The biggest story regarding Netflix has always been, not the technology that they have available to them, but the rights to the content that they are allowed to stream. We haven't heard much about large deals that they've been signing lately, but they have obviously been percolating some other agreements in the background, as they've managed to sign up a few of The Weinstein Company's big awards-season films to streaming deals before they wind up winning big at this weekend's Oscars.
Included among the films that Netflix will eventually start streaming (the deal will take the place of an eventual run on HBO, so you'll probably see them six months to a year after their DVD release):
- The Artist
- Sarah's Key
- The Intouchables
- W.E.
- Coriolanus
And other "additional titles." None of these are necessarily box office blockbusters, but they still should attract some attention from movielovers. At the very least, when The Artist comes online, it'll be amusing to see all of the one-star reviews from people claiming that the sound isn't working properly on their streams.
As with all good things, though, it's worth reminding (thanks to user numbbaby) that the Starz Play films are about to expire later this month. It's hard to know precisely what'll be disappearing, but the number of films is over 1,000 titles, with some of the standouts likely including:
- Party Down
- Toy Story 3
- Tangled
- Apocalypto
- Let Me In
- The Thing
- Big Trouble In Little China
- Vinny's favorite movie, Pandorum
- The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai
- Casino
- And, of course: Gigli
If you have a moment over the next week, you might wish to pop into the Starz Play section of Netflix, queue up any movies that appeal to you and watch them before they disappear!
I've already gone through the best of the Starz stuff on accident. Point for me.
The Starz stuff also includes The Pixar Story which everyone should watch before it's taken down.
Once I knew the deal with Starz was coming to an end, I tried to watch all of their movies on streaming before they expired. No Biggie. I'm excited to see The Artist though.
But not a single version of The Thing is available on Netflix Instant. So when exactly will we see these Weinstein films on Netflix a year from now? By that time I'll probably have bought The Artist because I've been dying to see the film but won't see it in theaters because I don't have the time to run out to a third film right now. Definitely going to watch Coriolanus when it comes to Insant because that looked really interesting. Uh Rorie you forgot to mention that terrible film Mars Needs Moms is a Starz Play film as well.
I'll miss Party Down, but Starz movies almost always had awful video quality so I never bothered with them anyways.
I gots to check out Buckaroo Banzai!
*sniff* I'll miss you Starz. I wish you horrible financial failure, so you come running back to Netflix eventually!
I need to check out Let Me In before it gets pulled. Interested to see how it stacks up with the Swedish version.
We won't be having fun anymore after this month... until the Party Down movie, of course. WE'LL BE HAVING FUN THEN, I SWEAR IT.
I need to finish up on Sons of Anarchy. sorry.
Fuck, I need to watch Gigi now.
@damswedon said:
You should probably watch Gigli if you haven't already. I'm not joking.
I appreciate an article about Netflix delistings that isn't gloom and doom because the world isn't perfect. Now I'm going to stay up all night trying to confuse all the Starz I see, aren't I?
Is that....Wishbone?
Anywho, guess I need to see Big Trouble in Little China before the month ends it sounds like.
The Thing seems to already be gone: I can't find it, anyways.
Looks like it's time for some Gigli action.