Mark Harrison, Author at Film Stories

Film Quiz Friday: From The Mind Of Stephen King

by Mark Harrison | Jun 09, 2023 | Feature

With The Boogeyman still in cinemas, this week’s film quiz peeks through its fingers at the many movies based on Stephen King stories....

The 1950s movie that became the most expensive comedy ever

by Mark Harrison | Jun 08, 2023 | Feature, News

Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof....

Film Quiz Friday: Does Whatever A Spider Can

by Mark Harrison | Jun 02, 2023 | Feature

We're going into, across, and beyond the Spider-Verse in this week's film quiz, with 30 questions on Spider-Man and all things movie-related....

Film Quiz Friday: the Disney Princess edition

by Mark Harrison | May 26, 2023 | Feature

This week's film quiz wants to be where the people are – 30 questions, some of them about The Little Mermaid and other Disney princesses…...

The Cannes Film Festival – how long does your standing ovation need to be?

by Mark Harrison | May 23, 2023 | Feature

We’ve been crunching the numbers around Cannes reporting and lengthy standing ovations, and here's what the amount of time people stand up clapping a...

Film Quiz Friday: the X-Rated edition

by Mark Harrison | May 19, 2023 | Feature

This week’s big new release is Fast X, and your Friday film quiz has 30 new movie-related questions, including a shout out to the letter X…...

Film Quiz Friday: Instant Sequels

by Mark Harrison | May 12, 2023 | Feature

Upcoming sequels Twisters and Lords Of War are onto something with their titles – just add an S! This week’s film quiz follows suit… Jam...

The many theme songs of Tomorrow Never Dies

by Mark Harrison | May 11, 2023 | Feature, News

Pulp, Duran Duran, and Saint Etienne all submitted James Bond theme songs for 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, before Sheryl Crow’s version was chosen....

Film Quiz Friday: Bringing Home The Bacon

by Mark Harrison | May 05, 2023 | Feature

The Guardians Of The Galaxy’s favourite actor is in the spotlight in this week’s film quiz. 30 questions, some of them about Kevin Bacon!...

Priya Kansara as Ria Khan in Polite Society.

Film Quiz Friday: Quiz The Bride

by Mark Harrison | Apr 27, 2023 | Feature

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Film Quiz Friday. 30 questions, including questions about movie...

Alien: Covenant which isn't Alien: Romulus

Film Quiz Friday: Where No One Can Hear You Scream

by Mark Harrison | Apr 20, 2023 | Feature

Ahead of next week's Alien Day re-releases, this week’s film quiz is themed around the Alien movies, from Ridley Scott’s original to, er, Ridley Sco...

Film Quiz Friday: Always Bet On Jack

by Mark Harrison | Apr 14, 2023 | Feature

Like the Muppets before us, we’ve hijacked Jack Black for this week’s film quiz – 30 questions on his movies and some other movies too! Ja...

Film Quiz Friday: Life In Cartoon Motion

by Mark Harrison | Apr 07, 2023 | Feature

Mario may have gone back to animation from live-action, but this week’s film quiz goes in the opposite direction. 30 more questions for you......

Dungeons & Dragons Honor Amongst Thieves

Film Quiz Friday: Here Be Dragons

by Mark Harrison | Mar 31, 2023 | Feature

It’s an especially fiery film quiz this week, with questions on volcanos, explosions, and dragons in the movies…...

Film Quiz Friday: On The QT

by Mark Harrison | Mar 24, 2023 | Feature

Quentin Tarantino turns 60 years old this weekend, so this week’s film quiz spotlights his nine or ten movies to date…...

Film Quiz Friday: Dramatic Effect!!!

by Mark Harrison | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature

As Shazam! Fury Of The Gods strikes cinemas worldwide, this week’s film quiz trades question marks for exclamation marks…...

Film Quiz Friday: Oscar Wild

by Mark Harrison | Mar 10, 2023 | Feature

It’s Academy Awards time again, so here’s a special Oscars-themed film quiz about contenders past and present....

Creed 3 is soon to get a sequel, Creed 4 or Creed IV.

Film Quiz Friday: Trilogy Toppers

by Mark Harrison | Mar 03, 2023 | Feature

Creed, Ant-Man, and Magic Mike make a trio of Part Threes in cinemas now, so this week’s film quiz highlights other third instalments…...

Film Quiz Friday: The Bear Necessities

by Mark Harrison | Feb 24, 2023 | Feature

Are you smarter than the average bear? As Cocaine Bear rampages into cinemas, this week's film quiz balances grizzly and non-grizzly trivia....

Film Quiz Friday: Noughties But Nice

by Mark Harrison | Feb 17, 2023 | Feature

In this week's film quiz, our occasional round on famous movie taglines arrives in the 2000s, and there's lots of other trivia to test your...

Film Quiz Friday: Last Dance Saloon

by Mark Harrison | Feb 10, 2023 | Feature

Channing Tatum is back in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, and this week’s film quiz covers his surprisingly diverse filmography to date....

Film Quiz Friday: What A Twist!

by Mark Harrison | Feb 03, 2023 | Feature

As Knock At The Cabin arrives in UK cinemas, this week’s film quiz looks upon the works of M. Night Shyamalan and trembles…!...

Jennifer Lopez as Darcy and Josh Duhamel as Tom in Shotgun Wedding.

Shotgun Wedding and the state of the studio romantic comedy

by Mark Harrison | Jan 31, 2023 | Feature

Following Prime Video’s big-money bid for the new Jennifer Lopez film Shotgun Wedding, we wonder where all the big-screen romcoms have gone....

Film Quiz Friday - Here Comes The Airplane

by Mark Harrison | Jan 27, 2023 | Feature

This week’s film quiz takes flight with 30 questions on subjects including screen debuts, box-office records, and planes in the movies....

Plane review: Gerard Butler sticks the landing

by Mark Harrison | Jan 20, 2023 | Reviews

Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, and Tony Goldwyn star in the action-thriller Plane, a film that does what it says on the tin, and does it with gusto......