Thank You Netflix:

(Before I begin, I must point out that I am neglecting "As Seen On TV" in Oxford, a great movie store b/c you can actually find the films I'm talking about. However, Oxford is a long way from my house, and I really don't feel like driving there everyday after work to get a movie. But, I suggest you don't follow my lead but instead go the store in Oxford and rent good movies. Netflix just happens to be easier for me, and I believe the $20 once a month versus gas and rental fees combined with limited time for watching the movie make me side with online rentals. Besides, I don't have to interact with people.)

Now, that being said:

Thank You Netflix for bringing culture (well, to some extent....movies really aren't that much culture) into my life.

I've started watching older movies and foreign films alot, as well as silent movies. I've even been watching old silent foreign films as well. Anyway, Netflix has this option where you can rate the movies you watch, then they give you recommendations on what you should watch next. Usually, they are spot-on b/c I'm experiencing a new world of movies you can't find at Blockbuster. Well, not Blockbuster in Mississippi. So I feel I'm getting a better well-rounded view of movies. It's just a shame that you can't make references b/c no one knows what the flip you are talking about. Then you have to explain. (For example: For all of you Conan O'Brien lovers....you know that clip he plays of the skeleton-devil dancing with the smoke? I actually have that movie. It has nothing to do with devils, it's a dream sequence. But in Conan's context, it's soooo funny now.)

Anyway, I do have a tendency to buy newer 'classy' movies that come out. It's a bad habit b/c I buy movies in the odd hope that one day I have a house or apt. and someone for some reason comes over and browses my collection and thinks "this guy has class AND is sexy.........ooooooohhh."

But, I'm slowly working on my classic film knowlege. It's tough, b/c ........ummm.......there are alot of them there old movies.