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

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I decided to forego the traditional black handkerchief and go *green*.
Do you think it was a little over the top?

Hmmm, I didn't see you on the best dressed segment...

So what row where you sitting in? Were you sitting in the same row as G Clooney?

[Jonty]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Hey, I just glanced at the top of the page and noticed we have a new section in the forum entitled "players".

I thought that's what this thread was for...

[horseflesh]

Penton, I have two quick questions about "Once".

The win for Best Original Song seemed to get a great reaction for the audience at the ceremony.
Do you know if the movie was close to being nominated for some of the "bigger" categories?
It's obviously a very small movie, and normally there would be nowhere near the Blu-ray install base to justify a BD release. Would the Oscar win and the exposure be something that would influence expediting a possible release?
(in general, not just for "Once", although I am asking specifically about Once, LOL)

[juanleche]

since we are discussing the awards show, I enjoyed that Mr Bay got a bunch of love in the comercial breaks.

that aside I'll now go and review footage looking for that little detail to see if I can pick you out.

[JadedRaverLA]

Originally Posted by Seretur

Renfro wasn't an Academy member, and the yearly remembrance is dedicated only to those, if I remember correctly...

That is correct. People here know the actors in Hollywood... but the segment at the Oscars deals with pretty much everyone related to film, so long as they're an AMPAS member. If they included EVERYONE involved in the industry, member or not, the awards show would probably still be going on. And it really wouldn't be fair to include an actor who isn't a member, without including others who aren't members.

[Jeff®]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I decided to forego the traditional black handkerchief and go *green*.
Do you think it was a little over the top?

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I did enjoy the show.
...
Another classy moment was when Jon Stewart brought Marketa Irgiova (Best Original Song with Glen Hansard) back out again to give her acceptance speech because she was abruptly cut off by the orchestra prematurely the first time. She didn’t disappoint with her words nor her emotion. B.T.W., I don’t know if any mentioned it but she received a congratulatory text message from U2’s Bono.

Hiya Penton.

I thought this was the best thing I've ever seen at an Academy Awards. It showed a real kindness, a real compassion, on the part of Stewart and/or the Producers. I'm somewhat jaded about Hollywood, and shows like the Academy Awards, and sometimes think it's only about money, production value and time tables. This was a very authentic, and wonderfully human moment that really moved me.

If you know anyone involved in this decision, I hope you will pass on thanks to them for this wonderful moment of kindness.

-Pie

[jangofett]

Originally Posted by Jeff®

Jeff, are you the same jeffR that used to be on analystforum.com and T-mag?

[Jeff®]

Nope.

[Ops2p]

Penton do you get any inside info about future (in theaters) releases. Two I'm particular about. "Tenderness" with Russell Crow and the remake of the Korean film "My Sassy Girl". I worked as a coordinator with those films at our amusement park and worked with them closely. Do you know anything about the release of those films?

Just to give you a little background parts of "Muppet's Take Manhattan", "Fatal Attraction", "Big", a lot of "Sweet and Low Down" and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" video were shot there.

Thanks for your time.

[AaronSCH]

Originally Posted by zipbags

Could have lived without the political jokes by Stewart. )

I'm tired of it too. Getting lectured on politics by a bunch of high school drop outs is simply annoying. The Academy Awards used to be a special night but I stopped watching a few years ago.

[amawg9]

Originally Posted by AaronSCH

I'm tired of it too. Getting lectured on politics by a bunch of high school drop outs is simply annoying. The Academy Awards used to be a special night but I stopped watching a few years ago.

Jon Stewart went to the College of William and Mary--hardly a high school drop out.

[ottscay]

Originally Posted by amawg9

Jon Stewart went to the College of William and Mary--hardly a high school drop out.

Can't let the facts get in the way of a good whine session!

[Geoff Gibson]

Originally Posted by amawg9

Jon Stewart went to the College of William and Mary--hardly a high school drop out.

While not High School dropouts -- the following "political commentators" never received a college degree: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Don Imus. I listen to Imus and sometimes listen to the other two. I watch Jon Stewart. And I rarely agree on all issues with any of them -- but that does not make their opinions any less valid than mine because I have a post-graduate degree. Not having a degree does not mean one is devoid of political opinion. Having a degree does not make one's opinions right. Hell's Bells, George W. Bush graduated from Yale!

[WickyWoo]

Politics. Facts corrected, leave it be

[Penton-Man]

Some people in the Hollywood community have always had a rather cantankerous relationship with Washington politicians ever since the days of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, which ruined people’s lives…..or some other Committee hearings/investigation on the Hill that I can’t recall from back then.

In regards to Stewart, I would imagine that most of his material is provided for by the writers. You know, the same guys that many people were rooting for during the past work stoppage. I suspect most of the writers graduated high school.

Like Wicky said, *enough*.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Polyh3dron

If that is in fact true that would be weird.. Hell, just a few weeks ago they sunk a shitload of money into hosting a free FCP seminar geared towards editors in the guild who use Avid @ the Fox lot and they gave out free copies to every attendee. They had a big cocktail party and all that to end it too.

I’m sincerely glad to hear that but, I don’t think “they sunk a shitload of money into hosting a free FCP seminar” compared to the sh*tload of money they probably saved (guesstimate 3-6 million $) by pulling out of NAB.

Still, like I said, that’s good to hear and will perhaps dispel some rumors in the industry regarding their future intentions with the Final Cut Studio software asset.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Jonty

I thought that's what this thread was for...

Actually this thread is for the people.
Specifically, “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

P.S.
For people that like to discuss politics on it......you know who God is, right?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

Penton, I have two quick questions about "Once".

The win for Best Original Song seemed to get a great reaction for the audience at the ceremony.
Do you know if the movie was close to being nominated for some of the "bigger" categories?

I don’t know.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

It's obviously a very small movie, and normally there would be nowhere near the Blu-ray install base to justify a BD release. Would the Oscar win and the exposure be something that would influence expediting a possible release?
(in general, not just for "Once", although I am asking specifically about Once, LOL)

Well, it certainly can’t hurt. Who owns the rights? Fox?
B.T.W., the general consensus is that the big boost in a movie’s visibility for future theatrical box office (which should also translate into disc sales) actually comes from it just being nominated.
Winning is icing on the cake.

This is a good reference site for that sort of thing……………..
http://www.mediabynumbers.com/