ESR on DVDCA; DVDCA seems to be protecting the DVD player industry, not the movie industry. Nathan Myers on DVDCA; it's the first legal test of sh rink-wrap licensing.

10 DVDs to Share With Someone You Hate, from Home Theater magazine. He speaks of bad DVD transfers, lack of features, etc., but I'd like to see warnings of poor DVDs of better titles (you know, the ones I'm likely to order over the Internet without knowing enough about them). For contrast, here's another article from Home Theat er; "Five discs that live up to the potential of DVD."

Visit the Alternative Press list of Alternative Viewpoints on the Internet. (Thanks abuddhas memes.)

Filling the World with Self-Esteem: A Social History of Truth-Making. (Thanks abuddhas memes.)

MGM's explanation of letterboxing in layman's terms, with pictures from real movies. Includes some neat info on how letterboxi ng is done, involving how the "Academy" frame is cropped for widescreen, with examples.