Back in the fall of 2016 I was working for Forbes. I was writing, directing, and producing a video series entitled NETFLIX NOW! where I highlighted film picks for what to watch on Netflix when I received a press release about this new streaming service that combined the film libraries of Turner Classic Movies with films from the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Film Movement, First Run Features, Global Lens, Flicker Alley, Icarus Films, Janus Films, MGM, Milestone, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Shout! Factory, and Warner Brothers. I immediately dropped what I was doing and launched "Filmstruck Streaming" to coincide with the inauguration of this amazing streaming service.
Sadly, two years later FilmStruck would be squashed like a bug by Warner Media. The loss of FilmStruck marked an end to Cinema that coincided with Hollywood's despicable tendency toward children's cinema under the guise of a superhero genre lacking any sense of poetry or soul.
So, here are all 11 episodes of FilmStruck Streaming to give you a sense of how great we once were as a culture of cinephiles and movie lovers. Bon appétit.
FILMSTRUCK TAKES A RUNNING START
LOS ANGELES TO FRANCE
UNDER PRESSURE
FEAR THE DECLINE OF VIRGIN EATING
CHRISTMAS STAYCATION
UNDERMINING THE NAZIS
FEMINIST THEORIES
PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON
L.A.F.S. DIRECTOR DEBUTS
ON THE FRINGE
LIVING BY THE SWORD
