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Timeles Season 2 gets April UK air date
March 26, 2018 | David FarnorTimeless Season 2 will officially return to UK TV screens this April, E4 has confirmed.
Created by Eric Kripke (Revolution, Supernatural), Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and the producers of The Blacklist, NBC’s sci-fi thriller follows a group of unlikely heroes … Read More
Gotham Season 4 to air on E4 this April
March 26, 2018 | David FarnorE4 has acquired the rights to Gotham, with Season 4 set to air on UK TV in April.
The prequel series, based on the DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger and produced by Warner Bros. Television, is … Read More
Spielberg: Netflix films should win Emmys not Oscars
March 26, 2018 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg has said that Netflix films should not be eligible for Academy Awards.
The streaming giant won its first feature film Oscar this year, with Russian doping exposé Icarus taking home the prize for Best Documentary. Ava DuVernay’s important … Read More
What’s coming soon to FilmStruck UK in April 2018?
March 25, 2018 | David FarnorLast month saw the official launch of FilmStruck in the UK. A joint venture between Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation Group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks, the subscription streaming service has teamed up with Curzon for its British platform, … Read More
Ambition, anger, and the complexity of female power in Jessica Jones
March 25, 2018 | Jo BromilowWarning: This contains spoilers for Jessica Jones Season 2. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes here.
Season 2 of Jessica Jones dropping on International Women’s Day was a nice slice of PR/scheduling zing, but it’s … Read More
Cobra Kai: YouTube Red drops trailer for Karate Kid spin-off
March 24, 2018 | David Farnor34 years on, and the Karate Kid saga is continuing with a new YouTube series.
Nostalgia has been a cornerstone of the entertainment world as long as cinemas have sold popcorn, and the modern streaming era has proven just as … Read More
Happy Anniversary: Jean-Ralphio heads to Netflix for new rom-com
March 24, 2018 | David FarnorLove is the best, until it’s not. That’s Netflix’s new rom-com, Happy Anniversary, in a nutshell. But there’s something special about this particular nutshell: it’s got Jean-Ralphio in it.
Yes, Parks and Rec’s perpetual scene-stealer Ben Schwartz is heading to … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 24th March 2018
March 24, 2018 | David FarnorIn the last 12 months, French director Agnès Varda became the oldest Oscar nominee in history for Faces Places, as well as the winner of an Honorary Academy Award – a long-overdue recognition of the director’s work. And so it’s … Read More
The Crown leads 2018 British Academy Television Craft Awards nominees
March 23, 2018 | David FarnorThe Crown is leading the pack in this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards. Netflix’ royal drama has picked up seven nominations, including Costume Design, Editing: Fiction, Photography & Lighting: Fiction, Production Design, Sound: Fiction and Special, Visual & Graphic … Read More
Competition: Win limited edition Have a Nice Day vinyl
March 23, 2018 | David FarnorMUBI is releasing controversial Chinese animation Have a Nice Day in UK cinemas from today – and we’ve giving away a limited edition soundtrack vinyl to celebrate.
Banned by film festival Annecy and causing controversy across the world, this pulse-pumping … Read More