Netflix Nuggets: I Saw the Devil Whistle in the Shadows by the Sea

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 being made available by Netflix for instant streaming. Important Note: There may be some films that do not become available on the specified dates. This is merely a report of the most accurate release dates I can find, but is not directly confirmed by Netflix themselves.

IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE (2010) Streaming Available: 06/07/2011 Synopsis: Just days before his scheduled release from a reformatory, teenage delinquent Silviu takes a pretty social worker hostage and threatens to kill her unless his estranged mother promises not to separate him from his younger brother. Average Netflix Rating: 3.4

SALT OF THE SEA (2008) Streaming Available: 06/07/2011 Synopsis: Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather’s savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. Average Netflix Rating: 3.5

SHADOWS AND LIES (2010) Streaming Available: 06/07/2011 Synopsis: Four years after leaving New York City for good, William Vincent finds himself back in Manhattan, attempting to save the woman he loves from organized criminals following a series of unusual events. Average Netflix Rating: 3.3

AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS (2001) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: Comedian Billy Crystal co-wrote and co-stars in this acidly told tale about Gwen and Eddie, a separated, bickering movie-star couple who “make nice” for the cameras at a press junket promoting their new movie together. Average Netflix Rating: 3.1

BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground. Average Netflix Rating: 3.9

DARKNESS FALLS (1998) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: With his wife, Jane, in a coma after being in a car crash, John Barrett discovers she’s been secretly carrying on with Mark Driscoll — who escaped from the accident alive. Now, John must seek out Mark to learn what happened that night. Average Netflix Rating: 3.4

THE NEW GUY (2002) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: Ed Decter (who co-wrote There’s Something About Mary) directs this teen comedy centered on the exploits of a grade-A high school loser who assumes another identity at a new school to infiltrate a group of popular kids. Average Netflix Rating: 3.4

THE ONE (2001) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: In director James Wong’s sci-fi actioner, police officer Gabriel Yulaw is confronted with a sinister duplicate of himself — and this evil double, an escapee from an advanced parallel universe, is on a mission to kill Gabriel. Average Netflix Rating: 3.5

STEALING HARVARD (2002) Streaming Available: 06/08/2011 Synopsis: John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he’s reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition. Average Netflix Rating: 3.1

BLACK DEATH (2010) Streaming Available: 06/09/2011 Synopsis: Sean Bean stars in this historically rooted horror-thriller as Ulric, a church-appointed knight in the age of the Bubonic Plague’s first wave who’s tasked with investigating rumors of a woman who can bring the dead back to life. Average Netflix Rating: 3.1

I SAW THE DEVIL (2010) *Highly Recommended! Streaming Available: 06/09/2011 Synopsis: From famed thriller director Ji-woon Kim comes this edgy thriller about secret agent Dae-hoon, who discovers how far over the edge he will go in order to seek revenge after his fiancée is brutally slain by psychopathic serial killer Kyung-chul. Average Netflix Rating: 3.8

LOST IN AMERICA (1985) Streaming Available: 06/10/2011 Synopsis: David and Linda live a boring life. David has dutifully obeyed orders at an ad agency for eight years, while Linda has devoted seven years to a dead-end job. But after David gets fired, they impulsively embark on a hilarious odyssey of discovery. Average Netflix Rating: 3.2

RETHINK AFGHANISTAN (2009) Streaming Available: 06/10/2009 Synopsis: Filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed) carefully examines the war in Afghanistan, raising challenging questions about the destabilization of Pakistan, U.S. troop escalation, ballooning military costs, civilian casualties and much more. Average Netflix Rating: 3.9