Filmstruck and its Criterion Channel areset to be shutteredat the end of this month , but it appears a viralonline petitionalong with some high - profile celebrityendorsementsfrom the likes of Christopher Nolan and Guillermo Del Toro may have change some executives ’ judgment . In anannouncementtoday , Criterion said its own standalone service will return in the Spring of 2019 , and it will include the fantabulous special feature and curatorial programing that made it stand out from other platforms .
What ’s more , the Criterion Collection says its streaming library will also be available on WarnerMedia’sNetflix competitorthat ’s have a bun in the oven to plunge at the end of next twelvemonth .
The situation breaks down like this : AT&T is currently merging with Time - Warner , owner of HBO , Turner , and WarnerMedia . AT&T go along to shut out down some streaming projection on that end as it builds its mega - service that isalso saidto include HBO substance . On Thursday , Deadlinereportedthat WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey is consider seethe the Filmstruck offerings into the new cyclosis armed service . And Criterion ’s announcement sustain that we ’ll at least be get its erstwhile channel back in proper form and some sort of variation on the Filmstruck good through Warner ’s celluloid depository library . When get through by Gizmodo , WarnerMedia confirmed that it will be add films from the Turner library as well — which makes this all look like Filmstruck 2.0 is on its way .
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The Criterion Collection and WarnerMedia announced today a fresh chapter for the dear assembling of Criterion films . In the Spring of 2019 , through a extra organisation with WarnerMedia , the Criterion Channel will launch as a loose - stand streaming service . Additionally , the popular library of films will be part of WarnerMedia ’s lately announced direct - to - consumer platform that is planned to launch in the fourth one-quarter of 2019 . Today ’s promulgation ensures that fans will have access to these films from the Criterion Collection as well as celluloid from WarnerMedia ’s deep and extensive library in what will be a rich and curated experience , which will further expand the hearing footmark for these classic and acclaimed movies .
The Criterion Channel will be picking up where FilmStruck left off , with thematic programming , regular film producer spotlights , and actor retrospectives , featuring major classics and backbreaking - to - recover find from Hollywood and around the world , complete with special features like commentaries , behind - the - view footage and original documentaries . The Criterion Channel will persist in to produce their Edgar Guest coder serial , Adventures in Moviegoing , which has already feature such cinephile luminaries as Barry Jenkins , Guillermo del Toro , Bill Hader , and Mira Nair . Criterion ’s monthly 15 - mo moving-picture show school , Observations on Film Art , Tuesday ’s Short + Feature , and the Friday double - bill will all be back as well .
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