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this thread is dogshit please talk about the content of filmstruck in the normal criterion thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2116939 or at https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion and let this thread die nobody can help you if you're having tech issues. contact their support. nobody can tell you when it's getting ported to the ouya. save yourself the stress and buy an actual streaming device. it's like $40 Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 08:49 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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I don't think there's a NDA against me and they publicly talked about the beta test so I'll post my impressions so far. (but I'll also avoid too much specific detail or screenshots) The app is minimalist when compared to other streaming apps. It's not a cluttered UI like Netflix. It has a simple grey background, sections of the app listed on the left third of the screen and the stuff within those sections on the right. I'll go down by section. _______________________ FilmStruck - The first thing you see when you fire up the app is curated collections that they list as themes. This ranges from specific directors, cinematographers, certain partnerships, regions, subjects, genre, micro-genres, music by, based on, films starring a certain actor and world discoveries (basically their way of highlighing 'rare gems'). Each collection has it's own original artwork that looks fantastic on TV. In the center of that is the title of the collection, number of movies and a paragraph on the collection. You click right and it will bring up the list of movies. Currently, there's 26 specific themes/collections available to browse. There's a decent amount of original content created specifically for FilmStruck. For example, there's a 10 minute original on Akira Kuroawa and a 8 minute original on Marcello Mastroianni under their respective collections. Certain movies also have a host introduction you can watch before you watch the movie. The host leaves something to be desired (it's no Robert Osborne) but the fact they're trying to present something different when it comes to streaming services is pretty exciting. Search - where you can search by title, actor or director Browse - This is genre based. Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Musical, Romance, Silent, Mystery and War. Each movie listing has a picture of the main actor, the title and the year. When you select a title, imagine the screen split in half. On the left side, you get the Criterion cover (or a screenshot if it doesn't have one). That's where the play button is. Sometimes, the movie has a trailer button too. Picture quality is hit and miss on the trailers (some almost look VHS sourced) but the fact it's even an option is a welcomed addition. On the right side, you have the title, year, length, genre(s), a paragraph description of the movie, cast and director. That's also where the +watchlist and host intro (if there's one) buttons are. I can't stress how good it looks on my TV. It's such a breath of fresh air when compared to Netflix or Hulu. Very clean looking in the style you'd expect from Criterion. Watchlist - Where you can see the movies you added to your watchlist. They seem to listed by release date, newest to oldest. Settings - Currently just information about the beta plus a log-out button. I imagine when this launches for real, it will also have information about your account and the ability to add the Criterion Channel to your subscription. _____________________________ At the moment, it's just a handful of Criterion titles but - like it said in the press release - select movies from Janus Films, Flicker Alley, Icarus, Kino, Milestone and Zeitgeist, along with movies from Hollywood's major movie studios including Warner Bros will be available. Even cooler is they seem to be making host intros for some of those films so those extras aren't going to be limited to just Criterion or TCM stuff. For what I can piece together, the premium add-on, The Criterion Channel is going to be it's own section on the app. So FilmStruck and below that The Criterion Channel. From Criterion's press release, ''Once we’re up and running, the Criterion Channel will not only offer continual access to our library of more than 1,100 films, along with their special features, it will also give us the chance to approach the Criterion mission in a whole new way. After thirty years of focusing exclusively on one film or cycle of films at a time, we will now be able to feature a steady stream of original content that runs across filmographies, genres, time periods, and themes. We’ll reach outside our library to include films from major studios and independent rights holders. We’ll tap into our community of filmmakers and experts to act as guest curators and highlight archival discoveries not available on disc or anywhere else.' That's where I was worried about price. I could easily see them trying $8.99 a month for FilmStruck and an additional $9.99-$14.99 a month for The Criterion Channel on top of that. Film buffs are known for being willing to pay a premium but I hope they don't price themselves out of the range of average movie fans. Overall, I'm super excited for this. It really seems targeted as a service for movie fans. [had to pull the teaser screenshot since it breaks tos with the beta. sorry] LORD OF BOOTY posted:Oh boy, more fracturing of the streaming landscape and one less reason to care about Hulu (bringing the number down to "zero"). At least it's Criterion & TCM teaming up with a bunch of indie and major studios to license the best films possible instead of the normal vanity streaming service *cough* Warner Archive Instant */cough* Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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I imagine Roku is in the works. No word on game consoles but probably? Currently, the beta is only for 'Web/Online, iPad, Android Tablet, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV' - My description was about the Fire TV app. And I found a little more information about the service itself while trying to find details on devices. quote:The FilmStruck library will carry films from indie studios including Janus Films, Flicker Alley, Icarus, Kino, Milestone and Zeitgeist, along with movies from Warner Bros. and other major studios. The service will be similar to TCM’s cable programming, offering bonus content and commentary for various films. The film selections will include rotating access to more than 1,000 titles from the Janus Films library, many of which are unavailable on DVD or elsewhere, according to Criterion Collection president Peter Becker. http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/turner-tcm-movie-filmstruck-criterion-1201760737/#article-comments
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Had to pull the teaser screenshot but I found some more information on their site.quote:What can I expect for the Fall Launch of FilmStruck? And good news for me and other beta testers. quote:Can I keep my registration after the FilmStruck launch?
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Jul 27, 2016 15:10
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Looks like it's going to launch in October. Plus for beta people, a ton of new stuff has gone up. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Sep 17, 2016 |
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Sep 17, 2016 08:28
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Egbert Souse posted:Will it be available on Apple TV? Yeah, that was one of the beta platforms. So it should be available at launch.
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Sep 30, 2016 05:28
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Details. http://www.turner.com/pressroom/filmstruck-plan-offers $6.99 a month gets you basic access. $10.99 a month gets you basic access + The Criterion Channel. $99 gets you basic access + The Criterion Channel for a year. That's a great price point. Plus I heard a solid rumor that it's going to launch October 19th.
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Oct 6, 2016 04:46
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Beta testers get the rest of 2016 free. Including the Criterion Channel! 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQBDVBZlzQ
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yea ok posted:did you get something in your email about this? was part of the beta but didn't see anything about this unless it was in one of the articles Yeah, they emailed me. Said they'd mail me instructions before the 19th. So I guess it's a promo code or something.
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Added this part I read on /r/Criterion to the OP.quote:"The base tier of FilmStruck will include several hundred titles at a given time, all organized by themes, and updated each week. Roughly 200+ of these titles in the base tier will come from the The Criterion Collection library, and those 200+ titles will rotate out of the tier based on themes. The remaining hundreds of titles will come from other film distributors; think Film Movement, Kino Lorber & more. Additionally, the base tier will offer special features, hosted intros & original docs. So think of the FilmStruck base tier as fluid & evolving. The Criterion Channel addition to the base service is a permanent library of more than 1,000+ Criterion-only titles. The library there will include both in-print & select out-of-print titles & a host of special features, including commentary tracks & mini-documentaries." quote:At launch, FilmStruck will be available to watch on TV via the Amazon Fire TV streaming player as well as on the web and iOS & Android Devices (like iPads and other tablets). Turner said that the service will be added to the fourth generation Apple TV in November, with devices like Chromecast and Roku to be added “in the coming months.” https://twitter.com/FilmStruck/status/784214951262990337 And the basic tier of FilmStruck will be programmed by Charles Tabesh of TCM while Criterion will handle the programming of the Criterion Channel. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Oct 10, 2016 |
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Oct 10, 2016 22:10
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Um, what the gently caress?quote:Hello film fans:
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Maxwell Lord posted:Not entirely surprising. Launches for these things are always glitchy so they may have found something that would have made it a total shitshow. They were linking to https://flms.tk/SignUp on all their social media but the link doesn't work. Still surprising that something like that could cause a decent delay when they already shelled out big bucks for a fancy launch party and advertising. Basebf555 posted:If its going to be available for Amazon Fire TV, does that mean there's a good chance there will also be an Amazon Prime add-on option? That's looking like my only shot at being able to get this service. It's only an app so I'd guess no at being an Amazon Prime add-on option.
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This is pretty cool. Shortly after the delay, I saw they were giving out shirts on Twitter. I sent a DM with my address but never got a response. I get home today and find a package from FedEx on my porch with a handwritten note. 'Hope you like the shirt, Charlie!'  (sorry for the hosed up perspective, i was trying to take it with my tablet front camera) Very nice of them.
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(from the Criterion thread)Rusty Staub posted:Filmstruck is back up and looking pretty drat smooth It's live. You can browse the library at https://watch.filmstruck.com/#!/browse-all/ ________ The Fire TV app with screenshots of what I was trying to describe on the last page during the beta https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IO7YBSC They changed the UI for the better (it's much easier to read now) and it seems much snappier. I'll post some screenshots I took for comparison when I get back on my laptop. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Nov 1, 2016 |
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They added the ability to gift a year of Filmstruck. https://www.filmstruck.com/give?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=FS_list&utm_medium=email
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