Blockbuster, Netflix, or...?
by Michael B. Druxman on 05/04/13
May 6, 2013
Last week, I went over to my local Blockbuster, which is now 7 miles away since the closer one to me has closed. I was going to rent a couple of DVDs, but when I went to the counter, I was informed that the rental rates had been raised.
As a senior citizen, I had been paying about $1.65 per title, but now that fee has more than doubled.
I didn't rent the movies. Instead, I went home and signed up for Netflix, a one month free trial. My first two discs arrived a day or two later, but guess what!
Neither one would play on my Blu-Ray player.
Netflix is now sending me replacement copies. If these new discs give me problems, I'm just going to cancel the subscription and forget about renting for awhile. There are not that many movies coming out these days that I really want to see anyway.
Speaking of movies, I've posted a review of A COMMON MAN with Ben Kingsley on the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page, so take a look.
I still haven't decided what my next writing project is going to be. Currently, I'm reading a biography of a fascinating historical figure, who might make a good subject for a stage play. Also, I'm toying with the idea of adapting BIG AL AND DESPERATE DAN (aka: DILLINGER AND CAPONE) into a play.
Additionally, I'm exploring the possibility of turning my short story, THE OLD COOT, into a short film. If I can find somebody to handle the producing chores on this, I might see if it can be put together. Certainly it wouldn't cost that much.
And, if that's not enough, at the end of this month, I go to Fort Wayne, IN, for the staging of LOMBARD.
You have a creative week.
Michael
