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Top 24 new releases coming soon to Amazon Prime in September 2015
August 28, 2015 | David FarnorIt may be time to head back to school, but your inner child will be smiling all the way through the next 30 days: September is officially Disney / Pixar month. The Toy Story trilogy is arriving on Amazon Prime … Read More
VOD film review: Stung
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Benni Diez Cast: Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Matt O’Leary Watch Stung online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
There’s nothing like having a swarm of giant, … Read More
VOD film review: Dark Habits
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorPedro Almodóvar’s entertaining third movie is a step away from farce and into more serious territory.Read More
Armando Iannucci defends BBC in rousing Edinburgh speech
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorArmando Iannucci delivered a passionate defence of the BBC in his speech to the Edinburgh TV Festival last night,
The 40th annual James MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been delivered by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey and the former BBC director … Read More
VOD film review: 45 Years
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorCharlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are superb in Andrew Haigh’s haunting study of relationships and memory.Read More
Amazon adds HDR streaming to Prime Video
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has become the first VOD service to offer HDR streaming in the UK.
The site introduced high dynamic range video earlier this year in the US at no extra cost to subscribers.
Season 1 of Amazon Original Series … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 2, Episode 1
August 26, 2015 | David Farnor“You’re a doctor. Find a cure,” demands Eph’s son in the opening episode of The Strain Season 2, but not before uttering a well-chosen swear word. If you can’t imagine the ickle Zach of Season 1 cursing at his pa, … Read More
YouTube Gaming powers up
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorYouTube Gaming has officially powered up.
Gaming.youtube.com launched at 6pm today as the video giant looks to take on a growing number of rivals.
Amazon-owned Twitch has dominated the live-streaming arena when it comes to gaming content, putting the pixellated … Read More
VOD film review: Margot at the Wedding
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorNoah Baumbach’s clinical portrait of a dysfunctional family is compellingly awkward to witness.Read More
Study shows most households in favour of licence fee
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorA study by the BBC suggests that the majority of British households are happy to pay the licence fee as it stands.
The research, commissioned by the Beeb and conducted by independent research agency MTM, saw 70 households go without … Read More