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Choochtown

Force Majeure on Irish Netflix.

Great scenery, subtle comedy and a few quirky cameo roles.

Mousewar

The Detectorists is a fantastic TV Show. Not sure if it's been mentioned on here before. Loved every minute of it. Thoughtful, funny and insightful.

Mickeroo

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Gave Slow West a watch last night on the Irish 'flix, really enjoyed it. A quality western, really nicely shot with a great score. New Zealand doubles nicely for Colorado, even if you can clearly see Mt Cook at certain points! It was filmed pretty much in the same area as the main battle in Return of the King.

It's very short but it does everything it needs to do within the timeframe, though I wouldn't have minded a bit more screen time for some characters to flesh them out a bit as there's a really top notch cast that gets a bit underused in some cases.

Got a good giggle from the German character

which was clearly meant to be a 19th century Werner Herzog imo

loadwire

Mousewar wrote: »

The Detectorists is a fantastic TV Show. Not sure if it's been mentioned on here before. Loved every minute of it. Thoughtful, funny and insightful.

What region is that available from?

Agent Coulson

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loadwire wrote: »

What region is that available from?

US & Canada.

Rjd2

Mickeroo wrote: »

Gave Slow West a watch last night on the Irish 'flix, really enjoyed it. A quality western, really nicely shot with a great score. New Zealand doubles nicely for Colorado, even if you can clearly see Mt Cook at certain points! It was filmed pretty much in the same area as the main battle in Return of the King.

It's very short but it does everything it needs to do within the timeframe, though I wouldn't have minded a bit more screen time for some characters to flesh them out a bit as there's a really top notch cast that gets a bit underused in some cases.

Got a good giggle from the German character

which was clearly meant to be a 19th century Werner Herzog imo

Not going to lie, but genuinely did

Laugh out loud when when Rose shot Jay as she was so calm about it. Unrequited love. Lovely film though

deisedude

People Places Things is a lovely little indie comedy on the US Netflix from 2015 starring Jemaine Clement aka one of the guys from Flight of the Conchords.

Agent Coulson

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Tomorrowland added to Netflix Canada.

Agent Coulson

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Netflix just launched in 130 new countries including Vietnam, India, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, South Korea , Turkey, Indonesia.

“You are witnessing the birth of a global TV network,” CEO Reed Hastings told the CES consumer electronics contab in a keynote address.

The news sent Netflix shares soaring more than 6%.

Hastings made the announcement after he and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos used the forum to promote Netflix’s original content plans.

The company plans to offer more than 600 hours in 2016 — and hopes to grow from there. “The technology is there,” Chief Creative Officer Ted Sarando says. “It’s the business models that stand in the way.”

Showing clips from upcoming series The Crown and The Get Down, he says that Netflix has a luxury that conventional progammers lack to offer diverse programming. The company brought out celebrities Chelsea Handler, Will Arnett, Krysten Ritter, and Wagner Moura to praise Netflix.

With the data to target shows and promotions to specific viewers “we can spend less on marketing” and “score [not only] with home runs but also singles and doubles and triples.”

Netflix appeals to content creators by offering them flexibiity to develop an entire series, not just a pilor, and episodes “that are not 22 or 44 minuts long.”

Sarandos defended Netflix’s movies that premere online the same time it hopes to release them in theaters — a proposition most exhibitors reject.

“We are not anti-theater,” he says. “We are just pro-movies.” The Netflix model “removes one of the key reasons people resort to piracy.”

Hastings opened his company’s part of the proceedings saying that Internet video enables Netflix and others to “finally give people what they always wanted. We can put consumers across the world in the driver’s seat,”

For example, viewers “don’t have to be at the mercy of commercials,” he says. The company has moved television “from corporate to consumer control.”

Later this year the company will introduce high dynamic range to its 4K videos. The CEO added that Netflix serves more than 70 million global subscribers. In Q4 they watched 12 billion hours of content, up from 8.25 billion in the same period in 2014.

http://deadline.com/2016/01/ces-netflix-reed-hastings-keynote-1201676799/

Mezcita

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Netflix just launched in 130 new countries including Vietnam, India, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, South Korea , Turkey, Indonesia.



http://deadline.com/2016/01/ces-netflix-reed-hastings-keynote-1201676799/

Imagine the air miles we can rack up visiting these places!

Ted_YNWA

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Mezcita wrote:

Imagine the air miles we can rack up visiting these places!

May check expiry date on passport.

James Delaney

Choochtown wrote: »

Force Majeure on Irish Netflix.

Great scenery, subtle comedy and a few quirky cameo roles.

DREADFUL FILM - DEFINATELY NOT A COMEDY. Abs. Rubbish.

MonkstownHoop

James Delaney wrote: »

DREADFUL FILM - DEFINATELY NOT A COMEDY. Abs. Rubbish.

You're great craic altogether

e_e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNIGKqoK2SA

Come on this is hilarious, the way as the scene goes on the music moves from glorious to awkward to pathetic.

Mantis Toboggan

Is there any way to find out if the new series of sunny in Philadelphia will be added to Netflix?

peteeeed

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Tyson Fury wrote: »

Is there any way to find out if the new series of sunny in Philadelphia will be added to Netflix?

normally airs about a month after the last episode airs in the US so probably around may

da_hambo

Dont know if this has been mentioned before but am loving "19-2" on Canadian Netflix at moment. Up there with the Wire and Shield. A realustic and gritty cop show. It's in French and set in Montreal.

Apparently there is an English language remake also.

Agent Coulson

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Love him or Hate him people watch his movies.

I thought it was terrible myself.

Adam Sandler’s ‘Ridiculous Six’ Is Making History for Netflix

During their CES keynote on Wednesday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and chief content officer Ted Sarandos offered some insight into the company’s movie business as well as the eye-popping performance of Sandler’s new film.

Since debuting exclusively on Netflix, “The Ridiculous Six” has been seen more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history.

“It’s also enjoyed a spot at #1 in every territory we operate in, and in many of them it’s still #1,” Sarandos added.

Some outlets erroneously reported on Wednesday that “Ridiculous Six” was the most-watched Netflix title in history. A source later clarified: it’s the most streams ever in 30 days of release.

Still, an impressive feat for Sandler and Netflix. In 2014, the duo signed a ground-breaking deal that called for four original movies, beginning with “The Ridiculous Six.”

“Adam believes his audience is mostly at home and he’s probably right,” Sarandos said in a recent interview with Variety.

Produced by Happy Madison, “The Ridiculous Six” is a spoof of the Western “The Magnificent Seven” and features several of Sandler’s recurring co-stars including Will Forte, Steve Buscemi, Terry Crews and Rob Schneider.

The movie set off a wave of controversy last year after a dozen Native Americans walked off the film’s set because of offensive jokes in the script.

“The movie has ridiculous in the title for a reason: because it is ridiculous,” said a Netflix spokesperson. “It is a broad satire of Western movies and the stereotypes they popularized, featuring a diverse cast that is not only part of — but in on — the joke.”

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/adam-sandlers-ridiculous-six-is-making-history-for-netflix-1201673572/

Marje

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da_hambo wrote: »

Dont know if this has been mentioned before but am loving "19-2" on Canadian Netflix at moment. Up there with the Wire and Shield. A gritty cop show. It's in French and set in Montreal.

Apparently there is an English language remake also.

Have watched a few episodes of this. When you search for 19-2 on IMDb, it brings you straight to the english version (french version)

Agent Coulson

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Gone with the Wind added to Netflix India

nocoverart

Are we aloud mention [REDACTED]? well, I guess I just did ant it's a wet dream for any Netflix subscriber.

Sad Professor

nocoverart wrote: »

Are we aloud mention [REDACTED]? well, I guess I just did ant it's a wet dream for any Netflix subscriber.

No. Read the first post of the thread please.

kunst nugget

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

Gone with the Wind added to Netflix India

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn…

NapoleonInRags

e_e wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNIGKqoK2SA

Come on this is hilarious, the way as the scene goes on the music moves from glorious to awkward to pathetic.

I also loved the scene where the drone suddenly interrupts the awkward conversation with the other couple - class!

e_e

Yeah that got huge laughs in the screening I was in. Cut the tension with a knife!

Rjd2

71 is on Netflix Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-BaKfl1Ms4

Agent Coulson

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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck added to Netflix Ireland

Agent Coulson

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The Last Picture Show added to Netflix Switzerland.

Beefy78

James Delaney wrote: »

2 Films: Both on Netflix IRL
- Margin Call +
- Assault on Wall St.

I suggest you watch them in the above order.

Both films are very watchable & deal with the Financial 'downturn' in 2008/10.

MARGIN CALL
A share trading co. finds out the stocks they ave been selling are now junk & decide to off-load them, wiping out their value. As always the company Execs & salesforce get their fat bonus's.

ASSAULT on WALL ST.
Deals more with the human fall out from the crash.
A mans entire life is destroyed - again as a result of the downturn in share values his broker had invested in, on his behalf. Brokers sell off the shares - get their bonus's - & recommence the 'game' again as if nothing had happened.

Both films are well worth a view & offer an insight into the bonus culture of the Finance Industry (esp. at the higher end) & the unreliability of share investments & the real effects on the man on the street.

Should be made compulsory viewing for all Ministers of Finance & Heads of Financial Regulatory Authorities.

Hmmm I think you're overstating the gravity of Assault on Wall Street. The first half is surprisingly good and does show the dangers of a financial system which makes a small number of people rich by chewing up and spitting out so many normal, good hard-working people. I didn't know that the bloke from Prison Break had such a good, understated performance in him.

Then it all goes to **** in the second half which is shoot-everyone porn fantasy. The third act leaves a horrible taste in the mouth and I don't know how anyone could watch it, write it or star in it and think that actions of 'our hero' are even remotely justified.

The good stuff at the start is just the setup to get the audience to the point of the story which was on the front cover of the DVD and movie poster - Dominic Purcells on a burning down Wall Street carrying a huge gun.

Edward Hopper

Probably old news, by all means tar and feather me if posted before. Handy way of browsing every single available category here:

http://whatsonnetflix.com/netflix-hacks/the-netflix-id-bible-every-category-on-netflix/