Save $3 on Purgatory Comics DVD until Christmas!

From now until Christmas, you can Save $3 on the Purgatory Comics DVD when you order it from Filmbaby.com. Just enter coupon code XMAS10 during checkout, and $3 will automatically be deducted from the price. This special offer is only good until Christmas, so don't wait! Get the award-winning, best-selling indie film now!

Also for the holiday season, I re-published the Christmas theme from last year at PurgatoryComics.com. It's always fun to pop a Santa hat on Angela's head.

BluRay Content Revealed!

Mike received the drive I sent him and began building the Purgatory Comics Special Edition DVD. While that's in the works, I thought I'd list everything we're planning to get onto the disc:

• The film, in glorious hi-def, with chapter select.
  
• An audio commentary track by me, the writer/director.
• An audio commentary track by Mike, the cinematographer.
• A 30 minute documentary "Side Panels: The Making of Purgatory Comics." This combines all the mini youtube documentaries, and also includes never-before-seen footage.
• A deleted scene, edited back into the movie where it would've gone with an audio introduction by myself.
• "Comic Book Icons: Peter Whales," a mockumentary a bunch of us made on the Peter Whales character.
• The Trailer.

The art for the bluray sleeve will also differ from the DVD packaging, so this whole thing's going to be really cool.

I should also mention that this is the kind of stuff Mike loves doing and he built a great system for it, so if you're looking to author your own blurays, check out his site.

BluRay News, More Drive Problems

Allow me if I may to share some woes, and in this bitch-fest you'll also get some cool updates. So our friend Mike LaVoie over at CCPFilms (new site!) rigged himself a pretty badass editing suite complete with BluRay authoring capabilities. As I wrote, he's eager to work with me on a Purgatory Comics BluRay special edition, so I put some special features together and we got the ball rolling.

I got myself a 1.5 TB My Book from Western Digital, mostly because it has eSata capabilities which Mike needs for his editing suite. I also used it to backup my PS3, which was a waste because I had to reformat the drive later on to be Mac compatible. Keep in mind I'm an idiot so even a simple task like that is a big to-do for me.

But 14 hours later, it did get done and the little drive was ready to go. Then I hooked up my big 'ol 1 TB LaCie, the drive the movie is on. It wouldn't mount. And it made an awful sound. After months and months of mounting fine, it took that moment to start crashing. I'm sure if you read this blog, you're familiar with my past LaCie troubles (crash, another crash). I've had it with this brand, so this is for the search engines: LaCie sucks, LaCie sucks, don't buy LaCie, LaCie crashes.

When it finally did mount, I copied everything on it to the My Book, which took another 10 hours. I do have another backup, but it's a LaCie and LaCie sucks.

Tomorrow I'm shipping the My Book over to Mike, and I'm also going to quickly author some menus as he gets the ball rolling. Let's hope that's it for drive issues for a little while. I'll also reveal the special features to you this weekend!

Bid on Bree Olson's Clothes from Purgatory Comics! Part 2

It's time for Spring cleaning, and that means I've mustered up almost all I have left from the infamous Bree Olson wardrobe and put it up for auction. The last time I had auctions up, I got tons of emails asking when the skirt would be available. Well, it's ready for your bidding! Same as her long tube socks, and even the paddleball she played with in the film. To check out the auctions, simply click here.

And remember, you can meet Bree in person this October when Purgatory Comics is at Comic Con!

Purgatory Comics Commentary Track

Purgatory Comics Commentary Track Snippet

Last night I recorded an audio commentary track for Purgatory Comics. I tried my best to give as much inside information about the shoot as I could but even now I'm remembering a few tidbits I forgot to mention. This is for a possible bluray project I'm working on with DP Mike LaVoie. He also has a commentary track in the can, so if I makes a bluray disc it will have both commentary tracks, and some other goodies like the trailer and a behind the scenes feature (I'm taking all the "Side Panels" videos and combining them into one feature, with new footage). If these blurays happen, it will be on a very small scale at first, with an extremely limited release. So we gotta keep getting those DVDs out there because the more of those we sell, the more revenue there is for cool things like blurays.

Mike also redesigned his web site, so check it out. In the Writer/Director/DP section you can watch some shorts that Mike himself wrote and directed. I recommend "Father Tom" since I really enjoy that one.

Last I'm going to drop this little nugget: I am in fact looking to get a table at the NY Comic Con this October. The price isn't the issue; I'm just waiting to hear back on a little more information I requested and I have to figure some scheduling out. We may have ourselves a hot little guest doing a signing. Stay tuned, I'll let you know. :)

Bid on Bree Olson's Clothes from Purgatory Comics!

This week you can bid for the chance to own clothes and props used by adult film star Bree Olson in "Purgatory Comics"! Today I uploaded wave 1 of items: her white blouse, her shoes, and her glasses. These are the actual items that appear in Bree's scandalous scene! And to sweeten the deal, every auction winner will also get a free DVD copy of "Purgatory Comics."

Wear these things, frame them, worship them, I don't really care just get them out of my office! But seriously, Bree is a kickass girl to help by posing for the auctions, and now you can own a little piece of her awesomeness for yourself! This wave of auctions will last 1 week, so start putting in those bids!

Wave 2 of auctions will occur most likely in February so keep checking back. That wave will most likely include the the skirt and bra.

Purgatory Comics: Best Seller.

Today the online independent film store filmbaby.com has declared "Purgatory Comics" to be one of the month's best sellers. This includes DVD sales and online downloads. Freakin. Awesome. And as evidenced by the screen grab below, other DVDs go for $20, $25, even $30! Yet I've still kept the DVD price of "Purgatory Comics" at a measly $10. I would love to make money, but more than that I want people to see this thing. So what are you waiting for? Here's the link. Take a minute and order a copy of the award-winning, best selling "Purgatory Comics!"

Some Random Updates

"I can haz brains?"

Been a little bit since a nice update post, so here goes. Let's start with a film review! FilmBizzarro.com reviewed a DVD of Purgatory Comics. The reviewer wasn't really into it as it wasn't his cup of tea (he prefers his movies with lots of blood and guts and honestly, I can't blame 'em). But rather than rip it apart, he reaffirms he's just not the right audience which was cool, and if he took the time to write and plug it, I'll take the time to plug 'em. Be warned though, nsfw image of Bree Olson at the site. Read the review here.

DP Mike updated his demo reel over at his site. There's some glimpses of Purgatory Comics in there, so check it out. He has gained so many new capabilities since shooting my movie that I'm itching to work on a new project with him. In the meantime he's exploring some cool new Bluray authoring capabilities. I'll keep you posted on that. Also he made himself a top-notch editing suite so if you're in the tristate area and you're looking for a good editor, check out his site.

Angela's still at it with the youtubin' from London. Here's her latest vid:

And last: I've got two scripts in the works. Both have been in my head for nearly a year and they're both in different stages of development. A relationship movie is trickling onto paper very slowly, and a thriller is completely outlined and 30 pages of script are done. Even though the latter is further along, my passion for the former is much stronger. I'll keep you posted.

Happy Belated New Years! Resolutions coming soon...

Sale Going Strong, 1 Week Left! Bree Olson Endorsements!

There's only one week left until December 23, 2009 . . . the date that the above coupon code expires! Remember, when you enter the special coupon code to buy our DVD from filmbaby.com, you will save money and get this awesome movie for only $7 bucks. After that, it goes back to its normal price, and it might even have to go up from there. All I can promise is that right now is the cheapest it will ever be available for! I'm pleased with the sales we've been getting but if you haven't grabbed this DVD yet, hurry!

Our friend Bree Olson gave us a little publicity too by plugging the movie (and a special coupon code made for her) on her web site, twitter, facebook, and myspace! Almost all of that stuff I just mentioned is NSFW, but if you'd like to see, I did post two censored screen grabs below (click to enlarge). Thank you Bree! She is definitely an awesome gal and her fans will love her comedy-turn in "Purgatory Comics." So order now!

You're still here? Get your copy of "Purgatory Comics" on DVD now!

Christmas Theme for PurgatoryComics.com, and Limited Time Coupon!

I had a lot of fun creating a Christmas themed home page at purgatorycomics.com this weekend. I also highlighted the limited time coupon for $3 off DVD copies of the movie. Remember, the offer expires December 23rd! Click the coupon below and get a copy of Purgatory Comics on DVD dirt cheap!

Also we're coming up on the 3 year anniversary of this blog. Time is flying!

Save $3 on Purgatoy Comics DVD!! Limited Time!!!

From now until December 23, 2009, you can take $3 off your order of the Purgatory Comics DVD by entering the code PCSALE09 during checkout. In other words, when you order Purgatory Comics from filmbaby.com for the already low price of $10, you will save another $3. That means the DVD only costs $7!!! But you have to hurry, because this coupon code is set to expire right before Christmas Eve. Consider this your gift from Warm Milk Productions! Hurry up and head over to our page at filmbaby.com, enter coupon code PCSALE09 during checkout, and have this hilarious flick rushed to your door cheap!

Purgatory Comics Digital Download Now Available!

Now you can download Purgatory Comics and watch it on your ipod, iphone, Zune, or other devices! A full-movie download is available on our page at filmbaby, and it only costs $4.99. What a deal! So download Purgatory Comics or own a DVD copy at filmbaby. It's a great site, it's easy to use, and it's your source for owning Purgatory Comics for just a few bucks.

DVDs are Here!

Today I went to Icon to pick up my 1,000 Purgatory Comics DVDs! They look great. Again, it's a bare bones disc with the movie and no special features, to allow for as much disc space as possible to be used in the Hi-Def film compression. If you're part of the cast or crew, I'll be mailing these to you as soon as I get back from my trip (I'm leaving for Europe tomorrow).

While I'm away, I have someone working on the new web site (purgatorycomics.com version 3.0). It will feature a way to buy the DVD online for $10 each. That will hopefully launch before summer is out.

I'm off to explore Europe for a couple of weeks, but I'll be back in mid-July to pick up right where we left off. I'm excited to finally have DVDs!!!

Purgatory Comics DVDs go into Production

Today in the mail I received my New York State Dept of Taxation and Finance Certificate of Authority. See back in 2007 when I incorporated Warm Milk Productions, I didn't do this part because I had nothing to sell. Now, I do. DVDs baby.

One of the best duplication centers on Long Island coincidentally is located very close to me: Icon Omnimedia. These guys do all sort of cool graphic work and fulfillment; mostly for bands but also for local filmmakers such as myself. In fact two separate entities recommended them to me. One was Sean King (Lost Suburbia, Gouligans), who not only has a cameo in the film but has also been a tremendous help afterward. The second is my pal April (lead singer of the Rosies - awesome band), who has helped with a lot of PR-type since we wrapped.

Now despite how I rambled on and on last year about all the cool special features I want to pack onto a disc, this is going to be a bare-bones release. Recall my film-pal Todd Giglio created a superb hi-def compression onto a standard DVD, and for maximum quality we kept it film-only (there are strategically placed chapter markers, but there's no fancy-schmancy chapter menu). This will do for now. The disc art was done by myself, and the sleeve art was done by myself and Benn Fielding. I'll post it soon, but basically it's the two poster images I've posted on here before.

SO in about two weeks time, my home will be filled with 1,000 copies of Purgatory Comics DVDs. Yikes. I'm planning a new web site soon for easy online purchasing, and I'll announce the price real soon too. But there's your DVD update!

DVD News

Easter morning I met up with Todd of Drawing Chalk Pictures in New York City. Todd made a film called "Drawing with Chalk," which DP Mike LaVoie worked on shortly after my film. Todd had the same issue as me: how do you compress an HD film to an S-DVD without losing too much quality. But Todd's much smarter than me when it comes to technical stuff, and he's helping me out so we can finally have "Purgatory Comics" on a barebones disc, in a format that will look good. Below is the trailer for Todd's film...it looks great and I'm a huge admirer of his many talents, which you'll see below also includes acting and music.

Support true independent film...visit Todd's site, look out for screenings of "Drawing with Chalk," and look out for screenings of "Purgatory Comics" as well. We're an art form on life support and we need your help.

Planning the DVD

While the film is still in final sound mixing, I've been trying to plan what would go on the DVD release. Believe it or not, I'd like to keep the bonus features limited so the movie wouldn't need insane compression to fit everything on the disc. It looks beautiful in all its HD glory and it would be a waste to lose that look. Here's what you might find, and what you might not find:

• The film. Duh.
• Two audio commentary tracks. One by myself and whoever wants from the cast. The second would be director of photography Michael LaVoie.
• Now about bloopers...I went through some footage today looking to make a blooper reel, and so far I'm not convinced there's enough stuff for a really good one. I think we were all too stressed out to burst into spontaneous laughter fits, and nobody had any screw-ups worth watching. I'm still going to go through more footage though.
• I don't think I'm going to put the Side Panels mini-docs on the DVD the way they appear on youtube. At this point I believe I'm going to combine them into one featurette, with some re-editing, just to give you a brief fly-on-the-wall look.
• We do have a little Bree Olson interview worth throwing on there somewhere.
  
• I'm still working on a short Peter Whales mockumentary sketch. That will premiere on this blog in the near future, and will most likely be on the DVD.

I was hoping to do some little youtube skits with some of the characters from the film, but that's proven to be difficult. The main issue is that Jonathan "Berner " Zungre has since joined SAG, and they have specific requirements for terms of his acting gigs. He wants to make it happen and we're both looking into it. Those would probably be on the DVD if they could fit.

If you have any ideas/requests for the DVD, drop them in the comments section. If you haven't already, register with blogger to post comments. It's free.