March 29, 2001

The best use of my Amazon.com wishlist to date: seeing when my favorite DVDs suddenly go out of print (if only temporarily, in some cases). As of today, The Graduate, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Double Indemnity, Wallace & Gromit: The First Three Adventures (1990-1995), and Planet of the Apes - The Evolution (Complete Series) are unavailable from Amazon.com. I've had luck finding them, most at great prices, on Half.com and eBay. Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but it seems some studios are still a little hesitant with their DVD market coverage and are letting their first runs of great movies die out. On the other hand, it's difficult to imagine Wallace and Gromit will not get multiple printings mere months from now. Anyone in-the-know want to comment?