Do you purchase or rent DVDs movies anymore or just wait for streaming -- however long that takes? If you do the following titles have emerged in the past week on Blu-Ray or DVD: The Finest Hours in which Chris Pine gets a man vs. ocean movie cuz Chris Hemsworth got one; Gods of Egypt which is terrible but in so-bad-it's-great way; How to Be Single which is better than you'd think but way overstuffed but you should probably see it for another great performance variation on "the boyfriend" by Jake Lacy (he's got that market covered but he's so good at it with no two characters feeling like the same guy); Pride & Prejudice & Zombies which is fun for what it is if nothing more; also new are Race, Risen, Triple 9, and Zoolander 2.
But on to the fun part, New to Streaming. Because, to quote the one and only Carrie Fisher:
Instant gratication takes too long.
Let's do our fun little freeze frame game on new streaming titles. The following films were frozen on one image completely at random to see what showed up. They're all new on either Netflix of Amazon Prime. Ready? Let's play!
J Edgar (2011) on Netflix
Charles Lindbergh. Lindbergh's baby has been kidnapped.
A fun drinking came while streaming J Edgar in five easy steps
1. Take a drink every time you wish Clint Eastwood wasn't terrified of color
2. Take a drink every time you wish Tom Stern would throw a damn light on the set for once
3. Take a drink every time you see bad old age makeup in closeup
4. Take a drink every time you're glad AMPAS dodged a bullet on this one and it's not part of Oscar history
5. Die of alcohol poisoning.
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
You said when artists dream they dream of money.
...I must be such an artist.
Love this movie. Stockard Channing was just sensational in it. (And what a great Best Actress year 1993 was)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and more after the jump...
[Dramatic music]
In this scene baby Eddie Redmayne can't quite bring himself to assassinate regal Cate Blanchett. Isn't it so weird that just seven years later she was handing him his Oscar? Whoda thunk it while watching this scene in theaters!!!
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) on Netflix
Without the protection of the studio, my Boy Next Door image was in total freefall. People could say and write what they wanted... and they did.
I enjoyed this documentary so much. Lots of great Hollywood gossip (Anthony Perkins is awful, yikes) and a not-so-unique (given the times) history of how gay stars functioned in Hollywood. Also if you click on that image to embiggen it there is hilarious trash about a handful of old stars. The Blind Item type of trash so how did they get away with using names back then?
Carrie (1976) on Amazon Prime
Don't bother about them. If they self-destruct, I'll dance with you."
Ultimately I think the prom scene remains terrifying in Carrie (1976) because even being nice to Carrie won't save you. Enjoy prom everyone - it's the last night of your life.
Jurassic Park III (2001) on Netflix
You have to believe me: This was a stupid decision but I did it with the best intentions!
Or: what everyone involved probably said to themselves when they saw the finished film.
P.S. I consider it a moral failure on Hollywood's part that they don't let me gaze at Alessandro Nivola constantly in close-up.
P.P.S. All the Jurassic Parks are actually streaming on Netflix now (except the Chris Pratt one)
Apocalypse Now (1979) on Amazon Prime
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk, Suzie Q
Weird Trivia: This "Playmate" giving us booty in the image above is Colleen Camp and she's STILL working in the movies. She was in both Grandma and Joy last year. Here's to longevity!
Rules of Attraction (2002) on Amazon Prime
Hi, mom.
Straight James Van Der Beek watching porn with his smitten Gay friend Ian Somerhalder. The early Aughts were a different time. (Also even in movies I don't like I will always love deep focus and wish movies would use it all the time)
Also New on Netflix
Also New on Amazon Prime
• The Black Stallion
• Criminal Law
• Death Wish 2
• Double Whammy
• Foolish
• The Golden Child
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Ground Control
• Hammett
• Heartburn
• In & Out
• Iron Eagle IV - On the Attack
• Love & Mercy
• The Million Dollar Hotel
• Mulholland Falls
• One From the Heart
• Poltergeist III
• The Presidio
• The Program
• The Rage - Carrie 2
• Runaway Bride
• Sleepover
• Switchback
• Syriana
• Trading Mom
• Ulee's Gold
• Wayne's World
• W.