Letters to the Editor
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DVD vs Film
The problem here is many many good films have not been transferred yet, (Magnificent Obsession), and others are transferred so poorly I returned them after fifteen minutes (Ran). DVD, even with full screen capability is not going to replace the theatre. Access to these films is better than no access, but Netflix sucks. I would not bother with them, you will quickly run out of material.
The only real solution is to part with some cash, (still much cheaper than a semester at Film U.), and tape whenever TCM runs something you can't otherwise get your hands on. Bob Osborne runs their movie channel, and his insights and guests are the best. They also run interesting documentaries, recently a piece on Budd Boetticher.
TCm does an excellent job of retrospecting forgotten films. I can't say enough about them.