"Rent" DVD — Page 3

Actually, I looked it up at work today (I work at Blockbuster) and it said Feb 20th. I was excited. My co-workers got to hear me squeal a bit, too bad neither of the two that actually LIKE Rent were working tonight.

JenD512 --- Honestly, you're talking to someone who does this professionally.

In fact, I worked on the Star Wars Ep. III DVD myself.

Not to sound too snotty here... but I know EXACTLY about DVD production schedules. I've been interviewed in the trade magazines about it.

When a film goes on a rush schedule, it's usually because it failed at the box office. "Sith" wasn't on a rush schedule. It was always slated for a November release, right from the beginning, when we started working on it. (Not to say that we didn't scramble to get it out, but the schedule was set from the very beginning.)

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Updated On: 12/11/05 at 10:15 AM

timote ... that is fun news to hear ... hours of listening to Adam and Anthony = happiness :)

I also heard from Anthony that there are going to be some interviews on the DVD w/ the cast.

JenD512 --- Honestly, you're talking to someone who does this professionally.

In fact, I worked on the Star Wars Ep. III DVD myself.

Not to sound too snotty here... but I know EXACTLY about DVD production schedules. I've been interviewed in the trade magazines about it.

Mu psychic ability wasn't able to pick up what you do for a living, but I was certainly never doubting your knowledge on the subject.

I work for a company who's pushing to make that DVD window smaller. I certainly don't have any pull on the subject, and I don't see it realistically happening anytime soon. But it is out there.

My point was that "Rent" coming to DVD as early as February wasn't proof that Sony was freaking out over it's box office.

From a marketing standpoint, which is what I do, that window is about right.

So I work with getting films to my school for our film series (I'm the chair of Film club). So we have started to putting lists together for next semester and are now getting responses from the people that we get our movies from. We have Rent listed as April 7/8 but the guy from the company told us that it will be out on DVD well before this date, and we should bump it up closer to the beginning of the year to ensure attendance. He put the movie in a mid-Feb slot.

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Eek! Sorry, I double checked the computers at work today and they said the 21st, not the 20th. My brain has serious lapses at times.

commentary! as long as there is commentary. i will be satisfied. i love me some dvd commentary.

and yes, that School of Rock one is hillarious.

Updated On: 12/12/05 at 12:57 PM

All I'm hoping is that there is only one version of this DVD and not one in February and a bigger one in December. I don't mind dropping some serious cash on a movie I love that's also loaded with special features. But I get really angry when they hold out on the good features for a "Deluxe Edition."