FilmStruck

[flyonthewall2983]

Downhill Racer and it's special features are now on The Criterion Channel

[D50]

Would love if they release more Eclipse. Need a Shinoda set.

Scandal from Postwar Kurosawa dropped.

edit: From Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin - Routine Pleasures dropped.

[doh286]

Hitchcock's Sabotage, which was previously playing with a Janus logo on iTunes and Amazon, has been added.

[Sam T.]

Would love if they release more Eclipse. Need a Shinoda set.

I certainly hope Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees is not relegated to DVD. In addition to being amazing in its own right, it features (I hope I can say without spoiling anything) many long shots of cherry blossoms blowing in the wind. It would not be well served by standard definition.

In other news: apparently an app is available to Apple TV now. Has anybody tried it out?

I currently have a PC connected to my TV, but I'm thinking about getting an Apple TV, so I'm specifically interested in if the Apple TV app overcomes two of the weirder drawbacks of the web interface: 1. films you're watching with commentary, but then take a break from, don't resume with commentary but with the film's original audio, and 2. all titles launch (and resume) with the volume at like 20%, no matter where you had it last time. If you want to listen at full volume you need to manually reset the volume every time you start or restart a film.

[movielocke]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

[sir_luke]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

I seem to be able to play it just fine using the iOS app.

[D50]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

Plays fine here - PC, Chrome.

[swo17]

Apple TV viewers, you’re in luck! FilmStruck, the new streaming service we launched with Turner Classic Movies last month, is now available on Apple TV fourth-generation devices, in addition to Amazon Fire TV, web, iOS, and Android devices. Those using older Apple TV boxes can access the service via AirPlay. And if you use Roku, Chromecast, Xbox One, or PlayStation, stay tuned—we’re working on going live on those players in 2017.

[D50]

The Channel recently added: Boring Afternoon (1968), Ivan Passer short.

[thelastclown]

One of my favorite films in the collection, Carlos Saura's Peppermint Frappe, now appears in a downgraded transfer on FilmStruck.

The transfer that had been streaming on Hulu was anamorphic and gorgeous, with (mostly) well-translated subtitles.

This FilmStruck transfer is not anamorphic, with different subtitles that don't appear to be as accurate. I wonder if this has happened with other films in the collection?

[MongooseCmr]

One of my favorite films in the collection, Carlos Saura's Peppermint Frappe, now appears in a downgraded transfer on FilmStruck.

The transfer that had been streaming on Hulu was anamorphic and gorgeous, with (mostly) well-translated subtitles.

This FilmStruck transfer is not anamorphic, with different subtitles that don't appear to be as accurate. I wonder if this has happened with other films in the collection?

For the most part, everything I've sampled has been a quality upgrade from Hulu, with the exception of M which still seems to be in a DVD-era scan.

[dcsmith]

A quick tip, if you have android tv you can sideload Filmstruck.

[movielocke]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

still getting the same message:

" DRM Error
The time interval specified for content playback has expired."

Seems to suggest you have to complete Alice within a limited time window after you start playing it the first time. You can't come back to it the next day.

If it's a rental,they should warn us about it beforehand.

[D50]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

still getting the same message:

" DRM Error
The time interval specified for content playback has expired."

Seems to suggest you have to complete Alice within a limited time window after you start playing it the first time. You can't come back to it the next day.

If it's a rental,they should warn us about it beforehand.

Never had that happen, and I've watched films over 2 days with no hiccups. Send them the problem and they open a trouble call - on Chrome on my pc, top right, drop down from my name to account, then NEED HELP? >Visit the FilmStruck Help Center takes you to in input form.

[movielocke]

Started the svankmajor alice last night. Went back to finish it tonight and kept getting a message that the film had expired. Is it no longer available?

still getting the same message:

" DRM Error
The time interval specified for content playback has expired."

Seems to suggest you have to complete Alice within a limited time window after you start playing it the first time. You can't come back to it the next day.

If it's a rental,they should warn us about it beforehand.

Never had that happen, and I've watched films over 2 days with no hiccups. Send them the problem and they open a trouble call - on Chrome on my pc, top right, drop down from my name to account, then NEED HELP? >Visit the FilmStruck Help Center takes you to in input form.

yes, they sent me a plausible fix involving flash, I'll try it when I'm back at my desktop tonight.

[RSTooley]

Can anyone comment on the quality of Filmstruck's Apple TV application? I was not overly impressed with Amazon Fire TV's app. I didn't have buffering, but it would take a good ninety seconds for the picture quality to hit HD.

I would also like to go out of my way to unnecessarily note that I'm still annoyed that I cannot differentiate between high definition and standard definition titles on the service. I like how their website basically claims 'all titles are in HD, unless they are not. Good luck!'

[mfunk9786]

My guess would be that it's going to continue to be pretty barebones until they get the service on more platforms. I'd imagine their programming team is 100% focused on applications for other streaming devices which means we could be waiting a while until the actual interface improves. Even though adding whether a title is HD or SD in the description sounds like a very easy fix to me.

[371229]

Every title they distribute on Filmstruck should be HD only. I'm not interested in watching anything in SD. If they only have an SD scan available, I would rather they not even release it on this channel.

[mfunk9786]

Every title they distribute on Filmstruck should be HD only. I'm not interested in watching anything in SD. If they only have an SD scan available, I would rather they not even release it on this channel.

This is totally absurd logic along the lines of not wanting dual format releases with the same form factor and price as a Blu-ray release. Most if not all (though apparently not you) subscribers to this service want as much content available to them as possible. You might as well just watch the Yule Log if all you care about is high definition content displaying on your TV at any given time. If there's no HD source available, to exclude a film when people are paying $99 a year would be a tremendous error on the part of Filmstruck.

[domino harvey]

Will only join FilmSuck when they offer more Yule Log vid extras, really missing the Stephen Prince commentary on 3-Hour Christmas Favorites II: Real New England Yule Log Experience

[swo17]

Really? I could never get past how he pronounces yule.

[D50]

Bunch of new additions to the Channel:

The Last Emperor (1987)
Black River (1956)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Courage for Every Day (1964)
Uncle Yanco (1967)
Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
The American Soldier (1970)
Junkopia (1981)

Master of the House (1925) ... added around noon

[Rickylee]

I recently joined Filmstruck, prior to that, although I'm ashamed to admit it, I was using Hulu, for they had access to The Criterion Collection. One day, I noticed my watchlist went from 135 films to 16, I found out, their 5 year contract with Criterion had ended, I quit immediately. I did some research, and found Filmstruck, which so far, I'm really enjoying. I often get this message DRM error content, not allowing me to watch the film, even to films recently added?. Does anyone know about this DRM message, it seems to be related to a time limit on certain films, yet i have no way of reaching anyone at Filmstruck. Any ideas ?

[jtarvainen]

I've gotten that message twice. Clearing the Flash player cache helped both times.

[Noiradelic]

I recently joined Filmstruck, prior to that, although I'm ashamed to admit it, I was using Hulu, for they had access to The Criterion Collection. One day, I noticed my watchlist went from 135 films to 16, I found out, their 5 year contract with Criterion had ended, I quit immediately.

Filmstruck just launched at the start of November, replacing Hulu's Criterion Channel, which ended November 11th -- so viewing Criterion films on Hulu isn't something you have to feel sheepish about!