FilmStruck is shutting down

..and why not?
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FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby GoogaMooga » 10 Nov 2018, 22:20

It was too good to be true, couldn't possibly last... :(
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/f ... 202998364/
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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 11 Nov 2018, 21:38

I’m in deep grief.
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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby GoogaMooga » 11 Nov 2018, 21:46

They were supposed to open in Europe, too.
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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby naughty boy » 17 Nov 2018, 09:17

Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby GoogaMooga » 17 Nov 2018, 13:46

Earl E. Eel wrote:https://www.screendaily.com/news/criterion-channel-to-launch-as-free-standing-streaming-service/5134593.article


Great news! Criterion can easily go it alone. As they have a European branch for DVD's, there's a chance their streaming service will open here, too.
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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 17 Nov 2018, 15:57

:evil: Yay! Half the content for all of the price!
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Re: FilmStruck is shutting down

Postby naughty boy » 18 Nov 2018, 16:28

Get in there quick and you get some special deals
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