Netflix Watch Instantly Adds Some More Criterion Films! Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Laurence Olivier, and Götz Spielmann! [Criterion on Netflix]

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Wim Wender's Paris Texas and Rossellini's Rome Open City Available On Netflix Watch Instantly (Day of Release!) [Criterion on Netflix]

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Netflix Watch Instantly Adds Even More Criterion Collection Films! [Criterion on Netflix]

Who says there’s nothing good to watch? Last month we reported that Netflix had added 35 films from the Criterion Collection to it’s Watch Instantly feature. It looks like the good times keep on coming, as they just added even more. Below you’ll find all of the Criterion films that were recently added, along with their plot descriptions, as given by Criterion.com. I’ve also given the link to the Criterion page, so that you can actually buy the film.

A huge thanks goes out to the folks at Streaming Soon, for providing me the heads up to all of these releases, well in advance. If you are looking for a resource regarding upcoming Netflix Watch Instantly movies, I’d highly recommend checking out their blog.

If we’ve missed anything, or if you have any thoughts on the films below, leave some comments at the bottom of the post.

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Netflix Adds 35 Criterion Collection Films To Watch Instantly [Criterion on Netflix]

[Update 1/22/10 - Netflix Added Even More Criterion Films To Watch Instantly]

Well, as listeners of the podcast are well aware of, we love Netflix here on CriterionCast. Specifically we love the ability to watch movies quickly and easily without having to wait for a disc to be delivered to our mailboxes. While I personally long for the day that Netflix begins offering all of the bonus materials, along with commentaries on their streaming films, it is a treat to have these incredible films available in an instant.

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