I’ve started a new Amazon Prime cricket thread so that this thread can be left for discussion of general programming and issues related to the platform.
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Australian Original movie Five Blind Dates - first local production for Prime. Premiere 13 Feb
It looks good. Was this ever announced before now? Some shows have so much publicity and others not much at all.
The movie was first announced in late March 2022:
Filming began in Sydney in April with the cast revealed in May that year:
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Watched the first episode of Dance Life and I was quite impressed by this production. It’s very well done. Wasn’t planning to watch it all but im hooked now.
The first two episodes of Expats were released worldwide on Thursday, January 25, as scheduled, but were not available in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said the city’s film censorship laws do not apply to streaming services.
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You don’t see many fun Aussie movies these days. Great cast and great locations. I quite enjoyed it.
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Amazon insists there are no plans to change Freevee.
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Comedy film Ricky Stanicky, which was filmed in Melbourne in February-March 2023, premieres on Amazon this Thursday (March 7).
Prime Video has licensed the show’s first season in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and sub-Saharan Africa
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April
Set in the world of the best-selling global video game franchise, Fallout is the epic new series coming to Prime Video April 11.
Get ready for an apocalyptic ride as Fallout the series launches on April 11th! Starring Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets) as Lucy, this darkly humorous saga follows her journey from the safety of the Vault to rescue her father played by Kyle McLachlan (Twin Peaks). With Walton Goggins (Justified) as a morally ambiguous Ghoul and Aaron Moten (Emancipation) as a young Brotherhood of Steel soldier, this is one series you won’t want to miss.
But if romance is more your style, dive into Música, a coming-of-age love story starring Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso. Or brace yourself for How To Date Billy Walsh, where childhood friends Amelia and Archie face a new obstacle when the charming Billy Walsh arrives on the scene. Get ready for drama, passion, and plenty of twists!
Also this month, Dune: Part Two, Immaculate and The Zone Of Interest will be available to rent or buy through Prime Video.
FALLOUT
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THURSDAY 11 APRIL
Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
Ella Purnell is Lucy, an optimistic Vault-dweller with an all-American can-do spirit. Her peaceful and idealistic nature is tested when she is forced to the surface to rescue her father. Aaron Moten is Maximus, a young soldier who rises to the rank of squire in the militaristic faction called Brotherhood of Steel. He will do anything to further the Brotherhood’s goals of bringing law and order to the wasteland. Walton Goggins is the Ghoul, a morally ambiguous bounty hunter who holds within him a 200-year history of the post-nuclear world. These disparate parties collide when chasing an artifact from an enigmatic researcher that has the potential to radically change the power dynamic in this world.
Fallout stars Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones**.**
MÚSICA
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THURSDAY 4 APRIL
Rudy Mancuso, a charismatic but directionless young street performer from Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, has a unique view of the world. Thanks to a rare condition called synesthesia, he experiences everyday noises – from car horns to water droplets to doors slamming – as a series of complex rhythms. He struggles to keep the music in his head at bay, but it’s not so easily accomplished. When he’s not taking classes to finish his college degree or staging puppet performances for commuters on the streets of the Ironbound’s close-knit Brazilian community, Rudy is trying to convince his girlfriend, Haley (Francesca Reale), that he will eventually figure things out.
He lives with his mother, Maria (played by the actor’s real-life mother, Maria Mancuso), who wants her son to dump Haley and settle down with a nice Brazilian girl from the neighborhood. Rudy also gets advice on life and love from his best friend, Anwar (comedian J.B. Smoove), a food truck operator whose cultural identity morphs based on where his truck is parked on any given day.
Matters take a turn for the chaotic when Rudy is literally knocked out by a flying piece of frozen fish. The accident leads to an encounter with Isabella (Camila Mendes), a beautiful young Brazilian woman who works in the local fish market and who may understand Rudy in ways nobody else ever has. Caught in a love triangle, Rudy tries to balance his cultural heritage, the women in his life and the música inside his head.
Música stars Camila Mendes, Francesca Reale, J.B. Smoove and Rudy Mancuso.
HOW TO DATE BILLY WALSH
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON FRIDAY 5 APRIL
Teenagers Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft) have been best friends since childhood. Archie has always been there to fight Amelia’s battles and laugh at her jokes all whilst keeping his lifelong love for her a secret. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls head over heels for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new American transfer student. Heartbroken Archie goes to great lengths to try and keep Amelia and Billy away from each other but ends up pushing them closer together and risks losing his best friend in the process.
How To Date Billy Walsh stars Sebastian Croft, Charithra Chandran and Tanner Buchanan.
THEM: THE SCARE
SEASON 2 AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THURSDAY 25 APRIL
Them will once again be set in Los Angeles County (the first installment, subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952 but will move the time frame forward to 1991). The new story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…
Them: The Scare stars Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert.
PUPPY LOVE
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THURSDAY 18 APRIL
After a disastrous first date, wild child Nicole (Lucy Hale) and socially anxious Max (Grant Gustin) vow to lose each other’s numbers, until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.
Puppy Love stars Lucy Hale, Grant Gustin, Jane Seymour, Michael Hitchcock and Nore Davis
GOING HOME WITH TYLER CAMERON
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THURSDAY 18 APRIL
Going Home with Tyler Cameron stars reality TV star and former The Bachelorette heartthrob Tyler Cameron as he follows his dream of starting his own construction and home renovation company. After the sudden loss of his mother, Tyler moved back to his hometown, Jupiter, Florida, to reunite with his family and finally achieve his goal of launching his business, Image One. With the help of his team members - house-flipping expert, Robb Ritch, and Miami-based interior designer, Jessica Quintero - Tyler builds his company from the ground up, exceeding his clients’ expectations one home renovation at a time.
As the projects get bigger, better and more complex, Tyler navigates the challenges of entrepreneurship, demonstrating his growth and resilience. Leaning on his tight-knit community for support, the series features appearances from familiar faces, including former Bachelor Nation stars Matt James, Rachael Kirkconnell, Jason Tartick, and even The Bachelorette who once captured his heart, Hannah Brown. With each episode ending in the exciting reveal of Image One’s latest stunning remodel, the season culminates in the most important undertaking of them all – turning the house that Tyler’s late mom left behind into the family home that she always dreamed of.
NEW MOVIES TO RENT OR BUY FROM APRIL
DUNE: PART TWO
AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY IN APRIL
Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Dune: Part Two stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux and Stellan Skarsgård.
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY FROM 9 APRIL
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
The Zone of Interest stars Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Johann Karthaus, Nele Ahrensmeier and Luis Noah Witte.
IMMACULATE
AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY FROM 18 APRIL
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Immaculate stars Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli, Giorgio Colangeli and Dora Romano.
APRIL 2024 TOP PICKS
MOVIE
DUNE: PART TWO COMING IN APRIL (AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY)
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL 1/04/24
SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 1/04/24
THE SMURFS 2 1/04/24
PIXELS 1/04/24
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 1/04/24
THE SMURFS (2011) 1/04/24
CONSTANTINE 2/04/24
MÚSICA 4/04/24
HOW TO DATE BILLY WALSH 5/04/24
OUT OF DEATH 5/04/24
MECHANIC: RESURRECTION 7/04/24
DEFIANCE 7/04/24
LITTLE WOMEN (2019) 8/04/24
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 9/04/24 (AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY)
GET SMART 9/04/24
GOOSEBUMPS 10/04/24
HIDDEN 12/04/24
BIOSPHERE 15/04/24
HIP HOP WORLD 16/04/24
CRIMINAL (2016) (MOVIE) 16/04/24
IMMACULATE 18/04/24 (AVAILABLE TO RENT OR BUY)
PUPPY LOVE 18/04/24
MISS SLOANE 23/04/24
PAST LIVES 26/04/24
SAYEN: LA CAZADORA 26/04/24
AMERICAN ULTRA 28/04/24
JUPITER ASCENDING 30/04/24
TV
JUSTIFIED S1-S6 1/04/24
FALLOUT S1 11/04/24
GOING HOME WITH TYLER CAMERON S1 18/04/24
THEM S2 25/04/24
COMEDY CLASS S1 26/04/24
ACMA GAME S1 26/04/24
Top End Bub will stream on Prime Video in Australia and NZ, and distributed internationally by ZDF Studios.
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The vault, located below Sydney’s GPO building, is open for inspection today only from 12pm to 5pm. Register at Eventbrite website
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