Comments on: NFB beta...

NFB beta...

bonobothegreat — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:38:59 -0800

The NFB beta is worth exploring... You'll find some lovely old chestnuts like Mindscape, or The Romance of Transportation in Canada...the quality is generally good enough to watch in full screen mode if you choose a higher streaming speed under "options".

By: dawdle

dawdle — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:56:08 -0800

wow, wicked site. definitely some of the best of the web... thank you bono...

By: gubo

gubo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:03:11 -0800

Very cool ... I finally get to see Universe (1960).

By: letourneau

letourneau — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:14:05 -0800

Do the French-language films have English subtitles, and vice versa? I looked but was unable to find such a feature... one would think, or hope, it's in the works at least.

By: joannemerriam

joannemerriam — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:14:50 -0800

Yay! Some of my all-time favourites: The Big Snit, Blackfly, Chaque enfant... that's just in the first few pages.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:32:54 -0800

Hinterland Who's Who?

By: anthill

anthill — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:40:25 -0800

If you ask any girl from the parish around what pleases her most from her head to her toes she'll say "I'm not sure that that's business of yours, but I sure love to waltz with that log driver.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:48:52 -0800

Aw, only 3 vignettes. Still, they have Faces.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:13:38 -0800

Does anyone else remember staying up late on Sunday nights and watching "O Canada" on Cartoon Network? I've been wondering where I could see these cartoons again ever since. This has really made my day.

By: sloe

sloe — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:51:03 -0800

This is great, but as Paddle to the Sea doesn't appear to be up (yet?) - and no NFB related reminiscence would be complete without it - here are the obligatory youtube links

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:52:35 -0800

If you've only got time to watch one NFB doc, make it Devil At Your Heels, the story of Ken Carter, a daredevil who built a rocket car and a ten-story ramp with the intention of jumping over the St. Lawrence River (he was also the subject of my first MeFi post). It is in all seriousness one of the best documentaries I've ever seen, on any subject.

By: Monster_Zero

Monster_Zero — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:40:37 -0800

It is always a pleasure to re-watch what I am pretty sure is one of the greatest animated short films ever, The Cat Came Back. "The Big Snit" also does not get old, and I will forever have the tunes from "Blackfly" and "Log Driver's Waltz" burned into my memory. Thanks for posting this!

By: The Salaryman

The Salaryman — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:47:15 -0800

You've enriched my life, bonobothegreat.

By: treblekicker

treblekicker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:36:10 -0800

Given this is the organisation that the Scottish electronica band Boards of Canada took their sound from - based on their soundtracks, which of these films have the coolest scores?

By: Meagan

Meagan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:47:47 -0800

Wow, what a great revamp of the site! I love seeing various Canadian agencies and departments move towards embracing the web like this. Bonus points for not employing region-locking, unlike many of the popular USA video streaming sites... while I understand Hulu & company's reasons for employing region-locking, it still sucks, and forces me to turn to the most readily available alternative (torrents).

By: nax

nax — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:38:12 -0800

Fantastic site, which would be even more fantastic if this damn machine would load video properly. Bookmarked for that mythical future where I have a computer that is less than 10 years old. Thanks!

By: sevenyearlurk

sevenyearlurk — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:47:59 -0800

I was at a public showing of "the Romance of Transportation in Canada" earlier this year (Cinematheque was playing it along with Outrageous!). Thomas Waugh introduced it and I found some of his comments at the Cinematheque site: "The National Film Board's Oscar-nominated new turn in cel animation from 1952 is a confirmation that Canadian history is not only never dull but in fact can also be an unexpected repository of queer flounces and, thanks to a high camp commentary written by Norman McLaren's boyfriend Guy Glover, very queer inflections."

By: Opposite George

Opposite George — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:39:13 -0800

Great. I was just getting ready to go to the gym and you post this. Great. Just fricking great. The only thing getting me out the door at all tonight is I can't seem to find "The Sweater." Damn, it's on YouTube.