tweedfolds Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I am sure there is a thread for this somewhere on here, but I didn't see one. So here are my lastest movies coming from the glorious Netflix: 1 Growin' a Beard (ariving tomorrow...a film about a beard growing contest) 2 Wordplay (great little Doc about the New York Times crossword puzzle) 3 Rock School (The school that inspired School of Rock) or just be my Netflix friend: Be my netflix friend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Our Netflix queue is currently 427 titles long, so I'll refrain from posting it. However, here are the three we have out now and a few from the top of our queue... 1 Maybe Baby 2 Purple Noon 3 Hustle & Flow The Science of SleepA Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsDummyBlack ChristmasBoyfriends & GirlfriendsAn Ideal HusbandMaria Full of Grace Blow UpMighty AphroditeThe Ice HarvestMarathon ManThe ChildKinky BootsTom & VivSaint Ralph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 we've been watching the sopranos lately since i have only seen the first part of the 6th season. the other night, Paulie was in my dream telling me someone wanted me whacked. one recentish movie we saw that was great was The World's Fastest Indian. I was surprised but it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 We currently have two discs from Rome, Season One. Our next three discs are the remainder of Rome, Season One. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Out of the five movies I've watched recently, I recommend "The Big Sleep" and "Brick," but not so much "Babel," "Blood Diamond," or "Casino Royale." Be my friend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 At home:Jandek on CorwoodThe Decalogue: Disc 1 Films I-IIIPOPaganda: The Art & Crimes of Ron English Coming Next:Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManRegret to InformHell HouseUnknown White MaleHarikiri Maria Full of GraceExcellent movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Currently @ Home, waiting to be watched:Marie Antoinette Eragon In the On Deck circle:The Departed Babel Fast Food Nation LoudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies Accepted Let's Rock Again Scratch DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist: Freeze Andy Kaufman: Hollywood / Breakfast w/ BlassieDazed and Confused Half Baked Say Anything The Devil's Rejects High Fidelity U2: Rattle and Hum Bill Cosby: Himself Tron Doctor Who: Doctor Who and the Daleks Billy Bragg and Wilco: Man in the Sand Rushmore Eat the Rich Underworld: Evolution Xanadu Blade Runner: The Director's Cut Legend: The Director's Cut Thank You for Smoking Clerks 2Jet Li's Fearless Jeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure The PrestigeHappy Feet The Pursuit of Happyness ...some of those have been in there for over a year. We keep putting new stuff over the top of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 For the weekend -- from libraryflix, my netflix is on hiatus BabelThe Illusionist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I just sent back: Elephant ManBabelStranger Than FictionThe Departed Have:The Devil Wears PradaBorat (what a combination to have at once) Coming Soon:Rivers and TidesChildren of MenFor Your ConsiderationThe Science of Sleep I'm with Owl on the not so much recommendation of Babel. A coworker of mine is still giving me a hardtime for not giving it 5 stars. The costumes in Marie Antoinette are incredible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Holy shit my local video store doesn't have Ishtar. WTF. Do I have to reopen my Netflix account? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 For the weekend -- from libraryflix, my netflix is on hiatus BabelThe IllusionistI liked The Illusionist very much. The first disc of I, Claudius is being shipped to me today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Imagine Me & You This Film Is Not Yet Rated We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen and coming soon: Doll Squad The Good ShepherdRiding the Rails: American ExperienceAmerican Experience: Influenza 1918Great Old Amusement ParksBlack Flag: LiveKennywood MemoriesThe Ku Klux Klan: A Secret HistoryRebels with a CauseThe Spanish-American WarNew York in the FiftiesWestern PhilosophyInside the U.S. Secret ServiceGuns, Germs and Steel: Disc 2Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlThe Man Who Wasn't ThereAmerican Blackout Lost in La ManchaGrassThis Is What Democracy Looks LikeJeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure I'm a documentary junkie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I liked The Illusionist very much. Yeah, I thought that The Illusionist pretty good, too.Good, kind of creepy entertainment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Picador Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 1. M2. Children of Men3. Junebug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I am sure there is a thread for this somewhere on here, but I didn't see one. So here are my lastest movies coming from the glorious Netflix: 1 Growin' a Beard (ariving tomorrow...a film about a beard growing contest) 2 Wordplay (great little Doc about the New York Times crossword puzzle) 3 Rock School (The school that inspired School of Rock)or just be my Netflix friend: Be my netflix friend! Don't have a netflix acct, but I have a recommendation for you: The Usual Suspects Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I don't have much time for movies right now, but these ten are at the top of my queue: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (De Sica, 1964)The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Leaf, 2006)The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer (parts 1 & 2)Pickpocket (Bresson, 1959)Le Samourai (Melville, 1967)Boudu Saved From Drowning (Renoir, 1932)Machuca (Wood, 2005)Platform (Jia, 2000)Trouble Every Day (Denis, 2001)Dolls (Kitano, 2002) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I have a few hundred in my Blockbuster queue (I switched to Blockbuster 'cause I like the ability to visit the store and rent something on a whim as well). Here's the top few ... 1) Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down 2) Dead Man3) Dead or Alive4) Bandidas (Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek!!)5) Sherman's March6) Moustache7) Thief8) Fitzcarraldo9) Brakhage: An Anthology10) Heartworn Highways11) Kiss of Death (1947 version) And today I used my free in store rental to rent The Proposition, which I enjoyed very much when in the theater last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Le Samourai (Melville, 1967) That was very good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 5) Sherman's March9) Brakhage: An AnthologyI wasn't too keen on Sherman's March when I first saw it, but I've since come around on Ross McElwee. In particular, I really liked Bright Leaves, a scruffy documentary that ambles through the North Carolina of McElwee's youth, searching for loose links between his family's tobacco farming past, current Southern geopolitics, contemporary smoking awareness, an old Gary Cooper melodrama that may or may not have been based on the life of his great-grandfather (a tobacco baron and inventor of the Bull Durham cigarette), and his own relationship to his son. That probably sounds like a rambling affair, but trust me, McElwee's personal, philosophical reflections on these topics are vibrant, human, and surprisingly thoughtful. Can't go wrong with Brakhage. He's one of the giants, in my opinion. I could watch The Dante Quartet over and over and over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The Decalogue: Disc 1 Films I-IIIGood stuff. A few years ago, one of the very cool old theaters here showed all of these over the course of three weeks (two a night, for three or four nights each). A bit overwhelming, but mesmerizing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 "The World's Fastest Indian".......a horribily underrated film......... -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Can't go wrong with Brakhage. He's one of the giants, in my opinion. I could watch The Dante Quartet over and over and over. he has a very odd cameo in the movie CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL (trey parker's film). i watched SCHLOCK tonight (a docu on exploitation cinema). i love that junk. i am going to a horror movie convention this weekend and am hoping to get the girls from Faster Pussycat Kill Kill to sign my russ meyer lunch box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I wasn't too keen on Sherman's March when I first saw it, but I've since come around on Ross McElwee. In particular, I really liked Bright Leaves, a scruffy documentary that ambles through the North Carolina of McElwee's youth, searching for loose links between his family's tobacco farming past, current Southern geopolitics, contemporary smoking awareness, an old Gary Cooper melodrama that may or may not have been based on the life of his great-grandfather (a tobacco baron and inventor of the Bull Durham cigarette), and his own relationship to his son. That probably sounds like a rambling affair, but trust me, McElwee's personal, philosophical reflections on these topics are vibrant, human, and surprisingly thoughtful.Nice. I just added Bright Leaves to my queue and moved it waaaay up near the top. Oddly enough, that sounds right up my alley. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Good stuff. A few years ago, one of the very cool old theaters here showed all of these over the course of three weeks (two a night, for three or four nights each). A bit overwhelming, but mesmerizing.I've had this disc at my house for quiet awhile now. It's actually the second time I've gotten it. I had technical difficulties with the first one and now this one is all screwy as well. Instead of playing the third film, it plays Roger Ebert. Very frustrating! I really like the movies. Part one had me crying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I just watched The Insider, from 1999. It stars Al Pacino and Russel Crowe and is about the big tobacco companies and their knowledge of nicotine's addictive properties. Pretty damn good film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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