Netflix Screengrab Roulette (May 2017)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 5:30PM
NATHANIEL R in Chocolat, Johnny Depp, Netflix, Oscars (00s), Queen of Katwe, documentaries, streaming

Just one of these months we'd love a slight surprise and for Netflix to throw a bone at the movie fans they built their empire on. I'm considering cancelling my streaming service and going DVD only -- the exact opposite of what the rest of the world does but I need my movies and, FACT, they just aren't providing them any more. Pickings gets slimmer by the month. Consider that this month they've literally added only two titles made before 2000s, one Bollywood picture and Forrest Gump. That is insane and, well, lame. They don't care about movie fans now that they have popular TV shows of their own to produce. 

Nevertheless we'll do a screengrab roulette of a few titles. First image that comes up gets posted, no cheating... 

Look at these lips. Those are kissable lips."

Don't Think Twice (2016)
I keep hearing this is good. Time to watch!

- I am not an educated woman Mr. Katende. I understand nothing.

Queen of Katwe (2016)
This movie about a Ugandan teenager who dreams about being a chess champion is sweet and inspiring if a touch too repetitive for that hair over two-hour running time. David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o were both really strong in it. 

It's siphoning off my pornography --all my meticulously alphabetized pornography!!!!

Nerdland (2016)
In this scene from an animated movie I've never heard of (have you?) -- the two characters are voiced by funny guys Patton Oswalt and Paul Rudd ---  an attempted hack is hacking back with a counter virus or something.

 

Right now I'm on vacation. I leave my job and I come and I rock-n-roll and then I go back and it's back to the same ol' bullshit."

Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
In this scene a member of the Canadian death metal band Anvil is talking to a rather confused group of Romanian fans at a concert in Transylvania (10,000 capacity / 174 in attendance). You know a documentary is good when you don't care about the topic at all but still find it gripping. 

- I should probably warn you. If you make friends with us, you make enemies of others.

- Is that a promise?

Chocolat (2000)
Uff, I hated this movie so much back in the day. That was back when Harvey Weinstein could get any trifle nominated for Best Picture if he released it in December. SO GLAD THAT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. No Christmas trifles and no one mogul should ever be secure. The quality of the movie has to count so it's better when the game is more volatile! (I always forget that Johnny Depp was in this in his career floundering period between that wonderful early 90s period and the post Pirates of the Caribbean reality in the Aughts -- the period when everyone thought he was talented but maybe not remotely bankable) 

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