The Criterion Channel has unveiled its streaming lineup for August 2024, which features an eclectic mix of independent films showcasing the work of auteurs from around the world. The boutique service will become the exclusive streaming home of Paul Thomas Anderson ‘s 2021 comedy “Licorice Pizza,” and will celebrate the occasion by adding four more of his films to the channel: “The Master,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” and “Magnolia.” Anderson’s frequent collaborator Philip Seymour Hoffman (who appears in “Magnolia,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” and “The Master”) will additionally be celebrated on the streaming service as part of a larger retrospective.
Many of the late actor’s most iconic roles , including “Capote” and “Synecdoche, New York,” will be included, along with his sole directorial outing “Jack Goes Boating.” The channel will also highlight several other prominent filmmakers including Preston Sturges , who helped pioneer the modern rom-com through films like “The Lady Eve” and “The Palm Beach Story,” and prolific Egyptian auteur Youssef Chahine. The August slate also features several curated collections including “Vacation Noir,” which includes travel-centric film noir like the Marilyn Monroe star vehicle “Niagara” and Orson Welles’ “The Lady from Shanghai.
” The “Photographer’s Gaze” collection features films featuring photographer protagonists, including classics such as Alfred Hitch.