After dithering a bit, I signed up for Criterion Channel earlier today -- paid for the whole year in advance. *hangs head* I'm on the hook for 2 years for FIOS triple play through 2020 (it took me ages to untangle myself from the sticky embrace of Comcast, I tell you) and after that, I might cancel cable. On one hand, monthly subscription for CC is the price of a sushi lunch, but on the other hand, it all adds up. I guess I can compensate for it by cancelling my NYT subscription before the next yearly billing cycle (which is... not until Jan 2020. Shoot. Shoulda cancelled it months ago.)
Spike: I'm not a monster. Xander: Yes! You are a monster. Vampires are monsters! They make monster movies about them! Spike: Well, yeah. Got me there.
'Dirty Girls'
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Vonnie K - Mar 27, 2019 10:45:31 am PDT #1987 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Vonnie K - Mar 27, 2019 10:49:01 am PDT #1988 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I also recently got Kanopy but don't use it much because I have to connect my computer to my TV.
I run Kanopy app on my phone and Chromecast it to my TV. It works pretty seamlessly, if you haven't tried it. My Android TV has built-in apps for most things but not for Kanopy for some reason. From what I understand, Android TV will have Criterion Channel app come launch time.
megan walker - Mar 27, 2019 4:07:39 pm PDT #1989 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My Android TV has built-in apps for most things but not for Kanopy for some reason.
Both my Smart TV and Sony Blu-Ray run the main streaming apps, just not Kanopy or Criterion. It's why I never subscribed to Filmstruck either. It's not a problem to run it via my iPhone or computer, just an annoying extra step that makes me wonder who is getting shut out of these services for various tech reasons. I hate the assumption that everyone has (or wants to use) an iPhone or [insert any other tech item here].
I'm mean, I'm still bitter about the obsolescence of my Windows phone. Now that I've been forced to use something else I realize how good that phone and its basic apps were (and I actually still keep it plugged in to check the weather).
Zenkitty - Mar 27, 2019 4:33:56 pm PDT #1990 of 3463
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
If I added up all the subscription costs to all the streaming channels I subscribe to, it would probably be more than a basic cable subscription. Which is about $60 here. It's the high-speed Internet that's expensive.
megan walker - Mar 27, 2019 5:28:12 pm PDT #1991 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's the high-speed Internet that's expensive.
Tell me about it. My Internet is through Sonic, which is the fastest I can get without getting it via Comcast, and it's still $70/month for only 8Mbps max.
Vonnie K - Apr 01, 2019 6:27:39 am PDT #1992 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The new Jim Jarmusch zombie movie has a trailer: [link]
Goodness that is a stacked cast. And looks like it would have been a blast to make. Tilda Swinton as *spoiler* wielding mortician!!
megan walker - Apr 02, 2019 5:52:35 pm PDT #1993 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
After dithering a bit, I signed up for Criterion Channel earlier today -- paid for the whole year in advance.
I celebrated my better-than-expected tax-number-crunching results by biting that bullet.
This post brought to you by the fact that I have about a dozen movies checked out the library right now but nothing I want watch.
P.M. Marc - Apr 02, 2019 10:32:09 pm PDT #1994 of 3463
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Tilda Swinton as *spoiler* wielding mortician!!
Wielding spoilers can be dangerous!
DavidS - Apr 03, 2019 8:29:14 am PDT #1995 of 3463
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wielding spoilers can be dangerous!
So I found out when I almost blinded Dana on my very first Buffista post.
"My eyes!" she cried out.
msbelle - Apr 03, 2019 9:10:16 am PDT #1996 of 3463
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
This post brought to you by the fact that I have about a dozen movies checked out the library right now but nothing I want watch.
I feel this.
I started Raging Bull. stopped after 10 min. I started Airport. stopped after about 12 min. I started The Emigrants. stopped after about 20 min.
I have from the Library: An Unmarried Woman, Up in the Air, and Sideways.