Netflix Nuggets: A Good Bunny, a Greedy Bull, and a Purple Biker Walk into a Dark Bar…

Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films made available by Netflix for instant streaming.

BUNNY AND THE BULL (2009)
Streaming Available: 04/26/2011
Director: Paul King
Cast: Edward Hogg, Simon Farnaby
Synopsis: Stephen Turnbull (Edward Hogg) hasn’t left his flat in months. With so much time to think, his mind wanders back to a road trip he and his friend Bunny (Simon Farnaby) once took across Europe. As he revisits the journey, a psychedelic swirl of memories invades his living room. And since most of the trip was an utter disaster, Stephen’s apartment is in for a makeover. Paul King, the mad genius behind “The Mighty Boosh,” helms this comedy.

THE “SOCALLED” MOVIE (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/26/2011
Director: Garry Beitel
Cast: Josh Dolgin
Synopsis: Helmed by award-winning filmmaker Garry Beitel, this fascinating documentary delves into the curious life of Josh Dolgin aka Socalled, the Canadian rapper/producer known for blending diverse musical genres from hip-hop to klezmer and beyond. Comprised of 18 different short films, Beitel’s film documents Socalled’s intriguing creative process and his collaborations with artists like pianist Irving Fields and jazz trombonist Fred Wesley.

STUDENT SERVICES (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/26/2011
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Cast: Deborah Francois, Mathieu Demy
Synopsis: Nineeten-year-old Laura is stressed by her first year at college when money worries distract her from her studies and so, desperate for cash, she answers an online advertisement for intimate companionship that leads her down a dangerous path. Despite her vow to repent, the easy money and sometimes pleasurable sensations entice Laura deeper into the life of prostitution until she abandons school and is overwhelmed by depravity.

ALL GOOD THINGS (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/28/2011
Director: Andrew Jarecki
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst
Synopsis: After restless real-estate scion David Marks (Ryan Gosling) weds middle-class beauty Katie McCarthy (Kirsten Dunst) against the wishes of his disapproving father (Frank Langella), suspicions of murder fall on the unmoored heir when his wife mysteriously vanishes. Though he’s not indicted in her disappearance, people with ties to the case begin turning up dead when it’s reopened two decades later — and the unhinged David is the prime suspect.

AND SOON THE DARKNESS (2010)
Streaming Available: 04/28/2011
Director: Marcos Efron
Cast: Amber Heard, Karl Urban
Synopsis: Two American friends, Ellie (Odette Yustman) and Stephanie (Amber Heard), set out for a cycling trip through Argentina, eager to explore its spectacular beauty. But when Ellie vanishes one afternoon, Stephanie’s panic and desperation grow as darkness falls. Virtually alone in a foreign land, she wonders whether either of them will make it home alive in this spine-chilling remake of the 1970 British horror classic.

GREEDY (1994)
Streaming Available: 04/29/2011
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas
Synopsis: Meet the McTeagues — a hilariously funny, highly dysfunctional clan who all want a piece of their wealthy uncle’s will. The only trouble is that he’s not dead yet! Things quickly get out of hand, and soon the McTeagues are elevating back-stabbing and brown-nosing to new levels. Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas and Nancy Travis star in this “comedy of heirs.”
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PURPLE RAIN (1984)
Streaming Available: 04/29/2011
Director: Albert Magnoli
Cast: Prince, Apollonia Kotero
Synopsis: In his semi-autobiographical film debut, Prince plays a hip Minneapolis club musician known as The Kid who struggles with a tumultuous home life and his own smoldering anger. He takes refuge in his music and in a budding relationship with a beautiful young singer, Apollonia (Apollonia). Winner of both an Academy Award and a Grammy for Best Original Musical Score, Purple Rain also stars Clarence Williams III and Morris Day.

SUMMER LOVERS (1982)
Streaming Available: 04/29/2011
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah
Synopsis: Michael (Peter Gallagher) and Cathy (Daryl Hannah), a young American couple, travel to the Greek Isles for what they hope will be a quiet and isolated summer vacation. But when they meet a lovely French archaeologist named Lina (Valerie Quennessen), their plans are pleasantly altered. Lina arouses Michael’s interest immediately, and before they know it, both Michael and Cathy find themselves seduced by Lina’s sensuous charms.