New Video Blog Release for THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.

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July 23, 2008

New Interview, Footage Released With
Documentary Producer Mark Magin
Shot on Location in Murvaux, France, Site of Frank Luke's Death

The latest video blog has been released for the upcoming book and documentary titled THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. The combined project will constitute the definitive biography of the famed Arizona Balloon Buster, World War I flying ace Frank Luke. The new video is now posted and available for viewing on the "Documentary" page of book's official web site. The video loads automatically when you visit the page.

The new blog features an interview with television producer Mark Magin (SPEED, Discovery, ESPN) and previously unreleased footage from France related to the death of US Medal of Honor ace Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.

Magin discusses his involvement with the project, describes the look and feel that he chose for the Luke documentary, and gives aviation enthusiasts a preview of what to expect in the upcoming production. The title of the documentary will be The Search for THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. It will be released on DVD and an edited version is also expected to air on national television late this year or in early 2009.

THE STAND author Stephen Skinner has spent the last week in the studio with Magin editing the documentary and doing voice work for the final production. Skinner said, "We brought in a Discovery Channel producer because we wanted Discovery Channel quality. We shot the whole thing on site in France in wide screen. It's not being matted to wide screen... it was originally shot in high-definition wide screen. We're still in production, but right now it looks like people who buy the full collector's set will get at least 10 and maybe 11 chapters of additional footage in the bonus DVD. That's a ton of extra footage... I mean a ton. Most major theatrical releases don't have that much in their collector's sets. Everything about this effort has been first class since day one and bringing Mark on board was a home run for us."

Video blogs will continue throughout the summer and fall, and the second official trailer for the documentary is scheduled for release on August 18th.

The new documentary on Frank Luke, titled The Search for THE STAND, is now available to pre-order. The book, titled THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., is also available for pre-order. Both titles are tentatively set for release on September 28th.

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