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

[Penton-Man]

Bobby H. -
You've got another PM pending.
She plans to make the purchase this weekend.

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

You missed. I had it all in Spoiler several posts up.

That Messi prick, I want to punch him in the neck. Diving bastard.

Oi vey!!!
One or two of the Barcelona arguably fell over very easily (but remember Arsenal were awarded a very light penalty last week) but I don't think it's fair to accuse Messi of it.
At 22 years old, he's quite simply the best player in the world (by a country mile) and is on fire at the moment, I don't think any defence could handle him right now.
It's not a word I use lightly about sportspeople, but the lad is a genius.

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Does anyone know if Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben (Kubrick?) are expected to be chosen as players for their respective nations in the upcoming World Cup in South Africa…
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4410

Robben's definitely going to be there. If he's not injured, that is (happens a lot to him, for some reason).

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

Oi vey!!!
One or two of the Barcelona arguably fell over very easily (but remember Arsenal were awarded a very light penalty last week) but I don't think it's fair to accuse Messi of it.
At 22 years old, he's quite simply the best player in the world (by a country mile) and is on fire at the moment, I don't think any defence could handle him right now.
It's not a word I use lightly about sportspeople, but the lad is a genius.

The preferred transliteration is "Oy", but point taken.

I dunno, something about the bangs. And, yeah, that chip over the goalie was... sick.

Sadly, it really was my first whistle-to-whistle match in 2010 for watching the boys, and, man, it was ugly. Messi at least is taking time away from Rooney (who also I kinda hate, as he looks like a bad guy from Dick Tracey), and the superVag Ronaldo.

I miss Zidane, and on the Arses I miss Henry doing his little magic - even with a flagrant handballs in quali games he comes across as a guy worth watching. It's sad to think of him on the bench watching this 22 year old phenom with Blagojevitch hair take all the thunder. Fabregas getting hurt sure sucked for our boys, in the end.

And good ol' Zidane? Well, that's a whole 'nother thing, head butt aside....

[sharkshark]

Cool article...

http://3dcinecast.blogspot.com/2010/...ntelligence%29

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Cool article...

http://3dcinecast.blogspot.com/2010/...ntelligence%29

Except for the fact (unless I missed something by quickly scanning the link) that “Clash” was a modern day motion picture never originally intended to be seen as “3D” (reportedly, it was a last minute attempt by Warner Bros. to ‘up-grade’ a 2D film to would-be 3D in order to justify charging extra for a ticket)….and the post ‘work’ involved to make it into a 3D presentation, I believe, is a reflection of that.

Whereas, “Alice” from the get-go was always intended to be shot in native 3D; however, the filmmakers concluded after shooting tests with the Fusion 3-D cameras (AVATAR) that they didn’t have the time or funding to incorporate the infrastructure needed for a high-end native 3D production. But, the Fusion 3-D tests enabled them to think ‘in 3D’ for all their shots from the original conceptual stage.

This ‘thinking’ was later incorporated into the post work on “Alice” which was essentially 4 years of work compressed into 2 years. American Cinematographer should be coming out with a detailed article about the principal photography and post production of “Alice” in their April issue. I’m not sure if the issue has been mailed yet to subscribers but, keep an eye out for it.

My question is, when “Clash” comes out on Blu-ray in 2D, will the reviewer (for Blu-ray.com) get permission to post screenshots, if some other boards haven’t already bashed the hell out it before it streets?

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

The preferred transliteration is "Oy", but point taken.

Sorry, no offence intended, I honestly thought "oi" was an acceptable spelling too.

Originally Posted by sharkshark

I dunno, something about the bangs. And, yeah, that chip over the goalie was... sick.

Sadly, it really was my first whistle-to-whistle match in 2010 for watching the boys, and, man, it was ugly. Messi at least is taking time away from Rooney (who also I kinda hate, as he looks like a bad guy from Dick Tracey), and the superVag Ronaldo.

I miss Zidane, and on the Arses I miss Henry doing his little magic - even with a flagrant handballs in quali games he comes across as a guy worth watching. It's sad to think of him on the bench watching this 22 year old phenom with Blagojevitch hair take all the thunder. Fabregas getting hurt sure sucked for our boys, in the end.

And good ol' Zidane? Well, that's a whole 'nother thing, head butt aside....

I loved Zinade too (we were almost born on the same day ), the last truly "great" player before Messi.
You didn't exactly pick an ideal game to be your first one to watch this year though, for an Arsenal fan. But it certainly wasn't "ugly", far from it. From an objective view it was beautiful to watch, Barcelona as an attacking force are poetry in motion, with the boy Messi pulling the strings. The mind boggles at what he might achieve if he is this good at 22.
I always like Henry too, but I hardly feel sorry for him, it think he's happy where he is. He moved to Barcelona at the end of his career, and he's won league titles and a Champions League, and I'm sure he's being handsomely rewarded financially too. Hey, I even forgave him for *that* handball, and it only took a couple of days.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Fabregas getting hurt sure sucked for our boys, in the end.

And good ol' Zidane? Well, that's a whole 'nother thing, head butt aside....

I didn't know he (Fabregas) was hurt? I thought he picked up a bogus 2nd yellow card in the previous game. And he wasn't the only guy that we missed, how 'bout the little guy with the BIG foot?

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I didn't know he (Fabregas) was hurt? I thought he picked up a bogus 2nd yellow card in the previous game. And he wasn't the only guy that we missed, how 'bout the little guy with the BIG foot?

He reportedly finished the first leg, including scoring the equalising penalty, with a broken leg.
Cesc Leg Break


Re:American Cinematographer; is it worth a read for an amateur, or would I be way out of my depth? I just check their website and there's a six month trial for $15 that appears to offer *free* shipping to me 6000 mile away

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Except for the fact (unless I missed something by quickly scanning the link) that “Clash” was a modern day motion picture never originally intended to be seen as “3D” (reportedly, it was a last minute attempt by Warner Bros. to ‘up-grade’ a 2D film to would-be 3D in order to justify charging extra for a ticket)….and the post ‘work’ involved to make it into a 3D presentation, I believe, is a reflection of that.

Whereas, “Alice” from the get-go was always intended to be shot in native 3D; however, the filmmakers concluded after shooting tests with the Fusion 3-D cameras (AVATAR) that they didn’t have the time or funding to incorporate the infrastructure needed for a high-end native 3D production. But, the Fusion 3-D tests enabled them to think ‘in 3D’ for all their shots from the original conceptual stage.

Studio bashing aside (snark, snark), yeah, that's entirely what the article's about...

[sharkshark]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

Sorry, no offence intended, I honestly thought "oi" was an acceptable spelling too.

Oh, lord, it's not a question of offense... It's a transliteration (ie., phonetically spelling with english letters the sound of another language). Ever wonder why there's no good answer about whether it's Channukah or Hanuka? No, you probably haven't...

I loved Zinade too (we were almost born on the same day ), the last truly "great" player before Messi.
You didn't exactly pick an ideal game to be your first one to watch this year though, for an Arsenal fan. But it certainly wasn't "ugly", far from it. From an objective view it was beautiful to watch, Barcelona as an attacking force are poetry in motion, with the boy Messi pulling the strings. The mind boggles at what he might achieve if he is this good at 22.
I always like Henry too, but I hardly feel sorry for him, it think he's happy where he is. He moved to Barcelona at the end of his career, and he's won league titles and a Champions League, and I'm sure he's being handsomely rewarded financially too. Hey, I even forgave him for *that* handball, and it only took a couple of days.

yes, he agreed begrudgingly... but it was sort of like watching a Globetrotters came... and the Arses were the Generals.

It was a sad reflection of what should have been a much better match, superstar kid aside.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Whereas, “Alice” from the get-go was always intended to be shot in native 3D; however, the filmmakers concluded after shooting tests with the Fusion 3-D cameras (AVATAR) that they didn’t have the time or funding to incorporate the infrastructure needed for a high-end native 3D production. But, the Fusion 3-D tests enabled them to think ‘in 3D’ for all their shots from the original conceptual stage.

This ‘thinking’ was later incorporated into the post work on “Alice” which was essentially 4 years of work compressed into 2 years.

Why were they able to do it for the fairly low budgeted Journey To The Center Of The Earth?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Studio bashing aside (snark, snark), yeah, that's entirely what the article's about...

Sometimes “Snarky” is good on the internet.

Remember shark, as I mentioned before, I don’t turn the other cheek to anyone, much less kneel and bow to a studio, any studio, that selectively tampers with reviewers visa-vie their illustrative aids as retribution for the faults of others, namely ‘the usual suspects’ from other forums, as Jeff refers to them. Heck, Ken’s screenshots, per se aren’t even damning to the work that was done on FOTR....it’s those Blu-ray vs. HDTV mpeg-2 comparisons on other boards posted by what essentially are their ‘official reviewers’ by proxy and are whole-heartedly allowed by the administration or ownership of those other forums/boards.

If anything, WB owes an apology to Ken Brown and Blu-ray.com for their poor judgment in this matter which overwhelms in importance any real or perceived picture quality of FOTR…..which is almost secondary at this point.

Decisions like that make all studios look bad, just like decisions to do 2D to 3D conversions...and going directly against the Director’s wishes in that regard and resulting in less than optimally perceived 3D products distributed onto the marketplace..
http://www.ugo.com/movies/clash-of-the-titans-3d-stinks

[Buddy Christ]

Mr. Penton.

I had recently put up a poll about when people would buy/adopt 3D technology. You actually got me interested in it months ago. What is your take on it?
Is it a "gimmick" or is it here to stay?
Your thoughts.

Thank You

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by horseflesh

Re:American Cinematographer; is it worth a read for an amateur, or would I be way out of my depth? I just check their website and there's a six month trial for $15 that appears to offer *free* shipping to me 6000 mile away

horse, I think some things you may struggle with, like for instance anything about lighting, other things I think you should have no trouble with reading and understand.....plus, that trial price seems like a real bargain to me.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Why were they able to do it for the fairly low budgeted Journey To The Center Of The Earth?

Peter, I said time or funding....to get the infrastructure in place. You would have to ask the Producer the particulars.

Hey, did you see the pro LCD which Dolby recently announced?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu2U

Mr. Penton.

I had recently put up a poll about when people would buy/adopt 3D technology. You actually got me interested in it months ago. What is your take on it?
Is it a "gimmick" or is it here to stay?
Your thoughts.

Thank You

Blu , I recently gave my comments in that regard here....
https://forum.blu-ray.com/insider-di...ml#post3117147

[Buddy Christ]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Blu , I recently gave my comments in that regard here....
https://forum.blu-ray.com/insider-di...ml#post3117147

I had a feeling you had already addressed this but didn't think it was only 4 pages back Ha HA.

Thank you though

And yes it really looks like a wait and see kind of thing.

[blimey]

Hi, Penton-Man, is this boxset from Sony Pictures getting worldwide release or even Blu-ray?

[Cinema Squid]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Heck, Ken’s screenshots, per se aren’t even damning to the work that was done on FOTR....it’s those Blu-ray vs. HDTV mpeg-2 comparisons on other boards posted by what essentially are their ‘official reviewers’ by proxy and are whole-heartedly allowed by the administration or ownership of those other forums/boards.

If you are referring to AVS, I'd just like to point out that they do have "official" official reviewers and damn good ones - most notably Ralph Potts who, in my not so humble opinion, is one of the best and a well-respected Blu-ray reviewer of long-standing (along with BR.C's own Kenneth Brown).