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Phantom of the Opera is available to watch for free until Sunday afternoon:

The Doctor Who one off drama, "An Adventure in Space & Time", based on the early years of the show, is currently free. It's the seventh "episode" listed:

https://amazon.com/An-Adventure-in-Space-Time/dp/B00G21YLF6

For some reason, OO won't link to the page. But the url is above.

Edit: Google Play also has it available for free, if you prefer that.

A free rental of Just Mercy is available on some (all?) streaming services (eg, Amazon, Vudu, Fandango, etc)

Looks like the promo code "JUNEBINGE" will give you a free month of CBS All Access. If it's like their other codes, it'll probably work even if you've already gotten a free month in the past.

If you have Amazon Prime, for the next few days you can get subscriptions to the Showtime and Starz video channels, each for 99 cents/month for the next two months (when those subscriptions will go back up to normal price, so you'll probably want to cancel them before then).

Vudu currently has a bunch of free movie rentals including: Blackkklandman, Get Out, Girls Trip and Loving.

Lots of classic films from the 40s through the 60s in HD or 4K, Pick 3 for $10.

Requires a free moviesanywhere account (which you can link to Itunes/vudu/Amazon/etc accounts and have port to them):

https://buy.fanflix.co/c/1g5ypsr22m9tl- ... k-3-for-10

Not sure if this link will work, but the S8 of the Game of Thrones is only $15, right now (historically I think it's been closer to $25, which is kinda bonkers for 6 episodes.

Vudu currently has Mad Men: The Complete Collection (Bundle) for $7.

It's actually 6.99 per season. The bundle is 36.99.

It had been $7 for the complete bundle, although I guess this was a mistake and they fixed it.

For anyone with Prime, there are some Prime Day specials active already, including some Prime Channels that are currently available for $0.99 per month for two months (you can cancel before the end of the second month to avoid the normal subscription cost): EPIX, PBS Masterpiece, PBS Documentaries, History Vault, Sundance Now and a bunch of others.

Scream Factory's Shocktober sale is going on, and it's a doozy. In the past their sales have sometimes just brought the MSRP closer to Amazon's price, but this year is a true blowout. Tons of collector's editions and boxed sets 50% off.

Free shipping on orders over $50.

Scream Factory Shocktober Sale

Defiant wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:51 am For anyone with Prime, there are some Prime Day specials active already, including some Prime Channels that are currently available for $0.99 per month for two months (you can cancel before the end of the second month to avoid the normal subscription cost): EPIX, PBS Masterpiece, PBS Documentaries, History Vault, Sundance Now and a bunch of others.

Starz and Showtime have been added as $0.99 subscriptions.

FYI: Vudu has a 50's movies for $5 sale. Although there are lots of good classic movies, the most notable items are the UHD versions of Vertigo and Rear Window for $5.

For Black Friday:

Peacock is going to be offering 20% off for annual subscriptions:

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/peacock ... ck-friday/

Hulu will be offering a $1.99/month subscription for a year:

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/hulus-b ... iving-day/

Among it's other holiday sales, Vudu has a Veronica Mars bundle. All four seasons plus the movie for $20, which is an excellent price for an excellent series.

Amazon Video (streaming) currently has Creed and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey available for $0.99 each to buy.

(Not Movies Anywhere-eligible, though, if that matters to you)

FandangoNow has The Pink Panther Collection (6 movies) for $10. Not movies anywhere eligible, though.

If you get/redeem points from Disney Movie Insiders, they have a six-month subscription card to Disney+ for 2000 points for new users to Disney+.

Defiant wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 1:08 pm If you get/redeem points from Disney Movie Insiders, they have a six-month subscription card to Disney+ for 2000 points for new users to Disney+.

That's cool, but I'm having trouble envisioning someone with that many points who doesn't already subscribe to Disney+.

stessier wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:06 pm

Defiant wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 1:08 pm If you get/redeem points from Disney Movie Insiders, they have a six-month subscription card to Disney+ for 2000 points for new users to Disney+.

That's cool, but I'm having trouble envisioning someone with that many points who doesn't already subscribe to Disney+.

That would be me.

I was eventually going to try it for a month or two at some point (I rotate through streaming services for a month or two - whatever's got a discount/promotion), but this made it an easy choice.

Various Disney Movies are $4.99 (on Amazon Video, Vudu, Itunes), including the Pirates of Caribbean movies, the National Treasure movies, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Rocketeer among others. Often, Disney movies are overpriced (eg, $18 for HD versions)

Also worth DisneyMovieInsider points, if you have an account there and have it connected.

Looks like Fandango has a Pirates of the Caribbean bundle for $20. (So $4 a movie)

Defiant wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:43 pm Looks like Fandango has a Pirates of the Caribbean bundle for $20. (So $4 a movie)

To add to this, you can currently buy a gift card for yourself for 10% off if the card is $25 or more before you buy this bundle:

See the promo code shown on the gift card purchase screen (10OFF2021)

https://www.fandangonow.com/giftcards

Amazon and ITunes have the UHD version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? for $5.

Amazon Video has Cowboy Bebop Complete Series for $4.99 in HD. Edit: Looks like the Japanese version is available seperately, and also $4.99.

The high ratings (8.9 on IMDB) have me intrigued, even though I generally avoid anime.

Lumping anime together is like lumping all US animation together. Bugs Bunny isn’t a Disney film isn’t Rick & Morty isn’t Axe Cop.

If you like jazz and noir space westerns, you’ll like Cowboy Bebop.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:31 am Lumping anime together is like lumping all US animation together. Bugs Bunny isn’t a Disney film isn’t Rick & Morty isn’t Axe Cop.

If you like jazz and noir space westerns, you’ll like Cowboy Bebop.

I've seen just enough to know that. I liked Cowboy Bebop and Full Metal Alchemist, plus... no, that's all I've seen that I've been able to get through. One of these days I keep meaning to find more... approachable stuff that isn't just underwear fetishes and intentionally bad acting wrapped around storylines so abstract or based in Japanese cultural knowledge that they're impenetrable. But Bebop was good.

Defiant wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:44 am Amazon Video has Cowboy Bebop Complete Series for $4.99 in HD. Edit: Looks like the Japanese version is available seperately, and also $4.99.

The high ratings (8.9 on IMDB) have me intrigued, even though I generally avoid anime.

Do you like Firefly? Very similar vibe.

It could just be I don't like Japanese style in general (I don't like JRPG, either, for example).

wonderpug wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:08 am Do you like Firefly? Very similar vibe.

OK, sold.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:32 am But Bebop was good.

Trigun.

Isgrimnur wrote:

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:32 am But Bebop was good.

Trigun.

LOVE AND PEACE!

(that was an era when I watched a hell of a lot of anime. Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Berzerk, Evangelion, Serial Experiment Lain, Boogiepop Phantom, Hellsing, among others...)

Black Lightening Season 4 is currently available for $3 (or $2 for the SD version) on Amazon Video.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:32 am

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:31 am Lumping anime together is like lumping all US animation together. Bugs Bunny isn’t a Disney film isn’t Rick & Morty isn’t Axe Cop.

If you like jazz and noir space westerns, you’ll like Cowboy Bebop.

I've seen just enough to know that. I liked Cowboy Bebop and Full Metal Alchemist, plus... no, that's all I've seen that I've been able to get through. One of these days I keep meaning to find more... approachable stuff that isn't just underwear fetishes and intentionally bad acting wrapped around storylines so abstract or based in Japanese cultural knowledge that they're impenetrable. But Bebop was good.

there are numerous anime recommendation threads on this board, but it is worth repeating: pretty much anything Studio Ghibli - i've seen a lot of anime over the years and it's hard to beat their filmography. i have a particular liking for the 'everyday drama' ones (Whisper of the Heart, Only Yesterday, Ocean Waves, From Up on Poppy Hill, The Wind Rises) - go for original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.

see When Marnie Was There if only for the amount of visual detail in the interior scenes.

and i would highly, highly recommend Grave of the Fireflies

A substantial number are on HBO Max.

I had noticed that already (and really enjoyed the first Ni No Kuni.)

$7.99 SD (9.99 HD) bundle that includes Hugo, Adventures of Tintin, Charlotte's Web, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Spiderwick Chronicles.

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/det ... ion/904320

I've only seen Hugo, which was pretty good.

Robot Chicken season 1 is $1.99 (SD only) on Amazon video.