The
decision to cover Netflix movies, was the best call I've made for
this blog to date. Millions of people already use the service and
it's a cheap pass, to thousands of hours of content. Even though my
essays stand on their own, the comments I write are intended to be
"final thoughts". They are the unofficial "Afterword",
that follows the last chapter
I
believe firmly, that you'll enjoy the blog entries more, if you watch
the movies beforehand. I also envision the future of "Classic
Movie Trailers", to be that of an online movie club. Having said
that, the Netflix association works, but I can't say that it's
perfect. After all, there's no guarantee that they can keep the movie
licenses.
YOINK!
I
just announced "Night Of The Living Dead", as the subject
of the next essay for Monday, October 5th. I watched it (again),
decided on the focus of the companion piece and got to work on it.
The next day I watched "Interview With the Vampire", which
is another film I was planning to cover. Today I woke up and found
that it had been removed from the service.
SCREAM!
"Night
Of The Living Dead" was gone too. In a sudden panic, I checked
My List to see if anything else was missing. To my dismay, "A
Nightmare on Elm Street" was nowhere to be found. There was always a possibility, that one of the movies I chose for this
month could vanish. Two would go missing if I was really unlucky, but
three? Yikes.
HOW
IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK.
I've been using Netflix
for a while. Normally, when a movie or TV show is on it's way out,
they will post the date on the introduction page. It'll say
"Available until August 1st", or something like that.
Unfortunately, they are not required to do that by law.
:)
SO,
NOW WHAT?
There's still some good
news to be had. Due to a distributor goof, way back in '68, "Night
Of The Living Dead" is in the public domain. That means, you can
see the movie for free on YouTube, Hulu and the Internet Archive.
There is no piracy involved here; the film is public property and you
can watch it without fear of breaking the law.
So that leaves the
Interview and the Nightmare. Well, I said I was going to cover those
movies, so that's what's going to happen. The only change is, instead
of being posted on Mondays, those particular essays are going to be
bonuses. They will be announced on Fridays, for a Wednesday release.
Get Tuned In
(@ChannelSeals)
THE
SHOW MUST GO ON.
So "Night" is
still coming this Monday, on schedule. Again, it's free to watch that
movie wherever you can find it, but YouTube is a great source. Go
ahead and give it a look. It's actually creepier in black and white,
so that's how I suggest you view it.
"Interview With The
Vampire" is a pretty popular movie. I wouldn't be surprised if
half of you reading this already own it. For those of you that don't,
if you want to see it again, it's available on YouTube and Amazon
Instant Video, for $2.99 USD. "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
is also there and dag nabbit, I'm watching that movie regardless.
Screw what Netflix says!
Taking their places in
the schedule, you're going to see "The Omen" and "Wes
Craven's New Nightmare". Those movies are certified fresh, on
rottentomatoes.com. and the updated nightmare gives me a cool idea.
I'm interested in Freddy Krueger at his scariest. So, the Wednesday
before we look at "New Nightmare", I'll be covering the
original film.
FAREWELL
TO THEMED?
I did a CMT theme month
back in May. It featured all Dustin Hoffman movies and I really
enjoyed it. All of them stayed on Netflix, so there was no problem
there, and I finally had an excuse to watch "The Graduate".
Overall, I think these kind of things are a blast. I can also see
them being used for promotional purposes later, so they won't be
going away.
In fact, I've got my eyes
on Harrison Ford, for yet another theme month. Here's hoping that
goes well. Until then, I'll keep you posted.
B.A.S.
October
2015
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