10 minutes into David Fincher’s The Girl with…

10 minutes into David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011), I’m a lot more impressed than I expected to be.

We usually expect so little from a sequel…

We usually expect so little from a sequel, that we set it aside until an evening comes when we just want filler.

savoring the unhurried edit the additional wide shot…

savoring the unhurried edit, the additional wide shot of the supporting character walking away — a double breath in which we can think.

finally get around to the second season of…

finally get around to the second season of “Wallander” (2010).

The number of shows in which ornery middle…

The number of shows in which ornery middle-aged men enthrall sexy saints speaks volumes about the social shortcomings of TV producers.

filling out our exploration of Tom Tykwer’s filmography

filling out our exploration of Tom Tykwer’s filmography.

More than any apocalyptic action movie stormy nightmares…

More than any apocalyptic action movie, stormy nightmares will make you want to “Take… http://ping.fm/yAimI

After watching the mini series 1979 curious to…

After watching the mini-series (1979), curious to see how the movie (2011) captured the complexity… http://ping.fm/XjG3n

Do you ever wish you could disable the…

Do you ever wish you could disable the dialog track on beautiful films with stupid stories, leaving… http://ping.fm/QA1nU

Do you ever wish you could disable the…

Do you ever wish you could disable the dialog track on beautiful films with stupid stories, leaving just the music and foley tracks playing?

1 visually fluid 2 audibly layered 3 sparingly…

1. visually fluid. 2. audibly layered. 3. sparingly spoken.
Three hearts, in equal… http://ping.fm/YCc5p

Just take it as it comes and will…

Just take it as it comes, and  will take you for a pleasant ride. http://ping.fm/11MRZ

Is Charlie Brooker’s “Black Mirror” 2011 the http…

Is Charlie Brooker’s “Black Mirror” (2011) the… http://ping.fm/UY5fx

Jan Harlan describes Steadicam to Stanley Kubrick 10…

Jan Harlan describes Steadicam to Stanley Kubrick
(10 February… http://ping.fm/mvm3i

taking a break to check out Netflix’s foray…

taking a break to check out Netflix’s foray into original programming with “Lilyhammer” (2012).

After the first half dozen episodes “Dead Like…

After the first half dozen episodes, “Dead Like Me” meanders, sometimes stretching,… http://ping.fm/Xhpxu

Everything you need to know about another Hollywood…

Everything you need to know about another Hollywood remake of a… http://ping.fm/kBxiZ

The natural home for ideas and creations is…

“The natural home for ideas and creations is in the commonwealth, the public domain.” http://ping.fm/YVdRE

note to self http ping fm nrexE

note to self: http://ping.fm/nrexE

today’s Sunday morning cartoon http ping fm 9lzN6

today’s Sunday morning cartoon. http://ping.fm/9lzN6

Under this new deal pirated movies remain free…

“Under this new deal, pirated movies remain free of charge, free of non-skippable ads, free of…” http://ping.fm/zzMVe

Midnight excursions through a jazzy garden of caricatures…

Midnight excursions through a jazzy garden of caricatures, in Paris — with Owen Wilson almost a… http://ping.fm/yDEvf

Potential greatness is always worth the risk of…

Potential greatness is always worth the risk of a total face plant.

Take a chance.

There has never been a time in entertainment…

“There has never been a time in entertainment history when TV has been this much better than movies.” http://ping.fm/QkTQi

Why do we love kittens more than robots…

Why do we love kittens more than robots?

“No… http://ping.fm/IiyNJ

Don’t yell and scream about how you’re losing…

“Don’t yell and scream about how you’re losing business to piracy when your stuff isn’t even…” http://ping.fm/ow2we

Did you ever notice that most of the…

Did you ever notice that most of the bad guys on “The Rockford Files” where a suit and… http://ping.fm/BmE1y

“SOPA and PIPA will die but they’ll be…

“SOPA and PIPA will die but they’ll be replaced with something just as bad because lawmakers… http://ping.fm/7oLen

Time Warner has called and they want us…

“Time-Warner has called, and they want us all back on the couch.” http://ping.fm/lnUrC

I have a subterranean charm Most aren’t able…

“I have a subterranean charm. Most aren’t able to see it right away.” http://ping.fm/x3JqK

watching faces fall fall in and out of…

watching faces fall fall in and out of shadow, in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing” (1956).

last day on Netflix Instant Watch.

The Scale of the Universe http ping fm…

The Scale of the Universe http://ping.fm/WyXeK

a simple animated loop http ping fm cFDWT

a simple animated loop http://ping.fm/cFDWT

“Food  Inc ” 2008  explains where your food…

“Food, Inc.” (2008) explains where your food comes… http://ping.fm/7cUXZ

TV is chewing gum for the eyes http…

“TV is chewing gum for the eyes.” http://ping.fm/IdlbC

We’d be more interested to see “Stephen Fry…

We’d be more interested to see “Stephen Fry in America” devote a full episode to… http://ping.fm/dwL4i

Bob Mondello’s Top 10 http ping fm hPAAQ

Bob Mondello’s Top 10 http://ping.fm/hPAAQ

Starting 2012 watching some documentaries we overlooked in…

Starting 2012 watching some documentaries we overlooked in recent years. http://ping.fm/FFw6Y

Starting 2012 watching some documentaries we overlooked in…

Starting 2012 watching some documentaries we overlooked in recent years.

“Dead Like Me” 2003 reaps your attention with…

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

Marking the last day of 2011 with a…

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

“Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows” is a…

“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…

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

Spielberg’s “War Horse” is a child’s 19th century…

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…

 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…

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

“Make More Cartoons” http://ping.fm/ELtp3

Who knew you could jam so many capable…

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…

‎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…

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

“No DRM no regional restrictions no crap ”…

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

a lovely time lapse photo http ping fm…

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

A few times per year we watch television…

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

Stiff faces animated like mean androids a plot like…

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

110621 by dvdp http://ping.fm/MDPTF

The Bicycle Animation by Katy Beveridge http ping…

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

The Birth of a Nation demands to be…

“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…

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

Did timely films like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent”…

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

“The Tree of Life” 2011 is like a…

“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…

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…

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

Is Kevin Smith’s “Red State” 2011 fundamentally an…

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…

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

supercut http ping fm fw37j

supercut http://ping.fm/fw37j

montage is the nerve of cinema… to determine…

“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…

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…

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…

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

Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz 1939…

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

Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein poster by Steve Womack…

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

Sometimes we can’t remember why a movie was…

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

Feral Film &amp Shopping http ping fm aE4Fc

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

Mykl added a simple store to our web…

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…

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…

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…

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

Fassbinder’s World on a Wire the missing link…

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…

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

National Film Registry http ping fm eFK12

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

We’re glad they tried but “The Beaver” 2011…

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”…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

Almost everything is worse with ads than without……

“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…

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…

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

Watching Mad Men season 1 for the first…

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…

“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…

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…

“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…

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

camped out in Baltimore’s Little Italy waiting for…

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…

“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…

“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…

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