#151: UHF

written by and starring Weird Al Yankovic.

also starring Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, Kevin McCarthy,

David Bowe, Anthony Geary, Billy Barty, Victoria Jackson,

Gedde Watanabe, John Paragon, Trinidad Silva,

and Emo Phillips.

The beauty of running your own TV station.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/UHF/60023887?trkid=3400735

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

#150: Baseball

by Ken Burns.

For the diehard baseball fan/documentary enthusiast.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Ken_Burns_Baseball/60030421?trkid=2361637

Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

#149: Apollo 13

directed by Ron Howard.

srarring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon,

Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan.

score composed by James Horner.

Space jam.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Apollo_13/262866?trkid=4022489

Today is Magnificent Monday!

#148: Zero Effect

written and directed by Jake Kasdan.

starring Bill Pullman.

Daryl Zero is my hero.

(One of my faves.)

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Zero_Effect/8177288?trkid=2361637

Today is Sacred Sunday!

#147: Birdemic - Shock and Terror

written and directed by James Nguyen.

starring Alan Bagh and Whitney Moore.

Hovering eagles are the worst.
*Be warned: this is garbage from beginning to end.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Birdemic_Shock_and_Terror/70135299?trkid=4200978

Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

#146: Stranded - I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

directed by Gonzalo Arijon.

Recounted by the survivors themselves.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Stranded_I_ve_Come_from_a_Plane_That_Crashed_on_the_Mountains/70084170?trkid=4022489

Today is Foreign Friday!

#145: The Crazies

starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell.

It could happen to you.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Crazies/70111794?trkid=4022489

Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

#144: Harmony and Me

written and directed by Bob Byington.

starring Justin Rice.

The pan is officially dead.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Harmony_and_Me/70118792?trkid=2361637

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

#143: Louie

edited, written and directed by (and starring) Louis C.K.

We're all lucky to have Louie.

I was planning on picking this during my first week,

but it was taken down from Netflix right before I started this blog.

Thankfully it's now back.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Louie_Season_1/70144321?trkid=496624

Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

#142: Rain Man

directed by Barry Levinson.

starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

Definitely.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Rain_Man/60029369?trkid=3400729

Today is Magnificent Monday!

#141: Reservoir Dogs

written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Edited by Sally Menke.

starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen,

Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney, Edward Bunker,

and Quentin Tarantino.

featuring the voice of Steven Wright.

Taste the rainbow.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Reservoir_Dogs/902003?trkid=2361637

*Filmed on location in Highland Park and Eagle Rock among other places!

Today is Sacred Sunday!

#140: Surviving the Game

starring Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey,

John C. McGinley, Charles S. Dutton, and F. Murray Abraham.

Life isn't a game.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Surviving_the_Game/1016793?trkid=2361637

Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

#139: Deep Red

written by Dario Argento and Bernardino Zapponi.

directed by Dario Argento.

starring David Hemmings and Daria Nicolodi.

score composed and performed by Goblin.

Timeless Italian horror.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Deep_Red/60024241?trkid=4022489

Today is Foreign Friday!

#138: RoboCop

directed by Paul Verhoeven.

starring Peter Weller.

 Bleep blop bloop in the name of the law.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/RoboCop/17017738?trkid=2361637

Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

#137: Chasing Amy

written and directed by Kevin Smith.

starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee.

The peak of Kevin Smith's career.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Chasing_Amy/1151188?trkid=3400735

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

#136: Sherlock

starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Consulting Detective.

 

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Masterpiece_Mystery_Sherlock_Series_1/70151278?trkid=2361637

Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

#135: Duck Soup

starring the Marx Brothers.

The haha special.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Duck_Soup/60029364?trkid=3400729

Today is Magnificent Monday!

#134: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

written by William Goldman.

directed by George Roy Hill.

starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross.

cinematography by Conrad L. Hall.

music by Burt Bacharach.

Because I'm free.
Nothing's worrying me.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Butch_Cassidy_and_the_Sundance_Kid/26308213?trkid=2361637

Today is Sacred Sunday!

#133: The Good Son

starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood.

Child star vs. child star

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Good-Son/60036152?trkid=438403

Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

#132: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist.

The Swedish sensation.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo/70116686?trkid=2361637

Today is Foreign Friday!

#131: Bad Influence

directed by Curtis Hanson.

starring James Spader and Rob Lowe.

cinematography by Robert Elswit.

How Lowe can you go?

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Bad_Influence/60030290?trkid=2361637

Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

#130: I Love You Phillip Morris

written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.

starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.

Jim Carrey's best in recent memory flew way under the radar.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/I_Love_You_Phillip_Morris/70112491?trkid=2361637

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

#129: Firefly

created by Joss Whedon.

starring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Jewel Staite,

Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, and Ron Glass.

Have spaceship - will mosey.

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Firefly_The_Complete_Series/60033036?trkid=2361637

Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

#128: When We Were Kings

directed by Leon Gast.

 starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

Once upon a time when boxing was popular...

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/When_We_Were_Kings/1116468?trkid=2361637

Today is Magnificent Monday!