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Netflix reportedly considered buying US cinemas
April 22, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has reportedly considering buying a chain of US cinemas, as the company finds itself in a heated debate about theatrical distribution.
That debate has primarily been a result of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which banned Netflix from screening … Read More
Rugby documentary As Good As It Gets heads to Amazon Prime Video
April 22, 2018 | David FarnorAs Good As It Gets?, a new rugby league documentary, is heading to Amazon Prime Video this month, following its premiere at Leeds International Film Festival.
Leeds-based media company and film studio The City Talking will release their film through … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 21st April 2018
April 21, 2018 | David FarnorSirk, Pollack, Darabnont, Angela Schanelec. The list of directing veterans on MUBI UK only continues to expand, even more so with the latest Nicolas Winding Refn-curated Shanty Tramp from the 1960s restored to its full grimy, exploitation glory. But this … Read More
Netflix’s Seven Seconds will not return for Season 2
April 21, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix crime drama Seven Seconds will not return for a second season.
The anthology series, created by The Killing’s Veena Sud, starred Regina King in Season 1 as Latrice, the mother of a teenager who is accidentally hit by a … Read More
Netflix summons Italian witchcraft series Luna Nera
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix is summoning more Italian talent to add to its growing pool of European projects with a new witchcraft series, Luna Nera.
The genre series is created by Francesca Manieri (Il miracolo), Laura Paolucci (Gomorrah) , as well as Tiziana … Read More
Trailer: Michael C Hall stars in Netflix’s Safe
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorThe safer the street, the darker the secrets. That’s the truth about British suburban life that Michael C Hall is learning in Netflix’s new drama, Safe.
The eight-part thriller is the closest the streaming giant has come to the … Read More
Mindhunter Season 2: Andrew Dominik and Carl Franklin join Fincher at the helm
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorDavid Fincher isn’t a director know for his speed, so it’s perhaps inevitable that details on the return of his Netflix series Mindhunter should take their sweet time in dropping. Now, though, we’ve got our first big news about the … Read More
Amazon Prime has more than 100 million members worldwide
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon Prime membership has officially broken the 100 million barrier this year.
Amazon has traditionally kept quiet about the size of its premium membership service, which includes free next-day delivery on many items, as well access to add-on services, such … Read More
Trailer: Spike Lee’s Pass Over premieres on Amazon Prime Video
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorSpike Lee may be in the middle of She’s Gotta Have It at Netflix, but his latest joint, Pass Over, is premiering on Amazon Prime Video this week.
Pass Over is a play by Antoinette Nwandu, an African-American playwright based … Read More
Forgive Us Our Debts: Netflix unveils trailer for first Italian film
April 19, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has unveiled the trailer for its first Italian original film, Forgive Us Our Debts.
Called Rimetti a Noi i Nostri Debiti in its home country, the movie is created by Antonio Morabito with Claudio Santamaria, Marco Giallini and Jerzy … Read More