You’re gonna disappointed by Man of Steel anyway, may as well be on the cheap. via Facebook

We’re not sure when this was decided, but movies are for rich people. This innocent pastime which once welcomed all tax brackets into its chilly, air conditioned arms seems to have slipped away, and for many of us, the days of seeing cinematic wonders unfold before us on a screen larger than a laptop screen are naught but a memory.

Well, we don’t know how to fight that, but we do know that doing something that doesn’t include the overconsumption of alcohol and subsequent high bar tab shouldn’t lead to regret and an empty checking account. So, we’ve rounded up this list of Brooklyn theaters where you can go to the movies for cheap(er). (more…)

Do you have a man inside you? What about $8?

Confession time: I, like so many of you, am a Netflix moocher. I have used, loved, binge-watched and abused a Netflix account for nearly three years now, but I’ve been leeching off an old roommate’s account, which she was fine with, even if my viewing habits mix in a lot of Justice League Unlimited to throw off her heavily mumblecore-centric viewing recommendations.

These heady days of unlimited Netflix sharing, however, may be coming to an end. Bloomberg reports today the service that is changing the way we watch TV wants to actually charge you for the way you watch TV. It may soon start cracking down on the number of devices you can stream the service on, which means no more mooching off of mom and dad’s account and no more one Netflix for the whole apartment [UPDATE: Netflix has just released its "moocher plan" price: $12 for four streams!]. It’s cool, I was going to get my own account soon anyway. In fact, this is actually a pretty great sign of things to come. Here’s why: (more…)

“Why don’t you get out of the hero game and open a cafe in Park Slope with me?”

In the world of unnecessary remakes, The Amazing Spider-Man just may top the list. After all, the first movie came out barely ten years ago, so the idea that we needed to start all the way from the beginning seems a little silly. But, we’ll take off our nerd glasses here and just get to how this affects your life: if you’ve got nothing to do tomorrow, you can go try and catch a glimpse of the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for those who aren’t quite awake yet, being filmed down in Windsor Terrace. (more…)

Get swallowed up by Hulu this weekend

You might think that you know how to mark an anniversary, but whatever flowers/chocolate/jewelry combos you’ve pulled off can’t compete with this offer from Hulu. Because it’s the second anniversary of their partnership with the Criterion Collection, the entire library on Hulu Plus is being opened to the public, for a limited time. (more…)

Williamsburg has been hogging Brooklyn’s share of serious movie houses going up lately with its additions of Nitehawk and indieScreen, but the grandaddy of boozin’ at the movies, Alamo Drafthouse, is set to make cinephiles outside Williamsburg happy, with their planned opening at the Fulton Mall. The Austin-based movie house isn’t set to open until 2015, which should be just in time for the next regrettable, alcohol-necessitating Star Wars movie to come out. (more…)

Looks homey. via Videology

Videology stands out from the bagel shops and mixology-cum-oyster joints on Bedford Ave. because of  it’s stark sign and the fact that it’s a real, live video store that’s still open in 2012. The nine year-old rental shop, a neighborhood staple, had been struggling with competition from Netflix, until owners Wendy Chamberlain and James Leet did what any smart Williamsburg entrepreneur does: they put a beer on it.

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Good advice.

Not working because of a hurricane is fun. Being cooped up for two, maybe three days, eh, not so much. Don’t despair! This is New York, the toughest city in the country. You’ll get through it the same way generations of New Yorkers have gotten though everything: drinking and complaining indoors. Should you be blessed during this storm with electricity and internet, I present you with a list of top notch Instant Watch picks to pass the hours. You could read a book also, but come on, that’s a last ditch way to entertain yourself. (more…)

Everyone into the indie-rom-com-starring-BK-celebrity-couple pool!

I wouldn’t have surgery there, but the Bay Ridge Alpine Cinema has a special deal for an “I’m not really sure” amount of time (quoting the manager) where if you buy five movie tickets, it’s $30 all ages and shows. Pretty sure this is the cheapest way to see a first-run movie in Brooklyn, at least at night. Bay Ridge’s $6 tickets beat the $7 adult ticket deal at Cobble Hill Cinemas available every other morning before 9, only on movies whose title begins with vowels in at least three languages. (Actual restrictions here.) We know there’s all kinds of good food nearby in Bensonhurst so don’t eat too much popcorn. Plus, if Mayor Bloomberg sees you he might ban it.

They don’t look too cold. Click to read a warm, fuzzy article about volunteering at Sundance.

You know that roundup we did recently on college do-overs? If I had a life do-over, I’d squeeze in more stuff like this: volunteering at the Sundance Film Festival. The annual fest in Park City Utah hires hundreds of volunteers every year to usher fur-bootied celebrities to their seats, work the ticket booth, sell Sundance merch, help people find the right shuttle bus, host some schmoozy hang called the “filmmaker lodge,” and more. (more…)

1. Learn how to belly dance. It’s exotic dancing’s semi-respectable cousin! (Friday)

2. Cool off in the kiddie pool with the world’s best view. (Friday – Sunday)

3. See more short films than you can shake a stick at, which is coincidentally, eight films. (Friday)

4. Or, tell no one that this feature length movie is showing and you can have a pier all to yourself. (Friday) (more…)