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Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Sherlock (Trailer)

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.Written by Steven Moffat, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

 Marwencol (Trailer)

After a vicious attacks leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in “Marwencol”, a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.

 The Italian Job (Trailer)

Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam. Starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill.

 The Terminator (Trailer)

A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Kyle Reese is sent to stop it.

 Network (Trailer)

In this Oscar winning film, a TV network cynically exploits the outrageous ravings of a deranged TV anchor (Peter Finch) for their own profit. Stars Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and William Holden.

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 FLCL (Trailer)

A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.

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Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Network (Trailer)

In this Oscar winning film, a TV network cynically exploits the outrageous ravings of a deranged TV anchor (Peter Finch) for their own profit. Stars Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and William Holden.

 The Terminator (Trailer)

A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Kyle Reese is sent to stop it.

 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Trailer)

This 1943 Criterion film follows the exploits of pristine British soldier Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) as he battles to maintain his honor through romance, three wars and a changing world.

 Sweet Land (Trailer)

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota meet the man destined to be her husband. Bureaucracy and social morality cause major complications.

 FLCL (Trailer)

A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 Noriko’s Dinner Table (Trailer)

Unhappy with suburban life, 17-year-old Noriko spends more and more time on a Web site where she meets and chats with other teenage girls across Japan and eventually runs away from home.

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Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths (Trailer)

Muppet-master Jim Henson’s 1987 HBO series presents stories of yore. In these 4 episodes, The Storyteller (Michael Gambon) narrates Greek tales, acted out by people and muppety creatures.

 Network (Trailer)

In this Oscar winning film, a TV network cynically exploits the outrageous ravings of a deranged TV anchor (Peter Finch) for their own profit. Stars Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and William Holden.

 The Terminator (Trailer)

A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Kyle Reese is sent to stop it.

 Frontline: The Spill (Trailer)

Focusing on BP’s record of safety violations in light of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, this program paints a scathing portrait of a company committed to profits despite repeated safety pledges.

 Noriko’s Dinner Table (Trailer)

Unhappy with suburban life, 17-year-old Noriko spends more and more time on a Web site where she meets and chats with other teenage girls across Japan and eventually runs away from home.

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 Mystery Team (Trailer)

High jinks ensue in this goofy, fast-paced caper comedy. At 18, former childhood crime solves, The Mystery Team, are about to leave those antics in the dust with their latest case: a real murder. 

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Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths (Trailer)

Muppet-master Jim Henson’s 1987 HBO series presents stories of yore. In these 4 episodes, The Storyteller (Michael Gambon) narrates Greek tales, acted out by people and muppety creatures.

 Barton Fink (Trailer)

Set in 1941, idealistic playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro), accepts an offer to write movie scripts in LA, and finds himself with writer’s block when required to do a B-movie wrestling script.

 Mystery Team (Trailer)

High jinks ensue in this goofy, fast-paced caper comedy. At 18, former childhood crime solves, The Mystery Team, are about to leave those antics in the dust with their latest case: a real murder. 

 Network (Trailer)

In this Oscar winning film, a TV network cynically exploits the outrageous ravings of a deranged TV anchor (Peter Finch) for their own profit. Stars Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and William Holden.

 Funny Girl (Trailer)

This classic musical tells the story of comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, in an Oscar-winning role), an unconventional beauty who grew up in the Jewish slums of New York dreaming of stardom.

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 Man on Wire (Trailer)

In 1974 Philippe Petit attempted to walk across a high wire between New York’s Twin Towers. This Oscar winner for Best Documentary explores the stunt’s preparations and aftermath.

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Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Greek Myths (Trailer)

Muppet-master Jim Henson’s 1987 HBO series presents stories of yore. In these 4 episodes, The Storyteller (Michael Gambon) narrates Greek tales, acted out by people and muppety creatures.

 Barton Fink (Trailer)

Set in 1941, idealistic playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro), accepts an offer to write movie scripts in LA, and finds himself with writer’s block when required to do a B-movie wrestling script.

 Man on Wire (Trailer)

In 1974 Philippe Petit attempted to walk across a high wire between New York’s Twin Towers. This Oscar winner for Best Documentary explores the stunt’s preparations and aftermath.

 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Trailer)

Invited to perform in remote Alice Springs, Australia, drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) hit the road in a this campy classic.

 Gangs of New York (Trailer)

Amid the Irish and Italian rivalry that dominated New York City in the mid-1800s, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) hunts down his father’s murderer, Bill Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis).

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 The Orphanage (Trailer)

A woman restores her childhood home into an orphanage for handicapped children but the new environment awakens her son’s imagination.

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