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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 9:03:38 GMT -6
That's not true.
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Post by venom on May 27, 2020 9:08:32 GMT -6
if you get hbo through amazon or apple or another app, you pay them and not hbo directly. if you get hbo through amazon, i don't think you're getting hbo max.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 9:09:32 GMT -6
Fwiw, HBO sent out emails saying the opposite - they're automatically switching access to HBO Max if you pay for HBO Now through third-party companies. I pay through Apple and I have access starting today.
I think Amazon has a different set-up and is not technically HBO Now, so you may not have access through them or Hulu.
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Post by andrewvb on May 27, 2020 9:11:49 GMT -6
i thought i read yesterday that xfinity didn't have a deal with hbomax, but i was just able to login so hell yeah.
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Post by andrewvb on May 27, 2020 9:21:27 GMT -6
good homepage promotion choice for your library of over 700 classic films
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Post by Timbo on May 27, 2020 11:09:06 GMT -6
this was great. Wonderful mix of practical effects, CGI, over the top Nic Cage, and WTF's all over the place.
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Post by thebosma on May 27, 2020 11:56:20 GMT -6
Holy shit
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Post by ultravisitor on May 27, 2020 16:22:07 GMT -6
If I pay for HBO through Amazon, do I automatically get HBO Max? no. if you have HBO Now but aren't billed directly by hbo, you're ineligible. edit: capitalization. Not true (anymore, anyway). I'm billed through Google Play, and I have HBO Max. They sent me an email a while back saying my subscription would just carry over. Also, because Roku does not have a deal for HBO Max, I had to hook up my Nexus Player again...and none of the progress in my shows has carried over to HBO Max. Annoying. Like I remember which episode of Run I was in the middle of.
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Post by venom on May 27, 2020 16:29:42 GMT -6
it looks like xfinity just settled their differences at the eleventh hour. i signed in and have been hunting around for something new to watch in the next couple days.
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Post by krentist on May 27, 2020 17:47:31 GMT -6
I was able to get into HBO Max eventually but the real frustration is not being able to watch on Roku.
Today I watched Vera Cruz on Criterion which I'd never even heard of before reading up on westerns to catch up on but I'm really glad I did. Just a very fun movie that feels ahead of its time insofar as the protagonists are basically completely amoral and constantly betraying each other. Wild that it came out in 54 when westerns were still outwardly "wholesome". feels like a precursor to both the revisionist westerns of new Hollywood and the spaghetti westerns (as well as an early version of the "bastards on a mission" movie that Aldritch would perfect with the Dirty Dozen). As a bonus it features the three best actors (Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, and Charles Bronson).
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 22:04:25 GMT -6
Yeah just found out about it not being available on Roku. So I have it on my Apple TV on a small TV and not on Roku on my good TV, so that's annoying. Hopefully that's resolved soon.
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Post by rango420 on May 27, 2020 22:49:27 GMT -6
Yeah just found out about it not being available on Roku. So I have it on my Apple TV on a small TV and not on Roku on my good TV, so that's annoying. Hopefully that's resolved soon. I am not being a dick here just pointing it out in case you have not thought of it...have you considered moving your Apple TV to the good tv and the Roku to the bad tv
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Post by rango420 on May 27, 2020 22:56:51 GMT -6
Friedkin:
1. The Exorcist 2. The French Connection 3. Boys in the Band 4. The Night They Raided Minsky 5. The Birthday Party 6. Good Times
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Post by andrewvb on May 27, 2020 23:06:40 GMT -6
get a chromecast king
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Post by cosmo on May 28, 2020 6:54:39 GMT -6
I've got one of those on every TV in my house.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 6:56:05 GMT -6
Yeah just found out about it not being available on Roku. So I have it on my Apple TV on a small TV and not on Roku on my good TV, so that's annoying. Hopefully that's resolved soon. I am not being a dick here just pointing it out in case you have not thought of it...have you considered moving your Apple TV to the good tv and the Roku to the bad tv My Apple TV is dated and doesn't read properly/consistently on the better TV. I'd honestly rather just wait it out then deal with that.
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Post by Tweet on May 28, 2020 7:55:55 GMT -6
I watched Zombieland for the first time last night. Good bloody family fun. The last half hour got really cheesy but fit the vibe of the movie real well. Woody for everything. And I remember why Emma Stone was the only celebrity crush I ever had growing up
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Post by chvrchbarrel on May 28, 2020 8:13:26 GMT -6
I thought Incredibles 2 was just as good as the first one
We also watched The Killing the other night and I’m sure it’s been said a million times but the obviously influence it has on Reservoir Dogs alone makes it an amazing watch.
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Post by sthubbins on May 28, 2020 11:25:09 GMT -6
Friedkin: 1. The Exorcist 2. The French Connection 3. Boys in the Band 4. The Night They Raided Minsky 5. The Birthday Party 6. Good Times I read the play of the Birthday Party over the weekend. I thought it was weird but then I realized they were all supposed to be British and that made it slightly less weird.
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Post by Timbo on May 28, 2020 12:24:48 GMT -6
this was fucking awesome. Unhinged Elijah Wood, absurd violence, and just hilarious. Loved it.
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Post by rango420 on May 28, 2020 12:36:02 GMT -6
one of the last movies I saw in theaters RIP
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 22:55:15 GMT -6
First HBO Max movie and first John Waters film. Jerry Stiller was a gd gem.
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Post by munkivelli on May 28, 2020 22:58:38 GMT -6
First HBO Max movie and first John Waters film. Jerry Stiller was a gd gem. Dang...you'd never seen a John Waters film before? I hope you're planning to watch more.
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Post by munkivelli on May 28, 2020 22:59:25 GMT -6
this was fucking awesome. Unhinged Elijah Wood, absurd violence, and just hilarious. Loved it. This was a super fun film.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 8:50:52 GMT -6
Ready or Not was fan-fucking-tastic and im bummed i didnt catch it last year for my list
The Hunt was an absolute riot. honestly nothing particularly offensive but it's really well made and got quite a few chuckles from us
The Gentlemen is probably the most i've liked a Guy Ritchie movie in a long time and it would've been almost as good as Snatch until the last 20 minutes where he literally turns the movie into a parody that Rick and Morty already did better. all the performances are a hoot tho
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Post by fiveiron83321 on May 29, 2020 10:25:12 GMT -6
first in full viewing. such a delight. holds up for being 30+ years old
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Post by andrewvb on May 29, 2020 12:04:05 GMT -6
wild low budget ugandan action movie about to start on the youtube film festival stream
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Post by andrewvb on May 29, 2020 13:35:43 GMT -6
shane carruth put the spec trailer for his infamous never-made film a topiary up on vimeo
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Post by sthubbins on May 30, 2020 10:26:34 GMT -6
Last night: -Don't Torture a Duckling -MacGruber
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Post by zircona1 on May 30, 2020 13:23:01 GMT -6
Double feature of Mean Girls and Easy A on different networks. Both are good, but Mean Girls is funnier.
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