it's called curling, douchebags. on tv 14 hrs/day
― antexit, Wednesday, 17 March 2010 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
"curling douchebags" is a sit-com or a soap?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 17 March 2010 22:01 (fourteen years ago) link
lovefilm have streaming movies in uk. its not very good tho (flash, no buffering on pause, choice of 3000)
― aztec gamera (zappi), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
does Netflix buffer on pause? hasn't seemed to help me (on PS3).
― richie aprile (rockapads), Wednesday, 17 March 2010 22:59 (fourteen years ago) link
On the Mac/PC it does, though not all the way, just a few minutes forward.
― Nhex, Thursday, 18 March 2010 00:23 (fourteen years ago) link
curling douchebags is a reality show, forks. cross btw Shear Genius and Jersey Shore. very popular up here
― antexit, Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:01 (fourteen years ago) link
^^would watch. bring it 2 america
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:02 (fourteen years ago) link
needs more hipster puppies
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:03 (fourteen years ago) link
SHERMAN'S MARCH - _really_ long 1986 documentary about a guy moving from relationship to relationship in the South, following the march of Sherman (which he's ostensibly being paid by the NEA to make a film about). Notable for the ahead of its times style, some remarkably inciteful camera work, the characters he spends time with and the wild time capsule of early '80's america. not for people who can't handle emo attitude, self-obsession or 2 1/2 hour films where virtually nothing happens.
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 20 March 2010 17:35 (fourteen years ago) link
That doc sort of sucked. But still I watch Ross McElwee docs even though he talks about the same shit all the time. You wish he would just get over himself and his boring ass issues.
I prob like bright leaves the best.
― Jeff, Saturday, 20 March 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Who's Harry Crumb
wish I had listened to my cousin's reco when I was 11. This movie is hilarious! Well, except for the O_o stereotype bits.
― I gave'em anything that popped into my cabeza. (los blue jeans), Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe I should say that I hate myself after watching and mildly enjoying his long ass docs about his womens and dad issues.
― Jeff, Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Jeff, does he just do this same movie over and over? My first exposure to this cat.
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Essentially, yes. He even uses the same footage over. Like the scene with his sister and him in the boat is used again.
Bright Leaves is interesting though, he talks about his familys history in creating the big tobacco industry.
― Jeff, Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Check out 'Street Thief' - good Chicago crime movie
― BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I just finally subscribed to Netflix and set this up (on the 360). Sort of feels life changing (LOL). A little browsing and I already have 33 things in my instant queue and seven in the DVD queue - overwhelming. Was surprised with how easy it was to set up and how great it worked (HD picture quality pretty much equal to what I get via Time Warner Cable).
I didn't see it mentioned in the recommendations above, but I noticed the first five seasons of Saturday Night Live are available for instant viewing.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 22 March 2010 04:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Out of curiosity, does Netflix actually have HD streaming? I heard that they did, but I'm guessing it's only available on specific movies. The standard DVD-quality stuff still looks good, but I was wondering if there are 720 or 1080-quality examples?
― Nhex, Monday, 22 March 2010 04:45 (fourteen years ago) link
good luck Jeff; you get lost down the rabbit hole pretty quick.
it's movie specific and they'll mention if it's available. Try 'The Orphanage', it's pretty lush. When it's on and you can get a good connection the picture is excellent. 'Bronson' was clean as I could ask for.
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 22 March 2010 04:55 (fourteen years ago) link
er "the HD is movie specific"
Hmm, don't see that on the Mac here. Maybe it's only mentioned on the TV players.
― Nhex, Monday, 22 March 2010 05:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I really recommend building up your queue online instead of through the 360 interface. Much faster and easier.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 22 March 2010 05:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Sort of feels life changing (LOL).
it really kinda is tho
― Aerosol, Monday, 22 March 2010 15:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I love Sherman's March, though it's the only one of dude's films I've seen. I've had Bright Leaves on my Play It Now queue for months but haven't been motivated to watch it.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 22 March 2010 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I've heard that his other films are fairly annoying, but I loved SM a lot so I'd like to decide for myself.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 22 March 2010 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link
$9.99 and Julie and Julia just out.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:16 (fourteen years ago) link
h8 all u yankees
― cozen, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:19 (fourteen years ago) link
For whoever it was that enjoyed the Seijun Suzuki films, like Branded to Kill or Tokyo Drifter, I highly recommend the slightly less well known Pale Flower (dir. Masashiro Shinoda), which is also available for streaming. It's a slightly more coherent, but equally stylized Yakuza film.
― Jeff LeVine, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 14:37 (fourteen years ago) link
i highly recommend THE DARK CRYSTAL
― akaky akakievich, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:12 (fourteen years ago) link
waco: the rules of engagement is pretty ill
― bodacious cowboy (hobbes), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 06:57 (fourteen years ago) link
psyched for Sherman's March 2
― booches (Tape Store), Tuesday, 30 March 2010 06:59 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.amazon.com/History-Channel-Presents-Shermans-March/dp/B000T28PFQ
― Jeff, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 11:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy crap, they added a lot of Fox TV shows today. All of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Arrested Development, 24, Prison Break, Dollhouse, Firefly, X-Files. Also, Black Adder.
― Nhex, Thursday, 1 April 2010 08:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Dassin's Night in the City!
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 1 April 2010 13:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy shit, the first twelve seasons of King of the Hill!
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 1 April 2010 13:29 (fourteen years ago) link
if you haven't seen Brick City, watch that NOW; it's great.
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i watched the first disc of that. decent. there seem to be multiple movies about that newark mayor guy.
― bnw, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
street fight is the other one.
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Better of Ted! Highly recommended.
― Jeff, Friday, 2 April 2010 02:00 (fourteen years ago) link
A slew of new criterion just landed!
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 3 April 2010 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Is that the criterion version of Cool as Ice?
― Jeff, Saturday, 3 April 2010 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
and the testament of dr. mabuse, yes.
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 3 April 2010 16:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Is there any good way to sort the newly released instant watch stuff? I always just seem to get a random assortment - didn't see any new criterions :(
― Jeff LeVine, Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
You can queue and view from here:http://instantwatcher.com/titles/new_infinite
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:30 (fourteen years ago) link
also, here's a pretty avidly updated criterion list:http://www.netflix.com/StrangerLists?prid=160493531&showList=360796&lnkctr=t10lstsMp
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks forks, that instantwatcher was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for - much better than browsing the messed up netflix site as it actually makes sense - cool (weird?) it's all linked up too
― Jeff LeVine, Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
i check that site kinda daily.
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 3 April 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Indeed. The iPhone app is pretty good too.
― Jeff, Saturday, 3 April 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone using wii for streaming? thinking about doing this in my studio mostly as a way to listen to shows while painting. wii seems perfect for this since i wont care if it looks terrible.
― jeff, Saturday, 3 April 2010 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Does anybody remember the name of that documentary about movie lovers in NYC who spend all their time going from theater to theater all day trying to see everything - probably came out 5-7 years ago?
― Jeff LeVine, Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link
cinemania
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 3 April 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link