Posted by Joshua Zyber on 10/04/53 11:33

"Derek Janssen" <djanss@nospam.charter.net> wrote in message
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>> 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...)

I'll believe it when I see it.

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