Category Archives: Netflix

War Movie Mondays: ‘Stalag 17′

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Merry Christmas to all you War Movie Monday fans and thank you for following this year’s cavalcade of classic war pictures. This week’s pick is in honor of the Christmas season, with the 1953 William Wilder classic Stalag 17 which follows … Continue reading →

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Apple TV Sales Approach the One Million Mark

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Erik Jensen

Steve Jobs famously referred to Apple’s set-top box as “just a hobby.” Then again, Apple seems to enjoy bragging about their sales numbers. Case-in-point: the Cupertino company issued a press release saying that it expects to sell 1 million new … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘A Midnight Clear’

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Christmas war pick is the 1992 release of Keith Gordon’s A Midnight Clear which was adapted from the novel by William Wharton. The film stars Ethan Hawke (Sgt. Will Knott), Peter Berg (Pvt. Bud Miller), Kevin Dillon (Cpl. … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Battleground’

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Seasons greetings to all you loyal War Movie Monday fans out there in The Flickcast universe. In keeping with the theme of war films which happen around the holidays, I am proud to present this week’s pick, the 1949 MGM … Continue reading →

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Tumultuous Times for TV Over IP as Microsoft Enters the Fray

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Erik Jensen

It’s not easy being a consumer trying to cut the cable or fiber cord these days. You’d think with a bevy of hot new set-top boxes like Apple TV, Google TV and Boxee, we’d be living in a Utopian future where television … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Cromwell’

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1970 British epic Cromwell which stars veteran actor Richard Harris as the man who led Parliamentary forces to victory during The English Civil War. The film also stars Sir Alec Guinness (King Charles I), Robert … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Bomb’

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964) is the ultimate black comedy, war movie which pokes fun at the absurdity of nuclear war and those responsible for escalating tensions throughout world during the Cold War. The film stars the great Peter Sellers … Continue reading →

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Netflix Announces Inexpensive New Stream-Only Subscription Plan

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Matt Raub

With Instant Netflix making itself readily available on both the Playstation 3 and Wii without the use of a disc this week, there have already been some major leaps made in the world of streaming. Netflix has already projected that … Continue reading →

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