Saying "No" to Cinea

As I've mentioned before, I don't plan to register my Cinea DVD player unless I have to. I've gotten some e-mail from them telling me that Disney has signed up to use their technology, and that I'll have to register my Cinea player if I want to watch screening copies of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Shopgirl, and Casanova. I'm very interested in seeing the first two, and I don't think it's fair to the filmmakers to let my distaste for the Cinea player stop me from seeing their work. So, I'm going to make a special point of trying to see actual screenings of those two films, thereby freeing me of the need to see them on DVD.

Meanwhile, non-Cinea DVD screeners are starting to arrive. Last week, I've gotten Crash and Cinderella Man (both of those were sent to me as a WGA member rather than as a BAFTA member, I think. The Cinderella Man DVD also came with a bound copy of the script). Yesterday brought Corpse Bride, Batman Begins, North Country, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.