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Next month Sky will screen for the first time in HD the 1946 Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The Frank Capra favourite will air on a pop-up channel devoted to Christmas-themed movies. You can buy the movie on DVD here but not on Blu-ray or 4K-UHD — despite it being for sale on both […]

Neon will exclusively stream quirky space age comedy Moonbase 8 from December 28. Following in the footsteps of Avenue 5 and Space Force, it launched early this month on Showtime and wasn’t deemed a giant leap forward for the sub-genre. John C Reilly and two of the show’s creators, Tim Heidecker and Jonathan Krisel, play astronauts simulating […]

Black Narcissus, a three-part BBC drama about young nuns trying to set up a mission in the Himalayas, will premiere next month on SoHo. Reviews were mixed for the adaptation of the Rumer Godden novel, which stars Gemma Arterton, Alessandor Nivola and Aisling Franciosi. “From its slick marketing materials, one might expect a scary thriller […]

TVNZ has unveiled its America’s Cup coverage for TVNZ 1 and TVNZ OnDemand, from live broadcasts to a mockumentary from the Educators crew. Here’s the media release: TVNZ announces its blockbuster coverage line-up for the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA TVNZ is bringing New Zealand all the action on and off the water, with […]

Sky Movies Premiere The Peanut Butter Falcon Bombshell Queen & Slim Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Richard Jewell Mary I Still Believe Underwater The Way Back The Call of the Wild The Invisible Man We Summon the Darkness Sky Movies Extra Florianópolis Dream Safe Spaces  In My Blood It Runs Countdown A Bump Along The […]

  Fans of Eddie Murphy’s hit movie Coming to America have double reason to rejoice: Amazon Studios has acquired the worldwide rights to the sequel, Coming 2 America, ahead of the 1988 original coming out on 4K-UHD. The disc will be released on December 16, along with Murphy’s biggest crowdpleaser, Beverly Hills Cop. Coming 2 […]

A weekly guide to what’s new of note on air and online Sunday ➢ Being the Queen National Geographic, 7.30 Could this be the factual counterpoint to the historical liberties of Netflix’s The Crown? Moreover, in an age of endless Royal documentaries, what more is there to learn? Executive producer Tom Jennings (Diana: In Her Own […]

Saturday Mr. Popper’s Penguins (TVNZ 2, 7.00) Cowgirls ‘n Angels  (Maori TV, 7.00) Back to the Future III (Three, 8.30) Constantine (Duke, 8.30) Enough Said (Maori TV, 8.40) Water for Elephants (TVNZ 2, 8.50) Non-Stop (Three, 10.55) American Heist (TVNZ 2, 11.20)   Sunday Sausage Party (TVNZ 2, 1.15am) Inspector Gadget (TVNZ 2, 4.10am) Big Momma’s House 3 (TVNZ 2, midday) Harry Potter and […]

Three has pushed back the season eight premiere of The Blacklist to next year. The series was meant to resume next week, 10 days after its return to NBC. But Three has opted to hold the season until 2021, so it can run all the episodes without interruption. In the US, the show’s expected to take […]

While TVNZ sits on the latest season of Top Gear, which was abruptly pulled from a 7.30 Friday slot on TVNZ 2, Amazon Prime Video will premiere the next Grand Tour adventure on December 18. Here’s the burb for A Massive Hunt while you can view the trailer here: Following their perilous watery escapades in […]