The Weekly MUBI Digest | 26th January 2019

MUBI concludes its trio of MyFrenchFilmFestival treats this week, with the latest film starring Vincent Cassel. But first, there’s time for a double hit of Spike Lee joints to celebrate the filmmaker’s Oscar nomination for BlacKkKlansman. Speaking of awards, on … Read More

Netflix begins production on Triad Princess

Production is now underway on Netflix’s Triad Princess. The Taiwanese original series, announced last November, is created by talented playwright-director Neal Wu, known as a leading representative of Taiwanese popular literature and for his acclaimed movie At Cafe 6. It … Read More

Professional binge-watching? NOW TV offers £35k in UK’s first Box Set Sabbatical

Ever fancied yourself a professional binge-watcher? That dream job could be in sight this new year, as NOW is offering someone £35,000 a year in what has been billed as “the UK’s first Box Set Sabbatical”.

A fifth of Brits … Read More

Trailer: Netflix to release The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind in UK cinemas

Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, will be released in UK cinemas by Netflix this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the actor’s work.

Adapted from the bestselling book by William … Read More

First look: Kate Beckinsale in ITV and Amazon’s The Widow

Kate Beckinsale heads to ITV this spring for new thriller The Widow, and we’ve got our first look at her in action.

Written by Liar and The Missing’s Harry and Jack Williams (Liar, The Missing), the show follows Georgia Wells, … Read More

Chris McKay and Sandra Bullock team up for Netflix’s Reborn

Chris McKay and Sandra Bullock are teaming up for Reborn, a new Netflix film based on the comic book by Mark Millar.

The streaming giant acquired Millar’s company, Millarworld, in 2017, giving it access to a whole library of potential … Read More

The Punisher showrunner has hopes for Season 3

The Punisher showrunner still has hopes for Season 3, teasing his ideas for a possible third outing for Marvel’s antihero, even thought they seem unlikely.

After his scene-stealing appearance in Marvel’s Daredevil, Jon Bernthal reprised his role as Frank Castle … Read More

Charles Burnett to direct Steal Away for Amazon

Charless Burnett will direct Steal Away for Amazon Studios, a new film about the escape of American Robert Smalls from slavery in the 1860s.

Born in 1839 in South Carolina, Smalls was the son of a slave on the estate … Read More

Watch: Full trailer for Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy

It’s looking like a Hazy Shade of Winter this February, as The Umbrella Academy unleashes its first full trailer.

The Netflix series, based on the comic book series created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and … Read More

Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Gabriela Rodriguez react to Roma’s Oscar nominations

This week, Netflix’s Roma made history by racking up a not inconsiderable 10 Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Leading Actress for Yalitza Aparicio, Best Supporting Actress for Marina de Tavira, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Production … Read More