Comments on: Criterion Update: Finding Great Films Faster

By: Kirk Huffman

Kirk Huffman — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:12:34 +0000

love all this, totally off the subject though… can we get de palma’s ‘blow out’ added to the films available? ‘sisters’ is a lot of fun, but have been aching to see that restored criterion version of ‘blow out’.

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By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:29:17 +0000

Yes, alphabetical list of criterion films, please. Kind of baffling why this doesn’t already exist …

By: Virginia

Virginia — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:43:30 +0000

I, like many others, got Hulu+ for the Criterion Collection (and Daria) almost solely. But I was hoping to see Wes Anderson films (Bottle Rocket, Life Aquatic, etc.) here, too, as they are a part of the CC.

I think the Japanese service has Life Aquatic, no?

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:22:13 +0000

Hulu,

Obviously the Criterion addition is a winner, and I plan on hanging around as long as these films remain. I learned about Hulu through Apple TV, and wouldn’t have considered another subscription service except for the Criterion content that doesn’t seem to expire or rotate (the way Netflix handles all movies, whether they’re good or bad!). Okay, so I’ve happily canceled my subscription to Netflix and my wife and I have been hopelessly addicted to Criterion through Hulu for about a week now. Incidentally, I’ve referred two other friends who have started subscriptions for Criterion content.

Here are a few improvements we hope you’ll take under consideration as the project grows. I’m glad to see the release-date appear on the metadata, but movie-buffs really want to see the DIRECTOR and COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/ ORIGINAL LANGUAGE as well. Not only does this provide me with a location-context for the story, but it tells me whether or not I should anticipate subtitles.

Also Criterion fans are completists, so most of us (I would imagine) don’t really pay much attention to the categoried surfing (e.g. Heist, masquerade, girlie flick, etc.) although I understand that it’s useful for recommendations and marketing. Anyway, what we want is an A-Z or just any page where we can see the entire collection and go through it ourselves preferable without clicking, scrolling would be preferable. That would almost be like bringing back the rental-store-experience of browsing and discovering cool titles on your own.

Thanks and keep it up!

By: David

David — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:32:34 +0000

Searching tonight for “bleu” and “blue” didn’t find the Kieślowski film I was looking for. Had to arrow down through quite a few thumbnails before coming across it. Your search feature clearly needs work – search for title, in translation and original, search for actors, for directors.

Also, how about an alphabetical list of the Criterion films?

Kevin, above, remarked that the reason he’d subscribed to hulu was the Criterion collection. I, too. I wouldn’t watch the stuff with commercials, no matter how good it may be, but the Criterion collection is a winner. Please continue to work on it.

By: Anthony Perry

Anthony Perry — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:18:27 +0000

Is there a way that we can access a film’s information without the movie starting immediately? It seems that every time I click on a film title in hopes of reading specifics (such as running time, year released or the director’s name) I get sent to a page where the movie begins immediately. It is frustrating to not have access to this information without the movie beginning within seconds of landing on the film’s page. There needs to be a way to provide that information in a different manner such as a button that says, “Start film” as opposed to letting it start on it’s own.

By: zefwagner

zefwagner — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:41:57 +0000

Kino has the rights to Buster Keaton’s films, including The General. They are not part of the Criterion Collection.

By: Edward Cole

Edward Cole — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:22:17 +0000

Color me stupid, but I can’t seem to find any of the supplements. How do I know which films have supplements available, which supplements they are, and how to watch them?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:41:49 +0000

Love the Criterion Collection on Hulu (the single reason I decided to keep my Hulu account). Keep up the fantastic work! :-)

A suggestion: For foreign-language films, it would be great if you could include the names of movies in their original language, e.g. The Burmese Harp (Biruma no tategoto).

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:53:56 +0000

Shouldn’t “The Devil and Daniel Webster” be part of the Criterion collection? Hulu doesn’t seem to have it.

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:32:21 +0000

Finally, good movies on hulu.

By: robert

robert — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:25:14 +0000

It would be great if you could filter out all the Criterion films exclusive to Hulu, the films that have spine numbers, and the films from the eclipse series. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:42:55 +0000

This is SO AWESOME. Major, major kudos to you, Hulu, for making these films available. The only feature I haven’t found yet that I’d really like is a downloadable (or otherwise printable) complete list of the current Hulu Criterion offerings.

By: james

james — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:50:30 +0000

I am new to Hulu Plus, but I am excited and eager, from what I am seeing-hearing. Just hope that Hulu and Netflex don’t keep me chained to the sofa. I believe that you people are interested in film and are truly trying to put out a great product.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:20:24 +0000

I absolutely love the collection and appreciate the new filter capabilities–but they haven’t helped me find Buster Keaton’s The General in the collection. I do see, however, the abundance of Chaplin films (is that ten?) and that Hulu does have The General in its regular catalog. Maybe I just missed it?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:46:39 +0000

Not sure if you’ll see this comment amidst all the spam, but these changes are fantastic! The Director category was much needed and the rest are a welcome bonus! Keep up the great work.

By: Rebecca Harper

Rebecca Harper — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:01:54 +0000

Hi Alvin,
Thanks for bringing the ads in the Eric Rohmer films to our attention; they’re not intended to be there. We’re addressing the issue now.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:43:34 +0000

It’s great to see commercials have been inserted into the most recent additions. I was getting worried we would continue to watch classic films commercial-free.

I never thought I’d say this—but Geico ads go really well with Eric Rohmer films! I’m sure he would with how they cut right into a line of dialogue. Good stuff, Hulu!