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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 22, 2012 14:28:20 GMT
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Post by woofy on Sept 22, 2012 20:45:53 GMT
I hope it works. A lot of Brit stuff is blocked out over here.
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 23, 2012 16:18:21 GMT
I know a lot of the BBC iplayer stuff is deliberately blocked because strictly speaking it's for the licence payers. The same argument could be made for The Space website, though it seems as if they believe most overseas viewers should be able to see it, but their priority is for potential UK viewers cause it'll be funded by Tax payers and the lottery.
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Post by woofy on Sept 24, 2012 1:03:44 GMT
I know a lot of the BBC iplayer stuff is deliberately blocked because strictly speaking it's for the licence payers. The same argument could be made for The Space website, though it seems as if they believe most overseas viewers should be able to see it, but their priority is for potential UK viewers cause it'll be funded by Tax payers and the lottery. I subscribe to BBCAmerica so, in a sense, I pay a fee. I don't mind if they want to provide content to UK residents first, as long as they export it eventually. We do the same thing here; shows we export abroad are always a year or two behind their American broadcast dates. Besides, if money's such an important issue, I'm sure they could find commercial sponsorship here. (BTW, that's why we get Dr. Who right away; it's sponsored up the Wazoo.)  |
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Post by woofy on Sept 24, 2012 1:04:55 GMT
BTW, I read you BFI as FBI and I wondered why the Justice Department would be sponsoring entertainment. I should have known better as I am AFI member.
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Post by Mrs Vindecco on Sept 27, 2012 23:01:19 GMT
I managed to get to see this EVENTUALLY. After messing around for twenty minutes, my husband ended up installing a new browser which seemed to do the trick.
I actually enjoyed this film. It had a couple of "laugh out loud" moments which kinda caught me off guard, because I'm not a "L.O.L." type. There were a couple of well known Hitchcock techniques, mainly the POV shots, the film begins and ends with a brilliant shot through a glass. Even though this is a romantic comedy. there are also a couple of moments that are quite suspenseful and I could really see Hitchcock's influence here.
Mira Calix's special commissioned score, is perhaps an acquired taste and to my own uncouth ear I found a little distacting, especially when the vocalists gave brief, ethereal reneditions of Papa Don't Preach and Destiny Child's I'm A Survivor.
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