Show HN: Don't forget another movie release. Thoughts? (moviecron.com)

Generally nice work. I'd use it but I avoid theaters. Loads fast on my crap PC. Only problem I have is the design of Upcoming Movies. Should be a nice grid, with the buttons aligned underneath the JPEG. Rather a confusing mess as-is.

Registration page seems kind of empty but other than that its a great start.

Great idea!

I have small kids, so we never go to movies in theaters any more.

I'd happily use this service if it provided Rental/DVD/Netflix/iTunes availability reminders.

Cool site, will probably use it. Would be nice if, in the big view of upcoming movies, the posters were more prominent. As is, the big bootstrap buttons draw all the attention, which makes it harder to scan quickly.

It'd be nice if there were some review scores too. I think rotten tomatoes has an API for this.

The Netflix etc, availability others mentioned is probably helpful too.

Nice idea, nice work!

Additionally, people with young kids are always looking for movies near them that are G or PG. Each theater complex usually has zero, one, or two compared to ten or more from PG13 and R. Given a reliable source, you might optionally push a short list to a subscriber on Thursday night via SMS listing -any- local kid-friendly movies, new or not. Now to monetize it all...

Great start. From a UI perspective, I'd try and do a bit more to get away from the default bootstrap look. It's pretty immediately identifiable, and makes your design blend in with so many others these days (in a bad way).

Like it, good idea :) Could be fun to have a bigger view of the movies with a -> to see the next one. The trailer could already be pre-loaded (Showing the first image of the video) and when clicked on it it starts playing. Also, a hype factor (either from your own users or from rotten tomatoes for instance) could be useful.

Looks great! You should consider adding notifications for when a movie comes out on dvd / bluray, since sometimes I'm waiting for that.

You might add a little more definition around movie title / poster / button combinations. Once you scroll away from the top or the bottom it's not immediately apparent which belong to which unless you really look at the poster.

Really appreciating all the feedback I'm receiving and will start right away at implementing all of it. I haven't put a link on the site to follow on twitter yet, but to get updated about new features as I add them follow Movie Cron on twitter @MovieCron ( http://www.twitter.com/MovieCron ).

A couple of comments have asked for a similar service for Netflix and iTunes. There already is such a service, "Can I Stream.it?" [1]. I have no affiliation with them--I came across them when trying to find out what is available on Netflix so I could decide if I wanted to sign up.

CISI reports on the availability of movies via the following sources, and lets you set up a reminder to tell you when a movie becomes available:

Free or subscription streaming: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Crackle, YouTube, Epix, Xfinity Streampix.

Streaming rental: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube, Blockbuster.

Digital Purchase: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Blockbuster.

DVD/Bluray: Amazon, Netflix, Redbox.

XFINITY subscription: HBO, SHO, Cinemax, Starz, Encore, Xfinity free.

[1] http://canistream.it/

Few crits & suggestions:

- The layout does render correctly at 1024x768 (iPad).

- Some of the drop downs do not work when tapped.

- Make the movie detail page URL more SEO friendly (include the title instead of your internal ID).

- Don't force users to download images & titles from a few dozen other movies when looking at the movie detail page.

- Focus on being mobile friendly. I can imagine a site like this being most useful when I see a poster or trailer at the local theater and want to remember it. In that situation, I'm on my phone with a slower connection (or one that is capped).

- You're building a site with lots of utility, not a content site. I'm not sure links to half a dozen social media services will serve your users (along with forcing mobile visitors to download all that JavaScript).

- Movie release dates vary greatly across countries. Even the US, smaller independent films will have slow roll outs over longer periods of time. Some bigger films will premier in NY and LA weeks or months before being released in a wider market. And not all films will be available in all areas. Your site gives no indication of any of this at all.

It'd be cool if I could get a bit more non-trailer info by clicking the poster. I kind of expected it would bring up the poster in a lightbox at least, so I could see the stars' names. Maybe I'm a curmudgeon, but I prefer reading to watching a trailer.

Where are you getting the movie data from? Cool site by the way, really like it.

I really want to try this, but I don't see why we are required to register for accounts. My cell phone number is enough of an account name. Just send me a one-time SMS with a random guid that links back. I can enter a password there.

Alternately, why use accounts at all? Just let me enter my number or email and pick movies to be notified about.

Well, this service doesn't really seem useful to people that live outside the US. E.g. "A Good Day to Die Hard" won't be released until a month later in Australia, but the website indicates that it comes out a month earlier. Aggregating the release dates would be nice.

As far as design is concerned, maybe rethink your use of the script font: http://www.mishes.com/articles/lobster-font-abuse

I use imdb's android app for this. It has a "coming soon" page where you can see upcoming releases, and if you tap the release date, it's added to your calendar.

Nice, I like the idea.