Friday, July 27, 2007
Because you liked "La Regle du jeu," try "The Rock"
by Ken Houghton250 100 pages of That Book to go, I took a few seconds to check our my Netflix queue.* While it has become more interesting (between FiOS and ready access to the NYPL catalog, the need to ask for semi-popular films has been reduced), it also has its history.
Still, the recommendations algorithm might need a bit of fine tuning:
With The Tour ending this weekend and only about
Still, the recommendations algorithm might need a bit of fine tuning:
Now, I would quite understand if this were a recommendation due to having rented Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room or some other film about the failure of a non-monetizable idea. But I'm at a loss to figure out how Miyazaki, Kurosawa, and Terry Southern** lead you to a discussion of Peak Oil.
(Title inspired by Scott here and, especially, here.)
*Technically, Shira's account, but a list with Street Fight and Forgiving Dr. Mengele cannot realistically be described one that well-represens her interest.
**Or, if you prefer, Stanley Kubrick.
