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What is a Square Grouper?

rakontur — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:33:50 +0000

Coming Fall 2010
http://facebook.com/SquareGrouperMovie

The first day of school

Alfred Spellman — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:26:35 +0000

As a kid, there's nothing worse. The sense of impending doom as the sun starts to set. The ticking clock on 60 Minutes was the signal on that Sunday night that the final minutes of freedom were winding down. Somehow it doesn't seem right to start school before Labor Day, the traditional benchmark that the fun n games are over, summer is past and fall is setting in. We haven't even been menaced by a real hurricane yet, although it looks like that may change soon.

We worked the The U DVD release really hard last week. Billy did about two dozen radio and TV appearances and a few hundred fans turned out for the AllCanes release party. As of last night, The U was the bestselling sports DVD on Amazon, even surpassing the new Karate Kid.

The U Facebook fan page, which will hit 88,000 fans this week, has become the go-to source for Canes news. Evans will continue to update it daily throughout the season

We're in the stretch run on Limelight, our upcoming documentary chronicling the spectacular rise and fall of New York nightclub impresario Peter Gatien, set against Rudy Giuliani's transformation of New York City in the 1990s. Last Thursday we interviewed infamous club kid Michael Alig at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Doing prison interviews is always dicey -- you never know until you arrive how strict the guards will be and what you'll be allowed to do. In this case, prison officials treated us well, the interview went smoothly and Sam Rega spent the weekend logging and cutting the interview into the documentary.

We're about ready to deliver Square Grouper. The sound mix will be finished in the next week or so and I'm starting to tackle deliverables. News is forthcoming about release date, but it's looking like November.

Oh, one more thing. We've been talking to ESPN for the past few months about doing a new feature documentary with them (no, not The U 2). It's looking like it will happen, we'll begin work just after Labor Day and it will premiere in late 2011. I can't say anything else about it, yet.

Countdown to "THE U" DVD release: Recruiting Stories - Lamar Thomas

rakontur — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:32:36 +0000

1 DAY LEFT.

Order DVD HERE

CLICK HERE to see all of the deleted scenes.

#10 - Recruiting Stories - Lamar Thomas

Gainesville native Lamar Thomas recounts his experiences being recruited by the Gators (illegally) and the 'Canes and the influential role that Michael Irvin played.

Countdown to "THE U" DVD release: Walsh Throws Up

rakontur — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:56:41 +0000

5 DAYS LEFT. We will be posting more exclusive bonus features from THE U in the days leading up to the DVD release Tuesday, August 17th.

Order DVD from All Canes or Amazon

CLICK HERE to see all of the deleted scenes.

#9 - Walsh Throws Up

During the Hurricanes 1987 championship season, talent, practice, and coaching were not enough to prepare for a game. The 'Canes weren't good to go before QB Steve Walsh's pre-game locker room vomit drill.

Countdown to The U DVD release: Tough Practice, Easy Games

rakontur — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:47:44 +0000

Every Tuesday until The U DVD release on Tuesday, August 17th, we'll be posting exclusive bonus features and deleted scenes that won't be available anywhere else.

Order DVD from All Canes or Amazon

CLICK HERE to see all of the deleted scenes.

#8 - Tough Practice, Easy Games

This isn't a "deleted scene," per se, but rather a montage of interview clips not used in the movie, on the subject of practices vs. games. What's fun is that every player said exactly the same thing: after a week of intense 'Canes on 'Canes action, game day was a cakewalk.

Billy on AllCanes Radio (8/4/2010)

rakontur — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:34:34 +0000

AllCanes Radio - 8/4/2010 by rakontur

Billy on The Sid Rosenberg Show (7/23/2010)

rakontur — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:57:08 +0000

The Sid Rosenberg Show

Everglades City Travelogue on Miami Beach 411

Lindsey Snell — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:32:22 +0000

Everglades City Offers Complete Everglades Experience

"Everglades City’s smuggling history is recounted in rakontur’s upcoming documentary, Square Grouper, which chronicles marijuana smuggling in South Florida in the 70’s and 80’s."

Countdown to The U DVD release: Redshirted

rakontur — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:54:53 +0000

Every Tuesday until The U DVD release on Tuesday, August 17th, we'll be posting exclusive bonus features and deleted scenes that won't be available anywhere else.

Order DVD from All Canes or Amazon

CLICK HERE to see all of the deleted scenes.

The U deleted scene #7 - Redshirted
After Coach Schnellenberger decided to redshirt him, freshman RB Melvin Bratton was seriously considering transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. His mom set him straight, and the rest is history.

The U is the #1 best-selling football DVD on Amazon

rakontur — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:02:20 +0000

Sorry Rudy!

Amazon updates its chart hourly

Get your DVD at the rakontur Amazon Store

The U DVD release party

rakontur — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:11 +0000

Harry Rothwell, Chris Bello and the AllCanes family along with 560 WQAM are throwing a DVD release party for The U, starting on Monday August 16th at 10pm at Titanic Restaurant and Brewery in Coral Gables.

The rakontur crew will be there along with a bunch of past Canes greats. At midnight, Harry will open up AllCanes next door, where DVDs will be on sale and Billy Corben and the Canes will autograph your copy.

Of course you can also pre-order your DVD at AllCanes - free shipping.