Filmstruck shutting down

**Handman**

Has anyone heard of Kanopy? It has a lot of Criterion's films, and many others (from Kino Lorber, Film Movement, and so on), streaming for free with a library card. It's probably the biggest reason I never used FilmStruck.

**Neglify** · 11-16-2018, 05:02 PM

(11-16-2018, 04:04 PM)Handman Wrote: Has anyone heard of Kanopy? <snip>

Wow! Thanks for the heads up on this site. This is perfect for me.

**jrWHAG42** · 11-16-2018, 06:09 PM

I just saw, through Guillermo Del Toro on Twitter, that Criterion is is making their own streaming service, and someone briefly compared it to Filmstruck. I don't know a whole lot about any of this, but some of you may be interested.

**TVs Frink** · 11-16-2018, 09:49 PM

(11-16-2018, 06:09 PM)jrWHAG42 Wrote: I just saw, through Guillermo Del Toro on Twitter, that Criterion is is making their own streaming service, and someone briefly compared it to Filmstruck. I don't know a whole lot about any of this, but some of you may be interested.

https://forums.fanedit.org/showthread.php?tid=17534&pid=321011#pid321011

**jrWHAG42** · 11-16-2018, 09:52 PM

(11-16-2018, 09:49 PM)TVs Frink Wrote:
(11-16-2018, 06:09 PM)jrWHAG42 Wrote: I just saw, through Guillermo Del Toro on Twitter, that Criterion is is making their own streaming service, and someone briefly compared it to Filmstruck. I don't know a whole lot about any of this, but some of you may be interested.

https://forums.fanedit.org/showthread.ph...#pid321011

Whoops. I totally missed that.

**TVs Frink** · 11-16-2018, 09:53 PM

Seriously though, can't wait to watch Armageddon whenever I want.

**jrWHAG42** · 11-16-2018, 10:13 PM

(11-16-2018, 09:53 PM)TVs Frink Wrote: Seriously though, can't wait to watch Armageddon whenever I want.

Armageddon is on Netflix. Just get Netflix They also have Spider-Man 3. And as I'm typing this, in the search results for Armageddon, at least three Nicolas Cage films appear. Armageddon and Nic Cage. Can't beat that. Get Netflix. Forget about all other streaming services. gEt NeTfLiX

**TM2YC** · 11-20-2018, 07:19 PM

**baileym43** · (This post was last modified: 11-20-2018, 11:40 PM by baileym43.)

i'm telling ya.
i was talking about this with a coworker the other day.
well not this specifically, but streaming services.
the dude who figures out how to package a bunch or all the streaming services under one umbrella is going to become bigger than Bill Gates.
it would be basically be the reinvention of cable television.
"i subscribe to Golden Streams and get access to a dozen or so streaming services under one bill." you'll say.

side note: i know something kinda like this already exists, but lets hold back from talking about it here.

**MPAA Challenger** · 11-21-2018, 11:30 AM

(11-20-2018, 11:40 PM)baileym43 Wrote: the dude who figures out how to package a bunch or all the streaming services under one umbrella is going to become bigger than Bill Gates.
it would be basically be the reinvention of cable television.
"i subscribe to Golden Streams and get access to a dozen or so streaming services under one bill." you'll say.

Or...

wouldn't it be great if this crazy arms race ends up in a bloodbath, and then only netflix and amazon remain, and they both merge and form amazonetflixxx, and that's the umbrella?