Hasbro takes on Mattel in new Amazon series

Hasbro 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

Matthew 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

YouTube 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

MUBI 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)

Heard 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.

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New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (24th September 2016)

Not 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

Netflix 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

Designated Survivor airs exclusively on Netflix in UK

Netflix UK has snapped up the UK rights to Kiefer Sutherland’s new series, Designated Survivor.

The show, which sees Sutherland return to the small screen after 24, is created by David Guggenheim, who has previously written Ryan Reynolds and Denzel … Read More

The Lovers and the Despot available to watch online as well as in cinemas

The Lovers and the Despot will be available to watch online in the UK as well as in cinemas this weekend.

The documentary, directed by Robert Cannan and Ross Adam, premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where viewers were treated … Read More

What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in October 2016?

Where on earth did summer go? That’s the question we’re asking ourselves as October arrives – but before the season gets you down, take a look at what Netflix has to offer. In short: everything. From the criminally underseen Rick … Read More