back when we switched from cable to satellite, we got all the movie channels for free... for about 3 months. we actually were quite disappointed in the movie selection avaliable on the channels, which included all the HBOs, Cinemaxs, and STARs (several channels of each). this past weekend, for some reason we got HBO and cinemax again for free (just for the weekend). anyway, while we watched several good movies like Juno (and some not so good like an old 1980s movie with fred savage called the wizard), we re-discovered the independant film channel. we've always had this channel but for some reason we just forgot about it.
anyway for the past 5 days, we've both watched several movies and documentaries.
the funniest was a documentary titled BaadAsssss cinema (blaxploitation was what it was called in the documentary). no kidding. we turned the channel and there was a black - american woman with no shirt on (this is mid 70's vintage), the next scene was a naked black man from behind (saw his butt). not that there is anything wrong with the color of their skin, but what was weird was that this was showing at 7pm - prime time! and this was not a channel that we have to pay for.
nathaniel recently watched a movie called 11:14 which i didn't see, but i do want to...
last night, i watched most of dreamers for the second time (rented it a long time ago when i had netflix). this is a weird movie set in paris where twin brother and sister are lovers... and they include an american boy in their "play." (have i mentioned many of the films are rated MA? they are good movies, great cinematography, so good that you hardly realize it is so explicit... although this one was just creepy because of the whole brother sister thing.)
american splendor is on right now. i almost forgot how much i both loved and hated that movie. the whole movie is kinda drab to me, i didn't get into it the first time i saw it (i think i actually slept through it the first few times i tried to watch it), but in it are some great one liners... like as the main character, harvey pekar (who is a middle-aged man, who is quite unattractive, dumpy looking...) looks at himself in the mirror says outloud "Well, there's a reliable disappointment."
speaking of great one liners... i noticed that 2 nights ago, CLERKS was on IFC at midnight... too bad my baby care shift takes over at 2am... i could have watched it! (randal graves~ "Oh, no no, it's cool, I'm taking it back. " - which is not from the first clerks, there are actually three of them!))
fargo comes on tonight at 9:45. i will try to watch it, but i'm sure i'll not make it past 10:30.
no worries, nathaniel... at 4:30 on sunday, GERRY comes on again. this time maybe i'll get to watch it!
Friday, January 23, 2009
my new favorite channel
back when we switched from cable to satellite, we got all the movie channels for free... for about 3 months. we actually were quite disappointed in the movie selection avaliable on the channels, which included all the HBOs, Cinemaxs, and STARs (several channels of each). this past weekend, for some reason we got HBO and cinemax again for free (just for the weekend). anyway, while we watched several good movies like Juno (and some not so good like an old 1980s movie with fred savage called the wizard), we re-discovered the independant film channel. we've always had this channel but for some reason we just forgot about it.
anyway for the past 5 days, we've both watched several movies and documentaries.
the funniest was a documentary titled BaadAsssss cinema (blaxploitation was what it was called in the documentary). no kidding. we turned the channel and there was a black - american woman with no shirt on (this is mid 70's vintage), the next scene was a naked black man from behind (saw his butt). not that there is anything wrong with the color of their skin, but what was weird was that this was showing at 7pm - prime time! and this was not a channel that we have to pay for.
nathaniel recently watched a movie called 11:14 which i didn't see, but i do want to...
last night, i watched most of dreamers for the second time (rented it a long time ago when i had netflix). this is a weird movie set in paris where twin brother and sister are lovers... and they include an american boy in their "play." (have i mentioned many of the films are rated MA? they are good movies, great cinematography, so good that you hardly realize it is so explicit... although this one was just creepy because of the whole brother sister thing.)
american splendor is on right now. i almost forgot how much i both loved and hated that movie. the whole movie is kinda drab to me, i didn't get into it the first time i saw it (i think i actually slept through it the first few times i tried to watch it), but in it are some great one liners... like as the main character, harvey pekar (who is a middle-aged man, who is quite unattractive, dumpy looking...) looks at himself in the mirror says outloud "Well, there's a reliable disappointment."
speaking of great one liners... i noticed that 2 nights ago, CLERKS was on IFC at midnight... too bad my baby care shift takes over at 2am... i could have watched it! (randal graves~ "Oh, no no, it's cool, I'm taking it back. " - which is not from the first clerks, there are actually three of them!))
fargo comes on tonight at 9:45. i will try to watch it, but i'm sure i'll not make it past 10:30.
no worries, nathaniel... at 4:30 on sunday, GERRY comes on again. this time maybe i'll get to watch it!
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