Movie Buffs

A group for discussing movies, directors, actors/actresses, studios or anything related to the movie business. PROFILES WITHOUT "ABOUT BE" AND/OR "MORE ABOUT ME" INFO WILL NOT BE ADMITTED (What's your preference when it comes to movie genres?)

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Netflix: Nearly 2,000 Movies To Disappear From Instant Watch May 1
Netflix: Nearly 2,000 Movies To Disappear From Instant Watch May 1 By Chris E. Hayner Zap2it 2:28 a.m. EDT, May 1, 2013 If you've got Netflix Instant Watch, now's the time to jump on and wat...
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May 1, 2013
15 Amazing Movies That Had Un-Amazing Reviews
Found this interesting article on a web site for a brand of popcorn. I've only seen two of the 15 listed, 'Don't Be A Menace In South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood ' and 'Flashdance',...
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Apr 28, 2013
Foreign Favorites
To me, foreign films tend to be more edgier and realistic than domestic (American) films. What are your all-time favorite foreign films?...
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Apr 5, 2013
R.I.P. Roger Ebert
The powerful film critic passed away today. He was 70. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/chi-roger-ebert-dead-20130404,0,7195193.story...
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Apr 4, 2013
Best Picture
Has anyone on this board seen 'Argo'? If not, did its winning the Academy Award for 'Best Picture' make you want to see it? ...
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Mar 20, 2013
Compliance
I just finished a great movie on Netflix, which I think at least some naturists might find interesting for the contrast it provides to what we believe, that being nude is not shameful. But that's not ...
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Mar 11, 2013
What're You Watching ?
As an avid movie-watcher (typically see at least two films a month in the theatre and countless movies at home on DVD) I wonder what everyone else is watching. Often I'll just get home from work & ...
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Mar 1, 2013
The Academy Awards
Does anyone in this group usually watch at least half of the telecast or attend Oscar-themed parties to watch it?...
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Jan 29, 2013
If You Had The Chance...
If you had the chance to go to a major movie premiere with a famous actor/actress, who would you like it to be?...
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Jan 28, 2013
Still Buying?
Is anyone here still buying movies on DVD or Blu-ray? If so, how recent was your purchase? I haven't purchased a movie on Blu-ray since the day I purchased my Blu-ray player over 2 years ago. I...
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Jan 28, 2013
Academy Award Nominations
This article is a reprint from NBCNews.com ********************************************************************************* 'Lincoln,' 'Life of Pi' top Oscar nominations By Gael Fashingbauer Coo...
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Jan 10, 2013
FAVORITE FILMS OF 2012
ARGO (I'm not yet ready to agree with Oscar that it's the Best Picture Of The Year, but it sure is a good 'un) BERNIE (an amusing true story of gossip, scandal and murder in a small Texas town) ...
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Jan 6, 2013
Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars
Forbes.com picks Hollywood's most overpaid stars. Copy the link below to view the slide show. Enjoy! http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45edeej/hollywoods-most-overpaid-stars-2/ ...
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Dec 5, 2012
Hollywood's Most Valuable Actor?
(This article was reprinted from NBCNews.com) Hollywood's Most Valuable Actor? Robert Downey Jr., of course! By Cody Delistraty Robert Downey Jr. is the most valuable movie star in Hollywood, c...
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Jul 24, 2012
6 Memorable Performances
Oscar winning actor Ernest Borgnine passed away yesterday at age 95. Jane Kellogg of 'The Hollywood Reporter' chooses six of his memorable roles. Copy the address below to read her story and view vi...
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Jul 9, 2012
Will Smith's 10 Best...
The Grio.com picks Will Smith's ten best films. Copy & paste the address below to view the slide show. http://thegrio.com/2012/05/25/slideshow-will-smiths-top-10-movie-roles The first movie...
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Jun 23, 2012
Oliver Stone's 10 Best
ROLLING STONE magazine picks Oliver Stone's ten best films. Copy the address below to view the slide show of its picks. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/the-10-best-oliver-stone-film...
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Jun 20, 2012
Five Disturbing Moments In Film
Aliens, Demons And Lustful Trees: Five Disturbing Moments In Film By Cody Delistraty The upcoming Ridley Scott vehicle “Prometheus” is practically a shoo-in to make big bucks at the box office, ...
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Jun 8, 2012
Redbox And Verizon To Create Streaming Movie Service
Redbox And Verizon To Create Streaming Movie Service Redbox also agrees to buy the Blockbuster-branded DVD rental kiosks operated by NCR Corp. The moves create more formidable competition for Netflix...
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Jun 7, 2012
Disney At War With Redbox
Disney At War With Redbox Over New DVD Rental Policy By Ben Fritz 7:57 PM EDT, June 6, 2012 "John Carter's" journey into Redbox kiosks may be as complicated as a flight to Mars. Walt Disne...
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Jun 7, 2012
Let's Discuss...
If you could spend the day discussing the movie business with an actor/actress, director, producer or anyone connected to the industry, who would it be? ...
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Mar 23, 2012
First-Run Favorites Of 2011
For those in this group that still go to first-run/new movies released in theaters, what were your favorites in 2011?...
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Dec 29, 2011
R.I.P. Ken Russell
British film director Ken Russell passed away last weekend at age 84. He's best known for having directed The Who's TOMMY in 1975, as well as several extremely bizarre, controversial movies. ...
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Nov 29, 2011
UltraViolet
(Reprinted from NPR.org) Hollywood Stages A DVD Comeback, With Some Snags by ANDREW WALLENSTEIN November 1, 2011 As the holiday gift-giving season approaches, a new brand of DVDs is aiming t...
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Nov 1, 2011
Spooktacular!!!
What movies do you love to watch every Halloween? For me, it's: 1. Night Of The Living Dead (1968) 2. Halloween (1978) 3. Carnival Of Souls (1962) ...
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Oct 31, 2011
Any B-movie Fans/Buffs Here?
During the 70's and 80's when I was kid, there was a drive-in theater near my neighborhood that showed a lot of B-movies, blaxploitation and martial arts films. During my junior and senior years of h...
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Oct 10, 2011
More Bad News For Netflix Subscribers
Lisa Richwine and Yinka Adegoke Reuters 7:21 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2011 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starz Entertainment will pull its movies and television shows from Netflix Inc's stream...
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Sep 1, 2011
Summer Bummers
The TODAY Show picks its 5 Most Disappointing summer 2011 releases. Copy & paste the address below. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44260890/ns/today-entertainment/#.TlxPi93ufAg...
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Aug 29, 2011
Netflix Raises DVD, Streaming Plan Price By 60 Percent
Netflix Raises DVD, Streaming Plan Price By 60 Percent Reuters 4:40 PM EDT, July 12, 2011 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc will raise by 60 percent the monthly price of a plan that let...
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Jul 16, 2011
Sony Movies Are Pulled From Netflix
Joe Flint Los Angeles Times Los Angeles— Netflix subscribers who are looking forward to watching "The Social Network" are out of luck. The movie about the legal battle surrounding the origin...
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Jun 17, 2011
Today Show Picks Its 5 Worst Superhero Movies
Copy & paste the address in your browser to read the Today Show/MSNBC article, "5 Worst Superhero Movies" http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43433663/ns/today-entertainment/...
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Jun 16, 2011
5 Best Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies
Copy & paste address to MSNBC article ranking his five best movies. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43188696/ns/today-entertainment/ Despite the recent "scandal", what are your "Top 5" of the for...
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May 26, 2011
Summer's Five Biggest Blockbuster Bombs
Copy & paste the address below http://www.clickorlando.com/atthemovies/23267392/detail.html ...
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May 11, 2011
Summer Releases 2011
For those of you who still go to first run movies regularly, what summer releases are you looking forward to seeing the most?...
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May 9, 2011
What's Your Top Five Favorite Motion Pictures & Why?
1) A Clockwork Orange (Is it the future or the present? Great story on the issue of "criminal rehabilitation" and that timeless lesson of "what goes around comes around") 2) Blue...
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Apr 20, 2011
Laughter Is The Best Medicine
What are the comedies that have never grown old or tired to you? ...
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Mar 24, 2011
Favorite Directors
Who Are Your All-Time Favorite Movie Directors? Mine are (in no particular order): David Lynch Spike Lee Robert Altman Woody Allen John Waters ...
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Dec 13, 2010
Re-make/Re-model/Re-package
This past week, I came across several articles regarding the new remade 'Arthur' movie and how it compares to the original. I even spotted a news headline regarding a 'Logan's Run' remake that will b...
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Apr 16, 2011
Favorite Detective/Crime Movies
There have been a lot of detective and police movies over the years and here are some that I like the best. Feel free to add your and write why. 1. Chinatown The movie that made Jack Nicholson a...
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Mar 4, 2011
Psychological Thrillers
Just to name a few: Gaslight, Wait Until Dark (with Audrey Hepburn), Sixth Sense, Fatal Attraction, Dial M for Murder, Mr. Brooks, Night of the Hunter, Play Misty For Me...
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Mar 4, 2011
Who Saw...?
Who in this group saw this year's Best Picture winner 'The King's Speech'? What was your favorite new release movie in 2010? ...
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Mar 2, 2011
Jeff Bridge's Best?
'Rolling Stone' article picks legendary actor's best 10 roles. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/10-greatest-roles-of-jeff-bridges-20101217...
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Jan 21, 2011
Nicholas Cage's 5 Most Memorable Performances?
MSNBC/Today Entertainment article picks Nicholas Cage's Five Most Memorable Performances http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40929306/ns/today-entertainment/ He's been in so many movies shouldn't th...
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Jan 8, 2011
Tron/Tron: Legacy
Who enjoyed the first one and are you hyped for the sequel? Me: Yes and yes. I would always play the Tron game whenever I went to the arcade (The Fun Machine) back in the day (the 80's). Tron...
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Dec 31, 2010
Disney's ABC & Netflix
Disney's ABC reaches $200 million streaming deal with Netflix By Dawn C. Chmielewski Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 1:33 PM EST, December 8, 2010 The Walt Disney Co. has reached an agr...
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Dec 8, 2010
Comparing/saving on movies services
Copy and paste in your browser the address below. Good article & video regarding saving on movie rentals & services. Enjoy! http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/06/08/savings-experiment-how-to-rent-...
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Jun 10, 2010
"What do you mean, that movie's not on DVD?"
Copy and paste the address below in your browser. A good article regarding the unavailability of movies on DVD. Enjoy! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37492357/ns/today-entertainment...
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Jun 9, 2010
Dennis Hopper
I've been seeing news headlines that Dennis Hopper is on his death bed. Here's my favorite 3 in which he starred during his long career: 1. Blue Velvet 2. Easy Rider 3. River's Edge ...
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Jun 7, 2010
Summer Releases
For those of you who still go to first run movies regularly, what summer releases are you looking forward to seeing the most?...
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Jun 5, 2010
Sign Of The Times
Movie Gallery, which operates Hollywood Video and is the second largest movie rental chain behind Blockbuster, recently announced that it was closing all of its U.S. stores (over 2400). Although I w...
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May 10, 2010
Movie Services
How many of you are currently using a movie service (Netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon Video On Demand,VUDU,etc)? If so, which one? Do you feel these services signal the eventual end of major movie theater...
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Apr 13, 2010