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

[jdc115]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

How bout that Neil Young News Today!

Oh man, Neil Young, ZZ Top, etc.
I truly feel sorry for my neighbors in the coming months as I turn up da volume on all the music Blu-rays.

I thought Neil Young was anounced quite a while ago. at least on his site for the Archive project it was mentioned that it would be coming out in BD. There can not be enough concert and music releases on BD for me and this one is great. Do you have any idea how long it may take for part 2 of the Archives to release? Think is is possible in 2009 or probably a long wait given how particular N Young has been find a format that he felt suitable for his material.

[chris0]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

If nobody can offer up the correct title via the logical reasoning of clues that I have set forth, then I’ll resurrect this topic from the dead in about 2 weeks.
Say…………………May 19.

T.E. Lawrence died on May 19th, 1935. And Bigfoot is apparently some kind of scanner used for 70mm prints. I don't remember, has LOA been ruled out?

[cipher]

I have a feeling the name of this movie is on this page.

[cipher]

Okay, my last guess is Fantasia. 70th Anniversary is in 2 years which coincides with the 1-2 year timeline given by Penton and David Keighley Productions (DKP 70mm Inc.) is a subsidary of IMAX who were involved with Fantasia 2000.

[Slec]

Originally Posted by chris0

T.E. Lawrence died on May 19th, 1935. And Bigfoot is apparently some kind of scanner used for 70mm prints. I don't remember, has LOA been ruled out?

The May 19th angle had me stumped... Penton also said he prefers the output from a NorthLight scanner to that of Imagica's Bigfoot scanner.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Penton posted that the film is going through an extensive/expensive restoration. "BigFoot" will sell 10 copies in Blu-ray...one of them to me

That’s correct but, I wouldn’t quite think of it in that fashion.

Remember my original post said that this title had ascended to the top of the heap for digital archival purposes as it was due for some sort of updated digital file(s) by the Asset Management Dept. Those people are essentially mandated to deal with classics only and with all due respect to Bigfoot or Harry and the Hendersons, I don’t think they qualify as classics to those people.

In addition, when Asset Management decides what film to work on, they consider the cultural, historical and economical merits of the film in question. For example, a full blown digital restoration with all the trimmings was done on Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove several years back as it was due also; however, I sincerely doubt that sales from the resultant DVD knocked the socks off of anyone in the home entertainment division.

There may or may not already be a superb videomaster of the title in question already in the studio’s library but, I see no downside to this grander project in terms of an eventual Blu-ray edition……….other than perhaps if the studio decided to double-dip for some marketing reason and some faithful Blu-ray collectors got perturbed.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

What BD player are you using?

PS3 all the way.
I aint rich like some members such as FilmMixer who have purchased what 7 ? Blu-ray players so far.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by chris0

T.E. Lawrence died on May 19th, 1935.

I'm sure alot of other people also have.
But eyes I like your logic.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by chris0

And Bigfoot is apparently some kind of scanner used for 70mm prints.

Very, very good.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ica#post789785

plus

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=207

equals

http://www.in70mm.com/news/2006/south_pacific/index.htm
( ^ well………..not the title or the company per se but, a large piece of the puzzle previously offered to find the answer).

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Slec

The May 19th angle had me stumped.

Well, I couldn't wait for Aug. 16 to give another hint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._Lawrence

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Slec

Penton also said he prefers the output from a NorthLight scanner to that of Imagica's Bigfoot scanner.

After having seen test clips from both.
Originally the “BigFoot” was considered.
Remember the “northern lights” update hint I gave that mhafner picked up on?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by cipher

David Keighley Productions (DKP 70mm Inc.) is a subsidary of IMAX..................

Good pick-up.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by chris0

I don't remember, has LOA been ruled out?

Not by me.

[Penton-Man]

Tomlin, you owe me big time.

[hollywoodguy]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Tomlin, you owe me big time.

[hollywoodguy]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I aint rich like some members such as FilmMixer who have purchased what 7 ? Blu-ray players so far.

Is this the point where you share what kind of Revel speakers you have?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by hollywoodguy

Is this the point where you share what kind of Revel speakers you have?

Oops.

There are always exceptions to the home theatre budget.
The difficult part is hiding the bills from zee better half.

[DrXym]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

^
Well somebody paid attention to the subtle buried hint I offered but, alas you just interpreted it incorrectly.
Sorry, but no.

Try again.

Frankenstein or one of its immediate sequels.

[hollywoodguy]

Originally Posted by DrXym

Frankenstein or one of its immediate sequels.

I think the game is over already. We're just waiting for all the happy people to arrive.

[cipher]

Originally Posted by hollywoodguy

I think the game is over already. We're just waiting for all the happy people to arrive.

Rob won't be here for a while. He just fell off his chair after reading Penton's posts and is quietly shaking under his desk hoping this isn't a dream, like the last 30 times.

Wow...this is very exciting news. For the studios, I imagine LOA will be a very interesting test of the market in a year or two with all the extra potential Blu-Ray purchasers.