scott, that sounds almost exactly like what I would do in that situation, including falling back on Lie to Me even though I've seen every episode twice already. (Except I probably wouldn't watch The Interview in the first place? But everything else is perfect.)
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
The Painting (Le tableau) (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5NNf1lrj2c
If you're in the mood for a visually engaging French language animation that touches upon class issues/racism and theology in a narrative about painted characters seeking their painter, literate kid friendly (though with artistic toplessness), its rather fine.
― The inscrutable savantism of (Sanpaku), Friday, 30 January 2015 00:55 (nine years ago) link
artistic toplessness
sold
― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 30 January 2015 11:32 (nine years ago) link
"In this harrowing drama, which has no dialogue..." NOPE.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 2 February 2015 01:24 (nine years ago) link
morbs fave "fifi howls from happiness" is up
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 February 2015 03:26 (nine years ago) link
The Paul Williams documentary from a few years ago was just added.
― cwkiii, Friday, 6 February 2015 05:34 (nine years ago) link
TV Junkie, rick kirkham's video diaries of his drug addiction and fucked up life, is pretty good. he's comes off pretty badly - he def sees himself as the star of his own movie, and he's very manipulative and abusive - but v compelling to watch.
― just1n3, Friday, 6 February 2015 05:44 (nine years ago) link
stray dogs looks cool. did you guys see that one?
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 05:58 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsQfTkvBwg
yeah, i noticed today (and just mentioned in the detritus thread) that it's now netflixable. kind of pisses me off, though, because i've been holding off on watching a crappy dvd rip for a while now, and the netflix stream - even forced to max resolution - is no better. cross >:[
not sure whether to just watch what's available or wait for better quality.
― A Severus of Snapes (contenderizer), Friday, 6 February 2015 06:03 (nine years ago) link
you could have a good gallery show of the stills from that movie.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 06:12 (nine years ago) link
it's a regularly cited end of year best of
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 08:03 (nine years ago) link
― just1n3, Friday, February 6, 2015 12:44 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yep this is really good, i shd rewatch some time
― johnny crunch, Friday, 6 February 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
Last night I thought I had come out the other side of Netflix, unable to find a single thing I wanted to see. UNTIL, while scrolling through nature documentaries, I found LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS--and it's just the most charming thing. Everyone in it made me very happy.
So clearly it was important to break my heart as quickly as possible, and the best tool for that was the doc ALIVE INSIDE about playing music for dementia patients.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
I can't understand people who claim to run out of things to see on Netflix.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 February 2015 15:34 (nine years ago) link
Like, Netflix is great, UNLESS you hate movies, in which case, you're out of luck.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 February 2015 15:35 (nine years ago) link
Well exactly. I'm going to need an endless supply of episodes of PEAKY BLINDERS and CROSSING LINES, and y'all can let me know when SCANDAL gets onto nf. Otherwise, nah.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link
Netflix doesn't have enough Vines.
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 6 February 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
endless TV, just what the hell
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 February 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
i think the problem is more that netflix conditions most ppl to casual lazy comfort-viewing, like aw man look they have 5 haneke films ive been meaning to screen, maybe some day **checks hulu for new parks & rec episode**
― gr8080, Friday, 6 February 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
Really the other problem is that I don't have a DVD player or drive, so I only get the instant options. Which is especially disappointing after checking for a bunch of stuff I did want to see, and them not having it on Instant.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 15:42 (nine years ago) link
some recommendations:Child's Pose: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70270821Manakamana: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/80010744Like Father Like Son: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70275749The One I Love: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70299863Watermark: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293817Stranger by the Lake: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70285670Blue Ruin: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/70278931Bird People - http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Bird_People/80008461Gideon's Army: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70267832Finding Fela: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70299905Particle Fever: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70296323We are the Best! : http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293818The Unknown Known: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70292939Exhibition: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70296526Gloria: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Gloria/70270790Stop at Nothing: Lance ArmstrongIda: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293721Memphis: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70301276Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70274594Frank: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70299856
Queue:The Missing Picture: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/70285668?Miele: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70285698Venus in Fur: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70275370Violette: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293814The Last of the Unjust: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70285696The Double: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293645Virunga: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/80009431Test: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70288488The Immigrant: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70275521The Retrieval: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70272892Oculus: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/7029331613 Sins : http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70291114Big Bad Wolves: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70274589The Taking of Deborah Logan: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70301341Stray Dogs - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293821Joe - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70293723Last Hijack - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/80014767Fifi Howls from Happiness - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/80011705Abuse of Weakness - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70292975Dormant Beauty - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70257739Norte End of History - http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70285700
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 15:51 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, but what else do you have to recommend.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 February 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
I'm looking for a home film festival, not a date night.
― Eric H., Friday, 6 February 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
1 channel and nothing on
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 6 February 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link
started watching death comes to pemberley -- pd james' jane austen fanfic starring the dude from the americans! looks nice, will probably be sorta silly.
― tylerw, Friday, 6 February 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, but what else do you have to recommend.― Josh in Chicago, Friday, February 6, 2015
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
can't bring myself to watch nic cage dirty fingernails joe movie. i see ulee's gold is up and i'd much rather watch that for the 5th time. i am sad comfort netflix too...
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
i REALLY don't want to watch that big head frank movie after seeing the trailer. you guys really liked that movie? the trailer looks like everything i would ever run from.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
I have problems committing to the time a movie takes tbh. Maybe if I could smoke indoors and had someone to trade comments with during it? And if it's a "slow" movie, you can absolutely forget it.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:19 (nine years ago) link
i'm on the nicotine gum. and pot brownies. so, i'm good. if maria hasn't seen ulee's gold and next stop wonderland i kinda want to watch them with her. and she should see stray dogs. but then there is that whole season of parenthood we haven't watched yet on hulu....
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:24 (nine years ago) link
Frank is a little precious but there's some good acting (Gyllenhall aside) and it's very much of the current moment. Not a bad watch.
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
Blue Ruin is a great, Coen Brothers influenced flickGloria is a 60something gets her groove backParticle Fever will teach you things you never knew about CERNWatermark is good eye candyGideon's Army is a moving look at the public defender system
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
not to mention nashville...
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Oh I love Next Stop Wonderland!!
I'm thinking of watching Kids for Cash but I can only handle so much heartbreak at once.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
had someone to trade comments with during it?
yep, stick to TV.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
i finished watching The Fall with scully as the ice queen with a heart of mulder. kinda getting sick of the netflixoriginal tone. i liked the first season of the killing a lot but all these shows require SOOOOOOO much suspension of disbelief that it gets a little hard to keep watching sometimes.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
rufus and maria and i did watch we are the best cuzza you guys and we liked that.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
donald sutherland eurocrime netflix show is really really bad. even for me! just all kinds of terrible and also nevergonnahappen moments every five minutes.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
Haha I love it though. Yeah it's that bad.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 6 February 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
the hologram "tech genius". hoo boy...
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
i always kinda liked that hound dog-faced american actor though...
no way in hell i'm watching that bird people movie. that thing reeks of sundance. plus, got so sick of looking at that dude's face on the good wife.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
bird people is worth watching for the second half sequence and the very interesting filmwork of bird perspectives
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link
that guy's face though...
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
eh, he reads as sports night to me so um yeah okay i get your point
― the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 February 2015 18:27 (nine years ago) link
sorry. we just watched a lot of good wife. that face wears on you. don't really know why they didn't cast someone cool and handsome. love is apparently blind though. and yeah he reads as sorkin to me too which is another negative.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
i mean i guess it was GOOD casting as far as what a lot of smug rich lawyers are like. i liked everything about the good wife except for him.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 February 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
don't really know why they didn't cast someone cool and handsome.
https://ethicsalarms.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/arnie-becker.jpg
a real lawyer
― ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Friday, 6 February 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
― gr8080, Friday, February 6, 2015 9:39 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^^^this
when i first got it i cued up (and still have cued) loads of interesting films i've been wanting to see for ages and now i'm just the laziest junk watcher
― gbx, Friday, 6 February 2015 21:25 (nine years ago) link