“Dead Like Me” (2003) reaps your attention with an exemplary pilot episode. http://ping.fm/twC1M

Marking the last day of 2011 with a "Dead Like Me" marathon seems appropriate.

“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” is a middle school boy playing Texas Holdem with a... http://ping.fm/F9nzY

Roman Coppola’s “CQ ” (2002) is a house of... http://ping.fm/1jerP

Spielberg’s “War Horse” is a child’s 19th century pastoral, a color... http://ping.fm/JvOFg

 Watching this movie set in a Great Depression era circus only leaves us wanting to re-watch... http://ping.fm/QXz6C

Wrestling with the user interface of DirecTV's so-called DVR, reminds us why we'd rather give our money to Netflix, Amazon, iTunes or Tivo.

"Make More Cartoons" http://ping.fm/ELtp3

Who knew you could jam so many capable actors into a 135 minute Hallmark card?
“Love... http://ping.fm/05IzU

‎MythBusters may be our favorite edutainment series. Wishing more programs on the Discovery Channel... http://ping.fm/XB9ML

In “The Constant Gardener” (2005), Fernando Meirelles remixes time, like chemicals under... http://ping.fm/alwse

“No DRM, no regional restrictions, no crap.” - Louis... http://ping.fm/S3Uya

a lovely time-lapse photo http://ping.fm/d1SrQ

A few times per year, we watch television, just to remember why we never do.

Stiff faces animated like mean androids, a plot like waiting in line: ”The Polar... http://ping.fm/yUM4R

110621 by dvdp http://ping.fm/MDPTF

The Bicycle Animation by Katy Beveridge http://ping.fm/UMIA5

"The Birth of a Nation demands to be seen and discussed — you can’t understand the movies, or..." http://ping.fm/HopfF

Arlo Guthrie performing Alice’s Restaurant (2005), with... http://ping.fm/GiSYt

Did timely films, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” (1940), prepare... http://ping.fm/GrlyP

“The Tree of Life” (2011) is like a essay on biology photographed by a poet.

Watch it... http://ping.fm/2qPyf

Two 45 minutes episodes on one DVD is an insult to your customers, as well as a waste of plastic. Looking at you, BBC.

A delightful example why you cannot shoot too much... http://ping.fm/iUiGI

Is Kevin Smith’s “Red State” (2011) fundamentally an action movie, horror flick,... http://ping.fm/3ZB0v

“The clown is the aristocracy of acting. To be a clown... http://ping.fm/WNf89

supercut http://ping.fm/fw37j

"montage is the nerve of cinema…. to determine the nature of montage is to solve the specific..." http://ping.fm/ML2ia

David Lynch’s ”Blue Velvet“(1986) is a small town windswept with the seeds of... http://ping.fm/ysjHm

alone in a remote valley, watching "a symphony of horror" streaming via a tethered mobile phone, thinking how times have changed since 1929.

Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler in Dracula http://ping.fm/ecGK5

Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz (1939)(photographer:... http://ping.fm/DaSL5

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein
poster by Steve Womack http://ping.fm/nPsiw

Sometimes, we can’t remember why a movie was added to our queue; and watching only deepens the... http://ping.fm/SQeOd

Feral Film & Shopping http://ping.fm/aE4Fc

Mykl added a simple store to our web site, wherein you can buy a few of our favorites:

http://FeralFilm.com/store

listening to one of the the best radio dramas of all time, “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar”,... http://ping.fm/inF0c

listening to one of the the best radio dramas of all time, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", on WAMU:

http://tunein.com/tuner/?StationId=27111

‎”showing in advance of theatrical release on pay per... http://ping.fm/RIUGa

Fassbinder's World on a Wire: the missing link between A Clockwork Orange and Inception http://ping.fm/7Tk4M

J.J. Abrams’ “Super 8” (2011) is pure Spielberg matinee. http://ping.fm/iOQt9

National Film Registry http://ping.fm/eFK12

We’re glad they tried, but “The Beaver” (2011) shows that Jodie Foster has room to... http://ping.fm/tThwk

Even when the narrative meanders, every “West Wing” episode delivers savory wit, not to... http://ping.fm/NROEw

Wondering if “The Conversation” (1974) is the most intimate film Francis Ford Coppola... http://ping.fm/haIGX

You can now subscribe to our Facebook updates without being a “Friend”. Just click on... http://ping.fm/efAo1

You can now subscribe to our Facebook updates without being a "Friend". Just click on [Subscribe] at http://facebook.com/FeralFilm.

We love the way NPR embraces new media, rather than clinging desperately to old business models. http://ping.fm/xAVeC

We love the way NPR embraces new media, rather than clinging desperately to a old business models.

Ken Burns’ “The War” (2007) credibly chronicles the American experience of global... http://ping.fm/5lxLv

"Almost everything is worse with ads than without… Maintain a high amount of respect for your..." http://ping.fm/ifOMO

In the past, it took 3 clicks to view the next season in a series on Netflix. Now it takes 1.

Somehow 3 episodes into "Mad Men" season 2.

A Place In The Mind (3:26) by Brandy Lynn Confer demonstrates... http://ping.fm/Ygydw

Watching "Mad Men" (season 1) for the first time, unable to watch just one episode at a time.

“Katyn” (2007) feels like a 5 hour mini-series cut to 2 hours; but its actors transcend... http://ping.fm/x1VPC

With it’s mosaic of central characters, “Endgame” (2009) lays out a narrative of... http://ping.fm/EwZE6

“Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains” is too much about one book tour, to fully portray a... http://ping.fm/w4bxg

“After the Fox” (1966) is a moment in the age of... http://ping.fm/4Sks0

camped out in Baltimore's Little Italy, waiting for dark and Peter Sellers in "After the Fox".

“Zwartboek” is an historical drama about resistance, survival and revenge in a time of... http://ping.fm/dMX2B

"This is what the movie business doesn’t understand. We’re going to day and date home release, it’s..." http://ping.fm/Hrs1Q

Netflix Prediction: A short summary of their prices changes, updated by Mykl.
http://feralfilm.com/post/7562115880

confession: it’s our fault Netflix raised their rates for Streaming+DVD plans. we prefer... http://ping.fm/Ut8Ky

confession: it's our fault Netflix raised their rates for Streaming+DVD plans. we prefer streaming so much, that our DVDs just sit here.

“moving soaps to the net could easily become a goldmine” - Robert X. Cringely  http://ping.fm/MZdVG

"moving soaps to the net could easily become a goldmine" - Robert X. Cringely

http://mykl.us/njj1Hi tech

Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 letter to Ingmar Bergman,... http://ping.fm/u2E2n

have fun blowing shit up, this weekend!
Wide Angle Camera... http://ping.fm/yC4FR

free summer "movies in the park" in and around DC, too. schedule here http://mykl.us/kbvV4k.

looking at the thrice weekly variety of outdoor movie venues, thinking Baltimore is a good place to spend a summer night.

A neon poster for The Shining by Mr. Whaite http://ping.fm/DczDF

Instruction Manual for Life by Theramin Trees
(thanks to our... http://ping.fm/sHGm8

Stanley Kubrick’s letter to projectionists on “Barry... http://ping.fm/X3jpd

“Studying to be a spy-movie computer tech. I aced Zoom In On That Corner 101, moving on to Can You... http://ping.fm/4wnec

“Studying to be a spy-movie computer tech. I aced Zoom In On That Corner 101, moving on to Can You Clean That Up a Little.” - @KenJennings

HAL 9000 “foolproof and incapable of error”... http://ping.fm/NvhFU

HAL 9000 “foolproof and incapable of error” poster by Justin Van Genderen http://tumblr.com/xs92x7aasz

Cassini Mission by Chris Abbas, footage by NASA (watch it full... http://ping.fm/gxwtJ

quandary: a true story with many players spanning a decade.
remedy: “The Baader Meinhof... http://ping.fm/vfNWf

“So homework becomes schoolwork, and at home you get to... http://ping.fm/Hp6ba

“King Corn“ (2007) is a clever overview of America’s most pervasive food, without... http://ping.fm/QvNBw

Samuel Fuller’s screentest for the part of Vito Corleone... http://ping.fm/GbTtZ

narration wefts together the warp of interviews and testimony supporting the single thesis... http://ping.fm/WR4Af

Simple Cinema: Jurassic Park by Franco Spagnolo http://ping.fm/1PqVw

a graceful meditation on grieving, ”Rabbit Hole” (2010) never gets in its own way. http://ping.fm/knWqp

starting at the ending suffocates love’s beginning: “Blue Valentine” (2010). http://ping.fm/4AlQw

“If someone were to ask me what Woody Allen movie would be the best for them to view, seeing... http://ping.fm/MWBDy

“Not prayer ‘to’ anyone or anything, but prayer ‘about’ everyone and... http://ping.fm/Hp6lf

"Not prayer 'to' anyone or anything, but prayer 'about' everyone and everything." - Roger Ebert on "The Tree of Life"

5 episodes into “Treme”, feeling little connection to the characters, nor interest in... http://ping.fm/McXHb

5 episodes into "Treme", feeling little connection to the characters, nor interest in their story. is there any reason to keep watching?

the camera gambols onto the stage, penetrating the... http://ping.fm/6LwWy

embed with a Marine platoon in Iraq: “Generation Kill ” (2008), a straight-up war... http://ping.fm/RGwCq

"Not every story has explosions and car chases. That’s why they have nudity and espionage." http://ping.fm/DIMT3

Psycho poster http://ping.fm/0ULYP

Miklós Rózsa’s Oscar winning score for... http://ping.fm/ucOLB

thinking the accolades for “The Fighter” (2010) say more about Hollywood’s love... http://ping.fm/tGkKR

thinking the accolades for "The Fighter" (2010) say more about Hollywood's love affair with boxing movies, than the greatness of this one.

Access Main Computer File http://ping.fm/B9Lqf

“Access to content to supplant the cable TV experience—that’s the end goal.” - Adam Lisagor... http://ping.fm/VqvGH

“Access to content to supplant the cable TV experience—that’s the end goal.” - Adam Lisagor http://mykl.us/g5AmBG TV

David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks on Netflix. Good thing I didn't have any plans for the next two weeks.” - @Rands

“Cowboy Bebop, an anime series that is better than all but a handful of science fiction films,... http://ping.fm/Fh459

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great... http://ping.fm/Dl96m

"An artist who works on matters of personal taste can afford to go to the edges. In fact, she must...." http://ping.fm/VWaP1

a good serial is like a good cookie: small enough you think you can eat just one, but so delicious you gotta have "just one more".

digital video now makes up one quarter of the entire home video market in the United States, according to NPD Group. http://ping.fm/wFI3n

protective stones and a grimy heartbeat, slow to surrender, steady from end to end, is "Biutiful" (2011).

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream, "The Legend of 1900" (1998) oscillates from scene to scene, like the rocking metronome of the sea.

a Cracker Jack and jazz daydream, "1900" (1998) oscillates from scene to scene, like the rocking metronome of the sea.

"People only consider paying for online content when doing so is as easy as not paying." - Dave Pell biz twech

Traditional media distributors will be cut out of the food chain; today it's books, tomorrow it will be movies. http://ping.fm/ljFnr

There’s an opportunity brewing to add editorial components to the algorithm/crowd-sourced paradigm. - @Rand Fishkin http://ping.fm/0mRpl

"if you only have one shot at getting an audience, you’re doing it wrong." - Matt Mullenweg http://ping.fm/CQJYO twech

"Sons of Anarchy" is like "extreme" sour candy with a sugary inside, wanting nice girls to hug its pretty boy star. (2008 first 3 episodes)

Using a remote to navigate many features is slow, confusing, and annoys everyone else watching the TV. - @PeterYared http://ping.fm/jSty8

"few TV interfaces would qualify as among the best of anything" - @Khoi Vinh http://ping.fm/njc3U design

the scripts on "Spooks" (aka "MI-5") vary from too obvious to good enough, tending toward melodrama; but the acting is consistently good.

"Basic cable seemed / smart until 8th snow day. Now / kids are hooked on soaps" - @momku TV haiku

America's oldest continuously running movie theater could let its heat run a little more continuously. bring gloves to the RobeyTheatre.

America's oldest continuously running movie theater, down the road from Feral Farm, is showing a CoenBrothers film! http://ping.fm/bWCje

spending a last night in New Jersey meandering through the "Garden State" (2004), director Zach Braff's first feature.

300 channels of dreck

Having spent the last few weeks in a house with satellite TV, we can only hope the endless "channels" of talentless entertainment, and dumbed-down edutainment, merely reflect what the networks choose and afford to produce, rather than representing the actual taste and demands of the viewing public.

Are you paying $60-100 a month for this "service"? You can do so much better by cutting that cord. Let's all ditch our cable and satellite and fiber "TV" services. When we start doing this in droves, media companies will take notice. Then watch as more capable producers appear and aspire to fill our demand for better quality programming, cutting out the middle man and distributing media to customers more directly, via the internet!

a month after Xmas, noticing mainstream multiplexes (in south 'Jersey, anyway) showing an above average variety of movies.

Orson Wells' "The Other Side of the Wind" (1972) could now see the light of day, according to The Guardian. http://ping.fm/hXYdc twArt

if you hire a pretty idiot as your on-camera narrator, and allow him to improvise, your show will be painted with ignorance.

we appreciate that @TCM shows old anamorphic films are their actual 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

we're enjoying the Peter Sellers mini-marathon on @TCM tonight.

"Cherries don’t sell sundaes." - Khoi Vinh http://ping.fm/GJrrK twuote

on any given day, the programming lineup on cable or satellite TV reads like a dissonant directory of declining art and culture.

"Natural Born Killers" (1994) is a serial killer amusement park ride, layered like an adrenalin dream.

so much work, no time to watch anything. have carried the same dusty DVDs across 12 state lines. http://ping.fm/HDq7s

so much work, no time to watch anything. have carried the same dusty DVDs across 12 state lines.

noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people get Netflix as xmas gifts?

noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people get Netflix as xmas gifts?

noticing an unusual number of "short" and "long wait" warnings on @Netflix. wondering did a lot of people got Netflix as xmas gifts?

what’s your favorite web site or app for finding local movie listings, on a mobile phone? http://ping.fm/61Uus

what's your favorite web site or app for finding local movie listings, on a mobile phone?