Why Netflix Sucks
Some movies by (mostly) major directors currently "unavailable" from Netflix, either for streaming or on DVD/BD [as of 8.11.2015]. Many have been unavailable from Netflix for years.
To be fair, I'll list below titles which were previously on my list, but have meanwhile become available from Netflix, either for streaming or rental.
Animals (2012) (DVD)
Angela's Ashes (1999) (streaming; still no DVD)
Another Woman (1988) (streaming; still no DVD)
Beyond the Hills (2012) (streaming)
Boy Meets Girl (1984) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
Following (1998) (streaming; BD, but no DVD)
Lola (1961) (DVD, no BD) [streaming @ HULU]
Man Hunt (1941) (streaming & DVD)
Mauvais Sang (1986) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
My Name Is Joe (1998) (was available for streaming for a while; expired brusquely on 7.13.15)
Nostalghia (1983) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
Something Wild (1986) (streaming 'til 9.01.15; still no DVD/BD)
Sundays and Cybèle (1962) (DVD, no BD)
Two Men in Manhattan (1959) (DVD/BD) [streaming @ HULU]
To be fair, I'll list below titles which were previously on my list, but have meanwhile become available from Netflix, either for streaming or rental.
Animals (2012) (DVD)
Angela's Ashes (1999) (streaming; still no DVD)
Another Woman (1988) (streaming; still no DVD)
Beyond the Hills (2012) (streaming)
Boy Meets Girl (1984) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
Following (1998) (streaming; BD, but no DVD)
Lola (1961) (DVD, no BD) [streaming @ HULU]
Man Hunt (1941) (streaming & DVD)
Mauvais Sang (1986) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
My Name Is Joe (1998) (was available for streaming for a while; expired brusquely on 7.13.15)
Nostalghia (1983) (streaming; still no DVD/BD)
Something Wild (1986) (streaming 'til 9.01.15; still no DVD/BD)
Sundays and Cybèle (1962) (DVD, no BD)
Two Men in Manhattan (1959) (DVD/BD) [streaming @ HULU]
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- DirectorLouis FeuilladeStarsMusidoraÉdouard MathéMarcel LévesqueAn intrepid reporter and his loyal friend battle a bizarre secret society of criminals known as The Vampires.http://www.kinolorber.com/video.php?id=1318
- DirectorLouis FeuilladeStarsRené CrestéMusidoraRené PoyenA twelve-part serial following the adventures of the masked vigilante Judex as he fights against criminals led by the corrupt banker Favrauxom.http://www.flickeralley.com/catalog/item/judex/
- DirectorFritz LangStarsCarl de VogtLil DagoverRessel OrlaKay Hoog finds a message that indicates that some Incas are still alive, but the secret organisation "Die Spinnen" wants the Incas' gold....
- DirectorFritz LangStarsCarl de VogtRessel OrlaGeorg JohnKay Hoog wants to stop the organisation "Die Spinnen" to get a certain diamond, that will give the owning woman the crown of Asia, but the man, who should be the owner of that diamond, doesn't know of its existence....
- DirectorFritz LangStarsBernhard GoetzkeLil DagoverWalter JanssenWhen a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore SvennbergOn New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.http://www.criterion.com/films/27630-the-phantom-carriage
@HULU - DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderAlta AllenBetty K. PetersonAfter breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck-- but in doing so, causes himself the worst luck imaginable.http://www.kinolorber.com/video.php?id=1645
http://www.watchimage.com/product/laugh-with-max-linder-silent/82df98ce-b591-4a50-9aac-9c0200cc1cd4 - DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJohannes MeyerAstrid HolmKarin NellemoseWhen a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesson in gratitude.http://www.criterion.com/films/27804-master-of-the-house
@HULU - DirectorRené ClairStarsAlice TissotAlexej BondireffMarise MaiaOn his way through the woods to his marriage, Fadinard's horse eats the hat of a married lady spending here a few moments with her lover. Fadinard has to find the very same rare hat to avoid her dishonor. This will greatly disturb his own marriage.http://www.flickeralley.com/catalog/item/the-italian-straw-hat/hardgood
- DirectorPál FejösStarsBarbara KentGlenn TryonFay HoldernessTwo lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?http://www.criterion.com/films/28212-lonesome
- DirectorRobert SiodmakEdgar G. UlmerRochus GlieseStarsErwin SplettstößerBrigitte BorchertWolfgang von WaltershausenTwo men and two women enjoy a pleasant Sunday at the beach amid the unending toil of the working week.Though readily available, this one's not even in their database.
http://www.criterion.com/films/27625-people-on-sunday - DirectorKing VidorStarsSylvia SidneyWilliam Collier Jr.Estelle TaylorTwenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsJohn BarrymoreBebe DanielsDoris KenyonA successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns that his wife has been unfaithful.http://www.kinolorber.com/video.php?id=647
- DirectorGustav MachatýStarsHedy LamarrZvonimir RogozAribert MogEva has just got married to an older gentleman. She leaves him, and one day, she meets a young man, and they fall in love. Fate brings the husband together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsCharles BoyerMadeleine OzerayRobert ArnouxTwo women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a "public figure," a rascal who's a carousel barker, loved by the experienced merry-go-round owner and by a young, innocent maid. The maid, Julie, loses her job after going out with Liliom; he's fired by his jealous employer for going out with Julie. The two lovers move in with Julie's aunt; unemployment emasculates him and a local weasel tempts him with crime. Julie, now wan, is true to Liliom even in his bad temper. Meanwhile, a stolid widower, a carpenter, wants to marry Julie. Is there any future on this earth for Julie and Liliom, whose love is passionate rather than ideal?http://www.kinolorber.com/video.php?id=659
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsHumphrey BogartSidney FoxO.P. HeggieThe foreman of a jury asks questions that send a woman to the electric chair for a murder committed in the heat of passion. On the night of the execution, his actions come back to haunt him.http://www.watchimage.com/product/midnight/3c13de44-56cc-4772-bf77-9c0200cc1cd4
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsAnnabellaJean GabinRobert Le ViganPierre Gilieth has committed a murder in Paris. He flees to Barcelona, where he runs out of money. He joins the Spanish Foreign Legion and there he meets two fellow countrymen, Mulot and Lucas. He tries to forget his crime, but Lucas's friendship soon appears to be less unselfish.http://www.facetsdvd.com/product-p/dv72342.htm
- DirectorFritz LangStarsSylvia SidneySpencer TracyWalter AbelWhen a wrongly-accused prisoner barely survives a lynch-mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielFred ZinnemannStarsSilvio HernándezDavid Valle GonzálezRafael HinojosaA story of burgeoning labor rights amongst poor fishermen in a small village in Mexico.http://www.criterion.com/films/28408-redes
@HULU - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsSylvia SidneyJoel McCreaHumphrey BogartThe lives of a young man, a young woman, an notorious gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.http://store.hbo.com/detail.php?p=546523
- DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsFrançoise RosayMichel SimonJean-Pierre AumontIn Victorian London, a crime novelist and his wife fake their disappearance in order to hide from an uptight Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against the "evils" of crime fiction.
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinDita ParloPierre FresnayDuring WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.Seriously! This is Cinema 101 for any cinephile.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey BogartA priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
- DirectorAbel GanceStarsVictor FrancenLine NoroSylvie GanceA traumatized World War I veteran builds a machine to prevent war. When the government subverts his machine and a second world war seems increasingly inevitable, in desperation the inventor summons the ghosts of the war dead to protest.http://www.flickeralley.com/catalog/item/jaccuse/hardgood
- DirectorFritz LangStarsSylvia SidneyGeorge RaftBarton MacLaneAn altruistic department-store owner hires ex-convicts in order to give them a second chance at life. Unfortunately, one of the convicts he hires recruits two of his fellow ex-convicts in a plan to rob the store.
