I'll wait to start until Criterion joins up in November. I'll drop the $99 for their catalog alone.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 6 October 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
Criterion won't be available from day 1? I hadn't heard that part.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Thursday, 6 October 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
Yet no one posts on my Fandor thread
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
November 11th for Criterion. They have to wait for the Hulu deal to expire.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:15 (seven years ago) link
Not bad, if you do the $99 once-a-year payment, it's about $20 cheaper than a year of Netflix. Is there any way to browse the TCM catalog at the moment?
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 6 October 2016 15:25 (seven years ago) link
On their FB page they said Criterion will be available at launch.
I want to sign up but my two devices (Nvidia Shield TV and XB1) aren't supported.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 6 October 2016 16:35 (seven years ago) link
I went by this press release that says the 1th of November.
https://thefilmstage.com/news/filmstruck-and-the-criterion-channel-reveal-subscription-pricing-plans/
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
Been reading a lot of information on the website and elsewhere, but haven't seen anything that says the TCM movies will also be part of the package. I have a nagging feeling that they're not. Also wonder if the Criterion movies will be available in 1080, instead of the 720 now on Hulu.
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:17 (seven years ago) link
I don't think everything on nightly at TCM will be on there but a selection of TCM-sequel films.
I'm going to guess it will be like Mubi with a larger rotating library plus Criterion.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
TCM-esque
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 6 October 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
yeah, TCM's tweet that filmstruck "will focus on indie, foreign & cult titles, not Old Hollywood. Some limited titles, not many" considerably dampened my enthusiasm.
https://twitter.com/tcm/status/777661149911347200
― intheblanks, Friday, 7 October 2016 04:41 (seven years ago) link
my guess is milo z otm re: criterion plus larger mubi. Which is cool, but not the turner library plus janus library nearly nonstop excellence that i had prematurely imagined
― intheblanks, Friday, 7 October 2016 04:46 (seven years ago) link
I have a Hulu subscription and honestly never watched a single Criterion title. The ones I want, I just buy.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 7 October 2016 11:00 (seven years ago) link
I was excited when I thought this was gonna be criterion + old Hollywood tcm stuff. The latter element was critical for me. If it's criterion + buffet of other stuff then no.
― look at the morning people (Jon not Jon), Friday, 7 October 2016 11:18 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, that's a bummer. I figured $99 was a no brainer but if it's Criterion plus some random rotating films I don't know.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 7 October 2016 13:53 (seven years ago) link
basically i would pay... let's see... $15 a month for some reasonable fascimile of access to TCM's programming without having to have fucking cable tv
― look at the morning people (Jon not Jon), Friday, 7 October 2016 13:55 (seven years ago) link
aw man. I too was pretty stoked for the TCM+Criterion version of this.
― DOCTOR CAISNO, BYCREATIVELABBUS (Doctor Casino), Friday, 7 October 2016 13:59 (seven years ago) link
This weird in-between time where the biggest events still happen on old-fashioned cable TV, the "prestige" TEH DISCOURSE TV shows are on Netflix, film is either exploded across multiple competing streaming services or iTunes rental downloads that disappear after 24 hours or totally unavailable, video stores are rare — is totally excruciating.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 7 October 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
whiney otm, i feel a deep nostalgia for, like, 2008-2010, when a full decade of DVD production had led to lot of foreign/classic/arthouse stuff to be available, and Netflix was still in the business of providing just about any DVD that got produced.
― intheblanks, Friday, 7 October 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
Like, the fact that we let this happen is ridiculous: http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/09/12/netflix_streaming_dvds/
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 7 October 2016 16:04 (seven years ago) link
maybe i just wasn't reading the early filmstruck announcements carefully, but it seems like everyone i know was expecting it to have a major focus on classic hollywood, given tcm's involvement. My guess is that getting streaming rights to that old hollywood stuff is probably just insanely complicated and, from a business perspective, not worth the investment of time and resources. Still disappointing though.
― intheblanks, Friday, 7 October 2016 16:06 (seven years ago) link
I've never watched any Criterions on Hulu but that's because their interface is such a disaster - you don't know what's streaming in HD, there's no easy way to sort the entire Criterion list, etc. Higher hopes for this, though I'm a lot less inclined toward a burning need to watch Truffaut than when I was 23.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 7 October 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
Their interface/searching/tagging/credits is all pretty awful in comparison to Netflix and even Amazon Prime. That said, damn I'm gonna have to rush out some screenings before they leave. Better get Lady Snowblood queued up.
― Nhex, Friday, 7 October 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
The FAQ has changed to specify that only 4th-gen Apple TV will support this, so me and my 3rd-gen box are out of luck. I'll have to load a film on my iMac and push it to the tv with Airplay.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Friday, 7 October 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
With airplay/casting, does it make a difference if you're casting from a phone vs. a computer?
― Nhex, Friday, 7 October 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
(I think my Apple TV is second generation...)
I honestly don't know. That time David Lynch cussed traumatized me so bad I've never tried watching film or video on my phone.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Friday, 7 October 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
sad trombone
Hello film fans:
We want to share some news that the launch of FilmStruck is delayed until November as we work to complete a seamless and easy registration process for subscribers.
Just like the final stages of completing a film, this additional time will allow us to put the finishing touches on FilmStruck in order to bring you a premium service with beautifully curated content and the largest streaming library of world-renowned arthouse, indie, cult and foreign films. Rest assured, we're working hard to bring you the high-quality streaming movie service you've been waiting for.
Thank you for both your patience and your enthusiastic interest in FilmStruck.
The FilmStruck Team
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
At this point they should wait until the Hulu contract for the Criterions expires.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Yep. I wasn't planning on starting any free trial until everything was available.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
Launched.Looks like the Criterions are up with an 11-day overlap with Hulu. Seeing a lot of fussing on the Facebook page about errors while setting up payment.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 16:34 (seven years ago) link
Anyone start using this yet? Any thoughts (apart from the still unavailable (?) Criterions?
― Federico Boswarlos, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 00:29 (seven years ago) link
I'm in, just getting the apps installed now. I need a tivo app! Apple and Amazon will do for now.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 01:21 (seven years ago) link
Sound like it's worth waiting a few weeks for them to get all the bugs worked out
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 01:24 (seven years ago) link
Not available on Roku til Jan so nope for a while. Also copy on their site suggested that virtually all Criterions wd be available but several that I've searched for are not (incl All That Jazz, ugh)
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 01:27 (seven years ago) link
They have someone responding to comments on Facebook, putting on the shiny happy face but being really vague with specific questions.
Some Guy Named Dave: Your Criterion selection seems to be quite limited. Are you ever going to offer the same number of Criterion titles as Hulu - over 900?
FilmStruck: Hi Dave, on the #CriterionChannel side you will find the largest selection of Criterion releases available to stream
Me: That doesn't really answer the question that was asked...
FilmStruck: #CriterionChannel has the largest Criterion selection available streaming, more than was ever available elsewhere.
Me: Ozu on Hulu: 30 features, 2 shorts and a trailerOzu on Filmstruck: looks like 18 features
Filmstruck: (crickets)
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 01:41 (seven years ago) link
Huh, why would it have less than Hulu does? That doesn't make any sense to me. I did notice through a cursory search that they had at least two titles not on Hulu (Godard's Every Man for Himself and Yang's A Brighter Summer Day), so I was hopeful that maybe it had more than Hulu.
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:14 (seven years ago) link
It doesn't have all the Oshima titles that are currently on Hulu either
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:15 (seven years ago) link
I'm hoping they're still loading up the buffet table. They have quite a few things that aren't on Hulu -- Blood Simple, that JFK documentary stuff. They got The Killing of a Chinese Bookie back, which disappeared from Hulu a year or more ago.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:19 (seven years ago) link
I'm hopeful too, though the way filmstruck has been marketed and rolled out has dampened my expectations all around
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:22 (seven years ago) link
Even Criterion doesn't have the rights to all the Criterions anymore
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 03:05 (seven years ago) link
yeah, otm, and i'm sure there are a number of criterions that got dvd release, but where they never had streaming rights. the more i search around on filmstruck the more i think that WilliamC is probably right that they're still adding movies to the service.
― intheblanks, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 03:10 (seven years ago) link
hm. no amazon app even!
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
TBF, this is the day where they're going nuts with the press.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
They managed to go with all the devices that I don't own. Not sure it's worth picking up a new AppleTV just for this.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
seems lame that it's not on xbone/ps4; that's what a very significant chunk of the population use to stream stuff, no?
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
Oh wait, I do have an Amazon Fire TV in my office, guess I can watch Kurosawa while filling out payroll forms and stuff.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
filling empty space with the greatest cinema ever made is kinda why i'm willing to give up a c-note for even the dream of that actually happening.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:45 (seven years ago) link
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1:41 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
A Chromecast is $35
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
for me, it's about having a tv with limited HD inputs... one for the ps4, one for the tivo and switching stuff out means a painful boot up period and extra hassle so i find i just don't do it
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
There's a Channel FB group with a stathead named M!ch@el Hµtch!ns, who puts together an annual roundup. Credit to him for this.
2023 State of the Channel Report
Featured films: 2833 (2777 in 2022, 2% increase)Janus Streaming Library: 1716 (1631 in 2022, 5% increase)Criterion Channel Streaming Library: 659 (810 in 2022*)Limited Engagements: 458 (336 in 2022*)* Films in the CC Streaming Library have streamed for 12 months or more. Limited Engagements have streamed for less than 12 months. Many of the LE films will move to the CCSL after streaming for 12 months. Adding these two figures results in a slight decrease from the 2022 totals.
Analysis of the total number of 2833 featured films:1148 Feature-length films released physically by Criterion446 Feature-length films in the streaming-only Janus Films library (319 from Hulu & FilmStruck)260 Feature-length non-Criterion films streaming in limited engagements107 Feature-length non-Criterion films streaming in long-term engagements (12 months or more)Totals*1961 Feature-length films featured on the Channel
276 Short films released physically by Criterion52 Short films in the streaming-only Janus Films library151 Short non-Criterion films streaming in limited engagements393 Short non-Criterion films streaming in long-term engagementsTotals*872 Short films featured on the Channel*2833 Featured films on the Channelplus459 Non-Criterion films which are supplements to a featured film (241 features + 218 shorts)Totals3292 All films streaming on the Channel
Length of current engagements as of December 202388 Streaming for one month71 Streaming for two months56 Streaming for three months58 Streaming for four months37 Streaming for five months47 Streaming for six months20 Streaming for seven months29 Streaming for eight months118 Streaming for 9 - 12 months276 Streaming for 13 - 23 months2033 Streaming for 24 months or more2833 Total
NEW FILMS STREAMING IN 2023Films added: 922, average per month: 77, lowest: 62 (May and October), highest: 104 (September)Films removed: 880, average per month: 73, lowest: 35 (April), highest: 127 (January)
Regions:630 from North America (598 from USA) (68.3%)168 from Europe (64 from UK) (18.2%)91 from Asia (31 from Hong Kong) (9.9%)16 from Africa (1.7%)11 from South America (1.2%)6 from Australia (0.7%)Films made by women: 161 (17.5%) (101 different women directors)Streaming Premieres: 35 (39 in 2022)Returning films: 255 or 27.7% with an average of 21/month (219 in 2022 or 20.7% with an average of 12/month)
Directors with 10+ films (only for new films added)30: Hal Hartley22: Buster Keaton19: Alfred Hitchcock13: Abbas Kiarostami13: Georges Méliès13: Roscoe Arbuckle11: Derek Jarman
Sources (only of new films added):126: MGM/Warner97: Janus Films93: Universal70: Kino Lorber/Zeitgeist62: 20thCentury Fox49: Columbia/Sony27: Possible Films (Hal Hartley)14: Strand Releasing14: Oscilloscope14: Flicker Alley13: StudioCanal343: Others
ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING49: Collection teasers (47 in 2022)13: Meet the Filmmakers (6 in 2022)9: Introductions to collections (film critics and scholars) (19 in 2022)3: Spotlights (10 in 2022)2: Adventures in Moviegoing (4 in 2022)1: Observations on Film Art (4 in 2022)1: Queersighted (2 in 2022)1: Art House America (0 in 2022)0: Visual essays (5 in 2022)
Collections:48: Director (46 in 2022)36: Theme (45 in 2022)17: Star (21 in 2022)Criterion Collection Editions: 30 (55 in 2022)
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Saturday, 30 December 2023 15:15 (two months ago) link
If you like con artist capers Nine Queens is good, twisty fun and worth catching before it leaves. Nice location filming on the streets of Argentina.
― Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable POST (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:51 (two months ago) link
The Jan. additions were announced on 12/12, and here it is the 23rd with nothing yet. I wish they'd be a bit more consistent.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 19:10 (two months ago) link
avoid the Disney cat movies. they're exactly what you'd expect.
― adam t. (abanana), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 03:24 (two months ago) link
I like That Darn Cat though!
Odd they didn't include The Incredible Journey which has some of the best cat acting I've ever seen.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:28 (two months ago) link
xxp they announced the February line-up around the same time earlier this month.
― Chris L, Thursday, 25 January 2024 16:31 (two months ago) link
Link please? I'm not seeing it at https://www.criterion.com/current/category/19-on-the-channel
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 25 January 2024 17:39 (two months ago) link
OK, weird that criterion.com doesn't have anything about 02/24 on their own website, but I guess they sent out a press release early this month that other sites picked up on. Feb 2024 additions: https://cinephilecorner.com/blogposts/criterion-channel-february-2024/
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 25 January 2024 19:38 (two months ago) link
They also posted on their social media accounts, e.g.:
✨ Announcing our FEBRUARY 2024 Criterion Channel lineup! ✨💗Interdimensional Romance 💗GRETA GERWIG'S ADVENTURES IN MOVIEGOING💗 Gothic Noir💗 Celebrate Black History💗 Hong Kong Hitsand more! pic.twitter.com/EwqG900k2s— Criterion Channel (@criterionchannl) January 11, 2024
― jaymc, Thursday, 25 January 2024 21:16 (two months ago) link
I assume it's just negotiated rights, but I'm still confused why Criterion can have the rights to release and distribute and keep in print a title on DVD, but not stream it on the channel. For example, as far as I can tell the channel is streaming more or less everything by Kieslowski, from his shorts to "Red," but not The Dekalog, even though The Dekalog is available on blu-ray (and even though the channel is streaming the expanded Short Film about Love and Short Film about Killing). What's up with that?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 January 2024 13:57 (one month ago) link
Yeah. Assume it’s vaguely parallel to MUBI having streaming rights abroad but not in the US
― Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 January 2024 15:07 (one month ago) link
On a film by film basis I mean.
― Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 January 2024 15:08 (one month ago) link
Yes, physical media rights (many of which were negotiated pre-Criterion Channel) and streaming rights are different things.
― Chris L, Monday, 29 January 2024 15:28 (one month ago) link
Has Dekalog ever made a streaming appearance there? Maybe it was on Filmstruck, briefly?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 January 2024 16:24 (one month ago) link
No, it never did.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Monday, 29 January 2024 16:38 (one month ago) link
Okay, maybe I'm late to the party, but I watched The Swimmer(1968) on Criterion on Saturday, starring Burt Lancast... mind blown. I was not even aware of this film, but I found it really moving, was thinking about it all the next day
Which is more than I can say about Poor Things which I promptly forgot as the credits were rolling
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 17:49 (one month ago) link
Just a heads-up that That Darn Cat is leaving at the end of the month.
― clemenza, Monday, 12 February 2024 19:33 (one month ago) link
B-b-but what about THE CASSANDRA CAT?
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 21:21 (one month ago) link
March 2024 additions: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8388-the-criterion-channels-march-2024-lineup
I guess this means I'll finally have to watch Cocktail, though it seems like a bad idea.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 15 February 2024 03:50 (one month ago) link
There is some kind of perfection in Cocktail being the asymptotic limit of all 80s movies and Tom Cruise vehicles.
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 15 February 2024 03:58 (one month ago) link
Lead somewhat buried there. This is an awesome collection:
And the Razzie Goes to . . .Every year, the Golden Raspberry Awards (a.k.a. the Razzies) honor the “worst” in contemporary cinema. Yet in doing so, they have often inadvertently shed light on films so out-there, so uncompromising, so beyond the bounds of accepted “good” taste that they demand attention. While some infamous Razzie winners like Xanadu, Barb Wire, and Gigli live on as classics of camp and cult, others, like Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, Elaine May’s Ishtar, and Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls have been reclaimed as fearlessly ambitious expressions of personal vision. In a topsy-turvy way, this program pays tribute to those divisive films that continue to fascinate and provoke debate, while calling into question the very line that separates high and low culture.FEATURING: Cruising (1980), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Xanadu (1980)*, Querelle (1982), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Ishtar (1987), Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Barb Wire (1996)*, The Blair Witch Project (1999), Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Swept Away (2002), Gigli (2003), The Wicker Man (2006)
FEATURING: Cruising (1980), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Xanadu (1980)*, Querelle (1982), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Ishtar (1987), Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Barb Wire (1996)*, The Blair Witch Project (1999), Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Swept Away (2002), Gigli (2003), The Wicker Man (2006)
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:06 (one month ago) link
(alongside early Hou Hsiao-hsien)
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:07 (one month ago) link
Cocktail is p good; 80's NY as featured is pretty great to look at (TGI Fridays)
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:09 (one month ago) link
Barb Wire is close to unwatchable. Gigli is NOT good also Gigli (spoiler) is Affleck's character and not JLo, which is shocking. Wicker Man 06 is unapologetically great. Showgirls is a fine movie I never need to watch again.
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 15 February 2024 14:12 (one month ago) link
Fully the first six of those movies listed -- Cruising (1980), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Xanadu (1980)*, Querelle (1982), Under the Cherry Moon (1986), Ishtar (1987) -- are not just good but in many cases great.
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:09 (one month ago) link
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:16 (one month ago) link
Cruise is hot as fuck in Cocktail, about the only time he ever was. I wish he'd made more trash.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:21 (one month ago) link
Cocktail is not a good movie but it is a fun time capsule.
― jaymc, Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:22 (one month ago) link
Yeah I'm going to be watching it more as a historical anthropology exercise.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:40 (one month ago) link
This was the period when young me confused Bryan Brown and Michael Caine.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:41 (one month ago) link
Bryan Brown's FX, now that's a great movie. Or at least I remember it as one when I was in middle school and really wanted to do special effects and horror movie makeup.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 15 February 2024 16:38 (one month ago) link
I’ve tried Showgirls twice, never managed to get through it.
― Requiem for a Dream: The Musical! (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:37 (one month ago) link
guess I finally have to watch heavens gate
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:43 (one month ago) link
blair witch project got a razzie????
― ivy., Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:46 (one month ago) link
the razzies are dumb, kinda wish this was just a "so bad it's good" or "underrated at the time" category rather than being tied to the razzies
― na (NA), Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:50 (one month ago) link
I managed to block that Blair Witch was in the mix for the '99 Razzies. Nominated for worst picture (lost to Wild Wild West) but, gallingly, Heather Donohue "won" worst actress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:54 (one month ago) link
Razzies are also incredibly sexist
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 15 February 2024 18:38 (one month ago) link
And lazy and reactionary ... they're all the bad things
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 18:41 (one month ago) link
John Mellencamp recorded a Buddy Holly cover I really liked for Cocktail - I don't think I've really seen the movie though, maybe just a chunk of it many years ago when it was screening on local TV over a weekend.
Ishtar is really uneven but what's best about it - mercilessly satirizing U.S. policy in the Middle East - is really great. I want to say the intentionally horrible musical numbers are done too well because it was really hard to sit through that climactic show.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:53 (one month ago) link
Cocktail I only know from Walmart DVD bargain bins. They loved minor movies with big stars. The Seventh Sign with Demi Moore was another common one.
― adam t. (abanana), Friday, 16 February 2024 19:47 (one month ago) link
Lol
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 16 February 2024 19:54 (one month ago) link
Arrebato (1979) is leaving today. The opening logos are worth a look....
― adam t. (abanana), Friday, 1 March 2024 01:14 (three weeks ago) link
April 2024 additions: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8418-the-criterion-channel-s-april-2024-lineup
― UKXEPCTED TWITS (WmC), Monday, 18 March 2024 19:58 (one week ago) link
Co-sign on The Swimmer, see it if you haven’t before it leaves at the end of the month. Very thought provoking.
I was also really moved by Testament, a nuclear war film that starts like a Hallmark Channel movie, but gets deeper and darker as it progresses.
― Requiem for a Dream: The Musical! (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 16:58 (two days ago) link