tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119766972024-03-12T19:24:04.684-05:00GeekTonicBrent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-71509426602571553242009-04-03T03:15:00.000-05:002009-04-03T03:15:00.976-05:00Netflix New Watch Now Picks of the Week: Episode 10<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> Friday has arrived again which means it's time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature. <br />If you're looking for some inexpensive entertainment, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=">Netflix's </a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=" width="1" />movie streaming service is a great place to start.  All you need is at least a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=">Netflix Watch Now</a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> Playback device or compatible browser.  Each Friday, I'll be highlighting a selection of newly added Netflix Watch-Now titles you can check out - I'll try to screen out the worst of the bunch & just leave the better quality ones or at minimum some of the "broader appeal" titles. <br /><i>(Disclaimer:  Not all of these will appeal to everyone - of course)</i></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman/287290">Batman </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman/287290"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/287290.jpg" /></a> <br />In Tim Burton's hands, this comic book character taps into his brooding side, and Gotham's underbelly writhes in its vices. Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) starts to make a name for himself as a masked enemy to the criminal set just when the flamboyant Joker (Jack Nicholson) takes over as tops in the mafia. Adding the art-house hues to a big-budget formula meant major success at the box office, an Oscar for Art Direction and a line of sequels.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Lifeboat/60010595">Lifeboat </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Lifeboat/60010595"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60010595.jpg" /></a> <br />Using a story by John Steinbeck as inspiration, Alfred Hitchcock stages a gripping World War II drama by cramming eight survivors of a German torpedo attack into the hull of a tiny lifeboat -- among them, a magazine writer (Tallulah Bankhead), a radio operator (Hume Cronyn) and a crazy woman (Heather Angel) clutching the corpse of her dead baby. But the real trouble starts when one of the survivors (Walter Slezak) reveals he's a Nazi.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sleepers/973057">Sleepers </a></h4> <p> <br />In this drama based on characters in Lorenzo Carcaterra's controversial book, four boys from Hell's Kitchen enter a reformatory where a cruel guard (Kevin Bacon) abuses them. Years later, two of them avenge their tormenter and stand trial, defended by a druggie lawyer (Dustin Hoffman) and aided by their scheming cohort (Brad Pitt) and other friends from the 'hood (Robert DeNiro, Minnie Driver), who face the moral dilemma of justice vs. loyalty.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cleopatra/60011693">Cleopatra </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cleopatra/60011693"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60011693.jpg" /></a> <br />This epic saga of love, greed and betrayal -- which won four Oscars -- stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen. Determined to hold on to the throne, she seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison). When Caesar is murdered, however, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony (Richard Burton), who vows to take power. But Caesar's successor (Roddy McDowall) has other plans.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/North_to_Alaska/60027679">North to Alaska </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/North_to_Alaska/60027679"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60027679.jpg" /></a> <br />A tough, hard-drinking gold prospector (John Wayne) agrees to go pick up his partner's fiancée, but winds up with a beautiful substitute (Capucine) instead. When both partners vie for her favor, trouble breaks out -- in spades! It's the Duke like you've never seen him before in an entertaining Alaskan adventure co-starring Ernie Kovacs, Fabian and Stewart Granger. Directed by Henry Hathaway.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_IT_Crowd_Series_1/70113774">The IT Crowd: Series 1 </a></h4> <p> <br />Enter the glamorous offices of Reynholm Industries, then take the elevator to the basement, where you'll find the decidedly unglamorous IT support team: slacker Roy (Chris O'Dowd), social misfit Moss (Richard Ayoade) and technically ignorant supervisor Jen (Katherine Parkinson). Together, they find nerd-tastic adventures in this hilarious British sitcom from the producer of "The Office." The program won a 2008 International Emmy for Best Comedy.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/South_Park_Season_1/60030529">South Park: Season 1 </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/South_Park_Season_1/60030529"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60030529.jpg" /></a> <br />The first season of Comedy Central's groundbreaking, foul-mouthed series -- featuring some of the most original pint-sized characters ever to mouth off in the cartoon world -- is finally all in one place. Prep your funny bone for classic episodes of this witty, edgy, occasionally cringe-inducing but always hilarious tribute to scrappy animation from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In_the_Bedroom/60022258">In the Bedroom </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In_the_Bedroom/60022258"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60022258.jpg" /></a> <br />Set in a tranquil town on the Maine coast, In the Bedroom tells the story of a couple (Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson) whose teenage son (Nick Stahl) is involved in a love affair with a single mother (Marisa Tomei). When the relationship comes to a sudden and tragic end, the boy's parents must face their worst nightmare and embark on a dark, dangerous psychological journey. Spacek and Wilkinson turn in stunning performances.</p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blue_s_Clues_Season_1/70115834">Blue's Clues: Season 1 </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blue_s_Clues_Season_1/70115834"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70115834.jpg" /></a> <br />Lovable dog Blue (voiced by Traci Paige Johnson) leaves clues for her human friend, Steve (Steve Burns), to help him solve problems and learn new things in this popular Nickelodeon series for preschoolers. In this collection, Steve and Blue visit a farm on their first-ever skidoo. The pals also learn about flying, help sea creatures at the beach, play hide-and-seek, and skidoo into a painting of a museum to reorganize the artwork.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Point_Break/60020602">Point Break </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Point_Break/60020602"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60020602.jpg" /></a> <br />To nab the culprits behind a string of bank heists, brash young G-man Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) poses as a wave rider to infiltrate a group of surfers who may have pulled off the robberies in this high-speed cult favorite. But after gaining the trust of the gang's charismatic leader (Patrick Swayze), Utah gets swept up in their heady lifestyle -- and is soon forced to decide where his loyalties lie. Gary Busey plays Utah's testy partner.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/History_s_Mysteries_Roswell_Secrets_Unveiled/70108155">History's Mysteries: Roswell: Secrets Unveiled </a></h4> <p> <br />In this installment of the History Channel's documentary series, host Arthur Kent and company set out to create the definitive examination of the controversial events that took place in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. Fodder for conspiracy theorists and alien enthusiasts alike, the rumors surrounding the crash landing of a spaceship in the Roswell desert have been a lightning rod for controversy and conjecture.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Tudors_Season_3/70095645">The Tudors: Season 3 </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Tudors_Season_3/70095645"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70095645.jpg" /></a> <br />Get a sneak preview of the premiere episode instantly on Netflix! <br />The sexually insatiable King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) romances third wife Jane Seymour (Annabelle Wallis) and ruthlessly quashes an uprising of rebels protesting England's break with Rome in the third season of Showtime's Golden Globe-nominated historical drama. But dissension within his own ranks leads Henry to question the loyalty of his closest allies. Grammy winner Joss Stone joins the cast as Anne of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. <br />The Tudors: Season 3 premieres Sunday, April 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Buena_Vista_Social_Club/18704531">Buena Vista Social Club </a></h4> <p> <br />American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native Havana. The result is spectacular as subsequent concert footage of gigs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and New York City's Carnegie Hall proves. Director Wim Wenders captures not only the music, but also the life stories of these fascinating artists.</p> <p> </p> <p>That's it for this week.  Let us know in the comments if you loved or hated any of these. <br />Remember, you can now subscribe to <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GeektonicNewNetflix">the GeekTonic Netflix Watch Now Movie Recommendations RSS Feed</a></p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-66115836411428167972009-03-13T23:59:00.001-05:002009-03-14T08:02:57.173-05:00Netflix New Watch Now Picks of the Week: Episode 9<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> Friday has arrived again which means it's time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature. <br />If you're looking for some inexpensive entertainment, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=">Netflix's </a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=" width="1" />movie streaming service is a great place to start.  All you need is at least a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=">Netflix Watch Now</a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> Playback device or compatible browser.  Each Friday, I'll be highlighting a selection of newly added Netflix Watch-Now titles you can check out - I'll try to screen out the worst of the bunch & just leave the better quality ones or at minimum some of the "broader appeal" titles. <br /><i>(Disclaimer:  Not all of these will appeal to everyone - of course)</i>  </p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Waterboy/17687959">The Waterboy <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Waterboy/17687959"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/17687959.jpg" /></a> <br />Adam Sandler is Bobby Boucher, a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach (Henry Winkler) discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs. With a hilarious turn by Kathy Bates as Bobby's Cajun momma and Sandler at his oddball best, The Waterboy scores big laughs.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/What_About_Bob/1113307">What About Bob? <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/What_About_Bob/1113307"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/1113307.jpg" /></a> <br />Determined to receive treatment, Bob Wiley (Bill Murray), a neurotic New Yorker struggling with a host of paralyzing phobias, follows his psychiatrist on vacation in this quirky family comedy. Pompous shrink Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss) tries to get rid of the unwanted patient, but Bob ingratiates himself with Marvin's family. Soon Marvin's wife and children, charmed by Bob's childlike enthusiasm, start to think Bob is more fun than Marvin.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hang_Em_High/570427">Hang 'Em High <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hang_Em_High/570427"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/570427.jpg" /></a> <br />Clint Eastwood (in all his squinty glory) survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, Eastwood catches up with the nine men and starts dispensing his brand of justice. The film aspires to be an Americanized spaghetti Western -- and succeeds.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Good_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly/553500">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Good_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly/553500"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/553500.jpg" /></a> <br />While the Civil War rages, three men -- a quiet loner (Clint Eastwood), a ruthless hit man (Lee Van Cleef) and a Mexican bandit (Eli Wallach) -- comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold. In his third classic spaghetti Western with Eastwood, director Sergio Leone continues to shake up the genre with stylish photography, a hefty dose of cynicism and Ennio Morricone's instantly recognizable score.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Big_Chill/17369951">The Big Chill <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Big_Chill/17369951"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/17369951.jpg" /></a> <br />Never trust anyone over 30 … except this group of erstwhile buddies and former college radicals. After years apart, friends who've followed divergent paths reunite at the funeral of one of their own. Watch as the top-notch ensemble (William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, JoBeth Williams, Mary Kay Place, Tom Berenger and Jeff Goldblum) reconnects and cavorts to an irresistible soundtrack of 1960s hits.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Survivors/60022820">The Survivors <p></p> </a></h4> <p>from <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS">Netflix - New choices to watch instantly</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Survivors/60022820"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60022820.jpg" /></a> <br />Legendary funnymen Walter Matthau and Robin Williams star in this comedy as Sonny Paluso and Donald Quinelle, two unemployed fellas who run afoul of the Mafia and decide that the best defense is to enroll in a military survival course. Donald buys into the curriculum lock, stock and barrel, but Sonny's not quite so gung-ho in this satire from director Michael Ritchie.</p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Other new, Netflix Streaming Movies:</strong></h4> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Pingu_Meet_Pingu/70021486">Pingu: Meet Pingu </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cheech_Chong_s_Next_Movie/60029770">Cheech & Chong's Next Movie </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Moving_Violations/70035219">Moving Violations </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Party_Down_Season_1/70114510">Party Down: Season 1 </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Odd_Man_Out/818041">Odd Man Out </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Head_Case_Season_3/70114458">Head Case: Season 3 </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Another_Man_Another_Chance/70114385">Another Man, Another Chance </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wiz/1130238">The Wiz </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/What_About_Bob/1113307">What About Bob? </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Head_Case_in_12_Minutes/70115335">Head Case in 12 Minutes </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Good_Man_in_Africa/70114434">A Good Man in Africa </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/5_Children_and_It/70034134">5 Children and It </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Grand_Illusion/21929903">Grand Illusion </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Zombie/70067863">American Zombie </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Gospel_of_John/70116810">The Gospel of John </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Speaking_of_Sex/70060786">Speaking of Sex </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/At_the_Death_House_Door/70111471">At the Death House Door </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Indie_Sex/70082920">Indie Sex </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Legend_of_Drunken_Master/60003387">The Legend of Drunken Master </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Henry_Rollins_Uncut_New_Orleans_South_Africa_Northern_Ireland/70115303">Henry Rollins Uncut: New Orleans, South Africa, Northern Ireland </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Apartment/70007102">The Apartment </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Pierrot_Le_Fou/60031771">Pierrot Le Fou </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Trespass/60033793">Trespass </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Barney_s_Colorful_World_Live/70003050">Barney: Barney's Colorful World: Live </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Scary/70113617">American Scary </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Alexander_Graham_Bell_Voice_of_Invention/70033701">Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sophie_Scholl_The_Final_Days/70045696">Sophie Scholl: The Final Days </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/What_Just_Happened/70084226">What Just Happened? </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Private_Practices_The_Story_of_a_Sex_Surrogate/70109964">Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/My_Country_My_Country/70058934">My Country, My Country </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Emperor_and_the_Assassin/60000418">The Emperor and the Assassin </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Scooby-Doo_and_the_Goblin_King/70104701">Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wiggles_Sing_a_Song_of_Wiggles/70105616">The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Mirror_Has_Two_Faces/764186">The Mirror Has Two Faces </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Let_it_Snow/70011033">Kipper: Let it Snow </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Fun_in_the_Sun/60028471">Kipper: Fun in the Sun </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman_Robin/1154332">Batman & Robin </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Poetic_Justice/863004">Poetic Justice </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Starship_Troopers/1181616">Starship Troopers </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Snowed_Under_The_Bobblesberg_Winter_Games/70011000">Bob the Builder: Snowed Under / The Bobblesberg Winter Games </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_Dance_of_Friendship/70003049">Angelina Ballerina: Dance of Friendship </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Band_of_the_Hand/60025654">Band of the Hand </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_The_Knights_of_Fix-a-Lot/60026979">Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-a-Lot </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Kipper_Helps_Out/70002506">Kipper: Kipper Helps Out </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Back_to_Bataan/60036469">Back to Bataan </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Breakout/60022613">Breakout </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Friendship_Tails/60034148">Kipper: Friendship Tails </a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Tool_Power/60033331">Bob the Builder: Tool Power! </a></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>That's it for this week.  Let us know in the comments if you loved or hated any of these. <br />Remember, you can now subscribe to <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GeektonicNewNetflix">the GeekTonic Netflix Watch Now Movie Recommendations RSS Feed</a></p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-50033296002757865162009-03-06T17:28:00.002-06:002009-03-06T17:31:06.462-06:00Netflix New Watch Now Picks for the Week - Episode 8Friday has arrived again which means it's time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.<br />
If you're looking for some inexpensive entertainment, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=">Netflix's </a><img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=" width="1" />movie streaming service is a great place to start. All you need is at least a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=">Netflix Watch Now</a><img alt="icon" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> Playback device or compatible browser. Each Friday, I'll be highlighting a selection of newly added Netflix Watch-Now titles you can check out - I'll try to screen out the worst of the bunch & just leave the better quality ones or at minimum some of the "broader appeal" titles.<br />
<i>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone - of course)</i> <br />
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<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Altered_States/246472">Altered States </a> <br />
</h4>Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the evolutionary spectrum -- from human to ape-man. Equal parts sci-fi actioner, 1960s psychedelic trip and farce, the film was based on a Paddy Chayefsky novel and received Oscar nominations for music and sound. Blair Brown co-stars.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Micki_and_Maude/60031788">Micki and Maude </a><br />
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TV reporter Rob Salinger (Dudley Moore) is so lucky he's about to become a father ... to babies born to two different women. With his marriage to lawyer Micki (Ann Reinking) unraveling due to their hectic careers, Rob starts up a dalliance with Maude (Amy Irving), a cellist. When Maude announces she's pregnant, Rob decides to divorce Micki; but when she returns from a trip and says she, too, is expecting, he tries to juggle both relationships.<br />
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<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Madeline/16915153">Madeline </a><br />
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A mischievous French schoolgirl named Madeline (Hatty Jones) tries to save her boarding school from the real estate market, but finds it difficult to convince the building's owner (Nigel Hawthorne) not to sell. A straight-laced schoolmistress (Frances McDormand) tries her best to keep Madeline -- who uses her smarts to discourage prospective buyers -- out of trouble. Based on the popular children's books by Ludwig Bemelmans.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/St._Elmo_s_Fire/60021244">St. Elmo's Fire </a></h4>Best friends and recent Georgetown grads Jules (Demi Moore), Billy (Rob Lowe), Wendy (Mare Winningham), Alex (Judd Nelson), Leslie (Ally Sheedy) and Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) struggle with the newfound responsibilities of life in the real world in this classic Brat Pack drama from director Joel Schumacher. The group copes with drug addiction, infidelity, unrequited love and ennui while they frequent their favorite college bar, St. Elmo's Fire.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/As_Good_as_It_Gets/1181488">As Good as It Gets </a></h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/As_Good_as_It_Gets/1181488"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/1181488.jpg" /></a> <br />
When acerbic, reclusive and obsessive-compulsive author Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) lets stressed-out single mom and waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt) and gay neighbor Simon Bishop (Greg Kinnear) and his dog into his life, profound changes await them all in this touching dramedy. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, the film won Oscars for Nicholson's and Hunt's heartfelt performances.<br />
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<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Twilight_Zone_The_Movie/70076246">Twilight Zone: The Movie </a><br />
</h4>Based on Rod Serling's hit TV series, this anthology features four tales of fantasy and horror. A bigot (Vic Morrow) experiences prejudice; a man (Scatman Crothers) with special powers helps the elderly regain their youth; a woman (Kathleen Quinlan) discovers a town controlled by an odd child; and a passenger (John Lithgow) sees something horrifying on the wing of his plane. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller direct.<br />
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<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage/60026478">The Red Badge of Courage </a><br />
</h4>John Huston's classic film adaptation of the 1895 Stephen Crane novel, set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, ponders the feelings of anxiety and finally outright fear in a boy preparing for battle. Henry (Audie Murphy) begins losing his illusions of heroism during his first skirmish, and after witnessing his friend's death and receiving an accidental wound from a retreating soldier, he comes to terms with the realities of warfare.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Get_Carter/60002448">Get Carter </a><br />
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When his brother is killed in an accident, cold-blooded gun for hire Jack Carter (Sylvester Stallone) returns home to make peace with his past. But when evidence of foul play surfaces, Carter's mission becomes one of retribution rather than redemption. Miranda Richardson, Rachel Leigh Cook, Mickey Rourke and Michael Caine (who starred in the original production) lead the supporting cast in this remake of the classic 1971 crime thriller.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Farewell_to_Arms/60011678">A Farewell to Arms </a><br />
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Adapted from Ernest Hemingway's World War I novel, this drama centers on American soldier Lt. Frederick Henry (Rock Hudson). While serving in the Italian Army, Henry has an affair with nurse Catherine Barkley (Jennifer Jones), and she becomes pregnant. The two lose touch, and Catherine is certain Henry's moved on to greener pastures. But he manages to track her down in Switzerland and arrives at her hospital bedside to find her clinging to life.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dumb_and_Dumberer_When_Harry_Met_Lloyd/60027716">Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd </a></h4>This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained title characters' days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal (Eugene Levy) puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school. Derek Richardson and Eric Christian Olsen star as the cretinous duo, with Mimi Rogers, Cheri Oteri and Luis Guzmán along for the wild ride.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Drowning_Pool/70056064">The Drowning Pool </a> <br />
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Private eye Lew Harper is called away from his Southern California haunt to the Louisiana bayous on what he thinks is a standard blackmail case. He arrives to find it involves an old flame (Joanne Woodward) and her sex-crazed daughter (Melanie Griffith). Suddenly, things are not as they first appeared. Paul Newman reprises his role from Harper as a "new kind" of private detective, a character taken from Ross Macdonald's hard-boiled crime novels.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Pride_and_Prejudice/60020325">Pride and Prejudice </a> <br />
With Laurence Olivier playing the smoldering Mr. Darcy and Greer Garson portraying the strong-willed eldest Bennet daughter intent on landing him, the sparks fly in this lively adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel. Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford, Heather Angel and Marsha Hunt play the other four Bennet sisters -- all of whom their status-conscious mother (Mary Boland) is eager to marry off in this Oscar-winning comedy.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Get_Carter/60002362">Get Carter </a> <br />
After learning that his brother has died under mysterious circumstances, London gangster Jack Carter (Michael Caine) heads to his hometown of Newcastle, England, in search of revenge. Once there, Carter tangles with the local mob boss, a porn star and various other colorful local characters. Directed by Mike Hodges (Croupier, Flash Gordon), this classic action-thriller depicts a grim and brutal world.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Animatrix/60027495">The Animatrix </a> <br />
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Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Carefree/60010215">Carefree </a> <br />
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With Fred playing a psychoanalyst and Ginger as his besotted patient, this Astaire-Rogers vehicle is as much screwball comedy as it is musical. When patient falls in love with doctor, that doctor -- who's best friends with said patient's fiancé -- hypnotizes the patient to convince her otherwise. Much silliness and a smattering of dance numbers ensue (including one set to Irving Berlin's Oscar-nominated "Change Partners and Dance with Me").<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Magnificent_Seven/60011750">The Magnificent Seven </a> <br />
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Fed up with being brutalized and impoverished because of outlaw raids led by a merciless brigand (Eli Wallach), the besieged citizens of a small Mexican town hire seven American gunslingers to stave off the marauders once and for all. Badass Yul Brynner heads the band of mercenaries, which includes Hollywood luminaries Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn. Elmer Bernstein penned the film's unforgettable score.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blue_Streak/24063311">Blue Streak </a> <br />
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Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) returns to his hiding place after a jail stint -- only to find that his booty is buried under a newly constructed Los Angeles police station. Posing as a cop in order to get the loot, Logan is assigned a rookie partner (Luke Wilson, a perfect foil for Lawrence's comic antics) who could be a huge liability. Director Les Mayfield serves up this fresh, fast-paced twist on the buddy-cop formula.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Story_of_Qiu_Ju/60035047">The Story of Qiu Ju </a><br />
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Gong Li delivers a superbly nuanced performance as the titular heroine in director Yimou Zhang's droll take on the absurdities of bureaucratic impotency. Set in a remote Chinese province, the film follows pregnant peasant Qui Ju on her resolute quest for justice after the village elder kicks her husband in the family jewels. Merely seeking an apology from the stubborn chief, Qui Ju soon gets caught in the cogs of an exasperating legal system.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/See_No_Evil_Hear_No_Evil/60021226">See No Evil, Hear No Evil </a> <br />
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Wally (Richard Pryor) is blind; Dave (Gene Wilder) is deaf. When a man is murdered outside the newsstand where they work, the police collar these two unlikely buddies as the main suspects. Wally and Dave are sprung from jail by Kirgo (Kevin Spacey) and Eve (Joan Severance), two criminals posing as lawyers who certainly have something other than their clients' best interests in mind. Arthur Hiller directs this lighthearted comedy.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/For_Keeps/60034372">For Keeps </a><br />
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Molly Ringwald heads the cast as Darcy Elliot, an ambitious teen with big plans for college and a career in journalism -- until she ends up pregnant in this modern morality tale from director John G. Avildsen. Opting to keep the baby, Darcy and her boyfriend (Randall Batinkoff) marry, but will a host of pressures -- including school, parenthood and a stack of bills -- break up the young family? Miriam Flynn plays Darcy's intrusive mother.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Few_Good_Men/499243">A Few Good Men </a> <br />
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When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson). Director Rob Reiner's probing drama earned four Oscar nominations, and Nicholson's line, "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" became a '90s catchphrase.<br />
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<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/La_Femme_Nikita/60029028">La Femme Nikita </a><br />
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Internationally acclaimed director Luc Besson delivers the action-packed story of Nikita (Anne Parillaud), a ruthless street junkie whose killer instincts could make her the perfect weapon. Recruited against her will into a secret government organization, Nikita is broken and transformed into a sexy, sophisticated "lethal weapon." Later remade in the United States as Point of No Return, starring Bridget Fonda.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hope_and_Glory/60010457">Hope and Glory </a><br />
</h4>This Oscar-nominated film set in London depicts World War II as experienced by 7-year-old Billy (Sebastian Rice Edwards). Wartime thrills the imaginative Billy, whose supportive mother (Sarah Miles) tries to keep the family strong as the bombs increase. Although Billy's sister (Sammi Davis) suffers heartbreak and the family home is wrecked, director John Boorman's dramedy manages to limelight the bemusing aspects of everyday life during wartime.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_River_Runs_Through_It/911839">A River Runs Through It </a><br />
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Director Robert Redford narrates this nostalgically American true story of two Montana brothers whose fly-fishing symbolizes their lives. The older brother (Craig Sheffer) makes plans and works hard, while the younger (Brad Pitt) does as he pleases and follows his gut; both struggle to live up to their father's high standards in fishing and morals. This character drama clinched an Oscar for Best Cinematography and two other Academy nominations.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/From_Here_to_Eternity/60010376">From Here to Eternity </a> <br />
The date which lives in infamy lives on in this gripping adaptation of James Jones' novel about Army life in Hawaii in the idyllic days just before December 7, 1941. Eight Oscars include Best Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Actress (Donna Reed) and Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra). Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolling around in the waves and sand ranks as one of the hottest love scenes in screen history.<br />
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<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Soldier_s_Story/979513">A Soldier's Story </a><br />
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Racial tensions flare in this gripping drama set in Louisiana at the end of World War II. When Army attorney Capt. Davenport (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) is sent to Fort Neal to investigate the murder of a black sergeant, he faces a mystery much more complex than he'd imagined. Also starring Adolph Caesar and directed by Norman Jewison from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Wild_Things/8188050">Wild Things </a><br />
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When guidance counselor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) rejects the advances of teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan (Denise Richards), she accuses him of rape. In short order Sam's suspended by the school, rejected by the country club, and fighting to get his life back. Bill Murray plays an unscrupulous lawyer; Theresa Russell plays Kelly's mom; and Neve Campbell is perfect as a disturbed teen in a tale that leaves viewers guessing until the bitter end.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Deep_End_of_the_Ocean/18962448">The Deep End of the Ocean </a><br />
</h4>Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated. Based on Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling novel (an Oprah book club selection), the movie effectively presents the troubling dynamics that exist between family members who've suffered such an unsettling loss.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Family_Business/60027880">Family Business </a> <br />
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Looking to net a cool million by pinching some biological research vials from a lab, Adam McMullen (Matthew Broderick) recruits his grandfather, Jessie (Sean Connery) -- an unabashed lifelong criminal -- to help with the high-stakes heist. Meanwhile, Adam's father (Dustin Hoffman), once a chip off the old block, wants no part of the scheme but soon finds himself pulled back into Jessie's world to keep an eye on Adam in this comic caper.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/I_Still_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer/18021616">I Still Know What You Did Last Summer </a> <br />
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The fisherman with a hook is back in director Danny Cannon's chilling sequel. Unfinished business with coed Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) brings the murderer to the Bahamas to terrorize her and her friends, Karla (Brandy Norwood), Tyrell (Mekhi Phifer) and Will (Matthew Settle), during a vacation. Can Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.), who survived a bloody attack alongside Julie two summers ago, get to the island in time to save everyone?<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me/980721">Someone to Watch Over Me </a> <br />
In this brooding thriller directed by Ridley Scott, the life of wealthy socialite Claire Gregory (Mimi Rogers) becomes endangered after she witnesses a mob murder. Happily married New York City cop Mike Keegan (Tom Berenger) is assigned to protect Claire and takes up residence in her home while she waits to testify. When a romance develops between the mismatched pair, Mike's marriage to Ellie (Lorraine Bracco) is threatened.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Pork_Chop_Hill/866405">Pork Chop Hill </a> <br />
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Based on an ex-soldier's eyewitness essays, this epic film harshly and realistically depicts one of the Korean conflict's bloodiest and most famous battles. With peace negotiations being conducted nearby, Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) and his men must take Pork Chop Hill to illustrate America's resolve. The topnotch cast includes Robert Blake, Rip Torn, Martin Landau, George Peppard, Gavin MacLeod and Harry Dean Stanton.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Immediate_Family/60027480">Immediate Family </a><br />
</h4>The Spectors are successful, live in a beautiful home and are still in love. But all Michael (James Woods) and Linda (Glenn Close) want is a baby. Faced with fertility problems, they decide to help pregnant Lucy (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her boyfriend, Sam (Kevin Dillon), a teenage couple completely unprepared for parenthood. The plan is for the Spectors to adopt the baby when Lucy gives birth … but the situation isn't quite that simple.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Les_Miserables/70085324">Les Miserables </a><br />
</h4>During World War II, illiterate Henri Fortin (Jean-Paul Belmondo) helps Jewish lawyer André Ziman (Michel Boujenah) and his family flee to Switzerland. Along the way, Ziman reads from <i>Les Misérables</i>, and Fortin begins to see himself as the book's hero, Jean Valjean. Victor Hugo's classic novel served as the inspiration for director Claude Lelouch's epic film, winner of the 1996 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Noises_Off/60035817">Noises Off! </a> <br />
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Theater director Lloyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) is told he must bring a British hit play to the American stage with a cast including a feature actor (John Ritter), a washed-up star (Carol Burnett), a vacant leading man (Christopher Reeve), a blond bombshell (Nicollette Sheridan) and a besotted character actor (Denholm Elliott). It seems like a smash hit … until the backstage drama threatens to eclipse what's happening in front of the curtain.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Heidi/70051334">Heidi </a><br />
</h4>Emma Bolger shines in the title role of this British retelling of the classic children's tale about a high-spirited orphan sent to live with her crusty grandpa (Max von Sydow) in the idyllic Swiss Alps. But no sooner has Heidi settled in and begun to melt her grandfather's icy heart than she's whisked away to be a companion to a crippled girl (Jessica Claridge). The supporting cast includes Geraldine Chaplin as the aptly named Miss Rottenmeier.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Nutty_Professor_II_The_Klumps/60000892">The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps </a><br />
</h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Nutty_Professor_II_The_Klumps/60000892"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60000892.jpg" /></a> <br />
Get ready for some <i>big</i> laughs: America's favorite portly professor, Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy), is back … and getting married to teaching colleague Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson). Unfortunately, destructive doppelganger Buddy Love is back, too. And he's after a revolutionary youth serum the professor has squirreled away in the family home, guarded by the entire Klump clan. Question is, has Buddy met <i>his</i> match?<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Vengeance_Valley/1088626"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Governess/15867393">The Governess </a> <br />
</h4>Rosina (Minnie Driver), a young Jewish woman in 1840s England, must find a job after her father dies. Hired as a governess by the Cavendish family, she travels to their Scottish estate, where she quickly becomes involved in an intense affair with Mr. Cavendish (Tom Wilkinson). Sandra Goldbacher directs this moving portrait of consuming love that centers on a religious and emotional struggle against propriety.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Adventures_of_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle/60000888">The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle </a><br />
</h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Adventures_of_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle/60000888"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60000888.jpg" /></a> <br />
When Boris (Jason Alexander), Natasha (Rene Russo) and Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) take over numerous television networks with the goal of hypnotizing American viewers, young FBI investigator Karen Sympathy (Piper Perabo) tries to stop them with the help of sharp-tongued Rocky and dim-witted Bullwinkle. John Goodman, Carl Reiner, Randy Quaid, David Alan Grier, Janeane Garofalo and Billy Crystal co-star in this mixed live action-animated comedy.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Forever_Young/517905">Forever Young </a><br />
</h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Forever_Young/517905"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/517905.jpg" /></a> <br />
In 1939, the love of Daniel's (Mel Gibson) life, Helen (Isabel Glasser), falls comatose after an accident. Grief-stricken, he agrees to be frozen alive in scientist Harry's (George Wendt) cryogenics experiment in the hopes that when he's thawed, Helen will be recovered. Some 50 years later, two kids revive Daniel, leaving him to cope with society's developments -- and having to find Harry and Helen. Jamie Lee Curtis co-stars.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Never_Back_Down/70087524">Never Back Down </a><br />
</h4>When a quick-tempered teenager (Sean Faris) moves to a new town and faces the challenges of attending a new high school, he seeks solace in an underground fight club, where he's taken under the wing of a mixed martial arts expert. Employing nonstop tension, inspiring training sequences, gripping fight scenes and a pulsing soundtrack, this film will amp up martial arts practitioners and enthusiasts alike.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/First_Kid/60026329">First Kid </a><br />
</h4>Sinbad stars as wild and amusing Secret Service agent Sam Simms, who is assigned to guard Luke (Brock Pierce), the bratty 13-year-old son of the president of the United States (James Naughton). Things go well until the two must foil an assassination plot against Luke's father. Zachery Ty Bryan, Lisa Eichhorn, Blake Boyd, Erin Williby and Timothy Busfield co-star in this lovable comedy. David M. Evans directs.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dawn_of_the_Dead/60033340">Dawn of the Dead </a><br />
</h4>Based on the George Romero 1979 gore classic, this remake takes place as the United States is overrun (after a plague) by millions of corpses who walk the earth as cannibalistic zombies. A small group of survivors, including a nurse (Sarah Polley) and a police officer (Ving Rhames), try to find shelter within a massive shopping mall. But the zombies have a kind of sense memory and start arriving -- in droves -- for a shopping spree.<br />
<h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Godzilla/11819467">Godzilla </a><br />
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When a freighter is viciously attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts -- including biologist Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick) and scientists Elsie Chapman (Vicki Lewis) and Mendel Craven (Malcolm Danare) -- concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan, destroying everything within its reach. The team chases the monster to Madison Square Garden, where a brutal battle ensues.<br />
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<h4>Other New Netflix Streaming Movies for this week:</h4><ul><h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Three_Stooges_in_Orbit/60032287"></a></h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cold_Around_the_Heart/70054993"> </a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Three_Stooges_in_Orbit/60032287">The Three Stooges in Orbit </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Godzilla_vs._Destroyah_Godzilla_vs._Space_Godzilla_Double_Feature/26580334">Godzilla vs. Destroyah / Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla Double Feature </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dream_for_an_Insomniac/60027270">Dream for an Insomniac </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Silent_Rage/60021764">Silent Rage </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Silent_Rage/60021764"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/SLC_Punk/18958076">SLC Punk </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad/951308">The 7th Voyage of Sinbad </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad/951308"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/On_the_Waterfront/60000711">On the Waterfront </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/On_the_Waterfront/60000711"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_It_s_Great_to_be_an_Engine/70008278">Thomas & Friends: It's Great to be an Engine </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_It_s_Great_to_be_an_Engine/70008278"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Lofty_s_Favorite_Adventures/70020314">Bob the Builder: Lofty's Favorite Adventures </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Lofty_s_Favorite_Adventures/70020314"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mary_Reilly/60002195">Mary Reilly </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mary_Reilly/60002195"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Calling_All_Engines/70036257">Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Calling_All_Engines/70036257"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Never_Talk_to_Strangers/798060">Never Talk to Strangers </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Never_Talk_to_Strangers/798060"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/California_Split/70012898">California Split </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/California_Split/70012898"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Knock_Off/17142913">Knock Off </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Knock_Off/17142913"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Dizzy_s_Favorite_Adventures/70020313">Bob the Builder: Dizzy's Favorite Adventures </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Dizzy_s_Favorite_Adventures/70020313"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bandolero/60033510">Bandolero! </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bandolero/60033510"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Striking_Distance/1008461">Striking Distance </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Striking_Distance/1008461"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Look_Who_s_Talking_Now/60023246">Look Who's Talking Now </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Look_Who_s_Talking_Now/60023246"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Care_Bears_Movie_II_A_New_Generation/60026969">The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Care_Bears_Movie_II_A_New_Generation/60026969"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rick_Steve_Season_1/70073618">Rick & Steve: Season 1 </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rick_Steve_Season_1/70073618"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Color_of_Paradise/60000848">The Color of Paradise </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Color_of_Paradise/60000848"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Persuasion/852420">Persuasion </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Persuasion/852420"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Good_Day_to_Be_Black_Sexy/70084243">A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Good_Day_to_Be_Black_Sexy/70084243"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Go/18958014">Go </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Go/18958014"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Exes_and_Ohs_Season_1/70093904">Exes and Ohs: Season 1 </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Vatel/60003398"></a>
<li> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Dish/60020894">The Dish </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bloodline/70098884">Bloodline </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/As_Young_As_You_Feel/60036432">As Young As You Feel </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/As_Young_As_You_Feel/60036432"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Greatest_Story_Ever_Told/60004240">The Greatest Story Ever Told </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Greatest_Story_Ever_Told/60004240"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman_vs._Dracula/70039237">Batman vs. Dracula </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman_vs._Dracula/70039237"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Barkleys_of_Broadway/60011021">The Barkleys of Broadway </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tom_and_Jerry_Shiver_Me_Whiskers/70051776">Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tom_and_Jerry_Shiver_Me_Whiskers/70051776"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Sunshine_Boys/60011392">The Sunshine Boys </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Francis_of_Assisi/70022097">Francis of Assisi </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Movie/60000060">American Movie </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Movie/60000060"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/All_This_and_Heaven_Too/60010075">All This, and Heaven Too </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Lassie_Come_Home/60010579">Lassie Come Home </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blood_and_Sand/60020355">Blood and Sand </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Undertow/70011199">Undertow </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman_Mr._Freeze_Subzero/60022302">Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Batman_Mr._Freeze_Subzero/60022302"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dot_the_I/70027111">Dot the I </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Grand_Prix/60010408">Grand Prix </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Police_Academy_6_City_Under_Siege/60035261">Police Academy 6: City Under Siege </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Police_Academy_6_City_Under_Siege/60035261"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Police_Academy_5_Assignment_-_Miami_Beach/60035260">Police Academy 5: Assignment - Miami Beach </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Spice_World/1192307">Spice World </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Anna_Karenina/60027938">Anna Karenina </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Anna_and_the_King_of_Siam/60010089">Anna and the King of Siam </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/After_the_Thin_Man/60010058">After the Thin Man </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Bridge_Too_Far/332286">A Bridge Too Far </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/UHF/60023887">UHF </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Alien_Autopsy_Fact_or_Fiction/70023426">Alien Autopsy (Fact or Fiction?) </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde_1932_1941/60033202">Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 1932 & 1941 </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Fear_Dot_Com/60025338">Fear Dot Com </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Before_Sunset/60036229">Before Sunset </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Bugs_Bunny_Road_Runner_Movie/70039543">The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/How_Green_Was_My_Valley/606278">How Green Was My Valley </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Follow_the_Fleet/70036022">Follow the Fleet </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kull_the_Conqueror/1178990">Kull the Conqueror </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Moving_Violation/70074397">Moving Violation </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Loose_Cannons/60028817">Loose Cannons </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blue_Collar/26803195">Blue Collar </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Talk_of_Angels/60032956">Talk of Angels </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Three_Stooges_Meet_Hercules/70034202">The Three Stooges Meet Hercules </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/When_in_Rome/60024863">When in Rome </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Gloria/60000794">Gloria </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard_The_Beginning/70061763">The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Can_t_Hardly_Wait/15856715">Can't Hardly Wait </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Comedians/70057170">The Comedians </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Le_Cercle_Rouge/60031723">Le Cercle Rouge </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hanky_Panky/60024317">Hanky Panky </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Let_s_Pretend_with_Barney/60037462">Barney: Let's Pretend with Barney </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Shanghai_Triad/60003728">Shanghai Triad </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Henry_Fool/60033065">Henry Fool </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Henry_Fool/60033065"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Scoop_s_Favorite_Adventures/70001766">Bob the Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Scoop_s_Favorite_Adventures/70001766"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Gerson_Miracle/70113618">The Gerson Miracle </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Moment_in_History_The_Inauguration_of_Barack_Obama/70114182">A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Moment_in_History_The_Inauguration_of_Barack_Obama/70114182"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Let_s_Go_to_the_Farm/70022411">Barney: Let's Go to the Farm </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Let_s_Go_to_the_Farm/70022411"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_The_Lucky_Penny/60027883">Angelina Ballerina: The Lucky Penny </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_The_Lucky_Penny/60027883"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_Friends_Forever/60026049">Angelina Ballerina: Friends Forever </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_Friends_Forever/60026049"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Ishtar/60035967">Ishtar </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Gas_Food_Lodging/60030203">Gas Food Lodging </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Gas_Food_Lodging/60030203"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dr._Strangelove/60020009">Dr. Strangelove </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Missionary/60027029">The Missionary </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Come_Ride_the_Rails/70053717">Thomas & Friends: Come Ride the Rails </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Come_Ride_the_Rails/70053717"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Track_Stars/70041507">Thomas & Friends: Track Stars </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Songs_from_the_Station/70023261">Thomas & Friends: Songs from the Station </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Thomas_Friends_Songs_from_the_Station/70023261"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Dig_Lift_Haul/60035493">Bob the Builder: Dig, Lift, Haul </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Dig_Lift_Haul/60035493"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rick_Steve_Season_2/70112015">Rick & Steve: Season 2 </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rick_Steve_Season_2/70112015"> </a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rick_Steve_Season_2/70112015"></a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_Lights_Camera_Action/60035143">Angelina Ballerina: Lights, Camera, Action! </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Angelina_Ballerina_Lights_Camera_Action/60035143"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wiggles_You_Make_Me_Feel_Like_Dancing/70100646">The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wiggles_You_Make_Me_Feel_Like_Dancing/70100646"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rebirth_of_Mothra_Rebirth_of_Mothra_2/26584034">Rebirth of Mothra / Rebirth of Mothra 2 </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rebirth_of_Mothra_Rebirth_of_Mothra_2/26584034"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Roley_s_Favorite_Adventures/70001770">Bob the Builder: Roley's Favorite Adventures </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bob_the_Builder_Roley_s_Favorite_Adventures/70001770"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Movin_and_Groovin_with_Barney/60035351">Barney: Movin' and Groovin' with Barney </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Barney_Movin_and_Groovin_with_Barney/60035351"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Imagine_That/60035494">Kipper: Imagine That </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kipper_Imagine_That/60035494"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Saint_of_Fort_Washington/70114248">The Saint of Fort Washington </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Saint_of_Fort_Washington/70114248"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Air_Rage/60020740">Air Rage </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Air_Rage/60020740"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Fast_Forward/70114249">Fast Forward </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Fast_Forward/70114249"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/To_Die_For/1051468">To Die For </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/To_Die_For/1051468"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Fearless_Four/70114384">The Fearless Four </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Jo_Jo_Dancer_Your_Life_is_Calling/60022023">Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling </a></li>
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Jo_Jo_Dancer_Your_Life_is_Calling/60022023"></a>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Vengeance_Valley/1088626">Vengeance Valley </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Golden_Blaze/70028722">The Golden Blaze </a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cold_Around_the_Heart/70054993">Cold Around the Heart </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Serving_in_Silence/70053327">Serving in Silence </a></li>
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</span>Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-23849860805682956612009-02-27T10:32:00.001-06:002009-02-27T10:42:09.041-06:00Netflix New Watch Now Picks for the Week- Episode 7<p>Friday has arrived again which means it's time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.</p> <p>If you're looking for some inexpensive entertainment, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=">Netflix's </a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.704790951&type=10&subid=" width="1" />movie streaming service is a great place to start.  All you need is at least a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=">Netflix Watch Now</a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.733562963&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> Playback device or compatible browser.  Each Friday, I'll be highlighting a selection of newly added Netflix Watch-Now titles you can check out - I'll try to screen out the worst of the bunch & just leave the better quality ones or at minimum some of the "broader appeal" titles.</p> <p><em>(Disclaimer:  Not all of these will appeal to everyone - of course)</em>  </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Big_Sleep%2F305718">The Big Sleep</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Big_Sleep/305718"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/305718.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>This one is a classic adapted from William Faulkner's novel.  A dangerous blackmailer has targeted the wealthy Sternwood family, and while private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) works on the case, he ends up falling for the fiery daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall). </p> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&offerid=135505.731683071&type=10&subid=">The Whitest Kids U' Know </a><img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.731683071&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> <p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Whitest_Kids_U_Know_Season_1/70084519"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70084519.jpg" /></a></p> <p>New York funnymen Trevor Moore, Zach Kregger and the rest of the Whitest Kids U' Know comedy troupe turn out a collection of colorful sketches that are anything but bland. Highlights include a look at the darker side of presidential icon Abraham "Honest Abe" Lincoln, an unconventional rap by the one and only Adolf Hitler, and a simple man's attempt to shuffle his iPod -- with disastrous results.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Whitest_Kids_U_Know_Season_1%2F70084519">The Whitest Kinds U' Know: Season 1</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Whitest_Kids_U_Know_Season_2%2F70114627" target="_blank">The Whitest Kids U' Know: Season 2</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FAkira_Kurosawa_s_Dreams%2F60026992">Akira Kurosawa's Dreams</a> </p> <p>Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa explores the vital relationship between man and his environment with this collection of eight enchanting short stories drawn from his personal memories and dreams. A feast for the senses, the luminous tales are distinguished by dazzling imagery, rich color and keen insight. Another famed director (and Kurosawa fan), Martin Scorsese, portrays Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in one of the segments.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FBest_in_Show%2F60002428">Best in Show</a> </p> <p>This one is definitely NOT my style, but many seem to enjoy it.  Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) is at it again with this snarky send-up of canine culture that traverses the galloping neuroses that surround one highly competitive dog show. Talented improvisers Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean and Catherine O'Hara elevate this satire to the stuff of genius. Fans of This Is Spinal Tap and television's "SCTV" will find much to love.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FDennis_the_Menace%2F60028694">Dennis the Menace</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dennis_the_Menace/60028694"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60028694.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Mr. Wilson's (Walter Matthau) ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis (Mason Gamble), but he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam (Christopher Lloyd) comes to town. Nick Castle directs and John Hughes (Home Alone) penned this comedy based on Hank Ketcham's television hit and long-running comic strip. Lea Thompson co-stars.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FKindergarten_Cop%2F671744">Kindergarten Cop</a> </p> <p>Hard-edged cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord (Richard Tyson) while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one. Pamela Reed also stars in this engaging action comedy.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Deal%2F70084209">The Deal</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Deal/70084209"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70084209.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>William H. Macy stars in this irreverent comedy as a desperate movie producer who lands himself in hot water when the star of his big-budget biopic on British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is kidnapped from the set. Based on Peter Lefcourt's novel of the same name, this outrageous look at the zany world of filmmaking also stars LL Cool J, Meg Ryan and Jason Ritter.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FDogtown%2F60021832">Dogtown</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dogtown/60021832"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60021832.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>After a failed stint as an actor in Hollywood, Philip (Trevor St. John) returns to his hometown, where he's greeted like a conquering hero. He uses his fame to charm his old sweetheart, Dorothy (Mary Stuart Masterson). But Dorothy has a cheerless, boring life now and is stuck with her racist thug boyfriend (Jon Favreau). This overlooked indie gem features a tight ensemble cast, including Karen Black, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Rory Cochrane.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FGod_s_Gun%2F60036876">God's Gun</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/God_s_Gun/60036876"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60036876.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>This Western stars Lee Van Cleef in a double role as twin brothers. Father John, one of the twins, is murdered by Sam Clayton (Jack Palance) in a calculated plan for Sam's gang of low-lifes to invade the town. Retired contract killer Johnny (Leif Garrett) heads to Mexico in hopes of convincing the deceased man's twin to gather his arsenal and help Johnny save the fated town.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FProm_Night%2F70087531">Prom Night</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Prom_Night/70087531"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70087531.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Donna (Brittany Snow) has been looking forward to her senior prom for as long as she can remember, anticipating a night of magic surrounded by her best friends. But what she doesn't bargain for is a visitor from her dark past and a party that will end in murder. Donna and her friends find themselves fighting to escape the clutches of a deranged killer before the night of their dreams turns into their worst nightmare.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FA_Cry_in_the_Dark%2F409892">A Cry in the Dark</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Cry_in_the_Dark/409892"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/409892.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>In this wrenching drama based on a true story, Meryl Streep plays Lindy Chamberlain, an Australian woman who finds herself under suspicion of murder after her infant daughter is carried off by a dingo during a family camping trip. Lindy insists that the animal killed her baby, but police note inconsistencies in her story and charge her with the crime. Meanwhile, the media proceeds to hound the distraught family at every turn. Sam Neill co-stars.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FConspiracy_Theory%2F1172103">Conspiracy Theory</a> </p> <p>Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson), a New York City cab driver who moonlights as a conspiracy theorist, puts his life in danger when crooked government officials set out to silence him. An attorney named Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) might be able to help him, as she tries to unravel a mysterious murder that could be connected to Fletcher's theory. Richard Donner directs and Patrick Stewart co-stars.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Locusts%2F60022066">The Locusts</a> </p> <p>When drifter Clay Hewitt (Vince Vaughn) takes a job at Delilah Potts's (Kate Capshaw) ranch, he unwittingly sets up a dangerous love triangle in this tense drama. Taking up with local girl Kitty (Ashley Judd), Hewitt spurns his boss's advances. But Delilah doesn't like being rejected. Meanwhile, Hewitt develops a strong bond with Delilah's troubled young son, Flyboy (Jeremy Davies). Paul Rudd co-stars.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Aviator%2F60022328">The Aviator</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Aviator/60022328"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Aviator/60022328"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60022328.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Christopher Reeve stars as a daredevil pilot in this exhilarating tale that takes place during the heyday of early flying. Rosanna Arquette is his feisty (and unwilling) passenger, immobilized because of a broken leg from a mountain fall. After surviving an airplane crash into a mountain range, the two must battle the extremes -- and each other -- to survive.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Psycho/879522?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1393316620_0_0">Psycho</a> <img height="1" alt="icon" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&bids=135505.733711265&type=10&subid=" width="1" /> </p> <p>Alfred Hitchcock's Oscar-nominated classic thriller.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FPsycho_II%2F70037598">Psycho II</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Psycho_II/70037598"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Psycho_II/70037598"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70037598.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) comes home in the terrifying sequel to one of Alfred Hitchcock's most suspenseful movies. After years of rehab in a mental institution, Norman returns to the family home, but is he really free of the henpecking from his "mother"? Vera Miles reprises her role from the original movie, still haunted by Norman's brutal murder of her sister years before. Meg Tilly and Dennis Franz co-star. Richard Franklin directs.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FPsycho_III%2F879540">Psycho III</a> </p> <p>And you thought it was safe to go back in the shower! Anthony Perkins recreates his most famous role and makes his directing debut in this second sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's legendary thriller. Once again, the Bates Motel is the site of nasty doings as rehabilitated psychopath Norman Bates (Perkins) attempts to help a vulnerable ex-nun (Diana Scarwid). As usual, Norman turns to Mother -- still propped up in her bedroom window -- for assistance.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FPsycho_IV_The_Beginning%2F70113757">Psycho IV: The Beginning</a> </p> <p>Calling up a radio show about boys who murder their mothers, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) recounts his tortured experiences as the son (Henry Thomas) of an incessantly abusive mother (Olivia Hussey) and announces his intentions to kill again. As his story unfolds, it becomes clear that Bates's threat should be taken quite seriously. The fourth installment of the famed horror franchise also stars CCH Pounder as the talk-show host.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FBest_Men%2F60022329">Best Men</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Best_Men/60022329"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Best_Men/60022329"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60022329.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Set to be married on the same day he gets out of the slammer, Jesse (Luke Wilson) enlists tuxedo-clad pals Teddy (Andy Dick), Buzz (Dean Cain), Billy (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Sol (Mitchell Whitfield) to help him rob his father's bank -- and then drive him to the church. This quirky hybrid of ensemble comedy and hostage thriller also stars Drew Barrymore as Jesse's fiancée, Hope. Tamra Davis directs.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FOutland%2F835381">Outland</a> </p> <p>Director Peter Hyams transplants High Noon to outer space in this sci-fi thriller starring Sean Connery as William O'Niel, a cosmic lawman on a Jupiter moon outpost who conducts an inquiry after three miners go mad and die in rapid succession. But his probe doesn't sit well with the mine manager (Peter Boyle), who's boosting worker productivity through dangerous drugs … and he promptly dispatches a pair of thugs to get rid of O'Niel.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FKing_Ralph%2F60034480">King Ralph</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/King_Ralph/60034480"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/King_Ralph/60034480"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60034480.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>When the entire royal family is electrocuted in a freak accident, it leaves Las Vegas lounge singer Ralph Jones (John Goodman) the lone heir to the English throne. Aided by a family servant (Peter O'Toole), boorish slob Ralph does his best to rise to the occasion. John Hurt plays his scheming adversary, Percival Graves, a British lord who plots the new monarch's downfall in this genial comedy from director David S. Ward.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FArizona_Dream%2F70113754">Arizona Dream</a> </p> <p>At the urging of his car salesman Uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis), fish-obsessed Axel (Johnny Depp) reluctantly journeys from Manhattan to Arizona, where Leo pressures him to take over the dealership. Meanwhile, Axel forges an unlikely bond with rich widow Elaine (Faye Dunaway) and her accordion-playing stepdaughter (Lili Taylor). The overlooked, absurdist comedy won the Silver Berlin Bear award at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2F1984%2F60026934">1984</a> </p> <p>George Orwell's eerie tale follows the "reeducation" of two people who break the law in a totalitarian state by falling in love while Big Brother is watching. Not only was this highly watchable movie adaptation filmed during the year it's named for, but specific scenes were also shot on the exact date the novel specifies. An intriguing touch in what turned out to be Richard Burton's last film.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FMemoirs_of_an_Invisible_Man%2F60029489">Memoirs of an Invisible Man</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Memoirs_of_an_Invisible_Man/60029489"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Memoirs_of_an_Invisible_Man/60029489"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60029489.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>When vacuous stock analyst Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) is rendered invisible as the result of a nuclear fusion experiment gone wrong, he becomes the target of ruthless government operative David Jenkins (Sam Neill), who plans to exploit Halloway's spy potential. After escaping from Jenkins' clutches, Halloway finds an ally in shapely film documentarian Alice Monroe (Daryl Hannah). Michael McKean rounds out the cast in this comic sci-fi yarn.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FAlways%2F246920">Always</a> </p> <p>Directed by Steven Spielberg, this affecting remake of A Guy Named Joe stars Richard Dreyfuss as brash Pete Sandich, a firefighting pilot who dies in the line of duty but returns as a guardian angel to fledgling aviator Ted Baker (Brad Johnson). Pete's task takes an unexpected twist, however, when Ted begins falling for Dorinda Durston (Holly Hunter) -- the girl Pete left behind. Audrey Hepburn plays a seraph in her final big-screen appearance.</p> <p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FSplinter%2F70109677">Splinter</a> </p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Splinter/70109677"></a> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Splinter/70109677"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70109677.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>Kidnapped by an escaped convict (Shea Whigham) and his young accomplice (Rachel Kerbs), Seth Belzer (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly Watt (Jill Wagner) are thrust into the fight of their lives when the four of them become the prey of a bloodthirsty splinter parasite. Trapped inside an abandoned gas station, the foursome is forced to band together to thwart the monster's vicious attacks and make it out alive.</p> <p> </p> <h4>Other New Netflix Streaming Movies for this week:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FDear_Zachary_A_Letter_to_a_Son_About_His_Father%2F70095159" target="_blank">Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FNewWatchInstantlyRSS"></a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Wiggles_Dorothy_the_Dinosaur%2F70112436">The Wiggles: Dorothy the Dinosaur</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hit_and_Run/70111233">Hit and Run </a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FWalking_the_Walk%2F70045573">Walking the Walk</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FWitchcraft_IV_The_Virgin_Heart%2F60029958">Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Butchers%2F70030971">The Butchers</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FFlip_a_Coin%2F70065250">Flip a Coin</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FTales_from_the_Crapper%2F70011341">Tales from the Crapper</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FNoah_s_Arc_Season_2%2F70059088">Noah's Arc: Season 2</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FBeyond_Desire%2F70105395">Beyond Desire</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRobbery_Under_Arms%2F70101096">Robbery Under Arms</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FPuff_Puff_Pass%2F70047940">Puff, Puff, Pass</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRobin_Hood_The_Movie%2F70101183">Robin Hood: The Movie</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRomance_of_the_West%2F70101213">Romance of the West</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRobin_Hood_Quest_for_the_Crown%2F70101097">Robin Hood: Quest for the Crown</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRootin_Tootin_Rhythm%2F70101098">Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FBabymother%2F60000519">Babymother</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRevenge_of_the_Nerds_2_Nerds_in_Paradise%2F60023454">Revenge of the Nerds 2: Nerds in Paradise</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FMeatballs_4%2F70035922">Meatballs 4</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FSome_Girls%2F70085135">Some Girls</a> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Some_Girls/70085135"></a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FClass_Act%2F70113753">Class Act</a> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Class_Act/70113753"></a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FLucky_13%2F70021181">Lucky 13</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FMan_of_the_East%2F70113755">Man of the East</a> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Man_of_the_East/70113755"></a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FDJ_Spooky_s_Rebirth_of_a_Nation%2F70101297">DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FRedbelt%2F70097571">Redbelt</a> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Redbelt/70097571"></a></li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FThe_Toughest_Gun_in_Tombstone%2F70113756">The Toughest Gun in Tombstone</a> </li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=uRSwNaj0g9I&subid=0&offerid=135505.1&type=10&tmpid=1796&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2FMovie%2FVatel%2F60003398">Vatel</a> </li> </ul> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Vatel/60003398"></a> <p> </p> <p>That's it for this week.  Let us know in the comments if you loved or hated any of these.</p> <p>Remember, you can now subscribe to <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GeektonicNewNetflix" target="_blank">the GeekTonic Netflix Watch Now Movie Recommendations RSS Feed</a></p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-24454980595606225542009-02-20T04:36:00.000-06:002009-02-20T08:50:34.867-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching - Episode 6<p>It's Friday again (thank goodness!) and that means it's time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.</p> <p>NEW FEATURE:  You can now subscribe to <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GeektonicNewNetflix" target="_blank">the GeekTonic Netflix Watch Now Movie Recommendations RSS Feed</a></p> <p>If you're looking for some inexpensive entertainment, Netflix's movie streaming service is a great place to start.  All you need is at least a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or compatible browser.  Each Friday, I'll be highlighting a selection of newly added Netflix Watch-Now titles you can check out - I'll try to screen out the worst of the bunch & just leave the better quality ones or at minimum some of the "broader appeal" titles.</p> <p><em>(Disclaimer:  Not all of these will appeal to everyone)</em></p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MacArthur/60021249">MacArthur </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MacArthur/60021249"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60021249.jpg" /></a> <br />Gregory Peck stars in a biographical and semi-documentary look at the career of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Centering on MacArthur's World War II and Korean War experiences, the film examines his 1942 recall from the Philippines by President Franklin Roosevelt, his triumphant return to liberate that nation from the Japanese, and his often abrasive relationship with President Truman, which led to MacArthur's eventual dismissal from the army.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Penelope/70063591">Penelope </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Penelope/70063591"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70063591.jpg" /></a> <br />Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci) is cursed, and the only way out of it is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she possibly find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's sprawling estate with only her parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard E. Grant) to keep her company? Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon co-produced this unconventional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to make her own happy ending.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/CJ7/70090309">CJ7 </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/CJ7/70090309"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70090309.jpg" /></a> <br />Dicky (Jiao Xu) yearns for the hottest new toy, a robotic dog. Instead, his poor father (Stephen Chow) presents him with a strange green ball he found in a junkyard. Turns out, the unassuming gift is actually a marooned alien endowed with unearthly powers. But is Dicky ready for the responsibility of a pet that's capable of granting his every whim? Director Chow lends his off-kilter sensibility to this fable about being careful what you wish for.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Humboldt_County/70105124">Humboldt County </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Humboldt_County/70105124"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70105124.jpg" /></a> <br />After his father (Peter Bogdanovich) fails him, med student Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) spends a night drowning his sorrows and awakens in a tiny community on Northern California's Lost Coast, where his hosts, Jack (Brad Dourif) and Rosie (Frances Conroy), live off the grid and raise marijuana. Peter's totally out of his element in this town of counterculture horticulturists, which may be just the reality check he needs. Fairuza Balk co-stars.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Dog_of_Flanders/60027453">A Dog of Flanders </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Dog_of_Flanders/60027453"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60027453.jpg" /></a> <br />When destitute orphan Nello (Jeremy James Kissner) adopts a dog that's been cruelly treated, the pooch becomes the boy's constant companion through many difficulties, including an unfair defeat in a local art competition. Disheartened when his best friend is forbidden to see him, Nello and his faithful pup hit the road, where they learn other life lessons en route. Kevin Brodie directs this adaptation of the classic children's story.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Associate/266076">The Associate </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Associate/266076"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/266076.jpg" /></a> <br />When Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) learns that her less-smart and sexist protégé, Frank (Tim Daly), is promoted, she quits to start her own company -- only to find out that the male-dominated Wall Street world can't take an African American woman seriously. And when her older, white, male business partner becomes the financial district's favored whiz, things really take a turn for the worse. Dianne Wiest co-stars in this comedy.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Airborne/70113365">Airborne </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Airborne/70113365"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70113365.jpg" /></a> <br />When his parents leave for an extended trip, California surfing enthusiast Mitchell (Shane McDermott) goes to live with relatives in Cincinnati, where he has trouble adapting to the chilly environment -- and the cool reception he receives from his new classmates. With only his cousin (Seth Green) as a friend, Mitchell endures endless taunting. But things begin to change when he wows everyone with his rollerblading skills. Jack Black co-stars.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_3/70040996"></a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Monty_Python_s_Flying_Circus/60030820">Monty Python's Flying Circus </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Monty_Python_s_Flying_Circus/60030820"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60030820.jpg" /></a> <br />From 1969-1974, the world of television was turned upside down by a troupe of British comedians with a penchant for mockery and cross-dressing. The players of Monty Python -- John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and Terry Jones -- made their mark on pop culture with their combination of wit, ingenuity, silliness and brilliant timing. Flying Circus is a collection of some of Python's most memorable sketches.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rory_O_Shea_Was_Here/70020741">Rory O'Shea Was Here </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rory_O_Shea_Was_Here/70020741"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70020741.jpg" /></a> <br />Although he has muscular dystrophy, Rory O'Shea (James McAvoy) refuses to surrender to the desperation of his life and instead embraces the potential in every day. When he moves into the Carrigmore Home for the Disabled and befriends the deeply bored Michael (Steven Robertson), a young man with cerebral palsy, Rory infuses his pal's life with renewed hope even as he struggles with his own demons.</p> <p> </p> <h4>MythBusters from Discovery Channel - One of my favorites!</h4> <p>Is it real or is it ridiculous? Special effects experts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are the MythBusters, and they're back to prove -- or disprove -- the urban legends that keep everyone asking, "Can that possibly be true?" </p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MythBusters_Collection_2/70078600"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70078600.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MythBusters_Collection_1/70067548" target="_blank">MythBusters: Collection 1</a> </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MythBusters_Collection_2/70078600">MythBusters: Collection 2 </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/MythBusters_Collection_3/70091186">MythBusters: Collection 3 </a></h4> <p> </p> <h4>Extreme Engineering Collections from Discovery Channel:</h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Collection_1/70084351"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70084351.jpg" /></a></p> <p>You'll marvel at some of the most impressive engineering feats from around the world with this fascinating Discovery Channel series. Each episode features a major project involving moving massive amounts of earth or erecting enormous structures. Topics include widening the Panama Canal, tunneling under the Alps, building a network of immense floodgates in Venice, constructing a gigantic Danish container ship and rebuilding the Oakland Bay Bridge.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Collection_1/70084351">Extreme Engineering: Collection 1 <p></p> </a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Tokyo_s_Sky_City/70019823">Extreme Engineering: Tokyo's Sky City </a></a> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_The_Snohvit_Arctic_Gas_Processing_Platform/70053142">Extreme Engineering: The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform </a> <p></p> </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Subways_in_America/70019822">Extreme Engineering: Subways in America </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Offshore_Oil_Platforms/70053141" target="_blank">Extreme Engineering: Offshore Oil Platforms</a> </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_The_El_Cajon_Dam/70053144">Extreme Engineering: The El Cajon Dam </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Millau_Viaduct/70053139">Extreme Engineering: Millau Viaduct </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Gotthard_Tunnel/70053135">Extreme Engineering: Gotthard Tunnel </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Holland_s_Barriers_to_the_Sea/70019821">Extreme Engineering: Holland's Barriers to the Sea </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Excavators/70053452">Extreme Engineering: Excavators </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Bridging_the_Bering_Strait/70019818">Extreme Engineering: Bridging the Bering Strait </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Hong_Kong_Cable_Car/70053136">Extreme Engineering: Hong Kong Cable Car </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_City_in_a_Pyramid/70019820">Extreme Engineering: City in a Pyramid </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Turning_Torso/70053145">Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Cooper_River_Bridge/70053133">Extreme Engineering: Cooper River Bridge </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Transatlantic_Tunnel/70019824">Extreme Engineering: Transatlantic Tunnel <p></p> </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Woodrow_Wilson_Bridge/70053146" target="_blank">Extreme Engineering: Woodrow Wilson Bridge</a></h4> <p></p> <p></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Extreme_Engineering_Dubai_Ski_Resort/70053134">Extreme Engineering: Dubai Ski Resort <p></p> </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Everest_Beyond_the_Limit_Season_1/70078591">Everest: Beyond the Limit: Season 1 </a></h4> <p> </p> <p>Deadliest Catch from Discovery Channel</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deadliest_Catch_Season_1/70062534"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70062534.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Robust crews of Alaskan crab fishermen battle the formidable dangers of the Bering Sea in this gripping reality series from the Discovery Channel. Though the rewards are great -- a man can earn enough money to support his family for the entire year in the eight-week season -- the challenges are brutal. The skippers and their crews face 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots, frigid temperatures and the constant risk of injury or death</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deadliest_Catch_Season_1/70062534">Deadliest Catch: Season 1 </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deadliest_Catch_Season_2/70078587"></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deadliest_Catch_Season_2/70078587">Deadliest Catch: Season 2 </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deadliest_Catch_Season_3/70079111">Deadliest Catch: Season 3</a></h4> <p> </p> <p>American Chopper from Discovery Channel</p> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_1/70030899"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70030899.jpg" /></a></p> <p>The Discovery Channel's concocted a winner with "American Chopper," a show featuring transplanted New Yorkers and motorcycle experts Paul Teutul Sr. and his son, Paul Jr., head of Orange County Choppers. Under pressure from massive deadlines, the two clash and confer through 13 episodes in this first season of the series. Watch them create black widow spiders, race cars and New York-inspired masterpieces out of ordinary bikes.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_1/70030899"></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_1/70030899">American Chopper: Season 1 </a></h4> <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_1/70030899"></a> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_2/70030903">American Chopper: Season 2 </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/American_Chopper_Season_3/70040996">American Chopper: Season 3</a></h4> <p> </p> </h4> <h4>Other New Netflix Streaming Movies for this week:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Ernest_Goes_to_Jail/60023188">Ernest Goes to Jail </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Accused/70101409">The Accused </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Moving_Midway/70101274">Moving Midway </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tuya_s_Marriage/70096743">Tuya's Marriage </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Man_of_the_Year/70023972">Man of the Year </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Hallettsville/70099363">Hallettsville </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Duck_Ugly/70113362">Duck Ugly </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Starz_Inside_Comic_Books_Unbound/70104118">Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Patty_Duke_Show_Still_Rockin_in_Brooklyn_Heights/70113363">Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Private_Files_of_J._Edgar_Hoover/70113359">The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/US_Festival_1983_Opening_Day/70113361">US Festival 1983: Opening Day </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/OSS_117_Cairo_Nest_of_Spies/70101687">OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Legend_of_Red_Dragon/70091605">The Legend of Red Dragon </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Animal_Face-Off_Saltwater_Croc_vs._Great_White_Shark/70019786">Animal Face-Off: Saltwater Croc vs. Great White Shark </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Growing_Up_Creepie_Season_1/70113463">Growing Up Creepie: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Growing_Up_Creepie_Season_2/70113477">Growing Up Creepie: Season 2 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Chant_of_Jimmie_Blacksmith/70111665">The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Miami_Ink_Season_1/70058459">Miami Ink: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Impaler/70099362">Impaler </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Jodhaa_Akbar/70090035">Jodhaa Akbar </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Future_Weapons_Season_1/70078595">Future Weapons: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Animal_Face-Off_Lion_vs._Tiger/70019785">Animal Face-Off: Lion vs. Tiger </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Survivorman_Season_1/70068461">Survivorman: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Little_People_Big_World_Season_1/70078777">Little People, Big World: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Meerkat_Manor_Season_1/70062185">Meerkat Manor: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Meerkat_Manor_Season_2/70071973">Meerkat Manor: Season 2 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Animal_Face-Off_Hippo_vs._Bull_Shark/70019784">Animal Face-Off: Hippo vs. Bull Shark </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Devil_s_Playground/70030537">The Devil's Playground </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Price_of_Air/70099364">The Price of Air </a></li> </ul> <p>That's it for this week.  Let us know in the comments if you loved or hated any of these.</p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-63512259948948129642009-02-13T08:24:00.000-06:002009-02-19T23:31:19.289-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching - Episode 5<p></p> <h5><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> </h5> <p></p> <h4></h4> <p>Another Friday has arrived which means it is time for the GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.  </p> <p> </p> <p>It’s Friday and you’re looking for some inexpensive entertainment right?  Well all you need is a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or a compatible browser.  Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting a selection of the newly added Netflix Watch Now titles you can check out – I’ll try to screen out the worst of the bunch and just leave the better quality ones or at least some of the “broader appeal” titles. </p> <p>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone – I’m simply pointing some of the more popular titles ;) </p> <p> </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Night_of_the_Living_Dead/60023713">Night of the Living Dead </a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Night_of_the_Living_Dead/60023713"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60023713.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>It's Valentines Day this weekend.  So how about some flesh-eating corpses to get everyone in the mood?  This is a very silly, but popular flick from 1968.  Considered a classic in some circles. <br /></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Enter_the_Ninja/70113078">Enter the Ninja <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Enter_the_Ninja/70113078"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70113078.jpg" /></a>  <br />It's a Ninja Movie!  Yeah, it's not my favorite genre, but I know some will like this one.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dirty_Little_Billy/70113418">Dirty Little Billy </a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dirty_Little_Billy/70113418"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70113418.jpg" /></a> <br />Looking for a "nontraditional" western?  This should fit the bill.  Young William Bonney learns the tricks that will make him famous as Billy the Kid. </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Clifford/60035421">Clifford <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Clifford/60035421"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60035421.jpg" /></a> <br />Martin Short plays Clifford, the big red dog. <strike> For the kids... of course.</strike>   UPDAGE:  Okay, since Robert "called me out" in the comments I'll come clean.  This movie is NOT about clifford the big red dog.  It's a sort of unfunny movie, that some will like and some won't.  It isn't really for the kids either so now you know.  Happy Friday the 13th :)</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Visitor/70084225">The Visitor <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Visitor/70084225"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70084225.jpg" /></a> <br />An Indie drama where widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives when Tarek is thrown into a detention center.  </p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kuffs/70027686">Kuffs </a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kuffs/70027686"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70027686.jpg" /></a> <br />Looking to cash in on a Brazilian gold rush, ne'er-do-well George Kuffs (Christian Slater) heads to San Francisco to hit up brother Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) for a loan. Instead, George gets a job offer -- to join Brad's police department civilian adjunct. Milla Jovovich and Tony Goldwyn costar.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Marvin_s_Room/744645">Marvin's Room <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Marvin_s_Room/744645"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/744645.jpg" /></a> <br />The tables are turned when straight-laced Bessie (Diane Keaton) -- who devotes her life to caring for her chronically ill father (Hume Cronyn) -- must ask her estranged, bohemian sibling (Meryl Streep) for help after Bessie suffers a health catastrophe. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Gwen Verdon all star.</p> <h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Norma_Rae/60010724">Norma Rae </a></p> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Norma_Rae/60010724"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60010724.jpg" /></a> <br />In an Oscar-winning performance, Sally Field is unforgettable as Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never knew she had. Based on a true story.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/State_and_Main/60002986">State and Main <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/State_and_Main/60002986"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60002986.jpg" /></a> <br />When filmmakers come to Waterford, Vt., they shoot first and ask questions later. Writer-director David Mamet doesn't miss a target with this scathing satire of moviemaking. There's the egomaniacal star (Alec Baldwin) who can't keep his pants zipped, the starlet (Sarah Jessica Parker) who won't take off her top and the impotent writer (Philip Seymour Hoffman) ignored by everyone.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Counterfeiters/70083950">The Counterfeiters </a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Counterfeiters/70083950"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70083950.jpg" /></a> <br />Facing an ethical quandary, Jewish master forger Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) must choose between abetting the Nazis and saving his skin in this taut Oscar-nominated drama based on a true story. Assembled at a death camp, a cadre of printers, artists and chiselers -- led by the opportunistic Sorowitsch -- is tasked with counterfeiting currencies to weaken Allied economies. But will Sorowitsch's conscience begin to gnaw at him as the war draws to a close?</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sleepwalking/70084220">Sleepwalking <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sleepwalking/70084220"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70084220.jpg" /></a> <br />When James's (Nick Stahl) sister Joleen (Charlize Theron) shows up on his doorstep with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb), he doesn't think twice about welcoming them into his home. But when Joleen skips town without Tara, James is thrust into a role he's grossly unprepared for. At risk of losing the girl to foster care, James hits the road with Tara, where the pair develops a genuine bond and discovers a true sense of family.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Say_Anything/60022318">Say Anything </a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Say_Anything/60022318"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60022318.jpg" /></a> <br />The budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd (John Cusack) and high school valedictorian Diane (Ione Skye) is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father (John Mahoney) interferes with their future. With her prized scholarship to study in England hanging in the balance, Diane must find a way to make both men happy. Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Good Will Hunting) writes and directs this classic 1980s teen film.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Soldier_of_Fortune/70051400">Soldier of Fortune <p></p> </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Soldier_of_Fortune/70051400"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70051400.jpg" /></a> <br />Clark Gable risks his life to save a beautiful woman's husband in this adventure drama filmed largely on location in Hong Kong. When her photographer husband goes missing, Jane Hoyt (Susan Hayward) implores Hank Lee (Gable), an American mercenary who runs a smuggling operation from Hong Kong, to help find him. Swayed by his attraction to Jane, Hank agrees -- but he may regret his decision when the quest lands him in dangerous communist territory.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Little_Gloria_Happy_at_Last/70106293"> <p></p> </a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sneakers/60031755">Sneakers </a></a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sneakers/60031755"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60031755.jpg" /></a> <br />Shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail Robert Redford and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking "black box" from a Soviet-funded genius. But Redford uncovers a bigger conspiracy, and he and his "sneakers" (Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix and David Strathairn) must save themselves and the world economy by stealing the box back from the blackmailers.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tarzan_the_Fearless_Tarzan_and_the_Trappers_Double_Feature/70033017"> <p></p> </a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In_Too_Deep/624985">In Too Deep </a></a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In_Too_Deep/624985"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/624985.jpg" /></a> <br />Rookie Cincinnati cop Jeffrey Cole (Omar Epps) poses as a drug dealer to take down a powerful crime lord named Dwayne Gittens -- known on the streets as "God" (LL Cool J). But soon, Cole gets caught up in God's underworld of bribery, intimidation and murder. Michael Rymer directs this action thriller; Stanley Tucci, Veronica Webb, Nia Long and Pam Grier co-star. Musicians Nas and Jermanie Dupri also make appearances.</p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Internet_Dating/70110058"> <p></p> </a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Elizabeth_R/60030341">Elizabeth R </a></a> <p></p> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Elizabeth_R/60030341"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/60030341.jpg" /></a> <br />Based on six plays, this Emmy Award-winning miniseries from the BBC depicts -- with deft attention to historical detail and style -- the extraordinary life of Queen Elizabeth I (Glenda Jackson). Also known as the Virgin Queen, she challenged the status quo (most notably in her refusal to marry), and survived plots to overthrow her, local politics and family turmoil to build the British Empire into the most powerful military force in the 1600s.</p> <p> </p> <p>Other New Netflix Streaming Movies:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Something_Is_Killing_Tate/70109771">Something Is Killing Tate </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Nervous_Ticks/70113417">Nervous Ticks </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Having_Our_Say_The_Delany_Sisters_First_100_Years/70113420">Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Westbound/70113364">Westbound </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Final_Voyage/60000969">Final Voyage </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rolling_Thunder/70113421">Rolling Thunder </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Number_One_With_a_Bullet/70113079">Number One With a Bullet </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Kansas_Pacific/70021697">Kansas Pacific </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Les_Voleurs/70113419">Les Voleurs </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Monarch_of_the_Glen_Series_4/70047472">Monarch of the Glen: Series 4 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Super_Milk-Chan_Show/70001285">The Super Milk-Chan Show </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Little_Gloria_Happy_at_Last/70106293">Little Gloria: Happy at Last </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cagney_Lacey_Season_1/70065245">Cagney & Lacey: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tarzan_the_Fearless_Tarzan_and_the_Trappers_Double_Feature/70033017">Tarzan the Fearless / Tarzan and the Trappers: Double Feature </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Internet_Dating/70110058">Internet Dating </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sonny_with_a_Chance_Season_1/70114131">Sonny with a Chance: Season 1 </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wiggles_Pop_Go_the_Wiggles/70087014">The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles! </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/I_Spit_on_Your_Corpse/70109078">I Spit on Your Corpse </a></li> </ul> <h4> </h4> <h4>That's it for this week.  Let us know if you hated, loved or even watched any of these.</h4> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-80677107257098059162009-02-06T07:44:00.001-06:002009-02-19T23:31:19.289-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching - Episode 4<h5><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> </h5> <p></p> <h4>It's the fourth week of the new, GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.  Now that you know <a href="http://www.geektonic.com/2009/02/control-netflix-streaming-with-your.html">how to hook your netflix streaming movies to your remote control</a>, its time to watch some of these flicks</h4> <p> </p> <h4>It’s Friday and you’re looking for some inexpensive entertainment right?  Well all you need is a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or a compatible browser.  Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting a selection of the newly added Netflix Watch Now titles you can check out – I’ll try to screen out the worst of the bunch and just leave the better quality ones or at least some of the “broader appeal” titles. </h4> <p>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone – I’m simply pointing some of the more popular titles ;) </p> <p> </p> <h6></h6> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/West_Side_Story/1111583">West Side Story</a> - Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.  One of my favorite musicals (yes I catch the occasional muscial) set among the tenements of New York City with Maria (Natalie Wood) and Tony (Richard Beymer) caught in the midst of a turf war between rival gangs the Sharks and the Jets. <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Fourth_Protocol/70112770?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=371004957_0_0">The Fourth Protocol</a> - This movie based on a best-selling book by Fredrick Forsyth.  In an effort to shatter NATO alliances, Russian spy Valeri Petrofsky (Pierce Brosnan) plots to explode a nuclear bomb in Britain and blame the act on America. It's up to British agent John Preston (Michael Caine) to foil the plan, despite the skepticism of his superiors.</p> </h4> <p></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Parker_Kane/70112771">Parker Kane</a> - Low ratings on this one, but it stars David Caruso, Jeff Fahey and Patti LaBelle.   It's a made-for-TV crime drama so take it for what its worth and not much more.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Heaven_s_Gate/580558">Heaven's Gate - </a>This one was raked over the coals by the critics but has some big names in it including Sam Waterston, Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken.  The story is about some wealthy cattlemen useing brutal tactics to drive immigrant settlers off their land.  And as you can imagine, Kristofferson plays the sheriff who intervenes.  </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Heaven_Earth/60004172">Heaven & Earth </a>- An Oliver Stone directed movie, Golden Globe winning score, this movie is Stone's third installment in his Vietnam trilogy.  Tommy Lee Jones stars.  </h4> <p></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Original_Gangstas/831337">Original Gangstas </a>- I didn't care for this one, but many like it.  The story is about gangs and a former NFL star.  </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Deal_of_the_Century/70044665">Deal of the Century </a>- A slapstick comedy with Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver and Gregory Hines.</h4> <h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Superbad/70058023">Superbad </a>- Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen (40-Year-Old Virgin) team up again as producer and co-star/co-writer (respectively) of this high school comedy as best buddies facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. Attempting to score alcohol for a party (believing that the babes will follow), the boys' evening quickly dissolves into chaos. <a href="http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Bill_Hader/30046202">Bill Hader</a> ("Saturday Night Live") co-stars.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Serenity/70035994">Serenity </a>- Have you ever seen the Joss Whedon TV series Firefly?  This movie picks up where "Firefly" left off.  Malcolm Reynolds, captain of the transport ship Serenity, and his scrappy but loyal crew. When the ship picks up two new passengers- fugitives from the powerful coalition ruling the universe- "Mal" and his mates find themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict, pursued by military forces and space-roaming savages.  By the way, if you haven't seen <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Firefly_The_Complete_Series/60033036?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1043217966_0_0">the "Firefly" series yet, rent them now</a>!</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Green_Mile/60000417">The Green Mile </a>- An excellent movie.  This movie is an adaptation of Stephen King's supernatural tale is set on death row in a Southern prison. The cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb (<a href="http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Tom_Hanks/39020">Tom Hanks</a>), develops a poignant relationship with inmate John Coffey (<a href="http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Michael_Clarke_Duncan/20005723">Michael Clarke Duncan</a>), a gentle giant who has the power to heal people's ailments. Edgecomb soon recognizes Coffey's gift and desperately tries to help the falsely convicted man stave off his execution.  If you haven't seen this one, I highly recommend it.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Shawshank_Redemption_Special_Edition/70005379">The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition </a>- A classic movie I recommend watching.  Tim Robbins plays an upstanding banker that is framed for a double murder in the 1940s and begins a life sentence at the Shawshank prison, where he's befriended by an older inmate played by Morgan Freeman. </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Presumed_Innocent/872043">Presumed Innocent </a>- Harrison Ford is a Chicago prosecutor assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful co-worker.  </h4> <p> </p> <p><strong>Other New, Netflix Movies:</strong></p> </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Airport_Airport_1975_Double_Feature/60034245">Airport / Airport 1975: Double Feature </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Casual_Sex/60026697">Casual Sex? </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Clockers/383421">Clockers </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tequila_Sunrise/1032386">Tequila Sunrise </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mad_Dog_and_Glory/724807">Mad Dog and Glory </a></h4> <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Skeleton_Key/70028903">The Skeleton Key </a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Scanner_Darkly/70042671">A Scanner Darkly </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Matrix_Reloaded/60027695">The Matrix: Reloaded </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Shiver/70107470">Shiver </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tango_Cash/1025348">Tango & Cash </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Great_White_Hype/60037808">The Great White Hype </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Men_Don_t_Leave/70113366">Men Don't Leave </a></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Animal/60020744?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=322966336_0_0">The Animal</a> </h4> <h4> </h4> <p>That's it for this week.  Let me know if you hated, loved or even watched any of these.</p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-50218412905301008522009-01-30T05:00:00.000-06:002009-02-19T23:31:19.290-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching - Episode 3<h5><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> </h5> <p>We're back with the third week of the new, GeekTonic "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" feature.  </p> <p>It’s Friday, the economy  is stinking it up and you’re looking for some inexpensive entertainment right?  Well all you need is a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or a compatible browser.  Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting a selection of the newly added Netflix Watch Now titles you can check out – I’ll try to screen out the worst of the bunch and just leave the better quality ones or at least some of the “broader appeal” titles. </p> <p>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone – I’m simply pointing some of the more popular titles ;) </p> <h6></h6> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Lord_of_the_Rings_The_Two_Towers/60004483">Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers </a>- You've already seen this one and I recommend you watch it on <strike>BluRay or at least</strike> DVD.  But, if you're just watching it for the xth time, it is free.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/21/70084788">21 </a>- film based on the nonfiction best-seller <i>Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions</i></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Whitest_Kids_U_Know_Season_3/70114097">The Whitest Kids U' Know: Season 3 </a>(all seasons are available) - New York funnymen Trevor Moore, Zach Kregger and the rest of the Whitest Kids U' Know comedy troupe turn out a collection of colorful comedy sketches </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Apollo_13/262866">Apollo 13</a> - Just watch it.  Over and over it's just an awesome movie.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Company/70095544">Company</a> - Guys, this is a musical so if you have an aversion to these sort of things you've been warned.  If you're still reading:  This is a 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical comedy recorded live for PBS's "Great Performances"</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird/1051852">To Kill a Mockingbird</a> - a classic for sure.  I really preferred the book by a long-shot, but the show isn't bad either.</a> </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Cool_Hand_Luke/397323">Cool Hand Luke</a> - You just can't go wrong with Paul Newman's character ending up in a rough, southern prison.  If you've never seen this one, check it out - for free.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Friday_Night_Lights_Season_1/70058462?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1794206449_1_0">Friday Night Lights Season 1</a> - A decent TV show that has been mostly undiscovered by most TV viewers.  Set in rural Texas, the focus is all high school football.  While the focus in the town is on sports this show definitely focuses on the relationships around the team and town.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Friday_Night_Lights_Season_2/70070299">Friday Night Lights Season 2</a></h4> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-50470122830701057882009-01-23T13:24:00.001-06:002009-02-19T23:31:19.290-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching - Episode 2<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg"> <p>We're going to keep running the "Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching" as a new weekly feature. <p>It’s Friday, the economy (your countries economy as well as your own) is stinking it up and you’re looking for some inexpensive entertainment right? Well all you need is a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or a compatible browser. Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting a selection of the newly added Netflix Watch Now titles you can check out – I’ll try to screen out the worst of the bunch and just leave the better quality ones or at least some of the “broader appeal” titles. <p>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone – I’m simply pointing some of the more popular titles ;) <p> <h4> </h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Out_of_Africa/60000019">Out of Africa</a> Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. This one will appeal to the wife probably. <p><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Smart_People/70084221">Smart People </a>- Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis Quad. A "dark" comedy.</p></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Shadow_Riders/70042552"><img src="http://cdn-2.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/large/70042552.jpg"> The Shadow Riders </a>- Western/Action-Adventure with Tom Selleck, Sam Elliot and Ben Johnson.</h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Save_Me/70066354"> <p></a><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Falcon_Down/70112379">Falcon Down </a>- William Shatner :) Action Adventure flick that got okay ratings, but hey it's free.</p></h4> <h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Perfect_Opposites/70018615">Perfect Opposites -</a> Piper Perabo stars in another Romantic Comedy <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Katt_Williams_The_Pimp_Chronicles_Pt._1/70056663">Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles: Pt. 1 -</a> Katt Williams and Anthony Anderson does comedy on this HBO Special <h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Matrix_Revolutions/60031303">The Matrix Revolutions -</a> Hopefully you don't need an introduction to this one. Certainly worth watching. I have it on DVD but if you don't check it out for free here. <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Stargate_Continuum/70099788">Stargate Continuum -</a> Stargate fans should definitely check this one out. <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Full_Metal_Jacket/528677">Full Metal Jacket</a> - Mathew Modine is a Marine Recruit in this Drama directed by Stanley Kubrick. It's rough on the edges and not for everyone, but if you read the synopsis and are intrigued check it out.</h4> <p> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_L_Word_Season_6/70095644">The L Word: Season 6</a> (All seasons are available if you're interested) <p></h4> <h4><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Secret_Diary_of_a_Call_Girl_Season_2/70113426">Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Season 2 </a>(Not to get into a theme here, but hey - it's on TV and available on Netflix so....)</h4></h4></h4></h4></h4></h4></h4> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-42519773108723384262009-01-16T17:05:00.000-06:002009-02-19T23:31:19.291-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching<p><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3070/2433572771_fef1d26baa.jpg" /> </p> <p>Time for a new weekly feature.  It’s Friday, the economy (your countries economy as well as your own) is stinking it up and you’re looking for some inexpensive entertainment right?  Well all you need is a one-out-at-a-time Netflix subscription and a Netflix Watch-Now Playback device or a compatible browser.  Each Friday, I’ll highlight a selection of the newly added Netflix Watch Now titles you can check out – I’ll try to screen out the worst of the bunch and just leave the better quality ones or at least some of the “broader appeal” titles.</p> <p>It’s not as difficult to find a good flick to check out on Netflix’s Watch Now movie streaming service these days, but it still can take some time since most of the available titles are not new releases.  Still, there are plenty you might find worth watching and I thought I’d point out a few new ones on the Netflix Movie Streaming list with link included.</p> <p>(Disclaimer: Not all of these will appeal to everyone – I’m simply pointing some of the more popular titles ;)</p> <p><img alt="Lord Of The Rings" src="http://static.flickr.com/3262/3201004488_da5e973d38.jpg" border="0" /></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Lord_of_the_Rings_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring/60004480?trkid=438381&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1020017868_2_0">Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Lord_of_the_Rings_The_Two_Towers_Extended_Edition/70024206?trkid=438381&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1020017868_7_0">Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Extended Edition</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Lord_of_the_Rings_The_Return_of_the_King_Extended_Edition/70024202?trkid=438381&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1020017868_8_0">Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Polar_Express/70011200?trkid=438381&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1507744222_0_0">The Polar Express</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/National_Lampoon_s_Spring_Break/70062988">National Lampoon's Spring Break</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blade/5670311">Blade</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Matrix_Revolutions/60031303">The Matrix Revolutions</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Full_Metal_Jacket/528677">Full Metal Jacket</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Other_Side_of_the_Mountain/60011284">The Other Side of the Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Stargate_The_Ark_of_Truth/70086230">Stargate: The Arc of Truth</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Love_in_the_Afternoon/60021752">Love in the Afternoon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/National_Lampoon_s_Senior_Trip/60037542">National Lampoon's Senior Trip</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/You_ve_Got_Mail/18171032">You’ve Got Mail</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea/60004559">The Old Man and the Sea</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Red_Rock_West/897615">Red Rock West</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Return_of_the_Pink_Panther/904080">The Return of the Pink Panther</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Last_Boy_Scout/684847">The Last Boy Scout</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Other_Boleyn_Girl/70083114">The Other Boleyn Girl</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Analyze_This/18962126">Analyze This</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mighty_Aphrodite/760307">Mighty Aphrodite</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Blackboard_Jungle/60010155">Blackboard Jungle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/United_States_of_Tara_Season_1/70103562">United States of Tara: Season 1</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Brother_s_Keeper/60024194">Brother’s Keeper</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wedding_Singer/8178217">The Wedding Singer</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/A_Cinderella_Story/60036237">A Cinderella Story</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace/60001333">Arsenic and Old Lace</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Maltese_Falcon/731705">Maltese Falcon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Ant_Bully/70043812">The Ant Bully</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/GoodFellas_Special_Edition/70002022">Goodfellas: Special Edition</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bobby_Jones_Stroke_of_Genius/60037328">Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius</a></li> </ul> <p>Oh and <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Search?lnkce=iwsceOf&v1=kate+and+ashley&search_submit.x=0&search_submit.y=0&lnkce=acsNoEnhRt">Tons of Mary Kate and Ashley movies</a> are available for watch-now these days too ;)</p> <p> </p> <p>It’s definitely not as nice as Blu-Ray, but the quality isn’t too shabby for the price and for me the streaming is pretty darn good.  Let me know in the comments what you think about the list above and/or if you think the weekly feature like this is a good or bad idea.</p> Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11976697.post-81487785039855996432008-09-16T05:01:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:31:19.291-06:00Netflix Watch Now Movies Worth Watching?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2214463495_e89bb27e31.jpg" width="420" /></div>Anyone else notice how rare it is when a decent movie title is added to the Netflix Watch-Now selection? There are a few good ones there, but they are far and few between. I'm used to seeing gems like this one come through the Netflix Watch-Now RSS Feed:<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Toxie_s_Triple_Terror_Deadly_Daphne_s_Revenge/70001967?trkid=134852">Toxie's Triple Terror: Deadly Daphne's Revenge</a><br />
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or possible another exciting title like:<br />
<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Monster_of_London_City_Mystery_of_the_Red_Orchid_Double_Feature/70045337?trkid=134852">Monster of London City / Mystery of the Red Orchid: Double Feature</a><br />
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Yeah, I've never heard of those either thankfully. But there really are a few decent ones, albeit older ones in the mix occasionally. Here's a few movies that have been recently added that are worth checking out on Netflix Watch-Now:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Interpreter/70019510?trkid=134852">The Interpreter</a> - Silvia Broome's (Nicole Kidman) job is to translate for her assigned delegate the complex issues faced by the United Nations. But the interpreter's daily challenge turns epic when she accidentally overhears details of a plot to assassinate a high-ranking government official. Suddenly, her existence is overshadowed by danger, and she must unravel an intricate yarn of intrigue with the help of an FBI agent (Sean Penn) in order to save herself.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Beethoven/292876?trkid=134852">Beethoven</a> - If you have a young one around who hasn't seen this yet, give it a shot. Workaholic George Newton (Charles Grodin) reluctantly agrees to let his children keep a St. Bernard puppy who's just escaped the clutches of two dimwitted dognappers (Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci). Dubbed Beethoven, the playful pooch soon turns into a full-grown engine of destruction, leaving wreckage and hilarity in his wake. Disney veteran Dean Jones is cast against type as a vile veterinarian who kidnaps Beethoven for a lab experiment.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Miss_Conception/70099122?trkid=134852">Miss Conception</a> - Not the most intelligent sitcom-like movie, but entertaining to the teen/tween crowd regardless. Georgina (Heather Graham) is a high-powered London businesswoman who's decided to add mother to her list of accomplishments. Unfortunately, her longtime boyfriend (Tom Ellis) isn't ready to be a daddy. With her biological clock ticking, Georgina recruits her best friend, Clem (Mia Kirshner), to help her find the perfect father for her baby-to-be. Orlando Seale co-stars in this timely romantic comedy.<br />
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</ul>These three movies I mention above are some of the better titles available on Netflix Watch Now - really. There are some TV shows I've watched here - I caught up on Office and Dexter using NEtflix Watch Now, but Netflix REALLY needs to upgrade their watch-now collection to make the Netflix-attached devices worth it in my opinion. There's a few shows in there I watch using my SageTV Netflix plugin, but not enough to make me want to purchase a device for it.Brent Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336719205371313266noreply@blogger.com