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

Netflix UK TV Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 3

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt continues to be one of the smartest comedies out there.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

First look Walter Presents TV review: Black Widow (Penoza)

Just when you think you’re out, they pull you back in. So goes the gangster’s motto, a time-honoured fact of thug life that dates all the way back to the Corleone family. Black Widow (known as Penoza in its home … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On

Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On is a six-part Netflix docu-series that aims to broaden the scope of the original feature-length doc of the same title, which focused on a small group of female amateur porn actors in Miami. The result … Read More

What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in June 2017?

After May’s bumper crop of Netflix originals, June is light on the ground this year – if, by light on the ground, you mean the fifth season of Orange Is the New Black, picking up from That season finale and … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Into the Badlands Season 2, Episode 10

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Into the Badlands final episode of Season 2, Wolf’s Breath, Dragon Fire proves that the production team have learnt from the mistakes of the first season, producing a visually rich, rewarding conclusion to a juggernaut of … Read More

Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Ismael’s Ghosts, Loveless, A Prayer Before Dawn, April’s Daughter, Redoubtable

In Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … 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