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Aykroyd, Buscemi, Lautner, Nolte reportedly join Adam Sandler Netflix film
January 26, 2015 | VOD NewsDan Aykroyd, Steve Buscemi, Taylor Lautner and Nick Nolte have all reportedly joined the cast of Adam Sandler’s new Netflix film.
The project, titled Ridiculous 6, is the first of four movies that Sandler agreed to make for the streaming … Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Season 1, Episode 10 (Quid Pro Quo)
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
Constantine continues its strong run with Quid Pro Quo, an episode that ticks off yet another box on the to-do list for an excellent TV series.
We’ve written at length before about Matt Ryan’s perfect performance, the show’s understanding … Read More
BBC Taster: A glimpse of The Beeb’s digital potential
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
The BBC today introduced BBC Taster, a space to “develop its latest ideas for digital content and emerging technology”. What is it? We don’t quite know. What will it lead to? Nobody’s really sure. What’s the point of it, then? … Read More
VOD film review: Gone Girl
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
A gleefully dark satire on marriage, media and the stories that are told in each.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Black Sails Season 2, Episode 1
January 25, 2015 | David Farnor
“There is simply no way of stealing that gold.”
The strength of Black Sails has always been its complexity. Rather than settle for being a Pirates of the Caribbean knock-off, it strives to plunder waters with more depth. And so, … Read More
Rob Lowe leads global cast in Sky’s Apocalypse Slough
January 25, 2015 | VOD News
Rob Lowe will star in new drama Apocalypse Slough, which leads Sky’s line-up of original programming for 2015.
The ambitious series, which will be broadcast on NBC in the US, has a cast that spans both sides of the Atlantic, … Read More
Teaser: Adam Curtis’ Bitter Lake arrives on iPlayer on Sunday
January 24, 2015 | VOD NewsPoliticians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories and politicians react randomly to every new crisis – leaving us bewildered and disorientated.
From Limmy to Tinie Tempah, BBC announces new iPlayer original content for 2015
January 24, 2015 | VOD News
The BBC has announced a new line-up of original content for 2015.
“BBC iPlayer presents a huge creative opportunity to push the boundaries of storytelling and engage audiences in new ways,” says Victoria Jaye, Head of TV Content for BBC … Read More
Amazon kids’ TV pilot review: Table 58, Niko and the Sword of Light, Just Add Magic
January 23, 2015 | David Farnor
We’ve written before on why kids are important to VOD companies and how Netflix and Amazon are vying to win them over, but while Netflix continues to focus on spin-off series from DreamWorks Animation, it’s to Amazon’s credit that they … Read More
VOD film review: Life Itself (2015)
January 23, 2015 | Ian Loring
Director: Steve James Cast: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Marlene Iglitzen, Gene Siskel Certificate: 15 Watch Life Itself online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
The story … Read More
