Features
Features, articles and essays on video on-demand shows and movies, streaming services and the VOD industry.
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (21st June 2015)
June 21, 2015 | David FarnorFather’s Day. A day for making connections. For taking a moment of appreciation. For watching cavemen talk about women and sex. And listening to a strange guy talk in a silly voice.
If you’re celebrating Father’s Day on BBC iPlayer … Read More
Beyond the Lights: A turning point for VOD?
June 19, 2015 | David FarnorBeyond the Lights receives its European premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival at the start of next week. The film stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Minnie Driver. It has a RottenTomatoes score of 81 per cent. But rather than get a … Read More
8 things we know about True Detective Season 2
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorWith just over a week to go until True Detective Season 2 premieres in the UK, it’s time to set aside the rumours and speculation and serve up some cold, hard truth nuggets.
We’ll have a spoiler-free review of Episode … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (14th June 2015)
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorA wave of new dramas arrive on BBC iPlayer this week, as The Game finishes and another game begins. But the Beeb’s TV line-up remains as diverse as ever, with the debut of a new documentary series about Napoleon.
That … Read More
RIP Christopher Lee (1922 – 2015)
June 11, 2015 | David Farnor“Sleep well, Mr. Harker,” said Christopher Lee in the guise of Count Dracula back in 1958. Seductive, scary and emminently polite, he was every bit the gentleman vampire of your sleepless nights. If any actor was going to live ever, … Read More
12 things Jurassic Park teaches us about bad project management
June 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe look back at the original Jurassic Park to examine why InGen’s dinosaur theme park was doomed to failure.Read More
The Apartment: A rom-com ahead of its time
June 7, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyWhether making films about writers, detectives, playboys or pilots, before 1960, director Billy Wilder was as enamoured with Hollywood glamour as the rest. Fresh as he was from the veritable romp that was Some Like it Hot, Wilder’s long-time collaborator … Read More
The beginner’s guide to Wet Hot American Summer
June 5, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyWet Hot American Summer returns for a prequel series on Netflix this July, despite the fact that its reunited cast are now 14 years older than they were when it was first made. With the original film finally available on … Read More
Practical Magic: Behind the scenes on Ex Machina and Macbeth with Artem SFX
June 3, 2015 | Andrew JonesWith Ex Machina out now on DVD, Blu-ray and digital platforms, we take a tour of Artem’s studios, who were behind some of the film’s special effects.
Artem have been working in the background of cinema for many years, with … Read More
Recipe: How to make a Shaun the Sheep cake (or win your own)
May 28, 2015 | David FarnorShaun the Sheep: The Movie is out on DVD, Blu-ray and digital HD on Monday 1st June.
The feature-length Aardman outing sees everyone’s favourite stop-motion sheep take the day off, a decision that gets him a little more action … Read More