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In this fast-paced world that we live in, streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video are preying on our inability to commit to 90 minutes of a feature-length film by expanding their libraries with more and more original series’ each and every year. At the same time, their film repertoire has been noticeably shrinking, with Netflix’s movie library currently possessing an all-time low number of titles. For those who still have the patience to sit through a full movie, Filmstruck might end up being the answer to your prayers.
According to Vulture, the new streaming service brought to you by Time Warner’s Turner Classic Movies along with the Criterion Collection will focus exclusively on films, with a specialization in indie, foreign, art-house, and cult classics. The exclusive film selection, which will include Mad Max, A Hard Day’s Night and Seven Samurai to name a few, will also pair with rare footage and special features. As soon as the site goes live this fall —no exact launch date has been confirmed— all of Criterion’s catalogue (which is currently available via Hulu) will become Filmstruck exclusives.
In other news…
Australian-owned Quickflix has announced that they’re officially going under, which is horribly sad news considering they were one of the early pioneers of streaming alongside Netflix. [Mashable]
Could a Peaky Blinders movie be in the works? Creator Steven Knight and executive producer Caryn Mandabach recently revealed that the topic of a possible spinoff film has come up during discussions. [NME]
Apparently, everyone and their mother was watching Sunday night’s premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 6. This is according to a report which claims that the network shattered the overall viewership record with 10.7 million, with their streaming components HBO Go and HBO Now to thank for the feat. [Entertainment Weekly]
Matt Harmon, who failed to get D.J.’s rose at the end of Netflix’s first season of Fuller House, will have an increased role in the forthcoming sophomore season of the series that’s currently in production, after actor John Brotherton was recently promoted to a series regular. [Deadline]
Sounding a lot like Dr. House, Hugh Laurie elaborated, during a recent interview, on his lead role in Hulu’s upcoming pilot Chance: “[Chance] finds himself in a sort of backwater of neuropsychiatry where his chances of actually healing anybody have diminished,” Laurie stated. “So he’s become a sort of cog in the medical-legal machine.” [The Hollywood Reporter]
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
