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Criterion Now – Episode 76 – FilmStruck, Fandor, and the state of home media

Fritzi Kramer from MoviesSilently and Jill Blake from The Retro Set, a freelance writer for TCM and formerly FilmStruck join to discuss the big week with the end of FilmStruck, the potential end of Fandor, and all of the implications. From there we discuss how to balance the restoration, curation and exhibition of classic and art film in a culturally and commercially viable way. We discuss the challenges of obtaining access to film history, whether that includes larger, more popular titles, or obscure niche titles. Finally we talk about the future of film, how to reconcile the streaming initiatives of the major studios, and how to manage civil discourse within the community during such an uncertain period.

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Aaron West

I am a somewhat educated Criterion dork, with a History and Film Studies bachelor's degree and plenty of self-education over the years. My tastes are all over the map. Probably my favorite is 1930s French Poetic Realism, but I like everything from noir, to animation, to horror, westerns, and modern film. Usually I prefer film that challenges and requires something of the viewer.