Posts By David Farnor
Curzon Home Cinema to stream 2019 BAFTA Short Film nominees
January 20, 2019 | David FarnorCurzon Home Cinema and the BAFTAs are once again teaming up to stream the BAFTA Short nominees this year.
Short films are perhaps the most overlooked part of the awards season, and unfairly so, as they frequently offer a new … Read More
You watched by 40 million Netflix users in a month
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorYou is on course to be watched by 40 million Netflix users in its first month, the streaming giant has revealed.
The psychological thriller, from executive producers/writers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, is based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novel of … Read More
Disabled Britain on Film: BFI Player launches groundbreaking free collection
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorBFI Player has released a groundbreaking new collection charting the representation of disabled people on screen over the last 100 years.
Disabled Britain on Film contains over 170 films from across the UK, comprising a history of disabled people’s everyday … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 19th January 2019
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI joins in with MyFrenchFilmFestival once again this year, with a trio of titles that includes a thriller starring Vincent Cassel and a comedy from Rubber director Quintin Dupieux. Along with the latest new filmmakers from across the Channel, MUBI … Read More
MyFrenchFilmFestival launches 2019 line-up
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorMyFrenchFilmFestival is back for its ninth year, and the 2019 line-up is now available to stream around the world. The world’s first online French-language film festival, which brings 28 movies to international living rooms across 50 partnering platforms, had a … Read More
Trailer: Outlander Season 5 premieres this February
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorOutlander will officially return to UK TV for a fifth season this February.
The time-travelling drama, based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling book series, follows the story of Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), a married WW11 combat nurse from 1945 who mysteriously … Read More
What’s leaving Netflix UK in January / February 2019?
January 18, 2019 | David FarnorIt’s hard to believe that we’re already halfway through the first month of 2019, but nothing reminds you of the rapid passing of time like the inevitable removal of films and TV shows from your favourite subscription platform as the … Read More
Netflix hits 139 million members after record end to 2018
January 18, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has reached 139 million members worldwide after a record end to 2018.
The streaming giant added 8.8 million people in the fourth quarter of last year, 1.53 million from the USA and 7.31 million from other countries, higher than … Read More
Trailer: Harlan Coben’s The Stranger arrives on Netflix this January
January 18, 2019 | David FarnorHarlan Coben’s The Stranger arrives on Netflix this January, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the thriller’s twists and turns.
Based on the novel by Coben, The Stranger forces us to confront a question we all fear … Read More
Bird Box watched by more than 80 million households
January 18, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s Bird Box has now been watched by more than 80 million households, the streaming service has announced.
Directed by Susanne Bier (The Night Manager), the thriller sees a mysterious force decimate the world’s population: if you see it, you … Read More