MoviesThere seems to be a clear and predictable trajectory now for ‘network original’ productions, pioneered by Netflix, of course, and followed by Amazon Prime and, at some distance, Sky. That trajectory is: scooping up bargain rejects from other production companies, buying slightly better/ more viable productions of modest quality, co-financing ambitious productions and then, finally, ..
MoviesTypical. You wait years for stirring tales of British ingenuity and wartime innovation and then two come along at the same time. There’s a great deal of overlap between the story of Robert Watson Watt’s pioneering work to create radar in “Castles In The Sky” and Alan Turing’s quest to crack Nazi Germany’s impenetrable Enigma ..
MoviesIf you’re not one for the intergalactic cataclysms of “Avengers: Infinity War”, then you might find your local multiplex a fairly unwelcoming place this coming week. But, amidst the plethora of showings of, admittedly, one of the best films of the year so far, if you look carefully you might just uncover this cunningly counter-programmed ..