Posts By David Farnor
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 23rd December
December 23, 2017 | David FarnorThis weekend sees MUBI premiere its latest exclusive acquisition – Ava – but there’s a typically diverse selection to accompany it, from Alain Gomes’ stunning Felicite (read our full review here) to Sidney Lumet’s The Anderson Tapes.
What’s new, coming … Read More
Dave Chappelle doubles down with two Netflix specials for New Year
December 23, 2017 | David Farnor“My parents did just well enough that I could grow up poor around white people…”
Dave Chapelle is doubling down on his plans for the New Year, with not just one but two Netflix specials.
The comic, who is stepping … Read More
Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish will not return
December 22, 2017 | David FarnorDave Gorman has ended his series Modern Life Is Goodish after five seasons.
The stand-up comedy show first premiered back in 2013 on Dave, with six episodes of Gorman taking an idiosyncratically precise look at the pains of modern life … Read More
Apple poaches three execs from Amazon Studios
December 22, 2017 | David FarnorApple has added more firepower to its staff roster by poaching three executives from Amazon Studios.
Apple is making no secret of its plans to take on Netflix, Amazon and others in the growing war for online eyeballs, with a … Read More
Amazon Fire TV adds web browsing
December 21, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon Fire TV has added web browsing support to all of its devices.
In a move that will please anyone currently living 10 years ago, Mozilla Firefox and Amazon Silk browsers have officially launched on Fire TV sticks and boxes … Read More
Before We Die: Walter Presents heads to Sweden for crime thriller
December 21, 2017 | David FarnorWalter Presents is heading to Sweden for its latest box set: crime thriller Before We Die.
A show with a deep secret at its core, Before We Die follows Hanna, an uncompromising cop in the organised crime unit of the … Read More
Amazon Prime Video doubles subscribers
December 20, 2017 | David FarnorThe number of Amazon Prime Video subscribers more than doubled in the UK last year, according to new figures from Ofcom.
The regulator’s latest international analysis of the TV market highlights the ongoing growth of on-demand streaming both in British … Read More
Walter Presents begins New Year with Black Widow Season 3 and 4
December 20, 2017 | David FarnorWalter Presents will begin the New Year with two new seasons of one of its best box sets to date: Black Widow.
The dark family saga shares elements with the Sopranos, only with an extra shot of adrenaline. It follows … Read More
Tin Star draws in over 16 million viewers
December 20, 2017 | David FarnorSky Atlantic’s Tin Star has drawn in an average audience of more than 16 million viewers, as Sky viewers embrace binge-watching.
Racking up more than 1.7 million for each of its 10 episodes, the revenge thriller, Tin Star, starring BAFTA … Read More
New Grace and Frankie Season 4 trailer introduces Lisa Kudrow
December 20, 2017 | David Farnor“Do you two know how lucky you are to have each other?” That’s Sheree in the new trailer for Grace and Frankie’s fourth season.
Who’s Sheree, you ask? That’s the same reaction she gets Frankie, as she waltzes into … Read More