Writer-director Christopher Guest (A Mighty Wind) is to reunite with most of his regular line-up of actors and comedians for his new Netflix feature Mascots, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Mascots is the latest in a long-line of “mockumentaries” made by Guest, the most recent being 2006’s For Your Consideration. THR’s sources have suggested that […]
Angelina Jolie to write and direct Khmer Rouge film for Netflix
Angelina Jolie is coming to Netflix! The latest in a long-line of high-profile signings this year, Jolie Pitt has signed up make First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, Variety reports. An adaptation of a memoir written by Cambodian human-rights activist Loung Ung about her survival through the Khmer Rouge regime, Jolie […]
Daredevil Episode 5: World on Fire – Review
Luke Owen reviews the fifth episode of Daredevil… If you thought things were going bad for Daredevil and his cohorts in the last few episodes, things are about to get a whole lot worse – and even The Kingpin is struggling to maintain order. “World on Fire” is a cracking episode, and features some brilliant […]
Netflix sets air dates for several shows, buys True Detective director’s latest film Beasts of No Nation
Netflix has announced some big news about its slate of upcoming shows, as well as taking another big step in their outward expansion, having struck a deal to purchase True Detective director Cary Fukanaga’s new film. In terms of its new show line-up, four big new series will get their debut through the summer: sci-fi […]
Daredevil showrunner answers fans questions on Twitter; defends Ben Affleck
Last week it was revealed that Netflix’ upcoming and highly anticipated series of Daredevil will land on April 10th. Apart from a few still images and some vague plot details we still don’t really know what to expect. Now the showrunner for Daredevil, Steven S. DeKnight – who has previously worked on Angel, Smallville, Dollhouse […]
Netflix will be cracking down on geo-piracy
It looks like Netflix is starting to take a stand on the modern version of common theft, as it is banning geo-piracy for international subscribers. As part of the clampdown, it is blocking subscribers who are able to access other country’s Netflix illegally through VPNs (virtual private networks), which allows changes to be made for a user’s […]
House of Cards Season 3 lands February premiere date
Mark your calendars, folks, because it’s time to start requesting time off work to binge-watch the hotly-anticipated third season of House of Cards! Netflix took to Twitter this morning to announce the exciting news themselves, giving the Kevin Spacey political drama a February 27, 2015 premiere date and an intriguing new motion poster: A special message […]
