VOD film review: Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti Certificate: 18 Watch Eisenstein in Guanajuato online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / BFI Player / Sky Store

How do you edit a film about Eisenstein? Don’t … Read More

Interview: Hirokazu Koreeda on Our Little Sister

In a modern age where mainstream directors often seem to be competing to see who can blow the biggest thing up, Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has made an art of conquering tiny things.

His latest, Our Little Sister (read our … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (16th April)

Heard 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 Nosferatu the … Read More

Record growth for UKTV as broadcaster invests in original content

UK TV has announced a significant leap in revenue, ratings and programme investment in the last year.

The UK’s broadcasting network delivered 9.31 per cent SOCI across 2015, putting it ahead of the Channel 5 portfolio (9.27 per cent) and … Read More

Is Amazon about to take on UK pay-TV providers?

Amazon may be about to take on UK pay-TV providers with its own streaming network.

SVOD services and pay-TV providers, such as Sky or Virgin, have often been thought of as rivals to each other. Recent figures from Barb, though, … Read More

New releases and coming soon to MUBI UK this week (16th April 2016)

Not getting your art-house 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

Anthony Horowitz’s New Blood to premiere on BBC iPlayer

Anthony Horowitz’s new BBC drama, New Blood, will premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer before its transmission on BBC One.

The seven-part investigative drama will be the first prime time drama series to be available online to stream before its traditional … Read More

Phylicia Rashad and Kat Foster join cast of Amazon’s JCVD comedy

Phylicia Rashad, Kat Foster and Moises Arias have all signed up to star in Amazon’s new comedy series starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Called Jean-Claude Van Johnson, the show sees Van Damme play a heightened version of … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Monsters vs. Aliens

Directors: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert Certificate: PG Watch Monsters vs. Aliens online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Manhattan

Director: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep, Mariel Hemingway Certificate: 15 Watch Manhattan online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

“Chapter One. He adored New … Read More