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BBC iPlayer announces 2019 Comedy Shorts
July 24, 2019 | David FarnorFour new Comedy Shorts have been announced by the BBC, promising an eclectic mix of comedy genres, tastes and styles.
This year’s shorts are titled Brain In Gear, Lazy Susan, Mandy and Sorry, and hail from talent including Famalam’s … Read More
Trailer: Unbelievable arrives on Netflix this September
July 24, 2019 | David FarnorUnbelievable, starring Toni Colette, arrives on Netflix this September and a new trailer give us our first look at the series.
Inspired by real events, it follows a teen (Kaitlyn Dever) who reports and eventually recants her reported rape, while … Read More
Netflix’s Seventeen to premiere at San Sebastián Film Festival
July 23, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s Spanish film Seventeen will premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival this September.
José Luis Rebordinos, Director of the festival, announced yesterday that the film, produced by Atípica Films, will be presented within the event’s Official Selection but … Read More
Amazon Prime Video launches on Virgin TV
July 23, 2019 | David FarnorVirgin Media customers can now access Amazon Prime Video for the first time through Virgin TV.
The launch gives Virgin Media customers the ability to seamlessly search for and watch Prime Video content through their V6 box. This includes a … Read More
Brexit backer issues legal threat against Netflix’s The Great Hack
July 22, 2019 | David FarnorBrexit backer Arron Banks has reportedly issued a legal threat against Netflix over its upcoming documentary The Great Hack.
The film, directed by The Square’s Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim, uncovers the dark world of data exploitation in the modern … Read More
Sound & Fury: Sturgill Simpson teams up with Netflix for new anime
July 22, 2019 | David FarnorGrammy Award winning artist Sturgill Simpson is teaming up with Netflix for new anime Sound & Fury.
The film is set entirely to music from Simpson’s forthcoming album of the same name, merging American rock music and Japanese animation. The … Read More
The MUBI Weekly Digest | 20th July 2019
July 21, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI showcases everyone from Ryan Gosling to Michael Haneke this week, while still finding time to continue its Juliette Binoche celebration – and, if you missed a chance to catch Knife + Heart or Border on the big screen, you … Read More
Trailer: Shudder’s Creepshow set for September release
July 21, 2019 | David FarnorCreepshow is officially coming to Shudder this September, and a new trailer gives us a first glimpse of the series.
Based on George Romero’s iconic 1982 film (written by Steven King), the new take on the anthology will unleash 12 … Read More
Marvel confirms Falcon, WandaVision, Loki, Hawkeye Disney+ series
July 21, 2019 | David FarnorMarvel took to the stage at Comic-Con last night to confirm details of its new slate of Disney+ series.
Marvel’s plans for solo outings from several MCU characters have been the subject of speculation ever since Disney announced its subscription … Read More
Comic-Con: HBO drops new trailer for Watchmen series
July 20, 2019 | David Farnor“People wearing a mask are dangerous. We should be scared of them.” “Why?” “Because they have something to hide.” That’s the sound of HBO reimagining Watchmen into a whole new series.
Inspired by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s iconic graphic … Read More