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

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

le ouch!

Oh, now it's just a game...

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RIMM

I'm going to ride the bastard down to zero so I have a good story to tell...

Oh, and I own a Playbook too. You can make fun of that if you'd like...

[sharkshark]

It's official:

"A 15-minute satellite feed of the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will stream at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the night of Dec. 20 and again the following day at 9 a.m. ET/PT."

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Another Sony Annoyance

Colombiana - Unrated cut only.
No option to see the theatrical cut.

...what is going on over at Sony?

Perhaps people spending too much time having great fun at off-sites like this – http://www.break.com/sony-DVDs/colombiana/
leaving nobody left back at the fort to do the authoring of both versions of the film?

Seriously, given the essence of the motion picture, I really don’t think that many consumers who purchase the Blu-ray edition will fret over not having the theatrical version when the Unrated version has been made available.

Sheesh, we’re not talking cinematic history here.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I'm 100% with you on this one. I find releases like this unacceptable.

Now I think I know how Custer felt when he looked in every direction.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Moi. And I make a crapload less than you (plus, I own RIM stock...)

The dude's gotta feed the monkey...My writeup, on a slightly more major site than my own:

http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/1...t-protocol.php

We all can't live off fat SONY cash, as much as I'd love to get a job from you...

Well then, I hope you got your monies worth, i.e. a good Numb Butt.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

If you followed me on twitter (cough...) you'd have seen that I asked Tim League specifically if he had the setup for 48fps. He's got the Sony 4K projectors, but thought he'd need software update to get true 48fps - ergo, from the info I got from theatre owner, we saw a 24fps file (that =may= have been the issue of corruption we saw when they first tried to play the trailer, resulting in the second one being downloaded for playback)

Now, this conversation took place at about 4am after the 8th or 9th film, so things might have been dodgy, but that's what I got out of him...

No, not ‘dodgy’ at all in regards to the fps. You got it right . Tim was also correct about the software update. I just wanted to see you journalistically shine in front of our membership with eyewitness information.

Later on, I’ll elaborate further as to how theaters (like Alamo Drafthouse) equipped with the Sony 4k projector are actually better prepared (less hurdles to overcome) in the exhibition of P.J.’s The Hobbit as compared to another competitor’s projectors, as soon as the standards organization adopts this frame rate. For now, I’m trying to get out of the office, ASAP.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Sheesh, we’re not talking cinematic history here.

Actually, we kind of are.

I grok your 'this ain't (the proverbial) Shakespeare' message, but I disagree on principle. I think if it's worth releasing on video, it's worth releasing properly on video and that means letting people watch what they saw in theatres. With the number of these 'unrated cut'-only releases that come out, I feel very lucky that there happens to have been relatively little crossover with movies I want, so far. I would be pretty angry if I'd fallen in love with a movie and looked forward to its release, only to find I was being given something else, instead.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Now I think I know how Custer felt when he looked in every direction.

A "+1" will do that to you?

[Blu-Ray Watcher]

Penton, any word on when the next ASM trailer is coming? I'm thinking sometime this week, with both Dragon Tattoo and Tintin coming out (Sony was a part of both).

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Perhaps people spending too much time having great fun at off-sites like this – http://www.break.com/sony-DVDs/colombiana/
leaving nobody left back at the fort to do the authoring of both versions of the film?

Seriously, given the essence of the motion picture, I really don’t think that many consumers who purchase the Blu-ray edition will fret over not having the theatrical version when the Unrated version has been made available.

Sheesh, we’re not talking cinematic history here.

Another man's trash is another man's treasure.

Colombiana may not be a cinematic game changer, but Stripes was huge. And now there's no way to see the film (in its original form) the way many have seen it for decades on Blu-ray, which should be the best way.

After all, the studios are spending big bucks to even present the crappy 3D conversions of crappy films on BD.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-L...Blu-ray/16718/

What's next? 1.78 crops of 'scope 2.35 films? Oh wait, Echo Bridge Entertainment is already doing this. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Supercop-Blu-ray/22171/

But really, how hard is it to branch the theatrical original these days? It can't be that expensive if bloody Universal is doing it. Universal making Sony look bad? Impossible!

[dobyblue]

Any chance a certain Mr. Sosinsky might have some announcements to make at CES?

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Seriously, given the essence of the motion picture, I really don’t think that many consumers who purchase the Blu-ray edition will fret over not having the theatrical version when the Unrated version has been made available.

Aside from a few exceptions, I am always disappointed when the "Theatrical Cut" is not included.

As much as I'd LIKE to get it, it will be a while before I end up purchasing "Colombiana," but when I do, I will once again be disappointed.

~Alan

[Doctorossi]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7922

Ok, Penton- what happened to "You heard it here first"?

Explain yourself!

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7922

Ok, Penton- what happened to "You heard it here first"?

Explain yourself!

Yes Penton, as I'm typing I am arming myself with:

a torch
a pitchfork

and will be forming a mob heading to Culver City when the moon is at its fullest!

[sharkshark]

Hobbit trailer's out... One thing I can confirm, the colour timing on the 3D version is quite excellent, they did a super good job IMO maintaining the look of the earlier trilogy when compensating for 3D. The 3rd time through I even took time to watch part of it w/o glasses just for giggles.

There's little that's gee-whiz about the 3D, it's all about depth of image. I think it'll look fabulous in 3D, and fabulous at home on 2D blu

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

I think it'll look fabulous in 3D, and fabulous at home on 2D blu

I'm very curious about which methodology they'll use to master the 2D release (vis a vis frame-rate).

Meanwhile, I finally made it to Hugo last night, but the projection was off at the beginning, so I only got to see the Titanic trailer in spectrum-filtered 2D. Oh, well. I'm guessing it'll be on Tintin, as well. Hugo was nice stuff.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

A "+1" will do that to you?

You are devaluing your equivalent worth.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Watcher

Penton, any word on when the next ASM trailer is coming?...

Hi Watcher. No.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

You are devaluing your equivalent worth.

Awwww- you're sweet!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Another man's trash is another man's treasure.

Colombiana may not be a cinematic game changer, but Stripes was huge. And now there's no way to see the film (in its original form) the way many have seen it for decades on Blu-ray, which should be the best way.

After all, the studios are spending big bucks to even present the crappy 3D conversions of crappy films on BD.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-L...Blu-ray/16718/

What's next? 1.78 crops of 'scope 2.35 films? Oh wait, Echo Bridge Entertainment is already doing this. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Supercop-Blu-ray/22171/

But really, how hard is it to branch the theatrical original these days? It can't be that expensive if bloody Universal is doing it. Universal making Sony look bad? Impossible!

PeterTHX, your complaint has been recorded. Speaking of SPHE and UPIE -
http://www.filmink.com.au/news/unive...e-ent-venture/