>Today, Turner announced the launch date for FilmStruck, the company’s first domestic subscription video-on-demand service, set to debut on October 19th. Developed and managed by Turner Classic Movies, FilmStruck will feature the largest streaming library of contemporary and classic arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films. It will also feature extensive bonus content, filmmaker interviews and rare footage. Later this year, FilmStruck will also become the exclusive streaming home to the world-renowned Criterion Collection library, where subscribers can gain access to the Criterion’s entire streaming library through FilmStruck’s exclusive premium add-on tier, The Criterion Channel.
>Subscriptions to FilmStruck are available in three different pricing tiers:
>FilmStruck Subscription – $6.99/month – offering hundreds of constantly refreshed, hard-to-find and critically acclaimed films, plus exclusive bonus content including hosted introductions, originally produced pieces, interviews and more.
>FilmStruck + The Criterion Channel Subscription – $10.99/month – offering everything in the FilmStruck subscription plus unlimited access to Criterion’s entire streaming library of films and special features, along with channel-exclusive original programming such as filmmaker profiles, master classes, and curated series by celebrated guests from the film world and beyond
>Annual Subscription – $99/year for FilmStruck + The Criterion Channel (a $30 annual savings)
>“FilmStruck is a departure from the timeless Hollywood classics that we offer at TCM and a genuinely distinct offering for the streaming marketplace, focusing on a thoughtfully curated experience around hard-to-find, critically acclaimed, independent films from the most celebrated libraries in the world,” said Jennifer Dorian, general manager of TCM and FilmStruck. “By combining the expertise at TCM and the Criterion Collection – two of the leading authorities in film preservation and history – we have created something really special that is a must-have for passionate film lovers.”
>Following the same curatorial expertise as TCM, FilmStruck’s massive library will feature over 70 fully curated and constantly refreshed programming themes. These include: Cinema Passport, a monthly “franchise” showcasing the work of countries rich in film history and culture; The Masters, a monthly, director-focused “franchise” highlighting acclaimed directors including Akira Kurosawa, François Truffaut, and Chantal Akerman; Food for Thought, a collection of films that tickles the tongue by prominently featuring food; and more.
>Additionally, FilmStruck will feature hosted introductions from film critics and celebrities, including actor Bill Hader, reporter Alicia Malone, and comedian and “Archer” actor Lucky Yates.
>FilmStruck will be available exclusively on Amazon Fire TV, web, iOS and Android devices at launch on October 19th, and on Apple TV and other platforms and devices in the coming months. Those who sign up at the official website can explore FilmStruck’s curated and constantly refreshed library with a special 14-day free trial.
I'll probably drop Hulu for this. With Criterion and the C(omfy)W gone, there's not much left for me.
The beta wasnt so impressive however, as they only provided the Criterion films already on Hulu. I'm looking forward to seeing if they have access to more Criterion titles than the same that have been on Hulu for a couple years when it launches, as well as the content from other labels. I was hoping, as it's a joint venture w/ TCM, it would feature Turner Classic Movies, like, the old Hollywood stuff they play. It won't. From the TCM instagram today: >Filmstruck won't have too much overlap with us, expect(sic) with TCM Imports.
Having said that, the TCM app for iOS and web is pretty great anyway, or at least always has a handful of classics to watch.
Stoked they're providing an iOS app, holding out hope the Apple TV app will work for last gen, but I doubt it. PS4 would be ideal.
The pricing's not bad, hoping the bonus content is as complete at the physical releases. Anyway, nice new option for cineastes and aesthetes such as ourselves, gentlemen, ladies.
Kayden Cox
What a stupid name
Christopher White
p cool maine, when I download a movie I feel like i'm entitled to an awesome movie, not so much when streaming
>Room with a View >Walkabout >Daisies >A Hard Day's Night >???? >Persona >Three Colors White
What's the third last film?
Josiah Rogers
What/where do u mean exactly? The title page shows a lot of different stuff. Screenshot?
Camden Sanders
The movie clips being shown as the background at the top
Noah Rogers
Ohh, duh. Yeah, i dunno good question. Glad there's not an entrance exam.
Cooper Miller
I wish there was an entrance exam for Cred Forums.
Austin Foster
I was definitely hoping this would be a TCM meets Netflix kinda service that focuses on the classics. I'm actually very disappointed by this information, and won't be subscribing
Kevin Roberts
Kwaidan. Perfect time of year to watch it senpai. It's pretty good.
Me too
Nathan Diaz
>Kwaidan Thanks much
Oliver Harris
is it for americans only
Kayden Miller
Yeah, i'm holding out hope that the other labels will fill it out. I just wanna see some actually rare, little seen, hard to find, etc content.
Would have loved to see TCM films but i think Warner may be a part too?
Robert Morris
Those are the only people who matter.
Jackson Murphy
I believe I did hear Warner Bros is involved. It would be great to get their library of classics, especially if it included Warner Archives and the "Night at the Movies with Leonard Maltin" stuff.
Oliver Watson
FYI: A subscription will be required to gain entry into /film/
William Ramirez
>paying for movies
Wait, do people still do this?
Hunter Watson
if no one payed for them no one would make them, and there would be no blu-rays to do HD-rips of
Noah Nguyen
The lack of TCM is disappointing, but it still sounds great. I might give it a shot. I already have a huge Blu-ray collection, so I might not pay extra for Criterion, but we'll see.
Christopher Cooper
cuck
Brayden Martinez
Is Mubi, dare I say it, kill?
Hudson Ross
Mubi is kill ;_;
Benjamin Evans
man yur kool
Lincoln Johnson
will it be region locked?
Jonathan Wright
>supporting things you love so that more stuff like it will be made makes you a cuck
Owen Brown
>tfw invited to beta but literally never used it once because I forgot.
Samuel Nelson
It was ok. If you've looked at Hulu's Criterion selection, you've seen it.
Justin Green
I'm a bit annoyed that this was so heavily advertised as TCM + Criterion but in reality it has no actual TCM content and Criterion is a second tier subscription. That said I've very excited to see what comes out of it. The big issue I had with Criterion on Hulu (besides all the dated scans) was the lack of curation. It was 500 obscure French and Japanese films with no way to sort through them or know what they were going in. The description of cycles based on director, country, theme sounds perfect.
Hopefully MGM and Warner license out their back catalogs, though Warner Archive Streaming makes that unlikely.
Mubi is only useful out of necessity. The idea of paying in advance with no knowledge if the next months slate is any good is terrible. It's the "box" scam of streaming services
Hudson Davis
glad i have it for the herzog movies it had recently but this will probably replace it for me
Xavier Hughes
Where Is BvS?
James Edwards
>no answer on whether it will be available outside the U.S.
Fuck this shit.
Cameron Fisher
It obviously won't, and if it will it won't have the same films
Leo Ross
TCM and Criterion both have North American rights to their movies (TCM is broadcast without blackout in Canada and Criterion DVDs are stocked by Canadian retailers).
It seems strange they won't even comment on whether the service is going to be available in Canada.
Matthew Cooper
Oh, Canada isn't typically what comes to mind for "outside the US'. I thought NA was a given
Luis Martin
via their instagram: >We'll steam (sic) in the US only at launch. We're exploring international interest though. Whereabouts are you based?
You should unironically contact/lobby them. They sent out a couple really involved surveys for feedback in beta.
>they won't even comment on whether the service is going to be available in Canada. see
Jackson Russell
In your asshole
Parker Bailey
On October 19, the Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies will launch a subscription streaming service built by people who love movies for people who love movies. It will be unlike anything out there, with thematic programming, introductions, special features, and much more. FilmStruck, the primary service, programmed by the team at TCM, will feature a rotating selection of Criterion titles alongside movies licensed from sources around the world. A premium option for FilmStruck subscribers, the Criterion Channel will be our home base in the streaming space, programmed and produced by the Criterion team, where we can take our mission to a whole new level.
Criterion Channel subscribers will have unlimited access to the largest selection of Criterion titles ever available on a streaming service—all the time. Our own ever-expanding streaming library includes many of the best-known classics in the Criterion Collection, along with hundreds of rare films you won’t find in any other medium, but we’ll also be featuring full Criterion special editions of titles licensed from major studios as well as out-of-print titles and films that have never been available to us on home video. We’ve worked hard to make the Criterion Channel a worthwhile addition for our core Criterion Blu-ray and DVD customers and regular FilmStruck subscribers alike by creating original, channel-exclusive content, director profiles, live events, guest-curated series, and a programming rotation where there will be something new happening just about every night of the week.
Lucas White
This gay shit doesn't work in my slavshit country but MUBI does so FUCK YOU
Evan Myers
We’ve had a great five years at Hulu, but the opportunity to build our own channel with the help of an incredible team like the one at TCM is a dream come true for our company. FilmStruck will be the exclusive streaming home of the Criterion Collection as of November 11, when our library will be leaving Hulu. The monthly cost of FilmStruck and the Criterion Channel together will be $10.99, but you can sign up for the FilmStruck newsletter to receive a free two-week trial offer when the services go live.
We have talked (and debated) for years about the best way to bring some sort of subscription plan to our viewers, and with FilmStruck and the Criterion Channel, we believe we’ve finally found it. The first week on the channel, we’re bringing back the out-of-print commentary from The Silence of the Lambs. Catch a double feature on Friday nights. Find a short with a feature on Tuesdays. The possibilities are endless, and we’ve just begun to explore them.
