Cleopatra TV series in the works at Amazon

Cleopatra, once brought to life in 1963 by Elizabeth Taylor in one of the most expensive movies ever made, is returning to the screen.

This time, though, the famous Egyptian queen is aiming much smaller, with a TV series … Read More

Facebook to spend up to $250k per show as original video plans flourish

Facebook is willing to spend up to $250,000 per show as its original video plans seriously step up a gear.

The social network has increasingly embraced video in recent years, seeking to build a video sharing community that will boost … Read More

“I’ll see you on the other side”: Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down cancelled by Netflix

The Get Down will not return for a second season.

Baz Luhrmann’s inventive tale of hip-hop, the streets, and 70s New York was the director’s first foray into the small screen, and one of Netflix’s highest profile originals of … Read More

Netflix hunts Michael Shannon and Bigfoot at Cannes

Netflix is hunting Bigfoot at Cannes this week, with the streaming service close to nabbing the rights to Michael Shannon’s latest film.

If the words “Michael Shannon” and “Bigfoot” had your curiosity, the film’s full description is sure to grab … Read More

The Netflix TV diet: Comedy for breakfast and thrillers for dinner

This month sees the return of House of Cards for its fifth season. Four years on from when Netflix changed TV with the first season of the political drama being released all at once, TV watching is almost recognisable, with … Read More

Netflix’s Meme Project: Rihanna and Lupita team up for heist movie

It’s happening. The dream that the Internet had one day is actually happening. Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna are actually teaming up to make an actual heist movie.

If that pitch sounds familiar, it’s because you saw it on Tumblr two … Read More

Raindance Film Festival launches VR awards and masterclasses

Raindance Film Festival, the UK’s largest indie film festival, is embracing virtual reality in a very real way.

The festival, which held a showcase of VR shorts last year, is introducing Raindance VRX Awards for this year’s event, as well … Read More

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney go back to Broadway for Netflix

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are bringing their bizarre Broadway alter-egos for Netflix this summer.

Titled Oh, Hello on Broadway, the Netflix comedy special follows the duo’s successful run on New York’s theatre strip. The show revives the characters of … Read More

Trailer: Flaked returns for Season 2, now with added facial hair

“I’m not what I look like I am!” cries Will Arnett in the new season of Flaked.

Arnett’s Netflix original series, co-created with Mark Chappell, returns for a second run this summer, promises more navel-gazing angst, downbeat soul-searching and … Read More

VR goes social as Google Daydream gets Chromecast support

Virtual reality is the buzzword of the moment, as people tout immersive 360-degree video as the future of entertainment. (You can read our hands-on VR experience with short films here.) the only drawback? Wearing a headset can seem like an … Read More