My suggestion is for you to try thinking about Netflix as a service that provides you not with particular movies but with an optimal, curated variety of films.

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And Variety thinks Happy Feet is one of the very best directed animated films on record.

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These are the films that I feel stand above others for a variety of reasons.

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For many years, Elsheimer, who studied computer science in college, collected these films in his spare time while he worked a variety of jobs.

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He made a name for himself early on with zombie movie "Dead Alive, " and during the course of a career that has spanned more than two decades, he brought a variety of ghoulish characters to the big screen in the "Rings" films.

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"We didn't send out 6, 000 screeners or take out national ads in 'Variety, '" said Mr. Beckman of the Oscars campaigns for his two films.

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In deciding the films to include here, I wanted to attempt a wide variety of types, times, and themes, all reflecting the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in the U.S. There is only one film here that is specifically all about King himself, since there are frankly just not many movies featuring King, besides documentaries.

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Highlights included the return of the open pit (unlike the Ozzfest which only allowed a 1000 or so into a cordoned off area), great sets from Iron Maiden, Audioslave, Mudvayne, Disturbed (once the mic was switched on), covered areas where people could escape the sun, watch films and play on games consoles, and two stages offering a variety of different styles.

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