It’s February. It’s cold and snowy. You really don’t want to be outside, and have no plans for this weekend. If only there was something fun to do.
Those were my thoughts last night when I noticed a film I wanted to see – Beer Wars – was available on Netflix streaming service. While chatting with a friend who is attending the True/False film festival this weekend, I decided that since I was unemployed I would have my own film festival from the comfort of my couch. I could get a two-week free membership from Netflix and stream some films I wanted to see. Thus the Dean Underground Film Festival was born.
It wasn’t until today I recognized I didn’t need to be the only participant.
While asking for suggestions, I realized I know a bunch of people who can stream Netflix movies who might enjoy what I’m watching. While not all of them might want to come hang out, I’m sure some wouldn’t mind watching simultaneously from their couch. We could discuss the films in real-time online on twitter or another medium (depending how many people plan to participate). This could be fun.
So if you are free this weekend, join me for the 1st annual DUFF (I do promise if there is a 2nd annual I will consider a less self-promoting name). Listed below are a couple movies I’ve chosen so far. Let me know any you would like to watch and when works best for you. I plan to start Thursday night and go through the weekend – watching about 4-5 during the weekend. I’ll draw up a soft schedule once I see who is interested in what (should be available here Friday morning). I plan to livetweet the movies (The_Dean) with the hash tag #DUFF.
If you don’t have Netflix, you can acquire a free two-week membership from their site and attend DUFF at no cost on your computer or gaming system. Details about how to watch movies on your Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 are on the Netflix website. So join me if you like.
If not, well at least I still get to watch a lot of cool movies.
“In” movies
Possible flicks (most likely in):
Duck Season
Into Great Silence
Rashomon
The Girlfriend Experience
In Realms of Unreal
I Like Killing Flies
King of Corn
The puffy chair
Alice
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