Such a Deal

Nothing I've done in many months has made me as happy as being part of the commentary track of the new Blu-ray/DVD set of the movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. It's a wonderful presentation of one of my favorite movies…wonderful for reasons that have nothing to do with my meager contribution, I might add. The little documentary on the film's special effects is alone worth the price of the set.

Speaking of the price of the set: Amazon has hiked it up from $29.99 to $39.20. I have no idea when or if it'll revert to the cheaper price but for a limited time, its maker — the Criterion Collection — is having a sale, not just on this DVD but on lots of others you'll want. Until Noon tomorrow Eastern Standard Time (which means 9 AM here on the west coast), everything is half-off if you enter coupon code MADFOX when you check out. So Mad World, which retails for $49.95 and which they routinely sell for $39.96, oughta be under twenty bucks. If I were you, I'd browse their site and order enough to get my order over $50 to qualify for free shipping. But you don't have a lot of time to do this.