DVD releases good for a laugh

What makes you laugh, besides obvious inspirations like burping babies and frolicking puppies? When it comes to movies, the answer is subjective. Personally, I can laugh along with raucous wordplay in a Shakespearean play, crack up over Buster Keaton's poker face, then get equal satisfaction from The Three Stooges' pratfalls (and I'm talking about the original goofballs). So, in the neverending what's funny search, I look at three comedies in the current home entertainment market. One is an animation; the other two are live action. The animation is Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, hyped as the latest work "from the creators of Despicable Me." This draws my attention as a fan of that crafty, crazy cartoon. The Lorax debuts on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

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Netflix changes privacy policy

Remember that copy of Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned you rented a year and a half ago on your old Netflix account?

You may not but it turns out that Netflix does, or at least did.

The company has agreed to change its data retention practices so rental histories of customers who haven’t subscribed to the service for at least a year will no longer be identifiable. Netflix notified customers of the policy shift in an email Monday.

The change is part of a proposed settlement to a privacy lawsuit filed against Netflix Inc. last year by Virginians Jeff Milans, Peter Comstock and four other plaintiffs.

The lawsuit was granted status as a class action to represent tens of millions of Netflix costumers and led to a mediated settlement announced in February.

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