The Criterion Channel

[Hoke Moseley]

$1 off the list price, not $1 total.

[Corey31]

Originally Posted by Poya

I signed up for a Charter subscription when it was announced but I can’t seem to get that $1/month deal. Was there something I needed to do?

I think the way he worded it is confusing. It's not $1 / month or $10 / year. That's the discount you get for signing up early.

So instead of $10.99 / month your subscription will be $9.99 / month. Instead of $99.99 / year you pay $89.99 / year. Those discounts are for the length of your subscription.

[Peavey]

They just sent out an email to charter subscribers. Chungking Express is the movie of the week and available to watch. Must have active subscription to view.

[Animatic33]

I find it fascinating that after watching Chungking Express, I have this intense desire to own it on bluray - despite it being out of print. I know it will be there on the Criterion streaming service when it launches in April, so I can revisit it any time I want, but I now feel like I should own this piece of artwork.

I can't recall the last Netflix show I felt that way about, maybe Stranger Things...

[edit]

To clarify - I think it is wonderful having a service like the Criterion Channel that will allow people easier access to films that evoke discussion and thought not just on rudimentary topics but on more complex and interesting angles of film-making. I am already feeling the effects of it, thinking differently about narrative in general. Both Chungking Express and Mikey and Nicky are examples of non-generalized story structure, which warrants the need to revisit and analyze everything. My comment on owning these films physically is not a slight against any streaming service, as I think having more exposure to a variety of content is incredibly important.

I just find it amusing that such a reaction to seeing a film manifests itself as a need to own it. Film collecting is a strange hobby to have

[solarrdadd]

[DaBargainHunta]

Anyone else having issues playing Chungking Express or any of its related extras on the Criterion Channel?

On the VHX Roku app, I get a brief loading screen before being booted back to the menu.

On my web browser, I get an inaccurate screen that says, "Sorry, this video cannot be played while your device is connected to this external monitor" (it isn't).

Mikey and Nicky played flawlessly on the Roku VHX app last week.

[Hoke Moseley]

On my web browser, I get an inaccurate screen that says, "Sorry, this video cannot be played while your device is connected to this external monitor" (it isn't).

I got the same message, and my device also isn't connected to an external monitor.

Pretty frustrating since it'll be gone after today (until April, at least). Hope they get all the kinks worked out before the real launch.

[thebalconyfool]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Anyone else having issues playing Chungking Express or any of its related extras on the Criterion Channel?

On the VHX Roku app, I get a brief loading screen before being booted back to the menu.


Mikey and Nicky played flawlessly on the Roku VHX app last week.

Exactly the same for me.

[Animatic33]

I had success airplaying Chungking Express from my iPad Air 2 in safari to an Apple TV 2.

Chrome worked both on OSX and Windows 7. No support for chrome cast.

Criterion mentions they haven’t officially supported either with the latest offering.

Pretty sure they’re going barebones until it officially launches.

[Hoke Moseley]

Apparently it's a problem with Google Chrome that makes the video unplayable.

Too bad I have a Chromebook and no other browser options. :|

[beerme]

Trying to watch on my laptop; it's not hooked up to anything but my printer. Won't play because of nonexistent external monitor. Try different browsers: you've reached the device limit on your account. Gee, thanks a lot.
Also, on my account at least, the "cancel subscription" button does absolutely nothing. It's either disabled or broken.

[postmodel]

Yeah, it works on my iPhone but not on the browser for my kindle fire, which I’d prefer since it’s a larger screen. It’s frustrating, but I’ll surivve.

So besides safari, what other browsers does this work on?

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by ChromeJob

Less than the Filmstruck + Criterion $11.99 price. It will NOT include TCM content, apparently only Criterion.

It WILL apparently carry all the extras and features that made Filmstruck such a deal.

Early adopters can get $1/month or $10/yearly rate discounts. => https://www.criterion.com/channel


FYI, if you have TCM in your cable package, you may qualify for access to the Watch TCM on Apple TV, other platforms. Films are available for a week or two, and the software is a little better developed than Filmstruck's (tvOS, that is).

Damn. Part of the cache of FilmStruck for me was having the TCM stuff too. I love Criterion, but I don’t know if this channel by itself is worth it...

[DaBargainHunta]

If you have TCM on your cable package, Roku finally added the TCM app.

[meremortal]

Sounds pretty nice. Most Criterion movies for me are risky blind buys given their prices and limited mainstream appeal, but it's nice that they have been more inviting to releasing movies that more than a handful of people would actually want to watch, like The Breakfast Club. It was nice when they had a deal with Hulu since it's a service a lot of folks already have.

[DaBargainHunta]

Meant to post this a few days ago...

Good news! Criterion Channel fixed the renewal date issue on the website.

Before



Now

[KilloWertz]

This is going to probably be a really stupid question, but I never used FilmStruck, so I just wanted to make sure I understood everything correctly before signing up (and ultimately saving me a lot of money from buying their Blu-rays as much)... This will include all of their currently released catalog, and they will continue to add the ones they add to the Collection?

[robsinden]

From https://www.criterion.com/current/po...-launch-lineup

Originally Posted by www.criterion.com

The new service will host the Criterion Collection and Janus Films’ ever-growing library of more than 1,000 feature films, 350 shorts, and 3,500 supplementary features, including trailers, introductions, behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews, video essays, commentary tracks, and rare archival footage. It will also feature a constantly refreshed selection of films from a wide array of studio and independent licensors including Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate, IFC Films, Kino Lorber, Cohen Media, Milestone Film and Video, Oscilloscope, Cinema Guild, Strand Releasing, Shout Factory, Film Movement, and Grasshopper Films. Additional licensors will be added in the coming months.

Films in the permanent streaming library will be continuously available to all Criterion Channel subscribers at all times, regardless of whether they are being spotlighted in thematic programming. Films licensed specifically for featured thematic programming may be available for shorter periods, but all films will be available for a minimum of ninety days unless otherwise noted.

[DVD Phreak]

Originally Posted by ChromeJob

Less than the Filmstruck + Criterion $11.99 price. It will NOT include TCM content, apparently only Criterion.

The original Filmstruck didn't have a lot of TCM stuff, did it? It did have a lot of major Warner titles such as King Kong and whatnot, which I'm sure will be on the new channel too. By "TCM stuff," I mean the more obscure titles aired on TCM late nights with maybe 5 people watching, e.g. Obsession (1949), Evergreen (1934), etc.

[antifood]

Originally Posted by DVD Phreak

The original Filmstruck didn't have a lot of TCM stuff, did it? It did have a lot of major Warner titles such as King Kong and whatnot, which I'm sure will be on the new channel too. By "TCM stuff," I mean the more obscure titles aired on TCM late nights with maybe 5 people watching, e.g. Obsession (1949), Evergreen (1934), etc.

It did.