Just watched...

Just watched Eastern Promises on the new TV.

1. I'm still loving the new TV. Maybe it's even better than DLP at the multiplex? More consistent, that's for sure.


2. I think I like Promises even more than I did when I saw at the theater. It's a little pulpier (in a good way) than I remember. Definitely recommended.

If you love TV like I love TV...

Extremely in-depth video quality comparison: Blu-ray vs. HD cable vs. Apple TV vs. DVD.

HDTV 2.

I have two weaknesses.

1. Stacey. (What my baby wants, my baby gets.)


2. High-def TV. (More for watching movies than actual TV shows.)

So I recently got a new LCD TV that I didn't really need. And I have zero remorse. This TV looks amazing, almost as good as going to the multiplex and catching a flick on a digital cinema projector.

Also got a Playstation 3, which does a very impressive job of up-converting standard DVDs to 1080p resolution. It also plays 1080p-native Blu-ray discs, which look even more impressive, of course.

Out-of-print. Seriously.

I think I've mentioned before that Hide and Creep is currently out-of-print, DVD-wise. I was poking around today, and it's starting to get kind of hard-to-find, especially new.

This is kind of a shame, since I want it to be easy for folks to see the movie. But it is kind of cool that people continue to buy the movie.

If you are looking for a "first edition" DVD, Amazon has a few copies for sale through their sub-merchants (try here and here).

I guess if we don't get picked up by another distributor in the next few months, we'll have to self-release a new Hide and Creep DVD.

Fango shout-out.

Effects maestro Jonathan Thornton told me Interplanetary got a tiny mention in the March issue of Fangoria magazine. And the movie ain't even done yet!

As soon as I find the issue in question, I'll post details.

Catching up.

I'm now only one week behind on "Things..." and "Other Worlds Than These" posts.

Yay.

Just finally sort of getting caught up at the day job. And just about to finally get back on Interplanetary production.

We took January off so I could get caught up on post-production (didn't really happen--see previous complaints about day job) and so our pal Mike Harring could borrow the Crewless Aaton to shoot his first feature (did happen--see Mike's blog).

But Trap's been making phone calls and getting things moving. So, with any luck, we might film some more before February's over.

"Other Worlds Than These" episode 022.

022: The Jaws Log.

If you care about Jaws (and you should--it is one of the great genre films), there's a fine making-of documentary available on the Jaws 30th Anniversary DVD.

After watching the documentary, if you're hungry for even more film-crew-versus-shark action, check out The Jaws Log, Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb's memoir about the movie.

It's no surprise that Gottlieb knows how to tell a story. But I was surprised to find out that Gottlieb's tale of the troubled production is a real page-turner, even reading it with the knowledge that Jaws would become the prototypical blockbuster.