Posts By David Farnor
The MUBI Weekly Digest | 9th May 2020
May 9, 2020 | David FarnorAfter dropping Pablo Larrain’s EMA and new video essay documentary Romantic Comedy, you’d think MUBI would rest on its laurels, but it’s another packed week, with work from Hirokazu Koreeda, Jonathan Glazer, Federico Fellini and Frederick Wiseman on the cards, … Read More
BBC and Pact agree new deal for iPlayer streaming
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorThe BBC and Pact have reached a new terms of trade deal, after criticism of the Beeb’s plans to extend its iPlayer window.
The industry body Pact raised concerns that independent producers were not being given a choice in the … Read More
Royal Albert Hall streams Sarah Brightman concert for free
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorThe Royal Albert Hall is streaming a Sarah Brightman concert for free this Bank Holiday weekend.
Since the theatre world’s curtains were brought down due to the coronavirus outbreak, a host of shows have been made available for people to … Read More
Trailer: Little Fires Everywhere heads to Amazon Prime Video this May
May 8, 2020 | David Farnor“Someone burned down your house with you inside.” That’s the sound of Little Fires Everywhere coming to the UK, care of Amazon Prime Video.
Based on the best-selling novel by Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere follows the residents of Shaker … Read More
The High Note set for early digital release this May
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorUniversal is releasing The High Note early on digital this May.
From Late Night director Nisha Ganatra, and writer Flora Greeson, The High Note is set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace … Read More
VE Day celebrations: Your online guide
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorThis weekend sees the UK enjoy a rare Bank Holiday Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the moment when fighting stopped in Europe at the end of World War II. While street parties, parades and concerts would … Read More
Amazon releases My Spy early online
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorDave Bautista comedy My Spy is now available exclusively with Amazon Prime, just in time for the bank holiday weekend.
The Peter Segal-directed blockbuster follows JJ a hardened CIA operative (Dave Bautista) who has been demoted and finds himself at … Read More
Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden team up for Dead To Me live table read
May 7, 2020 | David FarnorChristina Applegate, Linda Cardellini and James Marsden will be teaming up tonight for a live table read of Dead to Me.
The darkly funny series follows a powerful friendship that blossoms between Jen, a tightly wound widow, and Judy, a … Read More
Andy Serkis to read The Hobbit for 12 hours online
May 7, 2020 | David FarnorAndy Serkis is reading The Hobbit online for 12 hours non-stop this weekend.
The Hobbit marathon – or #Hobbitathon, as he has dubbed it – will see him take viewers on an armchair tour of Middle-earth. From an unexpected party … Read More
E4 announces Celebrity Gogglebox USA
May 7, 2020 | David FarnorGogglebox is heading across the pond this May with Celebrity Gogglebox USA.
The show, which sees members of the public and famous faces share their thoughts on the best of recent telly, is more topical than ever at a time … Read More