Streaming Roulette, Nov: The King Lives by Night

Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 10:05AM
NATHANIEL R in Amazon Prime, Criterion Channel, Farley Granger, Grease, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Oscars (40s), The King, They Live by Night, film noir, streaming

As is our practice we've selected a handful plus of new-to-streaming titles and frozen them at utterly random moments without cheating (whatever comes up comes up!). What should you queue up for NOVEMBER 2019 ? (★ means we definitely recommend catching) 

Let's get started...

-Meet me in the garden tomorrow

The Thief of Bagdad (1940) on Criterion Channel
This fantasy adventure based on The Arabian Knights won 3 Oscars in its year (Special Effects, Cinematography Color and Art Direction Color). Fill in those Oscar gaps! Weird trivia note: NONE of those categories it won had the standard 5 nominees. It took the Academy awhile to settle on the "five per category" rule that dominated the Oscars for decades. There were 14 films nominated for Special Effects that year -- the visual effects category in particular has had multiple strange incarnations and volatility. 

I'm going to ask you to deliver this message to France given your... familiarity with its recipient.

The King (2019) on Netflix
Haven't yet watched this but Jason sure liked it. Timothée sounds quite threatening in this scene with the pause before "familiarity". 

[no dialogue]

Gloria (2013/2014) on Amazon Prime/Hulu
If you've only seen the Julianne Moore version get yourself to the superior original starring Paulina García in an Oscar worthy turn. I still shake my head wondering what Oscar was thinking when this movie didn't even make the finalist list in Best Foreign Language Film in its year. Curiously in terms of the remake when we first saw this in 2013 we immediately pictured Annette Bening winning the Oscar for an American remake. Then it was remade (and sooner than we expected and by the same director) but not with La Bening. 

My moms apple pie is better than this stuff. Wanna piece?

Grease (1978) on Netflix
Grease has sooo many sex jokes. No wonder my parents wouldn't let me see it when I was a wee kid. I know I saw it before Grease 2 arrived so I'm guessing I first watched it when it premiered on TV in 1981 with the naughtiest bits edited out. But it's one of those movies that's so embedded in pop culture it's hard to remember the first time you saw it since it feels like you've always seen it even before you have. Like Wizard of Oz or Star Wars or whatnot. 

-Are you interested in that?
-What's it to you?

They Live by Night (1946) on Criterion Channel 
Isn't it amazing how film noirs were so rarely respected in their day (the lack of Oscar nominations for noirs as a genre across the board is astounding) and now, apart from mainstream musicals, they're the best loved movies from the 1940s. For the record the "that" they're referring to her is beautiful bi Farley Granger (Rope, Strangers on a Train).

So the answer is 'Yes ma'am. We're always interested in that.' 

 

 

ALSO STREAMING IN NOVEMBER...

If you've been waiting to order The Criterion Channel now is the time. Later this month they have multiple movies from the likes of Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Jack Nicholson, and Peter Greenaway movies. Plus a bunch of LGBT titles and a fun collection of foodie titles for Thanksgiving.

• 49th Parallel, 1941

• The American Friend, 1977

• Great Dictator, 1940

• Hard Day’s Night, 1964

• High and Low, 1963

• The Hours and Times, 1991

• Jules et Jim, 1962

• Capricious Summer, 1968

• Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, 1943

• They Live by Night, 1948

• Thief of Baghdad, 1940

Nov 2

 

• Kes, 1969
  

Nov 3

• ★ An American in Paris, 1952

• ★ The Band Wagon, 1953

• The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949

• Brigadoon, 1954

• Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940

• Cabin in the Sky, 1942

• ★ Easter Parade, 1948

• ★ For Me and My Gal, 1942

• Give a Girl a Break, 1953

• ★ The Harvey Girls, 1946

• ★ In the Good Old Summertime, 1949

• It’s Always Fair Weather, 1955

• I Love Melvin, 1953

• Lili, 1953

• ★ Meet Me in St Louis, 1944

• ★ On the Town, 1949

• ★ The Pirate, 1948

• ★ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954

• ★ Summer Stock, 1950

• That’s Entertainment, 1974

Nov 4

• 12 Angry Men, 1957

Nov 5

• Under the Volcano, 1984

Nov 6

 

• The Arbor, 2010

 

Nov 7 

• Five Easy Pieces, 1970

• The King of Marvin Gardens, 1972

• The Last Detail, 1973

Nov 8

• ★ Persepolis, 2007

• ★ The Young Girls of Rochefort, 1967

Nov 8

• Elephant Boy, 1937

Nov 10

• Blow Out, 1981

• Cache, 2005

• ★ The Conversation, 1974

• ★ Diva, 1981

• ★ A Face in the Crowd, 1957

• ★ Klute, 1971

• The Lives of Others,

• ★ Three Colors Red, 1994

Nov 11

• ★ The 400 Blows, 1959

Nov 14

• ★ The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, 1989

• Dear Phone, 1976

• Draughtman’s Contract, 1982

• The Falls, 1980

• H is For House, 1976

• Intervals, 1973

• ★ Pillow Book, 1996

• Prospero’s Books, 1991

• A Walk Through H, 1978

• Water Wrackets, 1978

• Windows, 1974

• A Zed and Two Noughts, 1985

Nov 15

• The Harder They Come, 1972

• No Place Like Home, 2005

Nov 16

• My Life as a Dog

Nov 17

• Desert Hearts, 1985

• ★ Happy Together, 1997

• I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone, 2006

• ★ Mulholland Dr, 2001

• ★ Persona, 1966

• Raging Sun Raging Sky, 2009

• Les Rendez-vous d/Anna, 1978

• ★ Stranger by the Lake, 2013

• ★ Yentl, 1983

Nov 18

• An Elephant Sitting Still, 2019

Nov 20

• Corpus Celeste, 2011

• The Wonders, 2014

Nov 21

• And Life Goes On

• Through the Olive Trees

• Where is the Friend’s House?

Nov 22

• ★ Oslo August 31st
• ★ Reprise

Nov 24

• Come and See, 1985

• ★ Fanny and Alexander, 1982

• Jeanne Dielman 23... , 1975

• ★ Near Dark, 1987

• Pather Panchali, 1955

Nov 27

• Just another Girl on the IRT, 1993

Nov 28

• Babette’s Feast, 1987

• Big Night, 1996

• Daisies, 1966

• ★ Delicatessen, 1991

• ★ Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994

• The Exterminating Angel, 1962

• Garlic is as Good as…, 1980

• My Dinner with Andre, 1971

• Secret of the Grain, 2007

• Still Walking, 2008

• Tampopo, 1985

• Tom Jones, 1963

• Yum Yum Yum…, 1990

Nov 29

• Baron of Arizona

• F for Fake

Nov 30

 

• A Kid for Two Farthings

 

Nov 4-7

• Christmas Crush

• Dear Santa

• The Devil Next Door

• District 9

• A Holiday Engagement

• Undercover Brother 2

• Tune in for Love

• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

• Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby

• The End of the F*ing World: Season 2

• ★ Shadow

• SCAMS

• Burning Cane 

• The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

 

Nov 8-14

• Busted!: Season 2

• Greatest Events of WWII in HD Colour

• Green Eggs and Ham

• Let It Snow

• Paradise Beach

• Wild District: Season 2

• Little Things: Season 3

• A Single Man

• Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago

• Maradona in Mexico

• The Stranded

 

Nov 15-21

• Avlu: Part 2

• The Club

• Earthquake Bird

• GO!: The Unforgettable Party

• House Arrest

• I’m with the Band: Nasty Cherry

• Klaus

• Llama Llama: Season 2

• The Toys That Made Us: Season 3'

• Suffragette

• The Crown, Season 3

• No hay tiempo para la verguenza

• Iliza: Unveiled

• Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

• Dream/Killer

• Lorena, la de pies ligeros

• The Knight Before Christmas
• Mortel

Nov 22-25

• Dino Girl Gauko

• Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings

• The Dragon Prince: Season 3

• High Seas: Season 2

• Meet the Adebanjos: Seasons 1-3

• Mon frère

• Nailed It! Holiday!: Season 2

• Narcoworld: Dope Stories

• Nobody’s Looking

• Singapore Social

• Trolls: The Beat Goes On

• ★ End of Watch

• Shot Caller

• Dirty John, Season 1

 

Nov 26

• Mike Birbiglia: The New One

• Super Monsters Save Christmas

• True Winter Wishes

 

Nov 27-28

• Broken

• ★ The IRishman

 

• Holiday Rush

• John Crist: I Ain’t Prayin For That

• Merry Happy Whatever

• Mytho

 

Nov 29

• ★ Atlantics

• Chip and Potato: Season 2

• I Lost My Body

• La Reina del Sur: Season 2

• The Movies That Made Us

• Sugar Rush Christmas

 

 

with Hulu we can't list TV because there's just too much of it

 

• A Simple Plan (1998)

• Albert (2016)

•  Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)

• ★ Chinatown (1974)

• The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)

•  Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

•  Double Jeopardy (1999)

•  The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain (1995)

•  Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

•  Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, but were Afraid to Ask (1972)

•  Fantastic Four (2005)

•  ★ Fatal Attraction (1987)

•  Fever Pitch (2005)

•  Fire with Fire (2012)

•  The Firm (1993)

•  Flashdance (1983)

•  Freddy Vs Jason (2003)

•  Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

•  Freelancers (2012)

•  Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

• ★ Gloria (2014)

•  Head of State (2003)

•  Home for the Holidays (1995)

• ★ I Heart Huckabees (2004)

• In Enemy Hands (2003)

• ★ Interview with a Vampire (1994)

•  Kingpin (1996)

•  Light Sleeper (1992)

•  Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

•  Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

•  ★Magic Mike (2012)

•  The Mexican (2001)

•  The Nightingale (2019)

•  Overlord (2018)

•  The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

•  ★ Reds (1981)

•  The Ring (2002)

•  Santa Hunters (2014)

•  Shall We Dance? (2004)

•  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2002)

•  ★ Soapdish (1991)

•  Spy Next Door (2010)

•  Summers Moon (2009)

•  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

• Terminator Salvation (2009)

•  ★ Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)

• Tiny Christmas (2017)

•  The Two Jakes (1990)

•  Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

•  Undisputed (2002)

•  Waiting... (2005)

•  You Laugh but It's True (2011)

 

 

• A View to a Kill

• Bad Santa

• Big Top Pee-Wee

• ★ Chinatown

• Diamonds Are Forever

• Die Another Day

• Double Jeopardy

• ★ Dr. No

• Escape From Alcatraz

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

• ★ Fatal Attraction

• Fire With Fire

• Flashdance

• For Your Eyes Only

• Freelancers

• From Russia With Love

• ★ Gloria

• Goldeneye

• Goldfinger

• Kingpin

• Licence to Kill

• Light Sleeper

• Live and Let Die

• *L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Disco Movie

• Moonraker

• Never Say Never Again

• Octopussy

• ★ On Her Majesty's Secret Service

• Overlord

• ★ Reds

• Save the Last Dance 2

• Soapdish

• Summer's Moon

• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

• The Counterfeit Traitor

• The Firm

• The Living Daylights

• The Man With the Golden Gun

• The Ring

• The Spy Who Loved Me

• The World Is Not Enough

• Thunderball

• *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (Season 2)

• Tomorrow Never Dies

• ★ Training Day

• Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

• Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

• You Only Live Twice

 

Nov 6-14

• Texas Chainsaw 3D

• ★ One Child Nation

• Romans

• Anna and the Apocalypse

• Instant Family

• ★The Souvenir

Nov 15-22

 

• Creed 2

• *The Man in the High Castle (Season 4)

• Costume Quest: Christmas Special

• The Fanatic

• Bottom of the 9thT

 

Nov 29-30

• ★ The Report
• Low Tide

not a complete listing. just the movies and series premieres

 

• ★ Big, 1988

• Blindspotting, 2018

• Bruce Almighty, 2003

• Chocolat, 2000

• The Condemned, 2009

• The Condemned 2, 2019

• Crazy, Stupid, Love, 2011

• The Darkness, 2016

• The Darjeeling Limited, 2007

• The Day After Tomorrow, 2004

• Flawless, 1999

• For Love of the Game, 1999

• Forget Paris, 1995

• Hope Floats, 1998

• Indignation, 2016

• Jingle All the Way (Director’s Cut), 1996

• King Arthur (Director’s Cut), 2004

• Mr. Bean’s Holiday, 2007

• Nine Months, 1995

• Pan, 2015

• Reversal of Fortune, 1990

• The Town, 2010

• ★ True Lies, 1994

• Wes Craven Presents Wishmaster, 1997

 

Nov 30

 

• Shazam, 2019

 

 

Article originally appeared on The Film Experience (http://thefilmexperience.net/).