[78-L] DVDs made to order

[David Lennick]

We watched The Group last night. The best I'll say for it is that it was wide 
screen and the quality was about what you'd expect from a 1980s VHS tape. The 
sound was tolerable to WTF, with too many intrusions of audio compression, 
whining audible from certain camera angles (I kid you not), sudden bursts of 
distortion or level jumps..oh, I've taken the ^ off because Shirley Knight 
plays a 78 in one scene. (A Beethoven String Quartet, possibly.)

I also mentioned the rotten looking graphics on the package. Pretty shoddy for 
$17.99.

dl

On 3/18/2011 9:59 AM, Bill McClung wrote:
> This also is a trend in publishing--the POD.  Print on Demand.  Instead of
> reprinting a slower moving title, publishers are using off-site producers to
> print a single copy with a plain cover which is then sent to the source of
> the order.  The book is not declared out-of-print or even out-of-stock.  It
> just becomes a POD title.
>
> And if you are looking for an out-of-print book which is out of copyright
> and will accept a POD copy you can go to a store that has an expresso
> printing machine and it can be printed there.
>
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:39 AM, simmonssomer<simmonssomer at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> Maybe Warren Vache Jr. ,who was a member of the cast, has some information
>> on possible DVD availability.  He's a very busy jazz trumpet
>> star but can possibly be located toward a contact if you poke around
>>   Google
>> under his name.
>>
>> Al Simmons
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andrew Homzy"<homzy at vax2.concordia.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] DVDs made to order ^
>>
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> I want to get a DVD of The Gig (1985)
>>>
>>> How could I find out if it's available as a DVD-R as you were able to do
>>> with The Group?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> Synopsis of The Gig
>>>
>>> Every week, six men from various walks of life get together to play music
>>> for their own satisfaction. Trombonist Wayne Rogers is a used-car dealer;
>>> drummer Daniel Nalbach is a mother-dominated dentist; clarinetist Jerry
>>> Matz is a somewhat self-centered music teacher; trumpeter Warren Vache
>>> could have been a professional musician, but opted for a socially
>>> convenient wealthy marriage; and bass violinist Stan Lachow prefers to
>>> keep to himself the rest of the week. What happens to this informal
>>> aggregation when the opportunity arises for a paying gig at a Catskills
>>> resort forms the heart of this picture. Dissention in the ranks comes
>>> about when Lachow can't make the engagement, and is replaced by veteran
>>> musician Cleavon Little, who is disdainful of being surrounded by
>>> amateurs. The Gig is a model "small" picture, a clear labor of love for
>>> writer/ director Frank D. Gilroy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
>>>
>>> Complete Cast of The Gig
>>>
>>> Wayne Rogers - Marty Flynn
>>> Joe Silver - Abe Mitgang
>>> Daniel Nalbach - Arthur Winslow
>>> Jerry Matz - Aaron Wohl
>>> Stan Lachow - George Pappas
>>> Georgia Harrell - The blonde
>>> Susan Egbert - Laura Macrae
>>> Virginia Downing - Mrs. Winslow
>>> Cleavon Little - Marshall Wilson
>>> Warren Vache - Gil Macrae
>>> Andrew Duncan - Jack Larmon
>>> Jay Thomas - Rick Valentine
>>> Celia Bressack - Lucy
>>> Michael Fischetti - Vincent Amati
>>> Karen Ashley - Janet Larmon
>>> Chuck Wagner - Driver
>>>
>>> Director(s):
>>> Frank D. Gilroy
>>> Writer(s):
>>> Frank D. Gilroy
>>> Producer(s):
>>> Frank D. Gilroy, Norman Cohen
>>>
>>> On 2011-03-16, at 8:22 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>>>
>>>> The other week I mentioned that "The Group" was finally available on
>> DVD,
>>>> through Amazon. It's a DVD-R which is manufactured to order and it
>> showed
>>>> up
>>>> this week. In fact my account wasn't debited for over a week, or till
>>>> they'd
>>>> actually manufactured it and had it ready to ship. The liner (front and
>>>> back
>>>> cover) is unbelievably cheesy..looks like a 19th generation reduction of
>>>> a
>>>> theater poster and is barely readable. I sampled a few seconds of the
>>>> disc just
>>>> to make sure it plays (they caution you that it might not work in
>>>> computers and
>>>> recorders). At the start, you're told that it's "from the best available
>>>> sources" and..this is a weird one..instead of chapters, you're given the
>>>> opportunity to press your>>  button to advance the film in ten minute
>>>> increments. It IS wide screen..if the VHS version was also wide screen,
>>>> then
>>>> all they've done is transfer from that master. And that's what you get
>>>> for your
>>>> $17.99 (but with one item added to my order, I qualified for free
>>>> shipping!).
>>>> Nice work if you can get it.
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>