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

[juanleche]

It appears from his post on the other insider thread that A certain insider no longer works for a certain software company and appears to be saying good bye to that forum. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post12821799

Is the timing a coincidence? or did a certain recent anouncemnt prompt his "decision"?

[phansson]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Currently, I would say that BestBuy is on the fastest track toward eventual total Blu enlightenment to its customers.

Thanks Penton, BestBuy would be the first of the dominos. Can't wait to see it.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Hey, I plan on getting your official Blu-ray leather jacket out in the mail next week. It is well worth over $100. retail value and you’ll have to ask our forum member richteer (?sp) what the total value is when you factor it in as a Collector’s item given how few were produced.

I paid 105 Euro for my jacket, which is about $150 US. I've not yet seen it with my own eyes as its on its way to Kelowna from the Netherlands, but I'll post an update on the forums when I get it. I'll include pics too, though I'm not as photogenic as Mystik. :-)

[space2001]

Penton,

Don't know if you can do this but right now Disney is offering if you buy con-air or the rock on blu-ray and you own the DVD they will give you $10 (mail in offer)

this is Great........but they make you cut out the upc or Proof of purchase, for many people this suck beacsue we don't want to cut up our cover art.

Is there anything that can be done about this.

[mystiksuicide]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ve been working on getting better tickets (than I had last year) for the upcoming Grammy Awards.
As long as they get me one row in front of Craig Kornblau so that he can only see the back of my head, I will be satisfied.

Hey, I plan on getting your official Blu-ray leather jacket out in the mail next week. It is well worth over $100. retail value and you’ll have to ask our forum member richteer (?sp) what the total value is when you factor it in as a Collector’s item given how few were produced.

I am very aware how rare they are, and have spent twice that much already on my clothing for the shoot. It's funny how much those jeans where ($$$) but hey if you want designer holes you have to pay for them. lol

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Hey, I plan on getting your official Blu-ray leather jacket out in the mail next week. It is well worth over $100. retail value and you’ll have to ask our forum member richteer (?sp) what the total value is when you factor it in as a Collector’s item given how few were produced.

Say... if one were so inclined to purchase said item at regular retail value... how would one go about said task?

[mystiksuicide]

Penton any news on Weinstein? I know they are supposed to be hd dvd exclusive but as of late they gone silent.

They aren't making hd dvd's and not talking about Blu-Ray. They have some great titles for such a small company.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by depooter

Hey Penton.

Please let the studios know that us "early adopters" like non-action films as well. It would be nice for studios like Fox and Sony and to release Blu-Rays of smaller films such as "The Darjeeling Limited", "Southland Tales" and "The King of Kong"..

Hi Greg
Amy Pascal (Sony) is one of the most powerful (and delightful) people in Hollywood and she loves non-action films.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I would say the best way to put it is that the company knows they want their discs to match their shirts, and are moving in that direction as fast as not honking off Tosh/Paramount/Uni too badly will allow.

Hey Wicky,
Somebody PM’ed me a link to decipher the *numbers* in the inscription on my gift.
I haven’t got around to the translation but, regardless, the memento will stay on my desk.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Spankey

Penton,

Care to comment on Amir's "retirement"?

Who is Amir?
I do know of a person called the A-man where if you check the rant thread several months ago….. his upcoming “retirement” was predicted by many people in Hollywood, as I posted there awhile back.

Actually, if memory serves, Darinp also mentioned at that time that he had spoken to people (at a software company?) who told him that the A-man was being encouraged to “retire”.

As far as this Amir guy goes, whoever he is, I wish him the best and encourage him to watch movies in Blu-ray rather than DVDs on some up-converting Toshiba player.
The difference is quite obvious.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by richteer

I paid 105 Euro for my jacket, which is about $150 US. I've not yet seen it with my own eyes as its on its way to Kelowna from the Netherlands, but I'll post an update on the forums when I get it. I'll include pics too, though I'm not as photogenic as Mystik. :-)

He probably had to box the item and the shipping from the Netherlands to you may take awhile.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

I am very aware how rare they are, and have spent twice that much already on my clothing for the shoot. It's funny how much those jeans where ($$$) but hey if you want designer holes you have to pay for them. lol

I hope that the holes are BIG !

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Say... if one were so inclined to purchase said item at regular retail value... how would one go about said task?

You can’t buy them from any retail store, as they are quite unique.
Have richteer post the e-bay ad for clarification.
All you can do is get one somehow from a previous owner.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Penton any news on Weinstein? I know they are supposed to be hd dvd exclusive but as of late they gone silent.

They aren't making hd dvd's and not talking about Blu-Ray. They have some great titles for such a small company.

Not since this post.................

See………………………………….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2849

[WickyWoo]

Penton, PMs

I look forward to finding out who gave you the help and prematurely ruining my fun

[Penton-Man]

Got to go people, as it's time to do a Blu lunch.

Later.

P.S.
Hey Wicky, or any other insiders/mods - feel free to answer any questions for me on my personal thread, as I'm not picky about that sort of thing.

[mystiksuicide]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Not since this post.................

See………………………………….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2849

I hadn't seen that post, damn that sucks I think they have some great titles.

[Mote]

Hey Penton-Man,

Can you recommend a good sushi restaurant on Washington Blvd. I'm right next to Sony Studios.

Thanks.

[WickyWoo]

Can you recommend a good sushi restaurant on Washington Blvd. I'm right next to Sony Studios.

I'd say that depends on how your mouth and wallet define "good"

[daisuke149]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I'd say that depends on how your mouth and wallet define "good"

yeah P.S sorry not so much a question but a wth i want a nice leather blu-ray jacket! lol its cold here too so I'd wear it around school. someone please post up that link somewhere