NP - The Congress (2013)

[Mark Thibodeau]

To those with whom I've shared my cloud copy of the film already:

Please let me know if everything is running smoothly and the streaming
quality is sufficiently stable and good. Remember, you can always
download it and watch it from your own hard drive if it's laggy or
full of artifacts.

On the other hand, if your computer has a hard time running high def
video (as mine used to), running it off Google Drive is a great way to
watch without lag, as you can adjust the resolution settings to
something less taxing on your system.

Ain't Google Drive grand?!

To those who would like to see The Congress (or KILL LIST, the
excellent, disturbing, genre-bending thriller by 'Field in England'
auteur Ben Wheatley), drop me a line and I'll share either flick with
you. Or both.

Again, ain't Google Drive grand?!

Cheers!
yer old pal Jerky

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 1:11 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in.
>
>
> On Sunday, December 13, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Do a group watch! I'd be interested in the commentary on this film.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Anyone out there with a Gmail account (which means you automatically
>> > have a Google Drive) who would like to see this, please let  me know
>> > and I'll "share" it with you on my Google Drive so you can watch my
>> > Cloud copy without having to download it or anything. Give me a couple
>> > hours to check the file for viruses and upload it to my Google Drive.
>> >
>> > J / MT
>> >
>> > On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:47 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> "the Congress" isn't on Nrtflix now.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sunday, December 13, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I saw this on Netflix after two friends (both very smart, both work in
>> >>> the film industry) absolutely RAVED about it. But I found it so
>> >>> frickin' infuriating! Although the ending was good. I'm sure some
>> >>> P-listers will LOVE IT but it's almost the definition of a cult film
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>> >>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> >>> > Just saw The Congress(2013), a fantastic animated/live-action
>> >>> > sci-fi/fantasy
>> >>> > film written and directed by Ari Folman (Waltz With Bashir), very
>> >>> > loosely
>> >>> > based on the Stanislaw Lem novel, The Futurological Congress.
>> >>> > Basically,
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > animated section of the film is a loose, backward rendering of the
>> >>> > novel's
>> >>> > concept. It also contains a couple-three Kubrick references - what
>> >>> > more
>> >>> > could you ask for! It doesn't seem to have gotten a theatrical
>> >>> > release
>> >>> > in
>> >>> > America. Just curious - has anyone seen it in a theater here
>> >>> > (clearly,
>> >>> > Dave
>> >>> > Monroe would have been most likely to answer that in the
>> >>> > affirmative).
>> >>> >
>> >>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congress_(2013_film)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDyKWKNeaE
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Laura
>> >>> > - Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>> >>> -
>> >>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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