Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen, an EW senior writer, has been despondent since the cancellation of ''Twin Peaks''
Richard Woodroof, owner of Captain Video in Stamford, Conn., wasn't about to let Blockbuster's Lolita exclusive go unchallenged. The chain, having locked up the U.S. video rights to the R-rated Adrian Lyne film from Showtime Networks, flooded its 4,000 U.S. stores with copies on Feb. 9. But the day before, through a Video Software Dealers Association website, Woodroof made available to independent retailers 1,200 copies of Lolita he had obtained from a Canadian wholesaler. The video store proprietor — who declares, ''the reimportation of U.S. goods is not illegal'' — stuck six on his shelves and sold the rest to stores across the country. For its part, Blockbuster ''really doesn't have an opinion'' about the loophole tactics, according to a spokeswoman. Which leaves Woodroof to do a brisk business. ''We've been swamped,'' he said. ''We've shipped [all tapes in stock] and there are about 25 other orders that I can't fill yet.''
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