Have you seen Plunder? http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Plunder_The_Crime_of_Our_Time/70132877 It is also very good. Barons really hated "Inside Job" BTW. Wonder why?:-D Client 9 is also good: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Client_9_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Eliot_Spitzer/70137776
On 03/08/2011 07:10 PM, wayback71 wrote: > Just finished Inside Job. I found it extremely well done - it presented the > whole mess in a terrifically clear and orderly manner, including a simple > explanation of derivatives and CDO's. Ferguson got some really high level > economists to agree to be interviewed by him for the film. He has a good > manner in his interviews (unlike Michael Moore who can get sarcastic or > belligerant to the point of goofy) and he is direct and assertive and gets > the info. He is not easy on the Obama administration at all, either. He > interviews top financial people all over the world, including France, > Iceland, Shanghai, China and academic economists too. Really a fine film. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@...> wrote: >> Tip: on the Watch Instantly page for New Arrivals click on See All and >> then go to the last page and work up. They are listed by popularity so >> the rare finds and off the wall stuff will often be listed last and >> there you might find some films that appear to you. Netflix tries to >> build a profile from what you select and then recommend films. Problem >> is with someone like me I am all over the place. I once rated a >> dreadful Aussie zombie film 2 stars so they "had no recommendations." >> But I gave it two stars because it was dreadfully executed not that I >> dislike zombie films. You kinda have to game their system since it >> doesn't seem to work well with film buffs. >> >> Tip two: Watch Instantly films can be added any day of the week and >> sometimes in bunches. For instance I think they recently released a >> bunch of MGM titles in a bunch. DVD and Bluray titles are usually >> released on Tuesday (the store shelf date). However you often don't see >> the new releases immediately on Tuesday on Netflix apparently because >> they've already shipped out what discs they have. >> >> Some folks had a lot of problems with dropouts and rebuffering >> especially last year. I haven't seen much of any of that lately and it >> may be due to them dropping Akamai as a streaming service because of >> problems like that. >> >> Sometimes Netflix will have a release on WI as the DVD release. These >> may be Sony distributed titles since they seem to have a deal with >> them. Sony has been very progressive about streaming and the old guard >> studios regressive except (surprise) Disney. >> >> I also use Vudu but you have to have the app on your player (it came >> with my Samsung player). It is pay per view and with usually only a 24 >> hour period (which you can delay) and good for films that might take a >> while for Netflix to get. Their streaming quality is superior to >> Netflix and you get 5.1 sound. Do be aware that Walmart bought Vudu a >> year ago though the only change seemed to be a switch of the billing >> system to pay per rental (before you had to load your account at $20 a >> pop) and obtaining a wider array of family oriented films though no >> effect on them getting non-family oriented films (a concern of Vudu >> fans). Vudu also has 99 cent daily specials and recently showed a >> couple films that are current releases for 99 cents. The specials are >> listed here: >> http://twitter.com/vudufans >> >> >> On 03/08/2011 03:37 PM, Vaj 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! >>> >>> 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. >>> > >
