Allow me to introduce my latest three children. Here are the movies I have won at auction this past week.

"North Dallas Forty", $40. Considered by many to be the greatest football movie ever made.
"Mary Poppins", $250. The classic Disney childrens movie.
"ET", $400. Yep, you heard it right. An excellent condition copy of Steven Spielberg's timeless classic ET, the extraterrestrial.

I'm very excited about these additions to my collection. Prices for movies are really quite low this time of year. Everyone seems exhausted from overspending near Christmas last year. Many of these movies are closing for hundreds of dollars less than they have in the past. Hopefully these are all excellent investments. By the way, my showing of "101 Dalmations" turned out great. It was a lot of fun, and much thanks to Rob for showing up with his projector and cartoon short. With these new additions to my collection, I'm looking forward to a great year of movie showings.

To recap, my current feature film collection includes these nine films:

Features
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"The Court Jester, 1956, Tomatometer: 100%" Danny Kaye, EXCELLENT $416.00
"Empire Of The Sun, 1987, Tomatometer: 75%" Steven Spielberg, MINT $500.00
"101 Dalmations, 1961, Tomatometer: 93%" Disney, 1961, MINT $315.00
"Pinnochio, 1940, Tomatometer: 100%" Disney, 1940, EXCELLENT $760.00
"Bringing Up Baby, 1938, Tomatometer: 100%" Hepburn, Tracy, B&W VG $179.00
"It's A Wonderful Life, 1946, Tomatometer: 85%" Frank Capra $175.00
"North Dallas Forty, 1979, Tomatometer: 88%" $40.00
"Mary Poppins, 1964, Tomatometer: 100%" Disney $250.00
"ET, 1982, Tomatometer: 100%" Steven Spielberg $400.00
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Total Investment: $3,035.00

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