Posts By David Farnor
Alfonso Cuaron on Roma: “It’s important to have Netflix”
August 31, 2018 | David FarnorAlfonso Cuaron has hailed Netflix as an “important” force in the modern film world.
The streaming service has been seen by many in the film industry as a controversial or dangerous, afraid that the VOD giant’s premiering films online … Read More
The Rise of Phoenixes: New Mandarin series flies onto Netflix
August 30, 2018 | David FarnorThe Rise of Phoenixes, a new Mandarin drama series, flies onto Netflix this September.
The Rise of Phoenixes is a 70-episode series loosely based on Huang Quan, a novel by Tianxia Guiyuan, and co-produced by Netflix along with Croton Media … Read More
From Netflix’s Roma to Amazon’s Suspiria: The 2018 London Film Festival line-up
August 30, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix and Amazon Studios are returning to London this year in full force, as the 2018 London Film Festival unveils its line-up.
225 feature films from both established and emerging talent will populate the 12-day event in the UK capital, … Read More
Netflix signs overall deal with Alex Hirsch
August 30, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has signed an overall deal with Alex Hirsch.
Hirsch is a writer, director, producer, and bestselling author best known for creating and voicing the animated hit series Gravity Falls. The US series, produced for the Disney Channel and … Read More
The Romanoffs: Amazon unveils episode details and images
August 30, 2018 | David FarnorThe return of Matthew Weiner to our TV screens is now only weeks away, and Amazon has now given us an exact idea of what to expect from each episode.
The anthology series will feature eight separate stories about … Read More
What’s coming soon to FilmStruck UK in September 2018?
August 29, 2018 | David FarnorFilmStruck celebrates female filmmakers this month, with a collection of impressive directorial outings by women from around the world.
Here’s what’s coming soon to FilmStruck UK in September 2018:
Chain of Fools – 1st September
Jeff Goldblum, Salma … Read More
Netflix releases first trailer for The Other Side of the Wind
August 29, 2018 | David FarnorThis week, Netflix unveils a piece of cinema history to the world, with the premiere of Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind – almost half a century after it first started filming. Now, we have our first proper … Read More
Venice Film Festival teams up with Festival Scope to stream films worldwide
August 28, 2018 | David FarnorFollowing a successful six years, the Venice Film Festival is once again turning to the web to stream a selection of its titles online around the world.
Films from the Orizzonti, Out of Competition, Sconfini and Biennale College – Cinema … Read More
First look: Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear in House of Cards Season 6
August 28, 2018 | David FarnorIt’s not long now until House of Cards returns for its sixth and final season, and the first details about the show’s new characters are coming to light.
Netflix’s landmark political series, which first debuted in 2013, charted the rise … Read More
First look: Wanderlust set for September premiere
August 28, 2018 | David FarnorBBC One and Netflix’s Wanderlust will premiere this September, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the series.
Promising to be the “most honest drama about sex ever seen on BBC One”, the six-part programme follows Joy … Read More