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Greetings once again! This is the sixth time Savant has chosen a quasi- top ten disc pick for the year's end. The list looks back at the DVDs that were the most fun, the most desired and the most rewarding. The actual top ten spread out fairly evenly this year: Two Criterions, Two Universals, and one each from Warners, Paramount, Dark Sky, Classic Media/Sony Music, Project X/New Yorker. An R2 Czechoslovakian film sneaked in from a company called Filmexport. The Warners and the Universals were boxed sets, but as I didn't want to start dividing those up, I just threw in the whole package.

It's finals time and everybody is on the move, shopping or dealing with the weather. Savant's taking advantage of the dip in review volume by watching less TV (the eyes appreciate this) and concentrating on other writing (which the eyes don't appreciate). Warners' Up Periscope, The Illustrated Man and Operation Crossbow are on their way. Also got an intriguing collection called The Best of Hootnanny! that brought back some pleasant memories. Those reviews soon.

Take it easy, don't drink too much and I'll be back on Saturday ... Glenn Erickson