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Amazon adds Discovery Kids to Prime Video Channels
April 14, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon has added Discovery Kids to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK.
Prime Video Channels is Amazon’s pick-and-choose TV platform, which allows Prime members to add standalone channel subscriptions that would usually come with a pay-TV contract … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 14th April 2018
April 14, 2018 | David FarnorSydney Pollack was one of the directing greats, and MUBI pays tribute to him this weekend with a double-bill of his 1980s hits. He joins Douglas Sirk in MUBI’s ongoing retrospective of another iconic filmmaker from Hollywood’s history – and … Read More
Martin Scorsese reunites SCTV for Netflix comedy special
April 13, 2018 | David FarnorMartin Scorsese is getting the SCTV gang back together for a Netflix comedy special.
Second City Television was a sketch series that aired on Canadian TV back in the 1970s and 80s. Springing out of the Toronto Second City troupe, … Read More
Amazon’s Cold War joins Cannes 2018 line-up, as Netflix sits out
April 12, 2018 | David FarnorThe films set to premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival have been unveiled, and Amazon’s Cold War is part of the line-up.
The movie, which is directed by Oscar-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski, will chart a romance across Poland, Berlin, … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Bobby Kennedy for President arrives this April
April 12, 2018 | David Farnor“What I think is quite clear is, there is division, there’s violence, and disenchantment with our society…” That’s Bobby Kennedy speaking truth about America in Netflix’s new documentary series, Bobby Kennedy for President.
Directed by Dawn Porter (Gideon’s Army, Spies … Read More
Netflix confirms it will not be at Cannes 2018
April 12, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has confirmed that it will not be at Cannes 2018, after the festival refused to play the streaming giant’s films in competition at the event.
Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong … Read More
Netflix explores medicine’s End Game in new documentary short
April 11, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s is exploring the End Game of life itself in a new medical documentary.
The short film follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death, and dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
Amazon appoints Albert Cheng co-head of TV amid team restructure
April 11, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon Studios has appointed Albert Change as the co-ahead of TV, as it completes its restructure in the wake of last year’s departures.
Former boss Roy Price and his deputy, Joe Lewis, were ousted from the online giant’s development arm, … Read More
Netflix and kibble: Bingeing with pets is on the up
April 10, 2018 | David FarnorEver since cat cafes first graced our high streets, animal love around the world has reached epic new heights, from special pet taxi services in Mumbai to sick leave for dogs in Italy, not to mention emotional support peacocks in … Read More
Netflix launches trailer for space race doc Mercury 13
April 10, 2018 | David FarnorSpace. A small step for man, and an impossible step for women back in the 1950s. That’s the subject of Mercury 13, Netflix’s new original documentary, which blasts the sexist side of NASA you didn’t know about.
The documentary profiles … Read More