QuaranstreamFest: The best stand-up comedy to stream at home

March 21, 2020 | David Farnor

Every summer, comedians, performers, writers, dancers and musicians descend upon Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival. Over 24 days, more than 50,000 performances take place in hundreds of venues throughout the Scottish capital. The result is the country’s biggest celebration of … Read More

Haifaa Al Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate gets digital release this month

March 19, 2020 | David Farnor

Haifaa Al Mansour’s new film, The Perfect Candidate, will be released digitally this month after the closure of major cinema chains amid coronavirus concerns.

UK distributor Modern Films was set to release the movie in cinemas on 27th March, but … Read More

BFI Flare heads to BFI Player for home streaming

March 19, 2020 | David Farnor

While cinema lovers are at home over the coming weeks, BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is migrating to BFI Player to become BFI Flare at Home.

The festival, which was cancelled at the last minute this week due to … Read More

Netflix Party: The Chrome extension to combat self-isolation

March 17, 2020 | David Farnor

This week, the UK enters a new stage in the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands decide to work from home and stay at home as much as possible, either to avoid spreading the virus or to avoid catching it. The entertainment … Read More

Universal releases The Hunt, Invisible Man, Emma online early in UK

March 17, 2020 | David Farnor

Universal is breaking the theatrical window this week as cinemas shut down amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

This unprecedented step will see NBCUniversal make its moves available to stream online legally in the UK only a matter of days and … Read More

Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, Apple TV+ halt productions amid coronavirus concerns

March 15, 2020 | David Farnor

Concerns about the coronavirus continue to spread through the entertainment industry, with MGM and Universal deciding to push back the release of James Bond film No Time to Die from April to November and Disney also delaying the cinema release … Read More