.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=1249

[Jack Torrance]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

I was actually trying to time my comeback for this piece of good news, I heard about that Toshiba stuff last night and made a few calls and heard Wal-Mart would make the announcement today instead of next week. So, Wal-Mart, you made me come back to work early!

Glad to have you back Max!