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

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Sorry to go waaay off topic...but I just wanted to say that I experienced my first earthquake! Granted I was about 70-80 miles north of the epicenter, but WOW...what a feeling of being totally powerless.
Anyway, just thought I'd share...probably not that big of deal for all the West Coast folks(Culver City Brigands included)!

I have a nephew (born and bred in Alexandria) who attends U.Va. and he told me that they really felt it in C-ville.

But you’re right, after living awhile in Cali, a 5.8? is about sufficient to stir one’s coffee in the morning.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by DenonCI

Penton,

You feeling any better? Get well soon.

Well, doctorossi failed to inform me that the Arsenal sold 3 of their best players and I went into watching the match with ManU this weekend clueless to that *little* fact.

Suffice to say if that match didn’t kill me by the end of the carnage, I don’t think anything will.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Penton,
Glad to hear you're, at least, okay enough to make a posting!
Great movie! As a matter of fact, I'll be meeting up with a buddy of mine tomorrow(Irene permitting) who's an ex-Army Ranger and was there in Mogadishu('93 the First Battle). He got me a signed copy of Mike Durant's book Company of Heroes(Which I gave to my Dad, retired military).

Since you brought it up( ), any chance of Sony rolling out a "beefed up" 20th Anniversary edition of this great movie in 2 years? That includes all the great extras from the deluxe dvd...man I can only hope!!

^ I have no information on that topic at this time. If you would like yet another book which I think your Dad may find interesting, might I recommend this –
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Raid-Wil.../dp/078688780X

b.t.w., it’s also available on Blu-ray.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by JimSD

That scene was one of the first things I thought of when I heard the storm's name.

If you've been laid up this week, I hope you got a chance to watch the Vuelta and Colorado race on TV. A plethora of cycling on this week. Get well.

I watched every stage of the Colorado race and it’s nice to see big-time pro racing back in that state. I thought the stage profiles were rather *benign* but I guess they wanted to keep everyone together for the most part rather than having a runaway.

As an aside, last time I raced Leadville (mountain bike), I was browsing through a Mom-and-Pop style bike shop there and actually found (rolled up in the corner with years of dirt and dust covering it), one of the original banners of the Coors International Bicycle Classic. I bought the thing for something like $20. As it was so large (long) the owner could never sell it to anyone over the years and I brought it home where my Dad and I tacked it up along a beam in our garage and it provided great inspiration to me for years as I left my garage on morning rides.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Or do what I did when the East Coast Earthquake hit: Watch the Director's Cut of Das Boot! I did that and all the extras in ONE sitting. A great way to spend 8 hours of a little down time!
Fantastic BD release! I can't recommend this enough!

I wish Classics would sell better. But alas...times, they are a changing –

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/...news/#44249547

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

^ I have no information on that topic at this time. If you would like yet another book which I think your Dad may find interesting, might I recommend this –
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Raid-Wil.../dp/078688780X

b.t.w., it’s also available on Blu-ray.

Penton,
Glad to see you up & posting! I trust that means a few steps closer to recovery?

Great book! My Dad did, in fact, read it AND told me about the film(which I just Netflixed about a month ago). I guess something about great minds...
Anyway, glad to see active!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Watcher

Penton, hope you feel better! I wanted to ask what your next project will be.

I’ve got a few irons in the fire.

I know you like to hear about any cutting-edge ASM news but, I can’t say much at this time. Only on a rather rare collaborative technical note, that ‘Alembic’ is being used on Spider-man......and to give equal billing to ILM – on ‘The Avengers’. In a nutshell, it permits animation graphics files to migrate between software apps easily, something which was not possible with previous file formats.

If you’re thinking about a career in this sort of thing, here is a more detailed explanation –
http://www.alembic.io/

And if you have any younger brothers or sisters, this is a nice 3D offering from the House of Mouse to young theatre goers , i.e. customized 3D glasses for those 8 years and younger (children's IPD’s are narrower than those of adults) -
http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2011/08...-roars-into-3d

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I wish Classics would sell better. But alas...times, they are a changing –

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/...news/#44249547

Oh how nice it is to pass into another demographic!

Edit: age demographic, of course ;-)

[PaulGo]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I have a nephew (born and bred in Alexandria) who attends U.Va. and he told me that they really felt it in C-ville.

But you’re right, after living awhile in Cali, a 5.8? is about sufficient to stir one’s coffee in the morning.

East Coast earthquakes are different the the West Coast. First is was a shallow earthquake and it was in rock so it was felt much further. West Coast earthquakes are usually a lot deeper and the ground in much softer so it does travel as far.

Where I live about 90 miles away in North Potomac, MD my house start to shake for about 30 seconds but nothing broke. During the six months I spent in Palo Alto, California I never felt any earthquakes.

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Well, doctorossi failed to inform me that the Arsenal sold 3 of their best players and I went into watching the match with ManU this weekend clueless to that *little* fact.

Suffice to say if that match didn’t kill me by the end of the carnage, I don’t think anything will.

Yeah, wasn't good.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Well, doctorossi failed to inform me that the Arsenal sold 3 of their best players and I went into watching the match with ManU this weekend clueless to that *little* fact.

Don't worry- we've got the captain of South Korea... until he has to leave for military service in a year.

[Doctorossi]

Hey, shark- congrats on the Kokuriko premiere.

[cipher]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Well, doctorossi failed to inform me that the Arsenal sold 3 of their best players and I went into watching the match with ManU this weekend clueless to that *little* fact.

Suffice to say if that match didn’t kill me by the end of the carnage, I don’t think anything will.

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Yeah, wasn't good.

As a Liverpool fan, I obviously wish the score had been reversed. Although, it was fun to see the press overreacting to this scoreline, even though the game only proved that Manchester's first team can easily beat what was essentially Arsenal's reserve/youth squad.

[Steedeel]

Man U will romp the league again.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Penton,
Glad to see you up & posting! I trust that means a few steps closer to recovery?

Great book! My Dad did, in fact, read it AND told me about the film(which I just Netflixed about a month ago). I guess something about great minds...
Anyway, glad to see active!

I can’t complain, as some have it much tougher than me. ‘Tube of the Day –

http://lagunaniguel.patch.com/articl...-even-in-death

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Hey, shark- congrats on the Kokuriko premiere.

For those not in the loop, he's talking this:

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/ti...muponpoppyhill

Meanwhile, I was kinda waiting for Penton to bring it up, as I figured he might even show up for this one:

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/ti...cturesclassics

The silence is deafening...

[Penton-Man]

I’ve been busy searching the web for screenshots of the upcoming Star Wars Blu-rays in order to get an early preview on what there is to come. Where the heck is xylon, when you really need him?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

It’s complicated and difficult but, it’s being worked on….http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/s...otype-face-on/

Voilà –
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Pr...97E/index.html

[phansson]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ve been busy searching the web for screenshots of the upcoming Star Wars Blu-rays in order to get an early preview on what there is to come. Where the heck is xylon, when you really need him?

That is way to funny.....

How have you been Penton?

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ve been busy searching the web for screenshots of the upcoming Star Wars Blu-rays in order to get an early preview on what there is to come. Where the heck is xylon, when you really need him?

I've avoided all threads 'till now just to avoid the inevitable onslaught of kvetching, but stumbled over there just to peak.

The discourse is even uglier than I feared...