Movie fans the world over were disappointed when the streaming service Filmstruck shuttered its virtual doors in fall 2018. Soon after however The Criterion Collection announced it would launch its own service, The Criterion Channel will have similar offerings and marked April 8, 2019, as its launch date. As April draws ever nearer, the site has finally revealed its inaugural month’s lineup.
The Criterion Channel, like the home media distributor it spawned from, is carefully curated.
“There will be something new in the spotlight every day of the week,” the site explains. “Tuesdays will offer Short + Feature pairings. Wednesdays are dedicated to women filmmakers. On Fridays there will be a double feature, and on Saturdays, a family-friendly matinee. Criterion Collection editions will let fans dig deep into individual films. Thematic programming will help viewers explore and discover new movies in new ways. Sundays will spotlight the biggest series, such as director or star retrospectives, guest curator selections, long-form cinematic epics, or large thematic programs, while the 10 Minutes or Less section will offer short-form delights for cinephiles on the go.”
Does this sound like the kind of programming you would enjoy? Which titles are you looking forward to most? Sound off in the comments below!
Monday, April 8: Noir from Columbia Pictures
My Name is Julia Ross
So Dark the Night
The Big Heat
Human Desire
Drive a Crooked Road
Pushover
Nightfall
The Burglar
The Lineup
Murder by Contract
Experiment in Terror
Bonus: Mildred Pierce
Tuesday, April 9: Short and Feature
Yearbook (short)
Y tu mamá también
Wednesday, April 10: Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D’Amico
Bicycle Thieves
Senso
Le amiche
Le notti bianche
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Rocco and His Brothers
Salvatore Giuliano
Bonus: Wanda
Thursday, April 11: Director David Lynch
Eraserhead
The Elephant Man
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Mulholland Drive
Six Men Getting Sick (short)
The Alphabet (short)
The Grandmother (short)
The Amputee Version 1 (short)
The Amputee Version 2 (short)
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (short)
Bonus: Ace in the Hole
Friday, April 12: Double Feature
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Bonus: Jubal
Saturday, April 13: Family Matinee
Bugsy Malone
Sunday, April 14: Guest Programmer Julie Taymor
Baby Face
Great Expectations (1946)
Rashomon
Sawdust and Tinsel
Nights of Cabiria
The Cranes are Flying
Monday, April 15
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Tuesday, April 16: Short and Feature
The Silence (short)
Taste of Glory
Wednesday, April 17: Director Susanne Bier
Brothers
After the Wedding
In a Better World
Thursday, April 18
Kaili Blues
Friday, April 19: Double Feature
Hamlet (1948)
To Be or Not To Be
Saturday, April 20: Family Matinee
The Kid
Sunday, April 21: Director Charles Burnett
My Brother’s Wedding
To Sleep With Anger
Hollywood Shuffle
Several Friends (short)
The Horse (short)
When It Rains (short)
The Final Insult (short)
Quiet as Kept (short)
Monday, April 22
David Simons discusses Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory
Tuesday, April 23: Short and Feature
Fauve (short)
The Wages of Fear
Bonus: The Hidden Fortress
Wednesday, April 24: Director Sofia Coppola
The Virgin Suicides
Thursday, April 25: “Killer Couples”
The Honeymoon Killers
Eating Raoul
Sightseers
Friday, April 26: Double Feature
Murder by Contract
Le samouraï
Saturday, April 27: Family Matinee
Mon oncle
Sunday, April 28: Actor Simone Signoret
La ronde
Casque d’or
Diabolique
Adua and Her Friends
Army of Shadows
The Widow Courdec
Monday, April 29: Film School
Professor Jeff Smith discusses Memories of Underdevelopment
Tuesday, April 30: Short and Feature
Surface Tension (short)
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