Netflix and Amazon are heading to Comic-Con

Netflix and Amazon heading to Comic-Con this summer – and they’ll be doing so with a vengeance.

The two streaming services have been at the San Diego convention before, but they’re stepping up their presence significantly for 2017, as they … Read More

Amazon orders Hannah Grant Tour de France series

Amazon has ordered a new original TV series following the first female chef at the Tour de France.

The untitled show for Prime Video is a documentary adventure series about the incredible athletes competing in the 104th Tour de France … Read More

Amazon’s Sea Oak pilot adds director and new cast

Amazon’s Sea Oak has found a director for its pilot.

The zombie comedy series, which is written by George Saunders (Lincoln in the Bardo) from his own short story, was ordered to pilot by Amazon Studios in March, before signing … Read More

Ripper Street returns to BBC for final season

Season 5 of Ripper Street will premiere on BBC Two this June, as the period crime drama returns for its final ever episodes.

The powerful closing chapter of the BAFTA-winning show consists of six episodes and picks up days after … Read More

Interview: Michael Showalter talks The Big Sick and balancing comedy and drama

Renowned for his breakthrough role in 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer and multiple collaborations with comedian David Wain, Michael Showalter first turned his hand to directing with his debut The Baxter in 2005. Showalter didn’t direct another film … Read More

Amazon to make film about Monica Lewinsky

Amazon has acquired the script for a new film about Monica Lewinsky.

Called Linda and Monica, Flint Wainess’ screenplay ended up on the Black List of the best unproduced scripts at the end of last year. Now, it’s found itself … Read More

17 Years Later: Terry Gilliam finishes The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Terry Gilliam has finally finished The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, and not a moment too soon – or, indeed, too late.

One of the longest-running production sagas in movie history, Gilliam has been attempting to make his take on … Read More

Amazon Prime Video coming to Apple TV this year

Amazon Prime Video is officially coming to Apple TV.

Amazon and Apple have long had their differences, as the two competitors try to establish their own dominance in the rapidly growing online streaming arena. Both have their own streaming devices … Read More

“They really care about cinema”: Matt Ruskin talks Amazon, Crown Heights and Jeff Sessions

Crown Heights was one of the most buzzed-about films to get picked up by Amazon at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s hardly surprising, given the horrific case of real-life injustice at the centre of its story. Colin Warner (played … Read More

Amazon Prime Video film review: Crown Heights

Miniseries treatment may have given this vital narrative room to breathe.Read More