A new classic film channel is launching on Amazon Prime. Starting March 18, the Icon Film Channel is a new monthly subscription channel that will initially showcase around 150 movies from the distributor’s catalogue.
Launch titles include Academy Award Nominated Drive and triple Academy Award nominated features Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ. Other attractions include Buried, The Butterfly Effect Trilogy, House of Sand & Fog, La Vie En Rose, Looking For Eric, The Guest, Enigma and The Mummy.
Newly remastered titles, including Academy Award winning Gosford Park and double Academy Award nominated Malcolm X are also included, with many being only available to stream in the UK through the new service.
Newly remastered titles, including Academy Award winning Gosford Park and double Academy Award nominated Malcolm X are also included…
Mel Gibson’s dialogue-free action movie Apocalypto coming to Icon
The service hopes to attract films fans through the strength of its curated content, stressing the appeal of award-winning directors including Roman Polanski, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Altman, Spike Lee, Wolfgang Petersen, Mel Gibson, Stephen Fry, Lars Von Trier, Nicolas Winding Refn and Ken Loach.
The new service promises to save subscribers ‘hours of trawling through streaming services trying to find a good film to watch. With The Icon Film Channel, you are guaranteed new and classic films that stand the test of time, and these can now be yours at a touch of a button in the comfort of your own home or on the move.’
While the service is expected to screen new movies as well as golden oldies, there’s no news on potential streaming debuts.
The Icon Film Channel will be available via the existing Prime Video app to watch on smart TVs, iOS and Android mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets and games consoles.
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Eagerly awaited Kate Winslet murder mystery Mare of Easttown will air weekly on Sky Atlantic and the NOW streaming TV service from April 19. The seven-part crime drama follows small-town Pennsylvania detective Mare Sheehan (Winslet) as she investigates a local killing, even as her own life is disintegrating around her. Early indications are that thisContinue Reading
A new classic film channel is launching on Amazon Prime. Starting March 18, the Icon Film Channel is a new monthly subscription channel that will initially showcase around 150 movies from the distributor’s catalogue.
Launch titles include Academy Award Nominated Drive and triple Academy Award nominated features Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ. Other attractions include Buried, The Butterfly Effect Trilogy, House of Sand & Fog, La Vie En Rose, Looking For Eric, The Guest, Enigma and The Mummy.
Newly remastered titles, including Academy Award winning Gosford Park and double Academy Award nominated Malcolm X are also included, with many being only available to stream in the UK through the new service.
The service hopes to attract films fans through the strength of its curated content, stressing the appeal of award-winning directors including Roman Polanski, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Altman, Spike Lee, Wolfgang Petersen, Mel Gibson, Stephen Fry, Lars Von Trier, Nicolas Winding Refn and Ken Loach.
The new service promises to save subscribers ‘hours of trawling through streaming services trying to find a good film to watch. With The Icon Film Channel, you are guaranteed new and classic films that stand the test of time, and these can now be yours at a touch of a button in the comfort of your own home or on the move.’
While the service is expected to screen new movies as well as golden oldies, there’s no news on potential streaming debuts.
The Icon Film Channel will be available via the existing Prime Video app to watch on smart TVs, iOS and Android mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets and games consoles.
Disney+ reveals first scripted UK originals, names award-winning creators to helm projects
Fast rising streaming service Disney+ has announced its first slate of scripted UK originals. Three projects comprise one Disney-branded and two Star-branded originals. The move is part of its commitment to source, develop and produce the productions in Europe. BAFTA Award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, along with BAFTA-winning producers Sally Woodward Gentle (Sid Gentle Films), FaithContinue Reading
Nomadland and Promising Young Woman lead BAFTA winners pack, Liam Payne makes AR debut
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Kate Winslet turns TV ‘tec in murder mystery Mare of Easttown
Eagerly awaited Kate Winslet murder mystery Mare of Easttown will air weekly on Sky Atlantic and the NOW streaming TV service from April 19. The seven-part crime drama follows small-town Pennsylvania detective Mare Sheehan (Winslet) as she investigates a local killing, even as her own life is disintegrating around her. Early indications are that thisContinue Reading
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