Helen not for streaming

Dame Helen Mirren is the latest big name to speak out against Netflix. The Oscar winning actress complained that streaming giant were taking the cinema experience for many young film makers. Her speech was made at the annual Cinemacon event where distributors and exhibitors have a get together so Mirren's speech was warmly received. On related news the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have been warned by the US Department of Justice that if they accept Steven Spielberg's proposals demanding that Netflix change their release patterns they could be breaking the law.