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Posted by Derek Janssen on 11/30/05 13:14
Joshua Zyber wrote:
> "Bratboy" <DontBother@Takeallthisaway.tde.com> wrote in message
> news:438d993e$0$5713$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com...
>
>>I was wondering what the word was on SotS. I seem to recall a rumor
>>back a bit about Disney relenting and putting it out but nada, info
>>wise, in some time. Is back on the shelf or never got off the ground?
>
> Nothing came of it.
OTOH--What we know since the rumor is:
A) Several of Disney's board members (including Sidney Poitier) who were
against release up until now have since retired,
B) Disney has long since abandoned public theatrical re-releases, now
that prestige/restored 2-DVD sets are their most profitable cash-cow,
C) The Disney exec responsible for the "controversial" WWII-propaganda
DVD set has gone on record as claiming collectors' sales helped cinch
his pro-Song arguments with the front office,
and, as if you hadn't guessed,
D) the movie's 60th Anniversary (1946) comes up next year.
(We were supposed to get a restored theater print for '96, but, well...)
As for other news (geez, dontcha people even READ JimHillMedia.com??),
the original news item from February:
http://jimhillmedia.com/article.php?id=1313
and some historical background:
http://jimhillmedia.com/article.php?id=1741
Derek Janssen (who's formulating his *own* betting odds, thank you)
djanss@charter.net
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