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Battle at Big Rock: New Jurassic World short stomps online
September 16, 2019 | David FarnorJurassic World has stomped back on to our screens this week, but not as you know it: the franchise has returned in mini-form (except for the dinosaurs), with an all-new short film, Battle at Big Rock.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, … Read More
El Gato Negro: Robert Rodriguez and Diego Boneta team up for Apple TV+ series
September 16, 2019 | David FarnorRobert Rodriguez is heading to Apple TV+ for his next project, El Gato Negro.
The Spy Kids and El Mariachi director will soon helm his own Netflix family actioner, but then will take a bite out of Apple’s upcoming streaming … Read More
Trailer: Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd star in Netflix’s Living with Yourself
September 16, 2019 | David Farnor“The path of life brings us many troubles,” purrs a scientist in the new trailer for Living with Yourself, in case Netflix’s cloning comedy wasn’t already an exciting enough prospect.
The series stars Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd as Miles … Read More
The Crown does not have royal approval, insists Buckingham Palace
September 15, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s The Crown does not have royal approval, Buckingham Palace has insisted.
The lavish drama, which charts the life and reign of Her Maj, has been a huge smash hit for the streaming giant, picking up awards and nominations galore. … Read More
The MUBI Weekly Digest | 14th September 2019
September 15, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI bids farewell to summer with the intensely gripping Plein Soleil, based on Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and follows it up with a plunge to Terence Davies’ Deep Blue Sea. They kick off a week that continues MUBI’s … Read More
Avengers sales surge as Endgame stays top of UK Film Chart
September 15, 2019 | David FarnorAvengers: Endgame claims a third week at Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart, landing just short of half a million sales in one week, thanks to its release on physical formats – it shifted a massive 494,000 total … Read More
YouTube scraps private messages
September 14, 2019 | David FarnorYouTube is scrapping its private messaging service to focus more on public sharing.
First introduced in 2017, YouTube Messages allowed users to share videos or short messages with each other, and even a group of up to 30 users. The … Read More
Birders: New documentary flies on to Netflix this September
September 14, 2019 | David FarnorBird lovers will flock together this September to watch a new documentary from Netflix, Birders.
The film explores the migration of a diverse number of birds who successfully traverse the US-Mexico border each year, and the bird lovers on both … Read More
Trailer: Leavenworth to premiere on STARZPLAY this October
September 14, 2019 | David FarnorTrue crime documentary Leavenworth, exec-produced by Steven Soderbergh, will be released in the UK this October by STARZPLAY.
The STARZ Original five-part docu-series, which has its world premiere at Tribeca TV Festival this Sunday, tells the story of Clint Lorance, … Read More
Netflix inks overall deal with Kuku Studios
September 14, 2019 | David FarnorKuku Studios, set up by a team of former Pixar creatives, has inked an overall deal with Netflix.
The multi-year agree,ment will see its key members – Alex Woo, Stanley Moore, Tim Hahn, and Erik Benson – exclusively produce animated … Read More