Mark Harrison, Author at Film Stories

Film Quiz Friday: Sing-Along Songs

by Mark Harrison | Nov 26, 2021 | Feature, News

What’s this? Do you wanna build a snowman? Can you feel the love tonight? None of these questions appear in this week’s film quiz, but some other Dis...

The Jim Carrey movie sequels that didn’t star Jim Carrey

by Mark Harrison | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, News

Though his aversion to sequels has mellowed over the years, Jim Carrey declined to return for various sequels to some of his biggest box-office hits -...

Film Quiz Friday: Better Late Than Never?

by Mark Harrison | Nov 19, 2021 | Feature, News

Who you gonna call? In this week’s film quiz on belated sequels, please be prepared to wait 20 years or longer for a response....

Doctor Who and the terror of the Weeping Angels

by Mark Harrison | Nov 18, 2021 | Feature, News

Don’t blink! Jodie Whittaker and friends tangle with the Weeping Angels in the new series of Doctor Who, but what makes Steven Moffat’s creations so...

Film Quiz Friday: A Quiz Called Wanda

by Mark Harrison | Nov 12, 2021 | Feature, News

“What would an intellectual do?” Try this week’s film quiz, which includes teasers on movie rules, actor anagrams, and the movies of Jamie Lee Curti...

Revisiting the film roles of sports announcer Michael Buffer

by Mark Harrison | Nov 10, 2021 | Feature, News

“Let’s get ready to rumbleeee!” Sports announcer Michael Buffer has made a career out of those five words, including a few major movie appea...

Elijah Wood as Frodo in The Lord Of The Rings

Film Quiz Friday: One Quiz To Rule Them All

by Mark Harrison | Nov 05, 2021 | Feature, News

This week’s film quiz covers a variety of movie trivia, including American remakes, loose connections, and Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings tri...

Attack The Block at 10 – Joe Cornish’s unique alien-invasion actioner

by Mark Harrison | Nov 04, 2021 | Feature, News

There’s a sequel on the way, but 10 years on, Joe Cornish’s “inner city vs outer space” sci-fi film Attack The Block is like nothing else we’ve s...

Film Quiz Friday: Trick Or Treat?

by Mark Harrison | Oct 29, 2021 | Feature, News

Halloween is imminent, so here’s your second annual horror film quiz, covering everything from family favourites to high-grade spooky doings....

Celebrating The Simpsons’ Cape Fear parody

by Mark Harrison | Oct 28, 2021 | Feature, News

It’s that Treehouse Of Horror time of year again, but The Simpsons’ Cape Feare remains a standout scary-movie spoof....

Film Quiz Friday: Good As Goldblum

by Mark Harrison | Oct 22, 2021 | Feature, News

“It’s my birthdayyyyy!” This week’s film quiz includes questions on the movies of Jeff Goldblum, among the regular mix of cinematic trivia. OUR...

No Time To Die and the changing face of James Bond

by Mark Harrison | Oct 21, 2021 | Feature, News

James Bond has changed actors before, but Daniel Craig’s finale is different: with spoilers, we look at previous send-offs and the future of 007....

Film Quiz Friday: Great Scott!

by Mark Harrison | Oct 15, 2021 | Feature, News

"I think, at the end of the day, filmmaking is a team, but eventually there's got to be a captain": this week's film quiz has 30 questions on the...

The Terminator sequel trilogies that never were

by Mark Harrison | Oct 11, 2021 | Feature

The future is what we make it, but what about the unmade Terminator sequels that would have followed Salvation, Genisys, and Dark Fate? Mark finds...

Film Quiz Friday: Sequelizer II – Quiz Harder!

by Mark Harrison | Oct 08, 2021 | Feature, News

How can the same quiz happen to the same guy twice? The art of the second-movie subtitle is just one of the subjects covered in this week’s film t...

Bedknobs And Broomsticks at 50: the search for its lost songs and scenes

by Mark Harrison | Oct 07, 2021 | Feature, News

50 years on, Bedknobs And Broomsticks is rightly regarded as a Disney classic, but the campaign for a release of its original cut continues to this...

Film Quiz Friday: The Name's Bond, James Bond

by Mark Harrison | Oct 01, 2021 | Feature, News

We've been expecting you, Mr Bond, and with the UK release of No Time To Die, this week's film quiz is about all things 007....

Film Quiz Friday: The Once And Future Quiz

by Mark Harrison | Sep 24, 2021 | Feature, News

“One day, a King will come, and the Sword will rise again” - until then, here’s your weekly film quiz, covering the legends of Arthur and Camel...

Tom Cruise and his changing relationship with film directors

by Mark Harrison | Sep 23, 2021 | Feature, News

At the outset of his acting career, Tom Cruise worked with some of the biggest directors in the business - but has his pool of filmmakers shrunk as...

Film Quiz Friday: What's In A Name?

by Mark Harrison | Sep 17, 2021 | Feature, News

Fetch your thinking caps and your quizzing trousers – this week’s film quiz covers nicknames, alternate titles, and all kinds of other movie tri...

Tower Heist and Universal's aborted premium VOD experiment

by Mark Harrison | Sep 14, 2021 | Feature, News

Premium VOD may be becoming a new normal, but ten years ago, there was a huge backlash when Universal tried it with an Eddie Murphy movie....

Film Quiz Friday: Top Of The Pops

by Mark Harrison | Sep 10, 2021 | Feature, News

This week’s film quiz covers movies that mustn’t be confused with hit singles of the same name, as part of a veritable buffet of cinematic trivia....

When Bruce Almighty gave out God’s phone number

by Mark Harrison | Sep 07, 2021 | Feature, News

In 2003’s Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey receives God’s phone number, but it turned out to belong to several other people in real life....

Film Quiz Friday: Keanu Means Cool Breeze

by Mark Harrison | Sep 03, 2021 | Feature, News

“You’re breathtaking!” This week’s film quiz has 30 more questions about movies, some of them featuring the most excellent Keanu Reeves. OUR...

How Wings Of Desire inspired City Of Angels: an offbeat tale of a Hollywood remake

by Mark Harrison | Sep 02, 2021 | Feature, News

Starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, City Of Angels shifts Wim Wenders’ Wings Of Desire from West Berlin to Los Angeles, but is it just another H...

Film Quiz Friday: Career Opportunities!

by Mark Harrison | Aug 27, 2021 | Feature, News

Here’s your weekly film quiz, with 30 more movie-related questions covering everything from classics to contemporary hits, and a whole bunch of film t...

Exploring Hugh Jackman's post-Wolverine roles

by Mark Harrison | Aug 26, 2021 | Feature, News

It’s been almost five years since Logan and Hugh Jackman’s last turn in the X-Men franchise - we take a look at his cinematic life after Wol...

Film Quiz Friday: The Back To The Future Edition

by Mark Harrison | Aug 20, 2021 | Feature, News

“Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one” - as Back To The Future finally hits the West End, this week’s film quiz covers the great...