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Max Extends Criterion Collection Deal, Adds Three ‘Godzilla’ Films and Other Titles (EXCLUSIVE)
Max and HBO have announced a multi-year deal extension with The Criterion Collection.
As part of the deal extension, a handful of films will also be newly available on Max, including Isabella Rossellini’s “Green Porno” (2008), Héctor Babenco’s “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” (1985), Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala” (1991), Alejandro Amenábar’s “Open Your Eyes” (1997) and Nicolas Roeg’s “Walkabout” (1971). “We are excited to continue to bring the Criterion Collection’s catalog of top-quality films to our audiences,” said Royce Battleman, executive vice president of content acquisitions at Warner Bros. Discovery has similar multi-year licensing deals in place with A24 and Studio Ghibli, making Max the U.S. streaming home of films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Uncut Gems,” “Priscilla,” “The Zone of Interest,” “The Whale,” “Past Lives,” “The Iron Claw,” “Love Lies Bleeding” and “Civil War,” as well as Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” “The Wind Rises” and “The Boy and the Heron.”
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