Posts By David Farnor
Trailer: 7 Años lands on Netflix this October
September 26, 2016 | David Farnor7 Años lands on Netflix this October, marking the streaming giant’s first ever original film in Spanish.
Netflix has increasingly ventured into international territories, with localised productions designed to both expand its library and support its growth in target markets. … Read More
John Hawkes to star in Amazon’s The Legend of Master Legend
September 26, 2016 | David FarnorJohn Hawkes will play the lead in Amazon’s The Legend of Master Legend pilot.
Directed by James Ponsoldt and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, the show is based on Joshuah Bearman’s Rolling Stone article about real-life superheroes and … Read More
YouTube Heroes: YouTube turns to users to help moderate comments
September 25, 2016 | David FarnorThe first rule of the YouTube comments section is that you don’t go near the YouTube comments section. That’s the law many users of the video site abide by, mainly because, as with any online forum, the potential for comments … Read More
Hasbro takes on Mattel in new Amazon series
September 24, 2016 | David FarnorHasbro will take on Mattel in a new original series from Amazon.
Called Toy Wars, the mini-series will be based on the non-fiction book Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies that Make Them by … Read More
Competition: Win 3 months of MUBI and The Blue Room
September 24, 2016 | David FarnorMatthew Amalric’s seductive thriller The Blue Room arrives exclusively on MUBI on Sunday 25th September – and we’re giving away a three-month subscription so you can watch it for free.
The film, directed by the French actor and former … Read More
YouTube Gaming launches live talk show
September 24, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube Gaming is entering the live TV arena with a new talk show.
Imaginatively titled Live with YouTube Gaming, the series will feature video game world premieres, musical performances, and a look at what’s next on YouTube Gaming.
The streaming … Read More
MUBI to release I, Olga this November
September 24, 2016 | David FarnorMUBI will release I, Olga in UK cinemas this November.
Directed by Tomás Weinreb & Petr Kazda, the Berlinale Panorama opener was snapped up by the subscription VOD service earlier this year. The site has acquired a number of festival … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (24th September)
September 24, 2016 | 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 Anthony Asquith’s Underground.
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (24th September 2016)
September 24, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
Netflix: Half of our content will be original programming
September 23, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix is aiming for half of its content to be original productions, the streaming giant has said.
We’ve written many times before about Netflix’s evolution from a catch-all site with everything on it to a less expansive catalogue of exclusives, … Read More