Kind of odd Netflix hasn't tried to create a YouTube competitor?Seems like the infrastructure is already there. Court a few of the big channels to crosspost their podcasts/shows and offer strong ad incentives.
Notes on Movies and TV
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Oct 2026
Aug 2026
Curious what this means for Netflix, Paramount and all these other content-based businesses. A lot of cartoons like Rick and Morty is an interesting use case, because there's no real story arc.
Rehan Sheikh @rehan_shei
Minimax H3 Max has generates video faster than you can watch it so I hooked it to a twitch livestream! Now you can watch infinite interdimensional cable - link to the stream below
Jul 2026
Independence Day prequel lol?
PJ Ace @PJaccetturo
Everything they taught you about July 4th, 1776 is a lie.The Redcoats weren't soldiers. They were something else.We recovered the real footage using Utopai 🧵👇
Mar 2020
If all the @hgtv shows, Hometown is probably the best. @ErinRNapier and @scotsmanco are incredibly talented. Most of the renovations aren't my taste and I still think they're great.
Nov 2019
I've never been much of a superhero movie fan. However, it has occurred to me that a potential reason the dialogue is so poor is because it is going to be dubbed in a ton of different languages. The intent needs to be clear in all of them, which leaves little room for nuance.
Today in interesting articles that cover obscure details—How Pixar generated realistic sand in Piper.
Jun 2018
Every shot in this short film is spectacular—Careening through the desert, a massive railway sustains life in northwest Africa
May 2018
Love the composition of these—photosStanley Kubrick: Before He Wrote Scripts, He Took Photos buff.ly
Sep 2017
Is it weird that I find watching James May mumble to himself and reassemble appliances strangely therapeutic? youtube.com
Aug 2017
Just finished watching Icarus. Can't recall another documentary where I was on the edge the entire time. Highly rec
imdb.com
Mar 2017
Feb 2017
Wow, Adam Sandler is 50. Think about that.
I can't belive this Planet of the Apps thing has Apple's branding. It looks terrible on so many levels.
Jan 2017
The only reason people buy Sling is for NFL RedZone. Nobody misses daytime TV. Check their subscribers in a month. buff.ly
Dec 2016
This is cool. A closer look at the Westworld UI.
Aug 2016
Honestly, I don't understand the hype of the Stranger Things intro. It's especially confusing, because I love the retro style.
After two years, Erik Wernquist's Wanderers is still my favorite short.
Jul 2016
Strength through unity.
If you liked the Blade Runner Typography Analysis, you'll love this—The Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jun 2016
I can't make it tonight. I have to return some video tapes.
Spectacular long-form piece in NYT Magazine this morning—Can Netflix Survive in the New World It Created? buff.ly
Apr 2016
Office Space is a gem of a movie. Hard to believe it's 17-years-old. youtube.com
Mar 2016
Is anyone really surprised that Batman vs. Superman got a D-? The trailers usually show the best parts, and they were terrible.
A first hand account of declining Video Rentals.
Feb 2016
CSI: "We enhanced the download rate and found his fingerprints all over the bitstream."
If you're looking for a movie, put Mr. Nobody on your list. It's a peice of art, and like nothing I've seen. imdb.com
Jan 2016
It would hilarious if the rise of Donald Trump started the fall of Fox News.
I finally watched Django. It was everything Inglorious Bastards should have been.
Whoa, original concept artwork for Blade Runner buff.ly
Netflix is applying sabermetrics to producing shoe concepts. Unlike baseball, the competition doesn't have the data to do the same.
Dec 2015
I worked in a video store for 25 years. Here’s what I learned as my industry died.
I have unrealistically high hopes for the new Independence Day.
Thomas The Tank Engine was such a brilliant concept for a kids show. youtube.com
Oct 2015
Aug 2015
Jul 2015
This guy floating on strings at the pan am games is the same guy as the guitarist in Mad Max. Same concept anyways.
This is a hoax, right? Chicago to Apply 9% 'Netflix Tax' buff.ly
Apr 2015
The real issue for cable companies may not be cord-cutters, but people who never had cable in the first place. buff.ly
Feb 2015
All you documentary lovers out there should check out Documentary Addict. I've ben waiting for something like this! buff.ly
Netflix, where the goal is to become HBO, before HBO can become them.
Dec 2014
Nov 2014
Brilliant photo collection of Star Wars in everyday life.
Uh oh, "dumb and goofy but entertaining" was not what I was looking for from Interstellar.
Oct 2014
Sep 2014
No, younger viewers will not "trade up." Just like they won't buy DVDs.
Aug 2014
Jul 2014
Stories from Nightrider—You had to see the line around that block that people would get into just to talk to the car. buff.ly
When it comes down to it, cable television is an incredibly poor way to consume content.
I am rather amused at the trouble Popcorn Time has caused the MPAA. Their game plan says people will still be purchasing DVDs in 5 years.
After much contemplation, I've decided the Edge of Tomorrow plot was conceived to cut production costs by reusing footage.
Jun 2014
Wow, this is a brilliant Team Fortress short from Valve.
"I'm going to write a prequel to Roadhouse. Dalton at NYU studying philosophy and training to be a bouncer—Road to Roadhouse" @Jay_D_Schmidt
May 2014
Movies, as we know them today, will be dead in 10 years. buff.ly
Apr 2014
The last bit of cable news I watch is on the decline—60 Minutes”admits it manipulated the sound in its Tesla segment
Mar 2014
I'd call it a healthy obsession—The Royal Tenenbaum’s World of Futura
Convienience is the answer to piracy, but Popcorn Time will give that theory a run for its money. buff.ly
Feb 2014
Where's Waldo for car enthusiasts—Where's The Stig? rodhunt.com
Why movie poster credits are difficult to read. ux.stackexchange.com
Short films FTW—The Golden Age of Insect Aviation
Jan 2014
Looking for something to read on this snowy day? Take a look at my latest interview with Filmmaker Jacob Hinmon.
signaltower.co
This is cool—The Tarkovsky film collection is now free online
Talking with eight people about TV at the bar last week, none had cable. Time Warner Loses 215,000 Cable Customers. bloomberg.com
Aug 2013
Jun 2013
@MichaelRIsaacs FYI he's hanging out in mobile. Waiting to see him in the bar so I can recite Matchstick Men.
Looking for a documentary to watch? The Trap follows the evolution of our post-WWII political and economic ideologies
Jul 2012
Great piece about Pulp Fiction on @NPR
Mar 2012
Nov 2011
Oct 2011
Photo: The most epic 20 seconds of film ever (Click to play). tmblr.co
Sep 2011
Jul 2011
1990s Nickelodeon Returns to the Airwaves mashable.com via @mashablemedia @mashable
May 2011
Mar 2011
Any movie with @HansZimmerMusic behind the soundtrack is worth seeing.
#bloodintowine interesting documentary about wine, an ex-rocker and arizona anthropology. Spectacularly put together - 5 stars.
#exitthroughthegiftshop is an intruiging documentary. Thierry guetta might be crazy, but a combo of love and obsession can get you anywhere.