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Walter Presents sets February premiere for Scandi thriller Greyzone
February 4, 2019 | David FarnorWalter Presents’ new Scandi thriller, Greyzone, will touch down this February.
The programme, which brings a timely, terrifying theme of cyber terrorism to the world of Nordic Noir, a poignant and absorbing drama that raises moral dilemmas and heartbeats alike.
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma wins at 2019 DGA Awards
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAlfonso Cuaron took home the top prize at this weekend’s DGA Awards, once again putting Netflix’s Roma near the front of this year’s awards race.
The director, who last won the prize five years ago for Gravity, accepted his second … Read More
Amazon’s Brittany Runs a Marathon leads Sundance 2019 Audience Awards
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAfter 10 days and 121 feature films, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival officially draws to a close today, and after a quiet year in 2018, this year has seen the return of major spending sprees from Amazon Studios, Netflix, HBO … Read More
Sundance: HBO snaps up Share and Native Son
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has stolen the show at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, acquiring what can only be described as “a lot” of movies, some of them at record-setting prices. But HBO has also been busy quietly buying up a pair of … Read More
Dead or Alive: José Padilha to direct Netflix martial arts film
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorNarcos director José Padilha is reteaming with Netflix to helm new martial arts movie Dead or Alive.
The film, which is not based on the video game franchise of the same name, will still pack a fighting punch: the period … Read More
Trailer: Richard Gere stars in BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon
February 3, 2019 | David Farnor“Are you here to pick a Prime Minister or deal with your son?” That’s the question facing Richard Gere in new BBC Two drama MotherFatherSon.
Gere plays Max, a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around … Read More
Netflix cancels Travelers following Season 3
February 2, 2019 | David FarnorThis is not the good timeline for Travelers fans, as Netflix has cancelled the sci-fi series after its third season.
The time-travelling thriller stars Eric McCormack as FBI agent Grant MacLaren, who leads a team performing missions to save … Read More
Trailer: The Breaker Upperers get together on Netflix this February
February 2, 2019 | David Farnor“Cherie don’t wanna be with you more…” sing Mel and Jen on an unsuspecting man’s doorstep – and so begins your introduction to Netflix’s hilarious New Zealand comedy, The Breaker Upperers.
The film, directed and written by Jackie van Beek … Read More
The February 2019 Watchlist: 24 UK TV highlights for this month
February 2, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the … Read More
Trailer: Big Mouth returns for Valentine’s Day special
February 2, 2019 | David Farnor“Is this trying too hard? I got it from TopMan, but it screams bottom.” That’s the sound of Big Mouth coming back much sooner than expected with a Valentine’s Day special.
Yes, Netflix’s naughty animated series, which is created by … Read More