Amazon Studios release 10 new Original pilots on Amazon Prime Instant Video for 2014

Last year, the world of TV production chalovefilmnged. Netflix introduced original content for the Internet streaming age, with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey’s House of Cards bagging Emmy awards and Golden Globes. Amazon, meanwhile, released a batch of pilots for … Read More

Addicted? One in five Brits prefer box sets to sex

Bad news this morning: Brits are obsessed with box sets. Yes, you, him, her, potentially everyone in the country, we all could be closet box set addicts, according to research from blinkbox.

41 per cent of Brits surveyed by Tesco’s … Read More

VOD film review: Goats

Despite decent visuals and performances, this earnest drama about wealthy people looking for something more is lacking in substance.Read More

Straight-to-VOD Thursday: Cinema Six

Director: Mark Potts, Cole Selix Cast: John Merriman, Brand Rackley, Mark Potts Certificate: 15 Watch online: iTunes

Straight-to-VOD Thursday: From direct-to-iTunes indies to naff bargain bucket sequels, we look at films only available on VOD in the UK. This week, … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Director: Mike Mitchell Cast: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, David Cross Certificate: PG Watch Chipwrecked online in the UK: Netfix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

As … Read More

House of Cards Season 3 gets green light from Netflix

House of Cards Season 3 has been given the green light from Netflix.

The Emmy award-winning TV series, which stars Kevin Spacey, charts the rise to power of manipulative Majority Whip Francis Underwood, despite the attempts of young journalist Zoe … Read More

24: Live Another day trailer – Jack’s back… and he’s angry

If you were worried that the new series of 24 wouldn’t feature enough Jack Bauer shouting and firing guns, the 24: Live ANother day trailer will set your mind at ease.

The video, titled “Street Chaos”, makes three things … Read More

Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 1

“Everything I write has a precedent in truth.”

That’s the opening rationale behind Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, a four-part biopic of Ian Fleming. The parallels between the writer of James Bond and his fictional creation are familiar to die-hard fans of … Read More

VOD film review: About Time

Richard Curtis’ deceptively serious comedy is an honest, moving piece about family.Read More

VOD film review: John Carter

John Carter is a gorgeous, exciting and wonderfully bonkers. Thank Thark for that.Read More