Apple spends big to buy Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter

Apple has opened up its sizeable pockets to buy Songwriter, a new documentary about Ed Sheeran.

Directed by Murray Cummings, Sheeran’s cousin, the film is an intimate account of the creation of ‪the singer’s‬ chart-topping album, ÷, offering insights into … Read More

Amazon acquires Drake Doremus’ Zoe

Amazon has acquired the rights to Drake Doremus’ new film, Zoe. The sci-fi romance, which premiered at the weekend at Tribeca Film Festival, stars Léa Seydoux and Ewan McGregor. It is set in the near future, when technology has honed … Read More

Netflix drops full trailer for The Rain

“You never know when your life is going to change. But when it does, you need to have a plan.”

That’s the advice of Netflix’s new original series, The Rain, a dystopian survival thriller set in a world where … Read More

Catch up TV review: The Queen’s Green Planet, The Secret Life of the Zoo, One Born Every Minute

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Netflix reportedly considered buying US cinemas

Netflix has reportedly considering buying a chain of US cinemas, as the company finds itself in a heated debate about theatrical distribution.

That debate has primarily been a result of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which banned Netflix from screening … Read More

Rugby documentary As Good As It Gets heads to Amazon Prime Video

As Good As It Gets?, a new rugby league documentary, is heading to Amazon Prime Video this month, following its premiere at Leeds International Film Festival.

Leeds-based media company and film studio The City Talking will release their film through … Read More

The Weekly MUBI Digest | 21st April 2018

Sirk, Pollack, Darabnont, Angela Schanelec. The list of directing veterans on MUBI UK only continues to expand, even more so with the latest Nicolas Winding Refn-curated Shanty Tramp from the 1960s restored to its full grimy, exploitation glory. But this … Read More

What’s leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in April / May 2018?

On a sunny April weekend, why would you possibly want to stay indoors? Having an Amazon Prime Video account might give you several reasons, as the end of the month sees a large wave of movies depart from the streaming … Read More

Netflix’s Seven Seconds will not return for Season 2

Netflix crime drama Seven Seconds will not return for a second season.

The anthology series, created by The Killing’s Veena Sud, starred Regina King in Season 1 as Latrice, the mother of a teenager who is accidentally hit by a … Read More

What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in April / May 2018?

The arrival of May means a Bank Holiday bonanza, with four-day weeks beckoning you to spend more time on the sofa. And there’s good reason to, a number of gems leaving Sky, from Mosaic and Atlanta to the underseen Nathan … Read More