Posts By David Farnor
VOD film review: Shame
March 14, 2017 | David FarnorMichael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan are unflinchingly good in Steve McQueen’s powerful, provocative drama.Read More
Shadowhunters Season 2 to return in June
March 13, 2017 | David FarnorSeason 2 of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments will return in June to Netflix UK.
The second run of the family fantasy drama, based on Cassandra Clare’s best-selling series of books The Mortal Instruments, premiered at the start of 2017, before … Read More
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Macon Blair to commit Small Crimes for Netflix
March 12, 2017 | David FarnorNikolaj Coster-Waldau and Macon Blair are teaming up to commit Small Crimes for Netflix.
The Game of Thrones actor stars as disgraced former cop Joe Denton, who returns home looking for redemption, after serving time for the attempted murder of … Read More
Netflix nabs Madre following SXSW premiere
March 12, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the streaming rights to horror film Madre, following its premiere at SXSW.
The film, which screened last night at the festival, is the second feature film from director Aaron Burns.
Working on visual effects for Grindhouse and … Read More
The Interview is the most-watched movie on Google Play
March 11, 2017 | David FarnorThis week saw Google Play turn five years old.
On 6th March 2012, the online giant went from search engine to its very own shop, selling moves, books, games, apps and TV shows directly to users – particularly, users … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (11th March 2017)
March 11, 2017 | David FarnorHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Amores Perros. … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (11th March 2017)
March 11, 2017 | David FarnorMUBI concludes its week dedicated to female directors in honour of International Women’s Day, but the focus remains on female talent with a look at one of Annete Bening’s best roles. And, with Anna Biller’s The Love Witch in cinemas, don’t miss the chance to catch up with her 2007 film, VIVA.
Here’s what’s new, coming soon and leaving soon to the subscription streaming service:
Trailer: Jake Johnson wins it all in Joe Swanberg’s new film
March 11, 2017 | David FarnorJoe Swanberg is teaming up with Netflix again for a new film, Win It All.
The film, which stars Jake Johnson, marks a reunion between the indie film-making veteran and the streaming giant, following the premiere last year of Easy, … Read More
Facebook 360: Social network launches first dedicated VR app
March 10, 2017 | David FarnorFacebook has launched its first dedicated VR app.
Called Facebook 360, the app is for the Samsung Gear VR headset, which is powered by Oculus, and allows users to explore Facebook 360 photos and videos.
The social network has seen … Read More
Netflix drops full trailer for Santa Clarita Diet Season 2
March 10, 2017 | David Farnor“Think about all the people I haven’t killed. Literally, everyone in the world except for three people.” That’s Drew Barrymore sinking her teeth into Season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet, Netflix’s twisted cannibalism comedy.
The series stars Barrymore as Sheila, … Read More