Before finalizing your best of 2019 lists, maybe sign up for Criterion Channel* and take a gander at Diamantino and An Elephant Sitting Still.
* I am unaffiliated with the Criterion Channel. It's merely the best streaming service currently available.
Thanks for that. I have Criterion DVDs and Blu-Rays, but, I have not signed up for the streaming service yet. What other streaming services are available that specializes in indie and foreign films?
Before finalizing your best of 2019 lists, maybe sign up for Criterion Channel* and take a gander at Diamantino and An Elephant Sitting Still.
* I am unaffiliated with the Criterion Channel. It's merely the best streaming service currently available.
Thanks for that. I have Criterion DVDs and Blu-Rays, but, I have not signed up for the streaming service yet. What other streaming services are available that specializes in indie and foreign films?
Amazon Prime has a broad, if chaotic selection that surprised me. I just found Suzuki's exceptional Yumeji streaming, for example, but it's the only film of the Taisho Trilogy available.
Mubi is my other main go to besides Criterion, but it has a unique 30 movies/30 days streaming structure, so if you don't want to keep on top of it week by week, it might not be for you. I love it because it's curated and I've discovered a number of festival and international gems that haven't gotten U.S. distribution along with helping me fill in gaps with more esoteric/obscure films. And they sprinkle in known classics like Visconti's Senso and Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest. I believe it's $3.99 per month.
Kanopy is an option if you're in the US and your library offers it as a service. You can then access their wonderful catalogue using your local library credentials, but some libraries do limit how many titles you can access per week/month. But there are no additional fees, so it's arguably the best option if you can get access via your local library or university (I bogart from a friend who's a uni professor and use my local library to get around monthly limits lol).
Ovid.tv is one I haven't signed up for yet, but I probably will next year to try out. It has a smaller rotating library but its collection of documentaries interests me.
Le Cinema Club (link) is free and offers one usually hard to find streaming documentary or short film every two weeks. I find it to be a fun mystery box.
Vimeo (and YouTube) - a lot of interesting new-ish films that can't find distribution end up dumped on Vimeo if you poke around and, of course, YouTube is full of random older movies streaming in full. If you're into silent era films (that's going to be my main film project in 2020), YouTube is chock-a-block with classic silent cinema from all over the world. _________________ Under New Management
Before finalizing your best of 2019 lists, maybe sign up for Criterion Channel* and take a gander at Diamantino and An Elephant Sitting Still.
* I am unaffiliated with the Criterion Channel. It's merely the best streaming service currently available.
Thanks for that. I have Criterion DVDs and Blu-Rays, but, I have not signed up for the streaming service yet. What other streaming services are available that specializes in indie and foreign films?
Amazon Prime has a broad, if chaotic selection that surprised me. I just found Suzuki's exceptional Yumeji streaming, for example, but it's the only film of the Taisho Trilogy available.
Mubi is my other main go to besides Criterion, but it has a unique 30 movies/30 days streaming structure, so if you don't want to keep on top of it week by week, it might not be for you. I love it because it's curated and I've discovered a number of festival and international gems that haven't gotten U.S. distribution along with helping me fill in gaps with more esoteric/obscure films. And they sprinkle in known classics like Visconti's Senso and Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest. I believe it's $3.99 per month.
Kanopy is an option if you're in the US and your library offers it as a service. You can then access their wonderful catalogue using your local library credentials, but some libraries do limit how many titles you can access per week/month. But there are no additional fees, so it's arguably the best option if you can get access via your local library or university (I bogart from a friend who's a uni professor and use my local library to get around monthly limits lol).
Ovid.tv is one I haven't signed up for yet, but I probably will next year to try out. It has a smaller rotating library but its collection of documentaries interests me.
Le Cinema Club (link) is free and offers one usually hard to find streaming documentary or short film every two weeks. I find it to be a fun mystery box.
Vimeo (and YouTube) - a lot of interesting new-ish films that can't find distribution end up dumped on Vimeo if you poke around and, of course, YouTube is full of random older movies streaming in full. If you're into silent era films (that's going to be my main film project in 2020), YouTube is chock-a-block with classic silent cinema from all over the world.
I've heard of Mubi and Kanopy. I didn't realize that so much content was available on Vimeo and YouTube. Thanks.
Before finalizing your best of 2019 lists, maybe sign up for Criterion Channel* and take a gander at Diamantino and An Elephant Sitting Still.
* I am unaffiliated with the Criterion Channel. It's merely the best streaming service currently available.
Thanks for that. I have Criterion DVDs and Blu-Rays, but, I have not signed up for the streaming service yet. What other streaming services are available that specializes in indie and foreign films?
Amazon Prime has a broad, if chaotic selection that surprised me. I just found Suzuki's exceptional Yumeji streaming, for example, but it's the only film of the Taisho Trilogy available.
Mubi is my other main go to besides Criterion, but it has a unique 30 movies/30 days streaming structure, so if you don't want to keep on top of it week by week, it might not be for you. I love it because it's curated and I've discovered a number of festival and international gems that haven't gotten U.S. distribution along with helping me fill in gaps with more esoteric/obscure films. And they sprinkle in known classics like Visconti's Senso and Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest. I believe it's $3.99 per month.
Kanopy is an option if you're in the US and your library offers it as a service. You can then access their wonderful catalogue using your local library credentials, but some libraries do limit how many titles you can access per week/month. But there are no additional fees, so it's arguably the best option if you can get access via your local library or university (I bogart from a friend who's a uni professor and use my local library to get around monthly limits lol).
Ovid.tv is one I haven't signed up for yet, but I probably will next year to try out. It has a smaller rotating library but its collection of documentaries interests me.
Le Cinema Club (link) is free and offers one usually hard to find streaming documentary or short film every two weeks. I find it to be a fun mystery box.
Vimeo (and YouTube) - a lot of interesting new-ish films that can't find distribution end up dumped on Vimeo if you poke around and, of course, YouTube is full of random older movies streaming in full. If you're into silent era films (that's going to be my main film project in 2020), YouTube is chock-a-block with classic silent cinema from all over the world.
I've heard of Mubi and Kanopy. I didn't realize that so much content was available on Vimeo and YouTube. Thanks.
Cheers!
Here's one of the all time great Westerns, Hell's Hinges from 1916: _________________ Under New Management
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:20 pm Post subject:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
Was Knives Out a bit too cheeseball to anyone else? Did the corniness work for you?
The impression I have taken away from the trailers is that is exactly what they were shooting for and that is exactly why I want to see it.
It looks like a silly sendup of the murder mystery genre with an All-Star cast designed to make it work.
And having seen your post, I'm even more encouraged to see it. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Was Knives Out a bit too cheeseball to anyone else? Did the corniness work for you?
The impression I have taken away from the trailers is that is exactly what they were shooting for and that is exactly why I want to see it.
It looks like a silly sendup of the murder mystery genre with an All-Star cast designed to make it work.
And having seen your post, I'm even more encouraged to see it.
Yeah the old school, over-the-top camp is sort of the whole point.
The campiness felt a bit too try-hard to me especially as it intersected with the movie's Rich Hollywood Liberal political message. I liked it and had fun in the theater, but didn't love it. Seeing it so soon after seeing Parasite twice probably shaded my perception of Knives Out, as well. _________________ Under New Management
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:56 am Post subject:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
Marriage Story is now streaming on Netflix.
That's one of those films that looks really good and yet leaves me with no desire to see it. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
We get a 2 week break every holiday season. I’m going to live at the theater.
It's insane how backloaded this year is. Uncut Gems on Christmas Day?! That's the present I'll be giving my family members. _________________ Under New Management
We get a 2 week break every holiday season. I’m going to live at the theater.
It's insane how backloaded this year is. Uncut Gems on Christmas Day?! That's the present I'll be giving my family members.
That’s probably the one I’m most excited about. Staying away from all the trailers and articles has not been easy.
Btw I watched Atlantics yesterday. I think I admire it more than I enjoyed it.
I got sidetracked after the first fifteen minutes so I'll give it another go this weekend. It looked pretty, but the arranged marriage setup didn't grab me off the bat. _________________ Under New Management
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