Criterion on Hulu

The Criterion Collection just announced a new partnership with Hulu. If you join Hulu Plus, for $7.99 a month, you can watch 150 Criterion movies online, anytime, or in high-def on your TV. Right now the collection includes a whole bunch of Charlie Chaplin movies and Zatoichi movies, as well as many more favorites. Try this random sampling for size:

• The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
• M (1931)
• Rashomon (1950)
• Ugetsu (1953)
• The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
• Tokyo Story (1953)
• Wild Strawberries (1957)
• Pickpocket (1959)
• The 400 Blows (1959)
• Breathless (1960)
• L'Avventura (1960)
• Carnival of Souls (1962)
• The Exterminating Angel (1962)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966)
• Closely Watched Trains (1966)
• Playtime (1967)
• Sisters (1973)
• The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
• Grey Gardens (1976)
• Louie Bluie (1985)
• The Vanishing (1988)
• Cronos (1993)
• Taste of Cherry (1997)
• Ratcatcher (1999)
• George Washington (2000)