--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > Finally made the break from Cinemax and used the extra denaro to get > > Netflix. The reviews on this list are great for waiting queues, thanks you > > guys! > > A few good movies I have liked from NetFlix: Elling, The Chorus, Antonia's > Line. I also enjoy the Fred Astaire movies sometimes, I will check out Desk > Set,
Vaj, a few more I thought of that we liked: Into Great Silence, Between the Folds, Zelary, Kings of Pastry, I've Loved you So Long, Tell No One, and It's Kind of a Funny Story. Some of these I have not yet seen, but have heard reliably that they are just great. S they are in my Que. > > > > We just watched Desk Set (1957) with Catherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey. > > What a classic. These are restored versions they're using, and streaming is > > excellent quality. Less blockiness than Directv satellite "HD" streams by > > far. > > > > Their music selection is also quite impressive. DVD's on things as oblique > > as Sabicas or as contemporary as John McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia (or > > Michael Jackson's last gig). Lot's of Lennon, including a retrospective of > > his classic Plastic Ono Band. > > > > > > > > So far no limits on Time Warner cable. > > > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > First off "Inside Job" is available today on disc only. Good test to > > > see if it would be sent or not since I put it in my queue last fall I > > > believe even before it left local theaters. Nope. My hunch is it goes > > > first to the folks who put it in their queue early AND have a higher > > > priced package like the 3 out (I just have the 1 out). However if I > > > want to see it on DVD it is at local Redbox kiosks (check yours if you > > > don't want to wait). DVD only though. > > > > > > http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Inside_Job/70139555 > > > http://www.redbox.com > > > (Probably on Vudu too). > > > > > > I probably know most of the stuff (and more) that is covered in "Inside > > > Job" so it is more important for people who don't know to watch it and > > > wake the fuck up! How much longer are we going to allow these robber > > > barons to continue their bank holdups! > > > > > > Also the independent film sci-fi film "Monsters" is available both WI > > > and disc on Netflix. I highly recommend this film though it is more a > > > people story than a sci-fi thriller. I may put it in my disc queue to > > > hear the commentary. I watched it last year when it was in theaters on > > > Vudu. > > > > > > Last night I watched "Good" which is an obscure period piece film with > > > Vitto Mortensen about a college professor who during the 1930s in > > > Germany writes a novel about euthanasia and winds up being courted by > > > the Nazis. It's really about how someone has to compromise when an > > > insane government is in control. Jason Isaac costars as his > > > psychiatrist buddy. I have some ideas why we never heard of this film > > > because there are scenes that might remind you of modern day America. > > > http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Good/70109137 > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436364/ > > > > > > As a postscript I'm beginning to think that AT&T is playing games with > > > my DSL not liking the bandwidth I'm using for Netflix. I often have to > > > reset the modem/router to get it back up to my 6 mbps (actually 5 mbps) > > > speed. Yesterday it was clear down to less than 1 mbps. And if it > > > goes back up to 5 mbps with a reset it ain't my house wiring. Actually > > > it may not be Netflix but the fact I still have a POTS line which now > > > costs me more than the DSL. I've heard they want to get rid of the POTS > > > lines and use VOIP only. I would be more likely to drop the phone line > > > entirely. > > >