Archive for the ‘film’ Category
Nope. Not this one anyway. The 1939 movie, “Another Thin Man” is only available on disc from Netflix. I’m sure it’s no fault of their’s. With all the recent upset about the impending split, I really enjoy the “all you can eat” streaming service. Why isn’t this movie available on Netflix streaming? I doubt it’s any fault on the part of Netflix. More than likely this is due to outdated agreements with Cable companies and DVD distribution. My wife and I no longer have cable. We use the Netflix streaming service, and still have the one disc at a time service, but are considering cutting down to just the streaming option. I do think streaming is the future,
What if they deemed to restrict the soundtrack to be limited to distribution on Edison cylinders? Or maybe 78 RPM shellac records? Sure, you can rent this from Amazon for $3. I suspect Apple will offer the same. Is anyone really paying this? It’s reasonable enough for recent releases, but too expensive for classic films. No doubt the owners of the rights these classics have forged this particular agreement. It’s potentially a death sentence for many classics. I’ll wager that most under 30 have never seen this movie, much less have even heard of it.
Even if you have to resort to old fashioned DVDs, this is still worth a look.
The intent here is not necessarily to promote the views of Alex Jones here. On the other hand, I won’t offer the disclaimer that the views presented here are not that of this author. In fact, there are more than a few things we agree about. Alex has produced quite a number of documentary films over the years. Some of his early work is a little on the rough side. Alex has roots in cable access television, and some of the early pieces do have that look.
I have to say that his recent stuff is very well produced. In fact, it’s give the work of Michael Moore a run for his money any day. I suspect if Jones had the budget of Moore earlier in his career, the shift surely would have happened earlier. No doubt there are some out there that may be offended in some way by this. I dare say that even if you dislike the message, you can’t discount the production work.
The Man with the Movie Camera
The Man with the Movie Camera is a Russian film from 1929, and probably should be required viewing in just about any RTF program out there. There are more advanced techniques used in this film than I can count. Some of which I had no idea originated this far back. At the very least, it’s a very entertaining film that chronicles the early era of Russian modernity.
