RKO Forty Acres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_Forty_Acres

top-ten-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2011/12/14/top-ten-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time/

Critics’ Picks: The Manchurian Candidate - Video Library - The New York Times

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/12/05/arts/100000001208945/critics-picks-the-manchurian-candidate.html

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Hanging By a Thread - Video Library - The New York Times

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/11/28/arts/100000001194076/hanging-by-a-thread.html?WT.mc_id=VI-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M230a-ROS-1211-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=152910

Being Elmo

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111121/REVIEWS/111129992

Fwd: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse was "born" 83 years ago today.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4    It is not great but it started an empire.

David Yates on Board for Big Screen 'Doctor Who'

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUS301763156320111114?irpc=932

Jack and Jill confirms it: Sandler is the new Tyler Perry

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7AA2R220111111?irpc=932

New Daily DVD Rental Price

Redbox is making an announcement about its prices today, and we want to make sure that you hear it from us first.

Starting on Monday, October 31, the daily rental charge for DVDs will change to $1.20 a day.* The price change is due to rising operating expenses, including new increases in debit card fees. Daily rental charges for Blu-ray™ Discs and video games won't change.** Additional-day charges for DVDs rented before 10/31 won't be affected, either.

In order to make the transition easier, Redbox will discount the first day of all online DVD rentals to $1.00 from 10/31 through 11/30. Additional rental days will be $1.20.***

If you have any questions, please visit redbox.com/pricechange. There, we've provided additional information.

This marks our first price change in more than eight years as we work hard to keep prices low for our customers.

Thank you,

Redbox

The Sunset Limited - Rotten Tomatoes

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_sunset_limited/

Netflix Customer Loss Worse Than Forecast

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/netflix-3q-subscriber-losses-worse-than-forecast.html

A tribute to B.O.B Monsters vs aliens funny

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY9X7xYOb_o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

MTV News: 'The Thing': The Reviews Are In!

http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1672546&weburl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtv.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F1672546%2Fthe-thing-movie-reviews.jhtml&alt=http%3A%2F%2Fm.mtv.com%2Fnews%2Findex.rbml&cid=300

Netflix Abandons Qwikster Plans -

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203499704576622674082410578.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Thor

"Thor to begin with is not an interesting character. The gods of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology share the same problem, which is that what you see is what you get. They're defined by their attributes, not their personalities. Odin is Odin and acts as Odin and cannot act as other than Odin, and so on. Thor is a particularly limited case. What does he do? He wields a hammer. That is what he does. You don't have to be especially intelligent to wield a hammer, which is just as well, because in the film Thor (Chris Hemsworth) doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb in Asgard."

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110510/REVIEWS/110519987

Auguste and Louis Lumière

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumi%C3%A8re_brothers

Petro Vlahos

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Vlahos

Contagion :: rogerebert.com

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110907/REVIEWS/110909994

"Must See Great Films"?

http://www.imdb.com/list/KufFu6nHxhA/

HEREAFTER Featurette: Visual Effects Shot Breakdowns Reel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoAHO4_jPzQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Carrie Fisher audition tape for Star Wars

These are interesting.  These screen tests use scripts not used in the movie. ...

Harrison ford:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7FsX4rqI8&feature=related

Carrie Fischer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCXrGuLix7M&feature=related

Also Mark Hamill:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjP2GBTr9U&feature=related

Kurt Russel?   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nix_PID3oiA&feature=related

Oh Bother

http://www.facebook.com/WinniethePooh?sk=app_224295200929819

Ooh, this looks creepy.

Contagion

Winnie the Pooh

Love this trailer. I always had a fondness for Winnie the Pooh.  Oh bother.

The Iron Lady

Check out this video.   I couldn't believe who the actress was.

In defense of Netflix

http://www.pcworld.com/article/235693/in_defense_of_netflix.html

Hereafter

The opening sequence to this movie is a special effects bonanza that I think is a must see.

 

FW: Tree of Life (film 2011)

From: Robert
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 2:40 PM

 

I saw it.  It may be one of the weirdest movies I have ever watched.  It will definitely turn most people off.  I had to go downtown to the Broadway to see it since it’s not in wide general release.  It’s a polarizer, some people will like it (for me I tolerated it), many people will hate it.  The story doesn’t flow chronologically, it jumps around.  It’s especially difficult to watch if you have had a family member die.  The subject matter is about a son that is killed at 19 and they reconstruct his childhood lifetime experiences many of which I could relate to.   There is a lot of room for interpretation of this film.  I’m not sure I get all that was being conveyed.  Part of the film seems like a visual documentary on the creation of the universe and evolution.  The other part is a drama about a family and their 3 boys, one that dies at the beginning of the film.

 

 

From: John
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:41 PM

I suspect that the movie looks at life and religion from a pantheist perspective.

 

From: Robert
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:45 AM

 

This looks interesting.

 

…” featuring sci-fi and surrealist themes and imagery through space and the birth of life on Earth, drawing comparisons in particular to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. “

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tree_of_Life_%28film%29

 

 

Monsters vs. Aliens Featurette - Gallaxhar

Monsters vs. Aliens Featurette - Gallaxhar

Gallaxhar Invades

Heart of Darkness

The most famous adaptation of Heart of Darknessis Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 movie Apocalypse Now,

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness

Clash of the Titans

From Bob:

 

I was pleasantly surprised that I liked it.  When it came out last year the critics blasted it so badly I wasn’t expecting anything.  I put it on my Netflix queue and forgot about it.  It just came up in my queue and I watched it over the weekend.  I would have enjoyed seeing this on the big screen.

 

 

 

Cowboys and Aliens

Have you seen this trailer?  I think that Harrison Ford looks more like Geoffrey Lewis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXHhnT1tHNM

Queen to Play

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110504/REVIEWS/110509997

DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT

I hear that it is not that good of a movie, but the trailer looks funny...

http://www.youtube.com/dylandogdeadofnight

Charlie Chaplin - The Lion's Cage

"Smile"

Charlie Chaplin wrote the song "Smile" for his movie "Modern Times."

It was Michael Jackson's favorite song.

The Great Dictator- Globe Scene

Charlie Chaplin imitates Adolf Hitler. This is high art. It is almost ballet, and is full of symbolism, like Hitler kicking the world:

Charlie Chaplin - in a plane

Overall, the movie was mostly slapstick, not that different from a 3 Stooges film, until the great ending. A Jewish barber who looks like "The Great Dictator" ends up impersonating him though a series of unlikely events. This final scene elevates the movie.

Oscars

http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/The-Kings-Speech-sweeps-Oscars-2011/articleshow/7589524.cms

Amazon launches unlimited streaming for Prime members

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/02/amazon-launches-unlimited-streaming-for-prime-members/1

The Grapes of Wrath

Ebert writes a great review.

Tangled trailer

Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCDHIE6vTU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Is this cool or what? (Transformers Trailer)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/trailers/11131326

Kung Fu Panda II (Teaser Trailer)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kung_fu_panda_the_kaboom_of_doom/trailers/11130971

Paul (Trailer)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paul/trailers/11125248

The King's Speech (Trailer)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_kings_speech/trailers/11122129