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HBO renews Westworld for Season 2
November 15, 2016 | David FarnorIt’s official: we will return to Westworld for a second season.
HBO has confirmed that it has ordered Westworld Season 2 from creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.
The series, based on Michael Crichton’s 1970s sci-fi movie, takes us into … Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in November 2016
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. Following the premiere of the rebooted Trigger Happy as a series of new shorts, All 4 switches from funny to serious, from a look at the … Read More
Elstree 1976 now available to watch online in UK
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorStar Wars documentary Elstree 1976 has finally been released in the UK.
Directed by Jon Spira, the film about the making of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, looking at the lives of the people behind the … Read More
Trailer: Season 2 of Club de Cuervos scores December release
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorClub de Cuervos returns this December for a second season.
Netflix’s first Spanish-language original series, created by Gaz Alazraki and Mike Lam, is a comedy set in the world of futbol.
When the patriarch of the prominent Iglesias family … Read More
Everything we know about Amazon’s The Grand Tour
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorOn Friday 18th November, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite for a new motoring show: The Grand Tour. Released weekly on Amazon Prime Video, the series is one of the most anticipated programmes of the year, not least … Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (12th November)
November 12, 2016 | 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 Land and Freedom, … Read More
Idris Elba teams up with new talent for BBC Three’s Five by Five shorts
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorIdris Elba will work with an array of young British talent in Five by Five, a collection of shorts for BBC Three.
Set in London, the five standalone films feature chance encounters people face which question identity and change perception. … Read More
New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK (12th November)
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorNot getting your arthouse fix from Netflix? Wish there were more indie films on Amazon Prime Video? Every week, we round up the new releases on MUBI, the subscription VOD service that hand-picks new and old classics from around the … Read More
Instagram eyes up live-streaming video
November 12, 2016 | David FarnorInstagram is eyeing up the addition of live-streaming video to its service.
The image-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook, is planning to expand its platform by joining the live video game. Indeed, live-streaming is becoming the word of the … Read More
Ronnie Scotts to live-stream London Jazz Festival for free
November 11, 2016 | David FarnorRonnie Scotts will be live-streaming the London Jazz Festival this year.
Now in its 24th year, the EFG London Jazz Festival runs from Friday 11th and Sunday 20th November 2016, bringing talent from around the world to venues across the … Read More