For some reason, my head has been hurting all day. 
I have Xanadu on behind me but I'm not really watching it. I just have it on for "Dancin'" and the Gene Kelly/Olivia Newton-John song.
The other day, I made mention about AMC. Well, let me elaborate. I think it bites that my cable system does not have Turner Classic Movies at all. I'm starting to realize that I need to appreciate the things that came well before me. Old black and white films from the '30s and '40s are a few things I want to see. I'm old enough now to understand and take them for what they are worth. But now that I can, I really can't. AMC is nothing like it used to be. I remember being a child and seeing it air nothing but those old movies. The only economical way I could enjoy Turner Classic Movies is if we fixed our large C-Band dish and bought it a la carte. However, that still takes money and effort. 
Plus, the sad thing is that many older movies are not on DVD yet to enjoy. I did like Holiday and would love to have it on DVD except it isn't out yet. 
It is out on video but that's out of print. I can find it on eBay but the price one is willing to pay for it, you should be able to get it on DVD and truly enjoy it. It makes you wonder how many other films out there are wanting to be seen but can't. It amazes me what you can get on DVD.
Finally, one last quip about Holiday. I found some screen shots of it. I took one, the shot of the "Potters," "Johnny," "Linda," and "Ned" giving a loving 
salute to the "Crams" and made it my wallpaper. I thought that was a cute scene.
Posted by Shawn at December 7, 2003 5:05 PM in Entertainment.
On the line of what you were saying about it being amazing what you can find on DVD... I was searching at Amazon.com for a b-day gift for my sister last night after being over there baby sitting the youngin' and actually found the old Rankin Bass Christmas classics like Frosty, Night Before Christmas, Year Without A Santa(our personal fave and the one I got her) etc on DVD. I also found a little known Christmas special called Claymation Christmas which is done entirely of clay(like the old Mr. Bill cartoons) on DVD which I ordered for myself. When I got on, I figured I would be lucky to find them on VHS so was shocked and happy to find them on DVD and not for a ridiculously high price.
Posted by: Dragon at December 7, 2003 5:45 PMIt's always nice finding something you didn't expect on DVD to be on DVD. 
However, it just puzzles me that classic movies aren't on DVD and an '80s movie, for example, Midnight Madness that, let's face it, wasn't all that big or grand, is on DVD.
A lot of the time it depends on the producers and who owns the rights to the film. Even then, I don't understand why they wouldn't want it to be put on DVD. The more copies that sell the more money they get... MAkes sense to put the product onto the new viewing medium to get more viewers... Maybe they just haven't got around to it yet since they don't think too many people would actually WANT to see the movie at all, DVD or not. Strange world we live in...
Posted by: Dragon at December 8, 2003 7:25 AMSony/Columbia owns the rights to the movie. Actually, it was restored a decade ago and released to video. If they did the work then, hopefully, it shouldn't take long to digitalize that restored copy.
Well, I clicked the notifier on Amazon.com to alert me if it comes to DVD. It claims that they keep a record and sent it to the studios to show what is wanted. I don't see how people could not want a Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant pairing on DVD.
Posted by: Shawn at December 8, 2003 11:04 AMJust checked the box. The movie was digitally remastered. That shouldn't be hard to transfer, then.
Posted by: Shawn at December 9, 2003 12:02 AM
