Re: from my mom's journal (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:04:40 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > Netflix answer

Thanks.  I guess we still slowly are moving towards streaming.
Nevertheless, I like lots of things about DVDs and don't understand why
they're being abandoned so easily.

 >  > From: Lizzie <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~l>
 >  > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:13:57 -0700
 >  > 
 >  >  Because Roger is a member of the Directors Guild, we get
 >  >  “ screeners”, which are DVDs of films up
 >  >  for awards.  In the last few years however the studios have
 >  >  opted for screening so there are apps for DGA members to view
 >  >  movies, or Roger is sent a separate code for screening.
 >  >  
 >  >  We still have a DVD player, but we don’t order them
 >  >  online any longer.
 >  >  
 >  >  Sometimes movies that are screened still have the commentary
 >  >  feature.
 >  > 
 >  >  Lizzie
 >  > 
 >  >  >  On  Aug  14,  2023,  at  7:08  AM,  Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>  wrote:
 >  >  >  PS Robert has been asking me about Netflix, since you were
 >  >  >  the 1st people I knew who subscribed.  He wanted to know if
 >  >  >  you have an alternative way set up for getting DVDs.  I
 >  >  >  assume you have moved on from DVDs but I'll ask anyway.
 >  >  >  
 >  >  >  We had dinner with Heather, talking about how we wanted to
 >  >  >  see "Oppenheimer" again in DVD form so we could process it
 >  >  >  better( it is very overwhelming like they rush through
 >  >  >  everything, and you wonder who is that character?  I read
 >  >  >  the book it's based on and even I had problems figuring out
 >  >  >  who were some of these people).  she didn' t know about DVD
 >  >  >  feature where you can turn on the commentary when you play
 >  >  >  the film.  I guess she never had a DVD player, but I was
 >  >  >  shocked she was unaware of that feature.  I remember the
 >  >  >  in-laws owned "The Manchurian Candidate" and was fascinated
 >  >  >  by the commentary feature(maybe this was in late 90s?)