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Lust in Translation: FilmDoo to release shorts from New Queer Visions festival
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorFilmDoo is teaming up with New Queer Visions to release a collection of shorts from the festival.
Titled “Lust in Translation”, the collection comprises seven new short films from seven female directors from around the world. The shorts explore first … Read More
Netflix acquires original anime film Blame! for global release
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has acquired the global rights to original anime film Blame!.
Blame! is set in the distant future where what’s left of the human race resides within the Megastructure, a vast and dangerous labyrinth that has grown wild and out … Read More
Netfix nabs global streaming rights to Fox’s American Crime Story
July 25, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has nabbed the global streaming rights to Fox’s American Crime Story.
The People v. O.J. Simpson, the first season of FX’s franchise, concluded its 10-episode run as cable’s most-watched new series of 2016, with 22 Emmys under its belt. … Read More
Comic-Con round-up: Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl
July 25, 2016 | David FarnorComic-Con took place this weekend, in case you didn’t hear the screams of excited fans from across the Atlantic or, indeed, on the Internet. Among the endless stream of news, teasers, trailers and panels, The CW was there to represent … Read More
BFI Player brings London Indian Film Festival to audiences across UK
July 25, 2016 | David FarnorFollowing the Closing Night Gala of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) with the world premiere of Toba Tek Singh, BFI Player is continuing the festivities online.
The BFI Player has teamed up with the festival to release … Read More
Jon Heder’s Ghost Team gets free Google Play release
July 25, 2016 | David FarnorGhost Team, starting Jon Heder, is available to watch online in the UK for free.
The indie comedy, directed by Oliver Irving, who co-wrote the script with Peter Warren, arrives on VOD just as the remake of Ghostbusters hits cinemas. … Read More
Netflix releases main trailer for The Get Down
July 25, 2016 | David FarnorWithin only a few weeks to go until The Get Down struts its streaming stuff, Netlix has released the main trailer for its musical epic.
Chronicling how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art … Read More
Robot Wars: A guide to the new series
July 24, 2016 | David FarnorRobot Wars is back. That’s something you never expected to read in 2016, right? But reboot everyone’s favourite carnival of metallic carnage the BBC has, with six episodes and 40 robots on the cards, it’s bigger and more brutal than … Read More
My5: Channel 5 to launch linear channel based on its VOD service
July 24, 2016 | David FarnorChannel 5 is turning its on-demand service, My5, into an accompanying linear channel.
The catch-up site replaced Demand5 earlier this year, as part of a rebrand of the whole Channel 5 network. With its range of content from Channel 5, … Read More
Ranked: The 25 best robots from Robot Wars
July 24, 2016 | David FarnorRobot Wars returns to UK TV screens tonight, 18 years after the show first began. Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and Philippa Forrester, and later Craig Charles, the show pitted mechanical monsters against each other in the arena to see which … Read More