Some of the prints they use can be a bit dodgy, though. I recently saw the somewhat obscure Elaine May film Nicky and Mikey on Kanopy, and the print looked like a dub that had been through the ringer
It’s true. But most movie services have libraries with variable quality streams. The Criterion Channel, TCM and APrime are a few that consistently stream high quality films, though even they’re not 100%. Hoopla, a kanopy (library subscription service) twin, was the only service streaming Schnabel’s Before Night Falls but the copy was far less than stellar. I was a bit disappointed. But I’m going for their version of Dangerous Liaisons (another title I rarely see on the big streaming sites) tonight and hoping it fares better.
Nice doc on the Day of the Dead celebrations (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) Mexico’s Celebration of Life: The Day of the Dead
Finally! The Pink Panther Collection (1963-1993) All of the Blake Edwards directed movies featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau except Curse and Revenge of The Pink Panther are streaming this month on tubi. Haven't seen any of them (though I've always loved the cartoon). Looking forward to a binge.
In The Heat Of The Night (1967, Norman Jewison) A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case. Can't count the number of times I've mistook the subsequent tv series YouTube continually streams as the original classic. Glad it's finally up.
I attempt to watch the aps that offer those free movies...I quit after the first commercial...terrible.
As I recall you have/had a FireStick, yes. You can do one of two things: Go to Settings on your Fire TV. Select the Preferences menu. Select the Featured Content menu. Set both options to OFF to disable all ads from autoplaying. or Get a free ad blocker made for all Fire Tv devices, like Blokada. Go here for Fire Stick instructions. Good luck.
Thanks. Chief drawback with Pluto are the "programmed" ads in their On-Demand content and channels. No ad blocker can override em. So I tend to avoid it.
I didn't know how to do this either, but I don't mind commercials that much for free content. My introduction to anime was probably Robot Carnival, which they showed on the Sci-Fi Channel (back when the were a good genre channel, before they changed the name to Syfy). At any rate back around the 80s they show older SF series, and started showing some anime too. I used to enjoy their Sci-Fi Buzz program that covered different media and news within the genre. So Robot Carnival features various animators (nine) to be exact. It's an anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.
Fantastic Mr. Fox--Animated. George Clooney and Meryl Streep lend their voices to this hilarious and heartwarming animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and visiting nephew Kristopherson. That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the greatest chicken heist the animal world has ever seen. Based on the beloved, best-selling book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Fantastic Mr. Fox is family fun at its finest.
I enjoyed it. I know Kevin Spacey is controversial, but the movie/story is good as are the other actors. An award-winning cast featuring Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack), Cate Blanchett (Robin Hood), Judi Dench (Nine) and Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right) stars in this deeply moving motion picture from the director of Chocolat and The Cider House Rules. After tragedy strikes, Quoyle (Spacey) moves with his daughter from upstate New York to his ancestral home in a small Newfoundland fishing village. With a job at the local newspaper and a developing romance with a woman (Moore) who lives with her own demons, Quoyle is transformed by this place of magic, beauty and hardship. In a compelling story based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Quoyle's past melds with his present in an inspirational journey of self-discovery and second chances.
My Cousin Rachel (1952, Henry Koster) Exceptional du Maurier melodrama adaptation featuring Olivia de Havilland as cousin Rachel and Richard Burton as the seething youth, Philip, who finds himself in love with a woman he was prepared to hate. Good copy. Recommended.
You won’t find me giving two f$&@s about an actor being controversial. Either they’re good or they’re not. And, more than likely, exactly like you. Been meaning to see this. It has Dench in it, too, right? Queued. Thanks.
I use to be signed up to Tubi. Something happened I guess I need to sign up again. It helped remember where I left off in a film. Watching a howard hughes documentary I see on crackle it say activate code but web site doesn't work Anyone else have this problem ?
I loved the first one, unfortunately the next two sequels are just more of the same. As much as I liked the first one, I think they should have ended it there. L'Avventrua 1960--Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension. Some say one of Michelangelo Antonioni's greatest movies, if not his greatest. The title, which translates simply as "Adventure" can be interpreted as ironic or, better, satiric since the film's main characters are members of Italy's idle rich who are so bored by the emptiness of their overstuffed lives that they can achieve spurts of satisfaction only by turning events -- even the mysterious disappearance of a lover and friend and sex -- into temporary though fleeting highs. Though being over sixty years old, the movie attack on materialism might leave a deep impression on young audiences seeing it for the first time.
Man of La Mancha--1972, Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren and James Coco. I've not seen this yet, but I'll post anyway. In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other prisoners gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, and begin a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense--the story of Don Quixote.
Little Big Man 1970 --Dustin Hoffman, et al. In this genre-defying tale, an alleged 121-year-old white survivor of Custer's Last Stand recalls his checkered life and times. Based on the book by Thomas Berger, and directed by Arthur Penn (BONNIE AND CLYDE), Dustin Hoffman received critical acclaim for his performance as the oldest man in the world—Jack Crabb. Featuring a talented supporting cast including Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam and Richard Mulligan, LITTLE BIG MAN is an American original.
3 great picks, Morpheus. Thanks. Not a big fan of Antonioni. His films - and, in particular, the characters in them - leave me cold. But I can certainly see why his work is widely praised on an artistic level. I’ve never watched O’Toole’s turn as Cervantes. I’ll definitely have to check that out (relief to see he isn’t playing Don Quixote!). And I really need to watch Little Big Man, one of the early Hoffman roles that are must watch (a little trepidation over that wig but I’m assuming the film’s something of a satire). Thanks!
I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of Antonioni either. The best thing I've seen from him, not being an expert, is The Passenger with Jack Nicholson. I didn't care for it the first time around either, but upon rewatching it got better. Little Big Man has some satire in it for sure, but some drama as well. Hoffman's character goes from a lost young man, and journeys thru the western landscape. He is captured by Indians and adapts to their culture, and go back and forth between culture. I think in the end he feels more Native American, but there are some scenes in it that are quite sad and powerful. Gattaca 1997 is SF, but not the space ships, robots, or laser type. In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program. The exteriors (including the roof scene) and some of the interior shots of the Gattaca complex were filmed at Frank Lloyd Wright's 1960 Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California. The speakers in the complex broadcast announcements both in Esperanto and English; Miko Sloper from the Esperanto League of North America went to the recording studio to handle the Esperanto part. The parking lot scenes were shot at the Otis College of Art and Design, distinguished by its punch card-like windows, located near Los Angeles International Airport. The film is noted for its unique use of color. Cinematographer Slawomir Idziak employed vibrant gold, green, and electric blue tones throughout the film, and shot the film in Super 35mm format, which adds an enlarged layer of grain. I have to admit I wasn't that impressed with this movie the first time I saw it, but enjoyed it better with a second viewing.
