The Love of Jeanne Ney
1927
Director(s):
Classics
12 Of The Best Black and White Movies Streaming on Netflix
Here are twelve black and white classics, available now on Netflix, that I consider unmissable. I’m hoping that through these timeless films, we might open a few more young eyes to the glory and beauty of black and white cinema.
Directors
Dark and Deep — Five Indispensable Fritz Lang Films
Today his name may be familiar only to film buffs, scholars and students, but some of Fritz Lang's movies have never really left us. For the most part his work explored nefarious doings in society’s criminal underbelly. But he also gave us our first real science fiction epic (1927’s “Metropolis”).
Sci-Fi
3 Great Films Co-Starring Disgruntled Robots
ANot too long ago, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled their company’s exciting plan for delivering affordable stuff to your front door: drones. Flying drones.
Yes, it’s true. Amazon recently announced they’ve developed flying drones to get orders to customers in 30 minutes, rather than 2-5 days. It’s the same idea behind the wraiths the Army has spreading freedom in under-developed countries, one missile at a time. Except, instead of “hot death,” Amazon’s fleet of “Octocopters” would deliver the melon-baller you ordered.
In all honesty, I’m feeling some trepidation about this. After all, Hollywood has proven it time and again: robots are trouble. They lack empathy. We should all write our congresspeople (speaking of evil robots!) to forestall any potential Amazon-ian “Angry Robot” situation.
Documentary
9 Life-Changing Documentaries Streaming on Netflix!
Tonight, make it real; watch a doc.
Here’s a bugaboo of mine: while the documentary form offers viewers incredible rewards, it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Theories abound as to why, the most prominent being that people tend to watch movies to be transported, to actually get away from life as it is.
Perhaps there’s some truth to that, but to avoid the best of these films is to miss out on something truly special. In examining real life, its myriad characters and society as a whole, docs can be wildly entertaining, yet still deliver a form of insight and impact quite distinct from narrative films.
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