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by Eric W.
Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:33 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Box Office Weekend Results 2/19
Replies: 9
Views: 1496

Re: Box Office Weekend Results 2/19

AndyDursin wrote:Excellent "holds" as they say for PINK PANTHER and CURIOUS GEORGE. Good to see EIGHT BELOW find an audience as well.

And Harrison Ford couldn't make INDY 4 because he had to make FIREWALL?? Yikes.
Yikes indeed, but frankly, it's probably just as well that they don't make that film.
by Eric W.
Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:28 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: All the bigger boys pick on Ben Kingsley
Replies: 1
Views: 452

Re: All the bigger boys pick on Ben Kingsley

Another bad week for Britain’s least favorite comedy egomaniac Sir Krishna Banji, with both The Times and the Mail carrying stories with other theatrical knights of the realm ridiculing him for insisting on being billed as ‘Sir Ben Kingsley’ on the posters for Lucky Number Slevin . http://women.tim...
by Eric W.
Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:38 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Which ROBOCOP to get?
Replies: 5
Views: 655

At this rate, wait for the Blu-Ray version. :P
by Eric W.
Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:43 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: CASINO ROYALE Official Press Release (Cast Announcements)
Replies: 10
Views: 1709

Re: CASINO ROYALE Announces Villain...

...and he's not exactly a household name. Then again, seems like they're going the "unknown" route with this entire cast. Who would've thought Judi Dench would be the most familiar name? Inflate the balloons, fling the streamers around and toot on your whistles, the producers of the Bond ...
by Eric W.
Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:13 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: New Image from Power of The Dark Crystal...
Replies: 4
Views: 1652

Re: New Image from Power of The Dark Crystal...

The "Book of Habidad" (a fan site devoted to The Dark Crystal) has a still image of Kira, as she appears in the new film... http://habidabad.com/news.htm As a fan of the film, I'm encouraged -- at least it looks like the visual style from the original film is being retained. And IMDB list...
by Eric W.
Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:12 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: EIGHT BELOW: The First Big Surprise of 2006?
Replies: 3
Views: 932

Nice! Something to keep an eye out for.
by Eric W.
Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:32 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Con Air - Buckle Up!
Replies: 2
Views: 593

This is clearly the newest fad on the DVD scene -- throwing (mostly extraneous) bits from a deleted scenes section so you can remarket it as UNRATED EXTENDED! Sony just announced a whole group of these as well....it's a shame it's almost always for movies that nobody cares are "Unrated and Ext...
by Eric W.
Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:08 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: BAMBI II - Traditional Animation Lives?
Replies: 4
Views: 1141

I'm also encouraged by the hand-drawn Curious George movie. Not really the kind of animated movie I'd personally go to see, but it's nice to see "old-school" animation techniques still clinging to life (and how cool that this year's batch of Oscar-nominated animated features have not one ...
by Eric W.
Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:28 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Is Legend Of Zorro *that* bad?
Replies: 13
Views: 3887

I don't understand the Hate-orade that was swilled down in regards to this movie, either. It's basically more of the same: Fun. Escapist. Even a energetic score by Horner. Considering the nasty, depressing, violent, negative crap being spewed out by Hollywood in such abundance these days, seeing a m...
by Eric W.
Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:33 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...
Replies: 12
Views: 2161

Re: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...

Actually, the Dark Crystal LP credited "Orchestration by Trevor Jones, Peter Knight and John Coleman". Unlike *too many* composers these days, Jones is fully capable of orchestrating himself. He studied composition and orchetration at the Royal Academy of Music, and probably orchestrated ...
by Eric W.
Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:35 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...
Replies: 12
Views: 2161

Re: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...

Any word on whether Trevor Jones is coming back? His score was one of the most important elements of the original Drak Crystal (and still arguably his best score). Paul Largely thanks to the deceased orchestrator, Peter Knight. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/ Trevor Jones has NEVER again compos...
by Eric W.
Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:40 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...
Replies: 12
Views: 2161

Re: POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Announces Director...

Any word on whether Trevor Jones is coming back? His score was one of the most important elements of the original Drak Crystal (and still arguably his best score). Paul Largely thanks to the deceased orchestrator, Peter Knight. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/ Trevor Jones has NEVER again compos...
by Eric W.
Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:19 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE NEW WORLD: Malick Tinkering (Again!)
Replies: 15
Views: 3585

I'm reading it runs 135 minutes or so...sounds as if Malick tightened it up. I'm assuming that it was done with his blessing, though, since most of the complaints have been that it's too long. The score is an absolute gem on CD, very serene and relaxing...even some bird noises mixed in on a few tra...
by Eric W.
Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:47 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE NEW WORLD: Malick Tinkering (Again!)
Replies: 15
Views: 3585

This sounds like prime fodder for an expanded DVD release. I don't even want to see this, since it sounds so obviously hackneyed and incomplete.
by Eric W.
Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:01 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: PLANET OF THE APES Really, Really Expensive DVD Box Set
Replies: 10
Views: 1673

With some kind of HD DVD format on the horizon, whether it turns out to be Blu Ray or HD DVD, I'm beyond the point of "upgrading" simply if they rehash a transfer for 16:9. There are no new supplements in this set of any kind, and I'd be more interested in "upgrading" once they ...