Hacking NetFlix

Long Delay for Farrell & Fiennes Flick 'In Bruges'

If you're waiting for the Colin Farrell & Ralph Fiennes film In Bruges, you might have to wait a while.

Thanks to Computeriffic for sending this in.

Onion: Iron Man Trailer To Be Made Into Full-Length Film

The Onion reports that the popular Iron Man movie trailer will now be made into a full-length motion picture:

Wildly Popular 'Iron Man' Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film

via Cinematical.

Dyslexflix is Collecting "Wrong" Recommendations

Dyslexflix is a new site that is collecting strange & bizarre Netflix movie recommendations.

Netflix is betting one million U.S. dollars that it can be improved through the Netflix Prize and the brains of really brilliant people who understand this sort of thing. We certainly don’t.

But what we can do — as some odd form of public service — is generate a collection of wrong recommendations. Whether this is useful or not is questionable, but we are assuming that, at the very least, it will be an entertaining exercise. So if you’ve fumed at Netflix for recommending Casanova after you really enjoyed Casablanca, then Dyslexflix is for you.

Dyslexflix = Dyslexic + Netflix
(Funny, no?)

Wallstrip Takes on Netflix (Humor)

Wallstrip takes a look at Netflix and the results are hilarious.

via Howard.

John Hodgman & Netflix's Watch Instantly

Michael Rubin posted a funny exchange between a Netflix executive and Apple commercial star John Hodgman ("PC") at a recent conference:

I wondered what he was like in “real life” so I stood around while other people chatted with him. I didn’t really have much to say to him, so I didn’t. At some point one of the Netflix officers began chatting with him, so I moved in closer and the three of us stood together, me purely in a supportive role (nodding, usually). “Have you tried our instant watching feature?” he was asked by the Netflix officer.
“I’m a big fan of Netflix,” Hodgman said. “But… hmmm.. I don’t think I have. I can’t imagine why I haven’t tried it.”
“It’s easy, you click the play buttons you see on your PC.” Hodgman thought for a moment, sort of perplexed. I was dying to ask him the question, but couldn’t bring myself to say it outloud. But his silence said it all.
“You use a Mac, don’t you?” ask the Netflix officer.
“Yea… yea… that’s the problem…”

Like many of you, I'm wondering when Netflix will support Watch Instantly on the Mac.

Michael Rubin recently announced that he will be leaving Netflix. Rubin was the director of community experience at Netflix, a Netflix blogger, and an admin for the Netflix Community (he also wrote a book about George Lucas & Pixar).

If The Star Wars Intro Was Done By Saul Bass...

The opening credits to Star Wars was perfect, but what if Saul Bass had done it?

via Spout.

Star Wars As Explained by a 3 Year-Old

This kid is a future movie blogger/critic:

via Geek Dad.

Netflix is Stuff White People Like

The totally incorrect site Stuff White People Like featured Netflix (#39):

White people are absolutely crazy for Netflix for a number of reasons. Firstly, because all of them are convinced that there is a global conspiracy to keep good, independent, groundbreaking film from mainstream distribution (multiplexes, blockbuster, etc).

To them, Netflix (in spite of being a for profit company) is a brand new way for independent filmmakers to find an audience. By subscribing, white people believe that they are changing the film industry, supporting innovation, and contributing to a cultural revolution in film.

If you see a group of white people and you need to break into the conversation, a good thing to say “hey, is anyone else thinking that Netflix shipping is getting slower? I’m doing this PT Anderson thing, and I’m only up to Magnolia! What’s that all about?” They will relate, and talk about their own Netflix queues and how they are trying to get caught up on French New Wave.

Thanks to Jeff for sending this in.

Excellent Martin Scorsese PSA

I love this public service announcement starring Martin Scorsese:

You can view the entire list of Scorsese movies available on Netflix.

via Movie Marketing Madness.

Blockbuster Tougher on Security Than US Government?

Time Magazine has a funny sad story about how Blockbuster has tougher security requirements than the US Government, The New Border Rules. The following is from a Q&A with Customs & Border Protection veteran Paul Morris:

Morris: Sometimes we have to rely on a Blockbuster card. Let's say you question whether someone is really a United States citizen. They've got a driver's license and a Blockbuster card and a library card and something else. A Blockbuster card may actually help. You need a driver's license and a credit card to get a Blockbuster card. So Blockbuster may have actually had more stringent requirements than our border.

via Security Debrief.