Yeah, if I recall correctly, the French release of "Lost Highway" is high-quality. If your player can't handle PAL there are simple programs like VisualHub which can be used to burn NTSC discs from PAL.

Robert Blake's appearance in that movie creeps me out every time.



All new Criterion releases come out on Blu-Ray (although that's not always true of their Eclipse series releases) ... the question is when they'll get around to releasing it on disc. Some of those "unreleased" Criterion titles at Hulu have been there for a long time. It's too bad that Jack Nance (Henry) and Alan Splet (Lynch's brilliant sound technician) aren't still around for new commentary, but perhaps they can at least get Lynch to take a break from talking about transcendental meditation, his swanky Paris nightclub and coffee to revisit "Eraserhead."

I have a UK PAL version of it.... its decent. Could be better.

I have the French MK2. Totally worth it if you can find it, best quality in terms of features and transfer, but it's still a dvd... and talking about dvd's in this era is a sad time.

Other than all things Lynch, I am watching Father Ted on instant. It's a BBC comedy by the guy who made The IT Crowd and Black Books from the 90's that I just must have missed being American. Shit is really funny.

^ "Surf Nazis Must Die" ^

netflix recently picked up some of espn's 30 for 30 documentaries.

I really enjoyed "the two escobars" which covers the rise and fall of the Columbian national football team when it was financed by Pablo Escobar and another was called "the real rocky" which is the story of Chuck Wepner, whom the movie Rocky is based on. I am gonna watch "the birth of big air" about Matt Hoffman tonight.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/30_fo ... cale=en-US

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/30_fo ... id=2361637

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/30_fo ... id=2361637

Shut up Little Man

I just had to say thank you for this recommendation.
Definitely one of the better movies I have seen in a long time.
2 thumbs up!

Just watched "Life During Wartime"...pretty good

Jiro Dreams of Sushi has been added to Netflix Instant. I watched it a few weeks ago but am going to again now.

Also, Make Believe and Kurt and Courtney (and I don't even like Nirvana) were both very good documentaries worth checking out.

I saw it when it came out, but I'm definitely going to re-watch it. Such an amazing movie! Beautifully shot and a great story, and this is coming from a vegan

objectified, a sequel in spirit to helvetica, has been added!

i laughed all the way through bobbie jo & the outlaw. never heard of this lynda carter theatrical debut before. its editing is really awkward, and the film's events are unrelated to any semblance of story or logic. it's difficult to give an award to any one particular scene since they're all winners, but the shroom scene, especially, was quite embarrassing to watch. thumbs up for bad cinema.


does anyone know if the disc release contains any bonus materials? i didn't want this documentary to end. anyone else planning a trip to japan just to experience his sushi before he's gone?

on a side note, is this anthony bourdain comic book supposed to be based on the same sushi master?

I recently watched "Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" and it was actually pretty funny. I've always loved watching the early to mid 1960's movies, netflix has a decent amount. I like to get an idea of the fashions and set designs. There's a comedy with Jack Lemmon and Terry Thomas on there now- How To Murder Your Wife. It has some brilliant moments, mostly the Terry Thomas parts.

^^ i bought "get jiro" for m... she loved it. (didn't we have this big conversation at sunshine cafe?)

as to going to jiro's... i would seriously consider a life in crime to fund such a trip. and if i remember correctly, it would take
an ocean's eleven-style heist to be able to afford it. =p wasn't it something like ¥30,000 per person for the basic seating?

you can't go wrong with 60's madcap spoofs! vincent price ones are the tops.

that's only $400 i'd gladly eat at his younger son's place (i have to assume it's more affordable). the apple can't fall that far from the tree (skill/taste-wise, i mean, not price).

which was the exact same response m and i had... hell, the restaurants are even mirror images of each other, at least from the interior.

/thread derailment

i meant urbanized, the third in this trilogy of documentaries from gary hustwit.

season one of this show is on netflix. I had never heard of it but AMC is usually pretty good w their stuff
& it was awesome. season 2 is airing now. it co-stars Common

that's only $400 i'd gladly eat at his younger son's place (i have to assume it's more affordable). the apple can't fall that far from the tree (skill/taste-wise, i mean, not price).[/quote]

Yeah, I'm paid more then half that for what I thought was sub par sushi

Hell on Wheels is very good.

riki-oh is always a classic

I will probably start Hell on Wheels soon since Breaking Bad is over for now. I like what I have seen on AMC so far, but am totally lost as I only catch bits & pieces before Breaking Bad comes on.

I finished Hell on Wheels S1 the other night. I liked it a lot. I like that they went with a former Confederate/slave owner as their protagonist. I like that it's centered around the railroad. I like a lot about it. Most of all it's entertaining. And "The Swede" is one of my favorite new TV characters. Some of the music's too modern for what I'd like to see though. But whatever.

I'm really enjoying Lilyhammer. Its a Netflix original series about a mobster who relocates to Norway. I'm 4 episodes in and looking forward to watching the rest.