Posts By David Farnor
Watch: The Kissing Booth 2 trailer
July 6, 2020 | David Farnor“Sorry, I didn’t realise I was going to be this nervous.” That’s the sound of Netflix’s The Kissing Booth open for business again.
The romantic comedy, which was was based on the Beth Reekles self-published coming-of-age novel that became an … Read More
Finding the Way Back set for July UK release
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorFinding the Way Back, starring Ben Affleck, is getting a digital release this July, as cinemas remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Venues across the UK are starting the long and tricky process of navigating their way to reopening once … Read More
From Beyonce to Billie Eilish: Sky Arts launches Front Room Festival
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorWith music festivals postponed this summer, broadcasters, artists and organisers have been finding a range of ways to fill that music-shaped hole in people’s summer. The Royal Albert Hall has been streaming new and old concerts for free on YouTube, … Read More
MUBI Weekly Digest | 4th July 2020
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorMUBI continues its Werner Herzog double-bill this week, following its free preview of Family Romance, LLC (now available to rent from MUBI), but it’s the other directors lined up for the week that really excite: there’s a timely opportunity to … Read More
Netflix orders Deadendia animated series
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is bringing the Deadendia graphic novels to the screen in a new animated series.
The 2D series, co-produced with Blink Industries, is based on the horror-comedy books of the same name from creator Hamish Steele. It follows the adventures … Read More
BBC Three bags Fort Salem and Good Trouble
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorBBC Three has bagged two new series from Disney Media Distribution, Fort Salem and Good Trouble.
Originally titled as Motherland Fort Salem in the US, Fort Salem is a 10-part supernatural thriller set in an alternate, present-day America, where witches … Read More
Harlots heads to BBC Two
July 4, 2020 | David FarnorBBC Two has acquired the rights to Harlots, the playful period drama starring Lesley Manville and Samantha Morton.
Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots is a powerful family drama offering a brand new take on the … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Netflix’s Cursed
July 4, 2020 | David Farnor“They took everything from us.” That’s the sound of Arthurian legend being reimagined by Netflix in new series Cursed. Arriving this July, it tells the familiar story of King Arthur through the eyes of Nimue (Katherine Langford).
After her … Read More
The Booksellers: Dochouse hosts online screening and Q&A
July 3, 2020 | David FarnorBertha Dochouse is hosting an online screening and Q&A for The Booksellers to mark its digital release.
Dochouse, the UK’s first cinema dedicated to documentaries, is one of the many theatrical venues currently closed across the UK due to the … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Netflix’s The Old Guard
July 3, 2020 | David FarnorCharlize Theron is heading back into Mad Max territory with The Old Guard, Netflix’s new blockbuster that promises big action from an equally big cast.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka, it follows … Read More