Posts By David Farnor
The Netflix TV diet: Comedy for breakfast and thrillers for dinner
May 24, 2017 | David FarnorThis month sees the return of House of Cards for its fifth season. Four years on from when Netflix changed TV with the first season of the political drama being released all at once, TV watching is almost recognisable, with … Read More
Netflix’s Meme Project: Rihanna and Lupita team up for heist movie
May 23, 2017 | David FarnorIt’s happening. The dream that the Internet had one day is actually happening. Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna are actually teaming up to make an actual heist movie.
If that pitch sounds familiar, it’s because you saw it on Tumblr two … Read More
Raindance Film Festival launches VR awards and masterclasses
May 23, 2017 | David FarnorRaindance Film Festival, the UK’s largest indie film festival, is embracing virtual reality in a very real way.
The festival, which held a showcase of VR shorts last year, is introducing Raindance VRX Awards for this year’s event, as well … Read More
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney go back to Broadway for Netflix
May 23, 2017 | David FarnorNick Kroll and John Mulaney are bringing their bizarre Broadway alter-egos for Netflix this summer.
Titled Oh, Hello on Broadway, the Netflix comedy special follows the duo’s successful run on New York’s theatre strip. The show revives the characters of … Read More
Trailer: Flaked returns for Season 2, now with added facial hair
May 22, 2017 | David Farnor“I’m not what I look like I am!” cries Will Arnett in the new season of Flaked.
Arnett’s Netflix original series, co-created with Mark Chappell, returns for a second run this summer, promises more navel-gazing angst, downbeat soul-searching and … Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in May / June 2017?
May 22, 2017 | David FarnorWith Twin Peaks back on our screens for the first time in a quarter of a century, it’s easy to miss some of the other TV shows available on Sky Box Sets. With the end of May approaching, though, several … Read More
VR goes social as Google Daydream gets Chromecast support
May 22, 2017 | David FarnorVirtual reality is the buzzword of the moment, as people tout immersive 360-degree video as the future of entertainment. (You can read our hands-on VR experience with short films here.) the only drawback? Wearing a headset can seem like an … Read More
Amazon eyes March release for David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron’s Gringo
May 21, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon is eyeing a March 2018 release for its next original film, Gringo.
The movie is a co-production between STX Entertainment and Amazon Studios. Directed by Nash Edgerton, brother to Joel Edgerton, it marks the filmmaker’s second feature project, following … Read More
Car Share drives BBC iPlayer views up 23pc
May 21, 2017 | David FarnorPeter Kay’s Car Share helped to drive BBC iPlayer to a strong April.
Use of the Beeb’s catch-up service traditionally declines in the second quarter of the year, as views drop off in March, April, May and June. This spring, … Read More
What’s leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in May / June 2017?
May 20, 2017 | David FarnorFrom heartfelt sci-fi to stunning action, this is your last chance to stream the following on Amazon Prime Video:
Gravity – 20th May
Alfonso Cuaron’s survival thriller/sci-fi, which appears to unfold all in a single take, is nail-bitingly tense – … Read More