Buckeye Jones Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 So my tactic of watching twenty to thirty minutes at a time while folding laundry or ironing the week's outfits is off-strategy for "The Wire"? Maybe I'll switch to "Rome" instead--it has swords and gladiators and stuff. Quote I have Flickritis Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I'm really not interested in Chelsea Handler's career, but it's worth noting that her new deal with Netflix includes a talk show (starting 2016) that will apparently roll out one episode at a time, instead of the season-at-once model they've used for all of their other shows. Netflix said the new talk show, officially announced Thursday after months of negotiations, will feature an “updated format” that will encompasses the latenight comedienne’s unfiltered opinions on entertainment and culture as well as her signature guest interviews. The company didn’t say how frequently new episodes of the show would be rolled out. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Link to post Share on other sites
SDG Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) I'm looking for good ways to track what's coming on Netflix streaming, Amazon, On Demand and other streaming vendors. Does anyone know of any good resources for this? For years I've used The Digital Bits to track what's coming on Blu-ray and DVD. But tracking physical media release dates isn't going to cut it going forward. Edited August 13, 2014 by SDG Quote “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” — Flannery O'ConnorWriting at the new Decent Films | Follow me on Twitter and Facebook Link to post Share on other sites
Buckeye Jones Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Have you used instantwatcher.com? Is only good for Netflix, but a helpful tool to find out what's on--but doesn't provide upcoming releases. Quote I have Flickritis Link to post Share on other sites
SDG Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Have you used instantwatcher.com? Is only good for Netflix, but a helpful tool to find out what's on--but doesn't provide upcoming releases. Yeah, that's no good for me. I need to know what's coming, to write about it in advance. Edited August 14, 2014 by SDG Quote “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” — Flannery O'ConnorWriting at the new Decent Films | Follow me on Twitter and Facebook Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Arkadin Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've looked for a good site for upcoming releases and haven't yet found one. I know Netflix releases some of that data--it shows up there and again in Netflix preview articles--but I don't know where you can find it. Quote I've Seen That Movie Too Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not sure how far in advance you need but Hacking Netflix usually has digital for the week the day before: http://www.hackingnetflix.com/ Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
SDG Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Not sure how far in advance you need but Hacking Netflix usually has digital for the week the day before: http://www.hackingnetflix.com/ I don't know how far in advance I need it either, but it's a start. Thanks. Anyone else? Edited August 14, 2014 by SDG Quote “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” — Flannery O'ConnorWriting at the new Decent Films | Follow me on Twitter and Facebook Link to post Share on other sites
morgan1098 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 The only two resources like this that I would recommend have already been mentioned... Instantwatcher and HackingNetflix. But as has already been noted, they don't offer information on upcoming releases. I think Netflix holds this kind of information pretty tightly, for whatever reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I had never heard of Instantwatcher until a few days ago -- and considering they're probably exclusive to the US version of Netflix, not the Canadian one, why should I have? -- but I was puzzled by the list on their home page of the films that have been "most popular" over the past 24 hours. How would they know this? I thought Netflix didn't release any data on which films get watched how often. Quote "Sympathy must precede belligerence. First I must understand the other, as it were, from the inside; then I can critique it from the outside. So many people skip right to the latter." -- Steven D. Greydanus Now blogging at Patheos.com. I can also still be found at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. See also my film journal. Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) I'd guess they're tracking the most popular titles on Instantwatcher--i.e. which ones get the most clicks on or plays linked through their site--not on Netflix itself. Edited August 14, 2014 by Tyler Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Link to post Share on other sites
NBooth Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I have no idea what thread it was where SDG was asking about where to find upcoming Netflix options, so I'll post this here: apparently ComingSoon has the scoop. Quote Nathanael T. Booth More Man than PhilosopherTumblr--Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Netflix is getting into the Sandler business. It’s quite possible you’ve seen an Adam Sandler film in the past couple of years. Probably not That’s My Boy (2012), which failed to crack $60 million worldwide. Good chance it wasn’t Jack and Jill (2011) either. Perhaps Blended, which reunited Sandler with Drew Barrymore? That didn’t even get to $50 million, so maybe not. Oh, wait, there was Grown Ups 2 last year. That was a hit, drawing nearly a quarter billion in box office. Of course, according to nearly every review, it was also something else that rhymes with hit, as were the other three films. Consider that for a moment then contemplate that Netflix just signed Sandler to a four-film deal where it will bankroll him to make movies like those. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Link to post Share on other sites
NBooth Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 And (stealing a link from Ryan) HBO is getting into the web-subscription business. I wonder how this will impact their deal with Amazon. Oh, and call me slow on the uptake, but--after years of rumblings about how streaming services are changing television forever etc etc etc, it took this announcement for me to finally think "Oh, yeah. That's totally viable." Quote Nathanael T. Booth More Man than PhilosopherTumblr--Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
Nathaniel Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Netflix just moved 33 titles from my DVD queue to my "saved" queue. The age of the disc continues its precipitous decline... Quote "A great film is one that to some degree frees the viewer from this passive stupor and engages him or her in a creative process of viewing. The dynamic must be two-way. The great film not only comes at the viewer, it draws the viewer toward it." -Paul SchraderTwitter Letterboxd Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Great Bordwell post on "What Netflix Does" (it's not the only guilty party). Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Link to post Share on other sites
M. Leary Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 One thing he did not point out is that one of the key features of the prestige era of TV is the filming of scenes directly for 16:9, which is arguably a key part of the cinematic vibe we get from TV of the last decade. I would be interested to see someone expand on that. Quote "...the vivid crossing of borders between film and theology may save the film from the banality of cinema and festival business, and it may also save the church from the deep sleep of the habitual and the always known." (Hans Werner Dannowski) Filmwell | Twitter Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Any ROKU users here? I've recently encountered a bug where Spanish subtitles appear on Netflix and Amazon even though the settings are off. This is only for "printed" material, though, not dialogue. Anybody know a fix? (I tried deleting Netflix channel and reinstalling it, but no go.) Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Buckeye Jones Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ken, we have a Roku, but have not experienced this. Could it be a firmware upgrade bug? Which Roku model do you have? Quote I have Flickritis Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I have a Roku2. Some search of help forums suggests this is a known issue but not what to do about it. I've heard at least one claim that the issue is with Netlfix (and Amazon)--and that there is no way to turn them off. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Alexander Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've a Roku, but your situation seems unique to me. Quote Nick Alexander Keynote, Worship Leader, Comedian, Parodyist Host of the Prayer Meeting Podcast - your virtual worship oasis. (Subscribe) Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've a Roku, but your situation seems unique to me. http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?p=398950&sid=6d368d7fb0b3d82bbf5cfe548843891b Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Darrel Manson Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Netflix just moved 33 titles from my DVD queue to my "saved" queue. The age of the disc continues its precipitous decline... Step one: get a LA County Library card. It's amazing just how many dvds and vhs films they have in the system. Quote A foreign movie can't be stupid.-from the film Armin Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Netflix just moved 33 titles from my DVD queue to my "saved" queue. The age of the disc continues its precipitous decline... Step one: get a LA County Library card. It's amazing just how many dvds and vhs films they have in the system. I use Arlington County, which has a pretty robust selection, at least compared with Fairfax, a much larger county for which I also have library privileges but which, for years, didn't buy any DVDs. It then changed its policy to buy educational titles and only DVD movies based on books. Edited March 9, 2015 by Christian Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Link to post Share on other sites
Nathaniel Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) I love the Los Angeles County library system. It links over 100 county libraries, and you can request items from any of these far-flung locations to your local branch. The one-week checkout period (with up to three renewals) is the best deal in town. Of course, you never know what you're going to get. People like to use the discs as hockey pucks, apparently. Or coasters. But they still have VHS tapes in circulation, which is a plus. I also use the Los Angeles city system, although they only let you keep video materials for 2 days. I also have library cards for Burbank, Glendale, and Beverly Hills, but they, too, have gone exclusively digital. Edited March 9, 2015 by Nathaniel Quote "A great film is one that to some degree frees the viewer from this passive stupor and engages him or her in a creative process of viewing. The dynamic must be two-way. The great film not only comes at the viewer, it draws the viewer toward it." -Paul SchraderTwitter Letterboxd Link to post Share on other sites
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