Well, you can imagine I would be interested in a movie called The Hide, right? The Hide is a British thriller starring Alex MacQueen and Phil Campbell. It seems to only be available in PAL/region 2 format. Bummer, because it sounds interesting:
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company. Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge driving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.
It seems this title is available streaming on Amazon, but not in the United States. Here's the trailer:
Have you seen The Hide? What did you think of it? Was Red-tailed Hawk one of the rare ticks found by the main character? Because it sure sounds like one in the trailer. ;)
Some new titles of note are available on Netflix for instant watching. Remember that titles are often on Netflix for a limited time, so watch 'em while you can! Only two of the titles from my previous posts (Netflix Instant Watch for birders and More Netflix...
This short promotional video does a good job of explaining how some birders use birding smartphone apps in the field.
Netflix has been in the news a lot in the last couple of weeks, mostly because of the outrage they faced from customers after an announced price hike. We're still happy with Netflix, although we'll probably switch to streaming-only before the price hike deadline. Since my post Netflix...
I'm adding this to my wish list right now!!
