--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > 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 >
I am adding both - they look good. Spitzer was interviewed in Inside Job, too. > > 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. > >>> > > > > >
