David Crow Oct 26, 2018
We examine what the death of FilmStruck means for the future of classic movies, and our understanding of them, on streaming services.
FilmStruck is no more. Or at least it soon will cease to exist. These words should be daggers for film lovers everywhere. Launched only two years ago as a partnership between Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks, FilmStruck filled a void that most streaming giants with their greater and greater emphasis on new or original “content” have increasingly ignored. Benefitting from Warner Archive’s library of classic Hollywood cinema—the largest in the world—and Turner’s own catalogue built over decades from Turner Classic Movies, FilmStruck provided a curated array of classic cinema, as well as more modern and independent gems due to an exclusive deal with the Criterion Collection.
Yet Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Archives announced Friday that they were pulling the plug on FilmStruck,...
We examine what the death of FilmStruck means for the future of classic movies, and our understanding of them, on streaming services.
FilmStruck is no more. Or at least it soon will cease to exist. These words should be daggers for film lovers everywhere. Launched only two years ago as a partnership between Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks, FilmStruck filled a void that most streaming giants with their greater and greater emphasis on new or original “content” have increasingly ignored. Benefitting from Warner Archive’s library of classic Hollywood cinema—the largest in the world—and Turner’s own catalogue built over decades from Turner Classic Movies, FilmStruck provided a curated array of classic cinema, as well as more modern and independent gems due to an exclusive deal with the Criterion Collection.
Yet Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Archives announced Friday that they were pulling the plug on FilmStruck,...
- 10/26/2018
- Den of Geek
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