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Netflix to stream three documentary shorts this summer
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Netflix is lining three new documentary shorts to stream this summer.
The streamer has increasingly invested in short-form factual filmmaking, with its collection including Oscar winning shorts The White Helmets and Period. End of Sentence., as well as nominated titles … Read More
Quibi releases Home Movie remake of The Princess Bride
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Quibi is releasing a home movie remake of The Princess Bride online, featuring an absurdly star-studded ensemble of actors in lockdown.
Self-described as a “scrappy fan film”, the project was conceived by director Jason Reitman in the early stages of … Read More
Netflix orders Colin Kaepernick series from Ava DuVernay
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
The adolescent life of all-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick will come to Netflix in a new series from Ava DuVernay.
The streamer has ordered Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited series from Kaepernick and the Oscar-winning … Read More
Watch: Trailer for Netflix’s Stateless
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Cate Blanchett is heading to Netflix this July with Stateless, a new series she stars in and has co-created – and a new trailer gives us a first look at the show in action.
The drama follows four strangers whose … Read More
Falcon and the Winter Soldier is “like a six-hour movie”
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Solider is “like a six-hour movie”, star Anthony Mackie has teased.
The series is the first of the Marvel Studios shows for Disney’s new subscription streaming platform, paving the way for a new … Read More
Pride Inside: Digital festival continues Pride celebrations online
June 29, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Pride celebrations will continue well into July this year, with new online festival Pride Inside bringing gigs, comedy and talks together.
The coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has led a large number of Pride events to be cancelled, but … Read More
Black Is King: Beyoncé to release visual album on Disney+
June 28, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Beyoncé is heading to Disney+ this July to release Black Is King, a new visual album.
Written, directed and executive produced by the 24-time Grammy Award-winner will arrive on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the release of … Read More
From Quiz to White House Farm: ITV Hub brings back box sets for summer binge-watching
June 28, 2020 | Staff Reporter
ITV Hub is bringing back a collection of old box sets for binge-watching this summer.
The broadcaster’s catch-up platform has faced a tricky challenge in the past year, as it throws its support behind the fledgling subscription platform BritBox, but … Read More
Trailer: How to Build a Girl arrives on Amazon this July
June 27, 2020 | Staff Reporter
How to Build a Girl, based on the best-selling Caitlin Moran novel, arrives on Amazon Prime Video this July.
It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan is sixteen, smart, opinionated and overweight. Hormones raging, she is desperate to get out of her … Read More
Netflix renews #blackAF for Season 2
June 27, 2020 | Staff Reporter
Netflix has renewed #blackAF for Season 2.
The series, which stars Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones, premiered on the streaming service earlier this year. It marks the first Netflix original show for the Emmy nominated creator of black-ish, who inked … Read More
