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I watched the movie "Control

Shawn Hogendorf — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:13:36 -0500

I watched the movie "Control Room" last night.

It is a documentary about the Al Jazeera news network.

Interesting to say the least. The film highlights the war from an Arab perspective.

The movie is a few years old now, so some of the perspectives about how long Arabs thought the war would last were interesting.

It also brings up an intersting point about journalistic objectivity when dealing with war.

If you want to see what Arab people were thinking at the start of the war, it's an interesting film.

Spoiler alert: I saw "Music

Joanna Miller — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:26:52 -0600

Spoiler alert: I saw "Music and Lyrics" at the theater last weekend, and you have to love Hugh Grant's goofy dance moves and ability to make fun of himself.

His mock '80s pop band was the best part of the movie.

See for yourself on Youtube.com: http://youtube.com/watch?v=S0A7dtdc-nU

Over the weekend I watched

Shawn Hogendorf — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:20:50 -0600

Over the weekend I watched an independent documentary titled, "I'm Not Alone" directed by a San Fransisco-based musician and human rights activist named Michael Franti.

In this documentary Franti takes a small group of friends, camera people and his guitar into Iraq, Israel and Palestine to explore the human cost of war and talk with citizens and soldiers about the experiences they face in those war-torn areas of the world.

Regardless of your political beliefs, I suggest renting this eye-opening tear-jerker.

Eternal Sunshine of the

Callie Chamberlain — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:19:55 -0600

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is absolutely amazing. By far one of the best movies I've ever seen. If you do end up NetFlix-ing it, be sure to pay attention. It's a thinking movie that gets really confusing if you're spacing out. Despite what you may think in the beginning, the movie DOES eventually start to make sense. Another good one is Ladder 49. I know you're a guy. In your twenties. (??) But you'll be crying. Trust me. Garden State is good, so is Requiem for a Dream. Thirteen. Little Miss Sunshine. If you can get at television series; The Office is hilarious, Nip/Tuck is good, It's always sunny in Philidelphia is excellent, and The Sarah Silverman Project, are a few goodies I think you'd probably like. ENJOY!

I've been using Netflix to

bryan hadley — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:50:45 -0600

I've been using Netflix to binge on TV shows I've never seen (I don't have cable, or particularly good TV reception). I highly recommend the HBO shows Deadwood and The Wire. Both have a lot of course language, violence and explicit sexuality, but both are also very well written, diretced, designed and acted. They are also extremely involving.

Whenever it comes out on DVD, I also encourage everyone to get caught up with Friday Night Lights. It's my favorite current TV show, and even though it's a ratings failure I hope DVD keeps it alive for at least another season. (It's also available in iTunes, and the first episode if free, for now.)

"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," is

Joanna Miller — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:54:31 -0600

"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," is one recommendation. I thought it was good because it's different than many big, box-office movies and takes a stab at film noir.

Of course, one should expect something artsy - Robert Downey Jr. plays the lead.

Another more off-beat flick? Steve Martin's non-comedic role in "The Spanish Prisoner" is fun to see. I love a movie with a plot that has a few twists and turns.

Beautiful Girls is one of

Lori Carlson — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:09:59 -0600

Beautiful Girls is one of the best movies ever! Great choice, Karla! I might have to rent that again this weekend. Haven't seen it in years. Is it even on DVD?

I think you should watch

Karla — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:05:47 -0600

I think you should watch some Minnesota-filmed movies:
* First, of course, Purple Rain.
* A Simple Plan
* Fargo
* Factotum
* Mallrats
* Drop Dead Gorgeous
* Grumpy Old Men
* Untamed Heart (does anyone remember that one?)
* Beautiful Girls
* Prairie Home Companion
* North Country

I’ll agree with “About a

Brandon — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:24:10 -0600

I’ll agree with “About a Boy” and “A Life Less Ordinary.” Both are excellent movies. To me, though, “Blue Crush” was unintentionally hilarious. There were a lot of lines in the movie that just made my friends and I laugh. The cinematography was good, though.

A few movies we liked

windyhill — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:04:24 -0600

A few movies we liked were:

Cold Comfort Farm - a quirky English comedy

A life less ordinary - comedy with very strange angels

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

About a boy

Monsoon Wedding
- Made in India - Humor - Human Relations - Colorful culture

Prairie Home Companion

Blue Crush - Hawaii surfing

Like Water Like Chocolate - Spanish with subtitles

Chocolat - French with subtitles

I was a Blockbuster member,

Brandon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:52:06 -0600

I was a Blockbuster member, but I dropped the service to save some cash. One of the movies I was most excited to see was the three-disc documentary about the Monterey Pop Festival (called, oddly enough, “The Complete Monterey Pop Festival”). As a fan of oldies, I was excited to see what kind of concert could include acts like The Mamas and the Papas and Otis Redding on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix and The Who.

Also, you can never go wrong with the comedy “Rushmore.”

movies

Shawn Hogendorf — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:00:33 -0600

I am a new member of NetFlix, so I have movie fever.

I really enjoy documentaries and comedies, but I am open to almost anything.

Any suggestions?