Great choice! It's definitely one of my favorites from Varda. Have fun rediscovering her work!
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Criterion Channel streaming service launches April 8 (US/Canada)
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Great choice! It's definitely one of my favorites from Varda. Have fun rediscovering her work!
I managed to get it working on Alexa, and I agree. Filmstruck had a massive selection, this seems to pale in comparison.
There doesn't seem to be much there for me yet. Disappointingly limited at this point & unlikely to see me subscribed beyond the free month, but we'll see. Maybe it's an upload / indexing thing as speculated.
So any surround sound support? I assume I can't get it watching it on Chrome for desktop, but curious if it's in any of the apps.
Criterion Movies NOT found on Criterion Channel:
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Before Midnight
Barcelona
The Last Days of Disco
Kicking and Screaming
Shallow Grave
Dazed and Confused
Slacker
Blue Velvet
True Stories
These are just the films that were in my physical collection that I couldn't find online. I don't know why people were saying "Oh, they will have pretty much all the Criterion releases."
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Before Midnight
Barcelona
The Last Days of Disco
Kicking and Screaming
Shallow Grave
Dazed and Confused
Slacker
Blue Velvet
True Stories
These are just the films that were in my physical collection that I couldn't find online. I don't know why people were saying "Oh, they will have pretty much all the Criterion releases."
Yeah. I really wanted to rewatch Something Wild and refrained from buying the Blu-Ray in anticipation for this. Oh well, maybe it'll be added soon. I just noticed a ton of Wim Wenders stuff is on there already, which is nice.
What's your favorite color?
The Before trilogy is needed badly.
That's pretty much all the Criterion releases if those are the only ones missing. Shrug.
Guess I'm lucky I am into older film and East Asian, all of which are there. I'd assume most of those films are hard/expensive to get streaming rights for anyway.
Those are licensed from more precious studios, so no surprise. Their Blue Velvet isn't out yet, so maybe that'll come. You could also add Barry Lyndon, Dr Strangelove, The Killing, and Killer's Kiss. They only have Paths of glory by Kubrick. No Wes Anderson either.
On the flipside we get not only Chungking Express and In the Mood For Love by Wong Kar-Wai, but also Happy Together and Fallen Angels, which are not in available in physical.
No, that's just me checking my physical collection against what is online......it is not at all a complete listing. I didn't bother with listing stuff that will obviously never make it (big studio pictures like The Rock) or the films people already mentioned would be missing (every Wes Anderson movie).
Hopefully they get some more of my boys Wilder and Lubitsch on there, there's a ton for me to chew through even in the free month but I am GREEDY and WANT MORE
Hmm, doesn't want to Chromecast to my TV via Android app :\
Hopefully this gets sorted. Getting an error message like "not available for Chromecast." Are they disabling it? There's a cast button on the app.
Hopefully this gets sorted. Getting an error message like "not available for Chromecast." Are they disabling it? There's a cast button on the app.
Amazon currently has Something Wild streaming. Maybe Criterion will get it when that license ends.
I'm so fucking happy, it can't describe it. I missed being able to stream their library so damn much.
This is one of the best things Criterion ever published. The complete box set of the films is among my most prized possessions.
I wouldn't have thought it would be that hard to get stuff like Slacker, Kicking & Screaming, or the Whit Stillman movies.
Sadly, no. I get the same result as when I try any direct URL for a movie that doesn't come up in the search:
Looks like Canadians are getting a second tier catalog, due to licensing rights, no doubt. I'm still excited about what's there but I'm going to think a lot harder than expected about whether to keep subscribing once the trial is over.
They need to be clear that their streaming catalog is not the same as their physical catalog, or a lot of people will continue to be disappointed/confused.
Been playing around with the Roku app for the last hour. Haven't had any major issues with it and I am quite happy to have something to fill the void of Filmstruck. Gonna sit down and watch a whole film later tonight.
I am pretty disappointed that the whole collection of Criterion films isn't on there but with the constant rotation of content it shouldn't be a problem in the long run.
I am pretty disappointed that the whole collection of Criterion films isn't on there but with the constant rotation of content it shouldn't be a problem in the long run.
You would think, but licensing is a mess. I think Whit Stillman owns those movies?, but maybe something goes back to Warner. Slacker was MGM (think Linklater got that back). Kicking and Screaming is Lionsgate, another prickly studio. I'm hoping some of them pop up atleast for a limited time. Criterion has said any movies they license (that aren't in the permanent Collection) for the channel will be there for atleast 90 days. Maybe some of these will go that route.
They have a new release of Blue Velvet out in May. I imagine it may show up closer to then (or after the release).
This setup is a direct copy paste from filmstruck unfortunately.
Some movies are now refusing to play while giving an Error 404 message on the iOS app, but not on the Apple TV. There are probably still some bugs to iron out...
It wasn't showing up for me earlier, but I got it on my Roku TV. Watching Red Shoes right now :)
Why can't I see Red Shoes on my Apple TV?
I'm sure they'll iron out all the bugs and quirks, but I hope it doesn't deter people. I was a bit bummed that I couldn't even log in earlier today.
Interview by Decider with Criterion President Peter Becker
He estimates there are near 1300 films in the Criterion Collection and around 1000 films on the channel. So you have some idea how many won't make it. But he does say they are working with various studios to license more films. He specifically mentions Bottle Rocket and how it wouldn't be feasible to make that permanent but all films are licensed for atleast 3 months and could be licensed for years. Also they talk about curation and the importance of having a niche audience.
He estimates there are near 1300 films in the Criterion Collection and around 1000 films on the channel. So you have some idea how many won't make it. But he does say they are working with various studios to license more films. He specifically mentions Bottle Rocket and how it wouldn't be feasible to make that permanent but all films are licensed for atleast 3 months and could be licensed for years. Also they talk about curation and the importance of having a niche audience.
HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT
(Thank you for letting me know they were there, have seen Tampopo and been stewing forever that I didn't have access to the rest of his filmography)
Discovery is a big part of what they should focus on, I hope we get some tags (like JAPANESE FILMS, Decade it was made, Actors etc).
Or am I missing those?
Or am I missing those?
no those dont exist
it was the same problem with filmstruck
even just a super basic "people also watched:" or "stuff like this:" would be at least kind of helpful
the collections are kind of random and you cant even go from a film to see what collections its in
Criterion on Hulu was the best it's ever been, right? I remember they had some wildly obscure shit on there in HD that had never come out on Blu-ray.
Bummer, let's hope they invest the money to get that done. I would stay subscribed for the "behind the scenes" stuff alone but it's a pain in the butt to search for.
Looks like I'm finally seeing more stuff.
Though if Canada really is getting significantly less stuff then I don't see why we should pay full price. This is definitely going to factor into my decision on whether or not to keep my subscription after the trial runs out.
Though if Canada really is getting significantly less stuff then I don't see why we should pay full price. This is definitely going to factor into my decision on whether or not to keep my subscription after the trial runs out.
Are you on a custom ROM?
A lot of times they break the DRM needed for this stuff.
I was on a Samurai binge (first Kill! Then Harakiri) just the other say and decided to check Netflix and Primes Samurai sections and...it's fucking nothing. What a fucking travesty.
How is the Japanese cinema collection here? Pretty extensive? Any murmuring if this service will be released in UK?
How is the Japanese cinema collection here? Pretty extensive? Any murmuring if this service will be released in UK?
Just verified, I can watch on Android. I noticed a little lock symbol on the thumbnails ar first but theyre not there anymore.