Posts By David Farnor
A Midsummer Night’s Dream leads National Theatre at Home’s final line-up
June 11, 2020 | David FarnorA Midsummer Night’s Dream and Amadeus have joined the National Theatre at Home line-up, as the theatre continues its run of weekly digital theatre streams.
With theatres across the UK shutting their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, audiences have been … Read More
Netflix releases Strong Island for free online
June 11, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has released its original documentary Strong Island online for free.
In April 1992, on Long Island NY, William Jr., the Ford family’s eldest child, a black 24 year-old teacher, was killed by Mark Reilly, a white 19 year-old mechanic. … Read More
7500: Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller arrives on Amazon this June
June 11, 2020 | David FarnorJoseph Gordon-Levitt is flying to Amazon this June, with new thriller 7500 touching down on Prime Video.
It looks like a routine day at work for Tobias, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot on a flight from Berlin to Paris as … Read More
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020: 15 films to put on your watchlist
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorToday marks the launch of Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020, but not as we know it. With cinemas closed due to the coronavirus lockdown, the annual festival is going ahead virtually this June, before hosting a series of screenings in cinemas this … Read More
More Films for Freedom: BFI and British Council release LGBTQ+ shorts
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorThe BFI and British Council are teaming up to release More Films for Freedom, three short films exploring LGBTQ+ stories.
The three new shorts are commissioned by the British Council, BFI Flare Festival and BFI NETWORK. The cross-cultural collaborations between … Read More
Chichester Festival Theatre streams Beauty and the Beast
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorChichester Festival Youth Theatre is streaming its production of Beauty and the Beast online for free this June.
A foolish prince cursed to a life alone in a castle; a kind and beautiful girl who asks her father for nothing … Read More
Murder in the Carpark: Channel 4 to explore Daniel Morgan murder in new series
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 is continuing its investment in the true crime genre with Murder in the Carpark, a series investigating the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan.
On 10th March 1987 the private investigator was brutally murdered with an axe in the … Read More
Curzon acquires On a Magical Night and The Girl with a Bracelet
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorCurzon has acquired the rights to two new films to release online this summer.
The independent cinema chain, which also operates as a distributor and has its own streaming platform (Curzon Home Cinema), is uniquely placed in the modern entertainment … Read More
Glasgow Short Film Festival goes online this August
June 10, 2020 | David FarnorGlasgow Short Film Festival is going online this August for a digital edition.
The festival was originally postponed in March 2020, after the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown led to the closure of cinemas across the country. With plans to … Read More
Cheltenham International Film Festival goes online for 2020
June 9, 2020 | David FarnorThe Cheltenham International Film Festival has launched an online edition this week, with a collection of 35 films available to stream.
The festival, which kicked off on 8th June, opened with Lost Transmissions starring Simon Pegg, an honorary patron of … Read More