I just learned today that the 1933 film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland will be released on DVD on 2 March 2010. It has been my favorite film version of the classic since I first saw it on television at my grandmother’s house as a boy. It had an amazing cast, with Gary Cooper as the White Knight, Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle, W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty, and Edward Everett Horton as the definitive Mad Hatter. The 1949 version starring Carol Marsh was excellent as well (and influential far beyond what is commonly known or acknowledged), but it is in sore need of film restoration, which I hope will happen soon. Surely now is the time. Both films belong in the library of any fan of Alice’s adventures.