Thursday, July 24, 2008

JAWS WHERE IS THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING


For years a film maker/Jaws fan has been working on a documentary on "JAWS". His documentary is called "The Shark is Still Working". Well if you go in his web page http://www.sharkisstillworking.com/ you can see all the work that is going into this documentary. This however brings me to the movie itself "JAWS".



"Jaws" is a great movie memory for me. This was the only time in my childhood that we went back to see a movie again. (We went 3 times). "Jaws" still effects me today.



To this day every time I see the ocean (and I do almost everyday) I hear the "JAWS THEME".

Now Jaws did not make me afraid to go in the water ( I grew up In a Oxnard) it did make me think twice about going in.



Now because "Jaws" is a Summer movie I still kick of my Summer with a showing of the movie!

This year I haven't done it. I have no time but this weekend maybe my Summer will begin.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Estelle Getty The Bitch is Dead: Did the Devil call her home


In 1993 I met Estelle Getty at a Las Vegas video convention. She was their to promote her senior citizen work out video. At the video convention were people who owned or ran video stores. Celebrities were their to promote their project to video store owners. They sat in a both to sign autographs. I was fan of "The Golden Girls". I waited in her line for minutes. I was about to tell her that I was happy that she was going to be on "Empty Nest" but before I could

she was telling me "to leave & goodbye" I was at her booth for no more then 6 seconds. All her pictures were pre signed. That was okay but she was rude and nasty to everyone. BECAUSE OF HER RUDENESS the record store chain Music plus did not carry her tape.




Now I have talked to people who have seen Estelle at their job (Ralphs, Albertsons) and they both said she was beyond rude. It was not just me.
UPDATE

In the USA TODAY Newspaper dated 7/23/2008 it has a story about Estelle. Read between lines of her co-stars. They never say "Estelle was fun to work with". They only say Sophia was funny. Also in the same article Estelle sounds like she hated being a mother.


The gatekeeper of hell now has a new officer. Move over Johnnie Cochran

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Wall E Review By Stan Heck


I will be very honest here. I did not like the last 2 PIXAR Animation movies which were "Ratatouille" & "Cars". In fact I found them both boring. "Wall-E" on the other hand I loved the first hour. Once "Wall-E" left earth I found the movie only so-so. (Spoiler) I did love the fact that PIXAR has noticed that most people in real life in those scooter chairs are just fat & lazy.



Now I am the lone voice in not loving this movie. So you might think I am nuts for not loving this movie. The movie is great family entertainment however I think if your not a fan of TOONS you will be bored out of your mind.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Snow White and & The 7 Seven Dwarfs Disney Review By Stan Heck


I am going over old Laserdisc collection of my Disney Movies. Now even though I sold off my DVD set of "Snow White" for $100 on e-bay I still missed having that set. However I still kept my laserdisc of the movie. Well today after more then 5 years after I last saw it I was hoping my laserdisc would still work and I prayed that the picture would be like the DVD. Well I had nothing to worry about! The Picture was so good to me it was just as good as the DVD picture.



Now for the movie itself what can I say but "Magic". The movie is over 70 years old and its still one of the best movies ever made. Not just animation but live action as well.



Now I know in 2012 Disney will more then likely release on DVD again however I can wait. My laserdisc is great and I am happy that I got it!

HALLOWEEN 30TH ANNIVERSARY DVD DON'T BUY IT




HALLOWEEN 30TH ANNIVERSARY DVD DON'T BUY IT


The reason why is simple, for a huge anniversary this DVD set smells of a rush job. You will be getting NOTHING new. Yes A Blue-Ray DVD but so what? There is the extended version however that has been out of print for years however so what? Here is what is included let me remind you that this set is selling for $90.


Anchor Bay has revealed early details on Halloween: The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Set. The 6-disc package will include the original 1978 film, the extended edition which has been out of print for several years, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, a Halloween 25 Years of Terror documentary with cast and crew, and a bonus Blu-ray release of Halloween. On top of all that, the collectible set will include a replica of the Michael Myers mask. Retail will be $89.97. We've attached a trade advertisement containing the official package artwork below:



Now this just a repackage job. Anchor Bay is just throwing in a mask. There is nothing new in terms of extras. It would of been nice if Anchor Bay was releasing the found footage that had the original ending (Michael Dies) The original call where Laurie gets the phone call from Annie.


They also could of had PJ Soles and Jamie Lee Curtis do an audio commentary. Also Why not dig up Kyle Richards  Brian Andrews for an on camera interview as well?


Also they could of interviewed the people that now run business's out of the original Myers House. Why not interview the people that live in the houses now that Laurie and Annie were babysitting in?







Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Christie Brinkley needs a shrink because of her taste in men


Christie Brinkley needs a shrink because of her taste in men?

Well no kidding. Did she really need a court to tell her this. I could of told her this years ago when she married husband #3. I am saying this because her first husband was I believe was a race car driver (dangerous) Second Husband was Billie Joel (Need I say more) Third husband Richard Taubman was a developer who went bankrupt and then let his son be adopted by Christie's Fourth husband (sex addict ) Peter Cook.


THe following is from http://www.usatoday.com/



CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A court-appointed psychiatrist sized up Christie Brinkley's ill-fated fourth marriage Tuesday, saying the model needs to examine her taste in men and her cheating husband is a narcissist with a bottomless ego.
But between them, Brinkley should get custody of their two children, Dr. Stephen Herman said at their divorce trial.
Herman's testimony added a dispassionate, but intimate viewpoint to a case piled high with dirty laundry. Brinkley's estranged husband, architect Peter Cook, has admitted having an affair with a teenager who worked in his office and spending thousands of dollars on Internet pornography.
Herman had harsh words for Cook in a report for the court, saying the architect had an insatiable ego and "needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy."
But Brinkley "needs to start working on deeper issues" — including "her choice of male figures," Herman said under questioning by the children's attorney, Theresa Mari. He said the former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model needs therapy as "an outlet for her anger and feeling of betrayal" by her unfaithful husband. Herman called for therapy for Cook, too.
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Brinkley was cool to the idea.
"I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of psychotherapy. I believe there are other ways to deal with this," she testified later. But she added that she "would do whatever it takes to convince the court" to grant her custody of the children, 10 and 13.
The psychiatrist, who met with the family 11 times, said that shared custody "is not at all a viable option."

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

PATTI GLENN BETTY FOOTAGE WANTED FOR A SUNSET BLVD BOULEVARD DVD


Okay I am having a little problem with some footage that I have from various sources. I would like a cleaner more in focus footage of the car chase. I can use the original movie footage from the 1950 film but I am trying to "exclude" as much of that as I can. As it stands now I have 13 minutes of the original movie that has been reincorporated into my musical presentation.


For right now I have footage from several productions. Which is great but where the sound is poor I am using the soundtrack from the Original Broadway Recording that features Glenn Close. I am luck to have almost 1 hour of professional shot footage that I can use. This is footage that is not hard to find but it was footage never released to the public!



The footage came from a Musical highlight reel & a documentary of the play! In all I am very happy with what I have done so far. If anybody wants to help me with the project let me know at stan39520@yahoo.com


I don't care who is in your footage. It doesn't even need to be in English. I just want a great DVD. Anybody who sends me A DVD will get 2 Free DVDs of the complete presentation once the DVD is Done.