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

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I think he forgot the last part, where, after finally getting the release we wanted, we now only need "insert a variety of titles here" and then we'd be happy. I know it, because I participate in it myself.

Yeah, I CAN'T BELIEVE that they won't give us LOLITA or LYNDON right now, all we've got is 2001, FULL METAL JACKET, THE SHINING, PATHS OF GLORY, EYES WIDE SHUT, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, etc.

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Yeah, I CAN'T BELIEVE that they won't give us LOLITA or LYNDON right now, all we've got is 2001, FULL METAL JACKET, THE SHINING, PATHS OF GLORY, EYES WIDE SHUT, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, etc.

Hey, those are coming. Now we just need The Killing, Killer's Kiss and a good release of Spartacus

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

Hey, those are coming. Now we just need The Killing, Killer's Kiss and a good release of Spartacus

No, I know, that was part of the joke... Hence the "right now"

Blasphemy, I know, but I'm not sure I _need_ K and KK on BD. Sad, but true... Now, the lost films being released, that'd be pretty cool (even though they're no doubt not very good)

[Penton-Man]

Sith, GabrielB…..your guess(es) and thoughts in this area are as good as mine. I’m not a creative or development executive.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

Nolan has said in various interviews that they have a great script for the new Superman film, and I don't see why he would lie given his reputation.

Well, where the heck have you been? Long time no hear. I was beginning to think you went back to living underwater and such for several month deployments.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Not sure if anyone has been following the latest entertainment on the 'other' forum as the firestorms regarding Back to the Future and Apocalypse Now have really been getting big. On any rate, "Milt99" posted this over there which sums it up.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...&postcount=456

That link doesn’t work for me. Technical error or intentional deletion?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Sadly, I didn't find much better talk going on in other sections here either. Whatevs... I tire of the same conversation over and over, and went there to inform people about the joys of the Canadian release (being fixed asap, but still kinda amusing)

Meanwhile, had an awful time tonight reviewing a film that everyone has (or should have) seen. Not sure it says anything interesting, but here you go:

http://filmfest.ca/2010/10/22/psycho/

Nice write-up.

I don’t know if you’ve watched the show but, in the new TV series Hawaii Five-O, one of the main characters (Danno) has the ringtone for his ex-wife being the infamous sound effect from Psycho.

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Nice write-up.


I don’t know if you’ve watched the show but, in the new TV series Hawaii Five-O, one of the main characters (Danno) has the ringtone for his ex-wife being the infamous sound effect from Psycho.

Cheers, thanks for the complement


heh, my ringtone is the theme of Shakey Pictures (downloadable as a link via BD-Live from the Neil Young Archives).

Almost as spooky.

I write as I'm testing my new SVS sub to see how it integrates with the system. Blaring the DVD-Audio of "Prophet Song" by Queen, and I'm sure my neighbours are enjoying that fact...

Speaking of creepy, off to see SALO tonight, presented by John Waters. Let that image set in for a bit...

[sharkshark]

Awww... well before joining this site, we had a conversation I'd completely forgotten about.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...0&postcount=40

Look how civil we were!

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

No, I know, that was part of the joke... Hence the "right now"

Blasphemy, I know, but I'm not sure I _need_ K and KK on BD. Sad, but true... Now, the lost films being released, that'd be pretty cool (even though they're no doubt not very good)

Well, I really like The Killing, so I'd like to see that one on Blu. Killer's Kiss is personally Kubrick's worst movie, though it's still very good. Still, it's pretty sure they're coming, since I can't believe Criterion would only make a deal with MGM on Paths of Glory, and forget the other two Kubrick movies. And whether they're coming or not, I'm going to enjoy the heck out of PoG when it arrives
And since I've never seen his 'lost' movies, those should be very interesting to see as well.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm a Blu-ray Guru now. My mother would be so proud

[Show spoiler]if only she cared about Blu-ray, and internet forums in general

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

That link doesn’t work for me. Technical error or intentional deletion?

Unfortunately, they deleted it.

In essence, "Milt99" described the typical AVS forum reaction in a series of steps - it was quite funny (and true!).

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I'm going to enjoy the heck out of PoG when it arrives

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Unfortunately, they deleted it.
In essence, "Milt99" described the typical AVS forum reaction in a series of steps - it was quite funny (and true!).

Well, all forums have some ‘bad apples’….so to speak.

AVS has some good knowledgeable people …. if memory serves from my old posting days there, names like Chris Whiggles, Mr. D, etc. come to mind as well as co-habitants/posters on this forum and AVS like for instance Stacey Spears, Kris Deering, neo reloaded, etc.

It’s just that thru their compulsive tenacity, the ‘bad apples’ tend to provide so much prolific 'noise' that it drowns out all the good informative postings.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

FYI, just saw a digital project of APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX, presumably the same "print" being used for the BD....

Mere child’s play compared to the infrastructure needed and expended for this project - The Karate Kid …..https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-K.../14435/#Review

Which was scanned and finished (i.e. graded) in 4K. A complete 4K end-to-end workflow.

[Penton-Man]

shark, seen any of 'em? http://www.oscars.org/press/pressrel...20101013a.html

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

shark, seen any of 'em? http://www.oscars.org/press/pressrel...20101013a.html

Yeah, been going on about INCENDIES for a while, it's a really amazing film. And UNCLE BOONMEE, despite winning the Palme D'or, is one of the worst films I've seen in decades.

[Penton-Man]

In regards to the post I made on the last page concerning The Karate Kid (2010), I received several PMs essentially asking me if/how can I reconcile the information which I provided….with that of the master format as listed in the Technical specs for this motion picture on the IMDB website.

Quite simply, my answer is that the IMDB Tech specs apparently are not completely accurate.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Yeah, been going on about INCENDIES for a while, it's a really amazing film....

I think you have good taste.

Some classical folks are even of the opinion that, in fact, it is so good, that it was worthwhile to back up their convictions with $$ and purchase the domestic rights to the flick.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Mere child’s play compared to the infrastructure needed and expended for this project - The Karate Kid …..https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-K.../14435/#Review

Which was scanned and finished (i.e. graded) in 4K. A complete 4K end-to-end workflow.

^

What that means is….not settling for inferior 2K proxies to work with during the filmmaking process. So, not just 4K scanning, but also, subsequently working completely within the 4K realm (whether it be filmmaking or, for that matter, restoration) ultimately affects and results in a more precise appearance for everything else downstream, i.e. the HD masters, and even the Blu-rays.

You see, color grading isn’t just adding ‘color’ to thee original capture, it also involves a host of other digital tools, such as defocus, grain/noise reduction and sharpening .

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I don't think there will be anything left after the heavy fines for all the gawdawful soccer talk....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/...news/#39856499