Posts By David Farnor
What’s coming soon to Shudder UK in May 2017?
April 29, 2017 | David FarnorThe only thing scarier than the fact that it’s already May? The line-up of films coming to Shudder.
This month, the horror subscription service teams up with The Final Girls – a London-based screening series focused on exploring feminist themes … Read More
Netflix enters China with iQIYI deal
April 28, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has made its first major step into the Chinese market this week, with a new deal with iQIYI.
The streaming giant expanded its reach worldwide last year, taking its service to almost 200 countries. One, though, has remained tantalisingly … Read More
Hidden Figures writer heads to Netflix for El Camino Christmas
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorHidden Figures writer Ted Melfi is heading to Netflix for his next project, El Camino Christmas.
Melfi first began work on the movie a decade ago, after buying a script with co-writer Chris Wehner. Now, after getting an Oscar nomination … Read More
Parents and teenagers bond over binge-watching
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorParents are increasingly streaming shows to connect with their children, new research from Netflix reveals.
Inspired by 13 Reasons Why, which deals with the subject of teen suicide, the streaming giant is encouraging parents to talk about the issues raised … Read More
Netflix and Amazon lead Sundance London 2017 line-up
April 25, 2017 | David FarnorSundance London returns this summer, and Netflix and Amazon are leading the line-up for 2017.
The streaming giants dominated the Utah festival this year, snapping up every indie gem they could find to join their growing libraries of exclusive titles. … Read More
YouTube adds 12 milllion videos to Restricted Mode
April 25, 2017 | David FarnorYouTube has added 12 million videos to its Restricted Mode, following criticisms that the feature was censoring out hundreds and thousands of LGBTQ+ uploads.
Restricted Mode, if you’ve never used it, is an optional feature deisgned to filter out mature … Read More
MUBI to release Bruno Dumont’s Slack Bay in cinemas this June
April 25, 2017 | David FarnorMUBI will premiere Bruno Dumont’s Slack Bay this summer in the UK.
Starring Juliette Binoche and Fabrice Luchini, the film (which has the original title of Ma Loute) is a fiery black comedy, set on the French coast in the … Read More
Catch up on Twin Peaks in under three minutes
April 24, 2017 | David FarnorWith now less than a month until Twin Peaks returns to our screens, there are two types of people in the world: those who have seen David Lynch’s TV masterpiece and those who haven’t. Both, however, have something in common: … Read More
Netflix heads Down Under for The Legend of Monkey
April 22, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix is heading Down Under to tell The Legend of Monkey.
Inspired by the classic Chinese fable, Journey to the West, the live-action epic is a co-production between the streaming giant, Australia’s ABC and New Zealand’s TVNZ.
Production is … Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in April / May 2017?
April 22, 2017 | David FarnorWith no Game of Thrones until the summer, your spring TV schedule may be seeming a little empty. But now’s the time to fill those nights with The Walking Dead, Legion, High Maintenance and other TV box sets before they … Read More