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Jill Gordon takes over from Jill Soloway on Transparent
September 12, 2017 | David FarnorJill Gordon has replaced Jill Soloway as showrunner on Amazon drama Transparent.
Amazon’s most award-winning and ground-breaking original series charts the coming out of the Pfefferman family patriarch as a woman, a revelation that causes the whole family to spin … Read More
Amazon unveils autumn slate of kids originals
September 11, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has unveiled its autumn slate for kids originals, ranging from mice to sea monsters.
“Our autumn slate will bring customers more engaging and heartwarming stories to enjoy with their families,” says Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon … Read More
Wong Kar-wai drama in the works at Amazon
September 11, 2017 | David FarnorWong Kar-wai is heading to Amazon to make Tong Wars, a new series.
The hour-long drama is set during the titular Tong Wars in 1800s San Francisco. The sweeping series follows Chinese immigrants arriving in the city and the clashes … Read More
Club de Cuervos Season 3 scores a trailer
September 11, 2017 | David Farnor“Nuevo Toledo needs a team that is stable and trustworthy. You two are neither stable nor trustworthy.” That’s the tough-talking world of Club de Cuervos, Netflix’s first Spanish-language original series.
Now in its third season, the comedy-drama (created by … Read More
Amazon cancels The Last Tycoon
September 11, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has cancelled The Last Tycoon, only a few weeks after its first season premiered.
The nine-episode series, which starred Kelsey Grammer, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins, was based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last, unfinished novel. It followed Hollywood’s Golden … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (10th September 2017)
September 10, 2017 | David FarnorHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Belle de … Read More
7 things we know about Search Party Season 2
September 10, 2017 | David FarnorSeason 1 of Search Party was last year’s best sleeper hit, released all-at-once on All 4 on Boxing Day (read why you should watch it here).
Alia Shawkat stars in the fantastic mystery drama, which follows Dory, a fragile, … Read More
Apple and Amazon in the race for James Bond rights
September 9, 2017 | David FarnorJames Bond could soon find a new home at Apple or Amazon.
007 has been the talk of the summer this year, as speculation continued to surround the future of Daniel Craig in the role. While he has now confirmed … Read More
The Weekly MUBI Digest | 9th September
September 9, 2017 | David FarnorMUBI goes back to school this week, with a hand-picked selection of classroom gems old and new, from Palo Alto to Peggy Sue Got Married. There’s also a chance to learn more about a new rising talent, Oliver Laxe, who … Read More
Voyager is the most re-watched Star Trek series on Netflix
September 9, 2017 | David FarnorComputer, how many members have watched all episodes of Star Trek on Netflix? Set your phasers to statistics, because Netflix has boldly gone where no one has gone before: into its own archive of data. What it discovered is that … Read More