Roma
Five Netflix films join Criterion Collection
January 27, 2020 | David FarnorFive Netflix films are being added to the Criterion Collection this year.
The streaming giant has been stepping up its investment in original movies in recent years, teaming up with auteurs and established filmmakers to position itself as a home … Read More
BAFTA will still allow Netflix and Amazon to compete for awards
August 8, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix, Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services will still be able to compete for BAFTA awards, the British Academy has ruled.
The organisation has come under fire in the past year from cinemas including Vue and Cineworld, which complained … Read More
Netflix responds to Spielberg Oscar criticism
March 4, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has responded indirectly to Steven Spielberg’s reported campaign to stop Netflix being a contender at the Oscars in the future.
The Academy Awards this year were a milestone in movie history, with Netflix winning three statues, including Best Foreign … Read More
Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma wins at 2019 DGA Awards
February 3, 2019 | David FarnorAlfonso Cuaron took home the top prize at this weekend’s DGA Awards, once again putting Netflix’s Roma near the front of this year’s awards race.
The director, who last won the prize five years ago for Gravity, accepted his second … Read More
Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Gabriela Rodriguez react to Roma’s Oscar nominations
January 23, 2019 | David FarnorThis week, Netflix’s Roma made history by racking up a not inconsiderable 10 Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Leading Actress for Yalitza Aparicio, Best Supporting Actress for Marina de Tavira, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Production … Read More
It doesn’t matter where you see Roma – what matters is you do
December 24, 2018 | David Farnor2018 may go down in history as one of the years where things changed in the movie world, because the best film of the year is, for the first time, available to watch almost everywhere in the world at the … Read More
Where you can see Netflix’s Roma in UK cinemas
November 26, 2018 | David FarnorThis week sees the release of one of the best films of the year, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma.
A story that chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s, the film … Read More
Trailer: Netflix releases Roma in UK cinemas this November
November 13, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix will distribute Roma in UK cinemas this November, before releasing it online worldwide – and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of Alfonso Cuaron’s masterpiece in action.
A story that chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of … Read More
Indie cinemas petition Netflix to expand theatrical releases
November 10, 2018 | David FarnorIndie cinemas in the UK and Ireland have written to Netflix calling for wider theatrical releases of its titles.
The streaming service has long held firm on its stance to release films day-and-day worldwide, providing paying subscribers access to its … Read More
Netflix’s Roma leads Venice Film Festival award winners
September 8, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s Roma just became a frontrunner in next year’s Oscar race, as Alfonso Cuaron’s film has taken home the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
The most personal project to date for the award-winning director of Gravity, the film … Read More