Bluey movie officially in the works via Disney and BBC Studios
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Disney has made a deal with BBC Studios to make a movie based on animated TV series, Bluey. It's due out in 2027....
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Tales Of The Unexpected | Ranking series one's nine episodes
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 17, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
Murder, infidelity, gambling, and sinister bed and breakfasts. We rank the stories in Tales Of The Unexpected’s first series…...
Dune: Prophecy episode 5 review | What is this abomination?
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 16, 2024 | News
Veteran TV actor Barbara Marten is the standout in another uneven Dune: Prophecy chapter. Our review of episode 5:...
Kraven The Hunter review | A comic book movie that should have been a crime thriller
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews
Aaron Taylor-Johnson sinks his claws into Kraven The Hunter - a Spider-Man-adjacent movie that is at its best when it forgets about comics. Our...
Carry-On review | Another ho-hum Netflix thriller, this time wearing a Santa hat
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews
Taron Egerton is dragged into a festive terror plot in Netflix thriller, Carry-On. We’ve written a review....
Rumours | Megalopolis has competition for 2024’s weirdest film
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 12, 2024 | Feature, News
Politics and the apocalypse collide in Rumours - a horror satire that threatens to steal Megalopolis’ crown as 2024’s most eccentric movie....
David Lynch designed a squirrel-proof bird feeder in 2006
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 11, 2024 | News
In 2006, director David Lynch shared his personal design for a bird feeder that also keeps squirrels at bay....
28 Years Later | New trailer serves up countryside chaos and Kipling
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature
The new trailer for director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's horror sequel 28 Years Later is exceedingly good....
Star Wars | The scruffy-looking joy of A New Hope’s unrestored theatrical print
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature, News
A New Hope and the rest of the Star Wars trilogy may be preserved and pristine, but there’s something wonderfully tactile about the untouched t...
The Wizard Of Oz | Judy Garland's ruby slippers sell for $28m
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News
The sparkly ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939's The Wizard Of Oz went under the hammer (auction) recently, and sold for quite a sum....
Dune: Prophecy episode 4 review | Immolation by toy malfunction
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The visions, witchy powers and imperial intrigue continue in Dune: Prophecy episode 4. But what does it all amount to? Our review:...
Solaris, and other films by Andrei Tarkovsky now available for free on YouTube
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2024 | News
Andrei Tarkovsky classics Solaris, Stalker, The Mirror and more besides are now available in full (and legally) on YouTube....
Body Snatchers | Why Abel Ferrara’s 1993 sci-fi horror deserves a second look
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2024 | Feature, News
Abel Ferrara’s sci-fi horror Body Snatchers was largely overlooked in 1993, but it’s aged remarkably well in the decades since....
The Thing: Remastered gets unexpected 5th December release
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | News
Originally released in 2002, survival horror spin-off The Thing: Remastered is coming out incredibly soon - on the 5th December to be precise....
Doctor Who | Christmas Special trailer emerges
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | TV
It's almost the season of yule, which means we're getting close to this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special. Here's a trailer to remind us:...
Future, the publisher that recently closed Total Film magazine, announces OpenAI deal
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | News
British publisher Future has signed a deal with OpenAI, allowing the tech firm to train its chatbot on the former's specialist magazines and websites....
Deeper | A closer look at Tom Cruise and Doug Liman’s potential undersea thriller
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 04, 2024 | News
Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman are said to be making a ‘scary’ supernatural film next. But what is Deeper, and why do they want to make it?...
Alien: Romulus and its divisive line of dialogue
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 03, 2024 | Feature, News
A line of dialogue in Alien: Romulus has split opinion for months now. Here's why it might be slightly less incongruous than it first sounds....
Fast X, and its weird sequel limbo situation
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 03, 2024 | Feature
Given it’s meant to begin filming in early 2025, the sequel to Fast X seems notably clouded. We take a look at Fast XI’s muddled status....
James Bond | Alfonso Cuarón turned down an offer to direct a 007 film
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2024 | News
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón turned down an offer to make a James Bond movie. "I was troubled about the idea of doing it," he said....
Dune: Prophecy episode 3 review | Space weasels
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2024 | Reviews
After a busy opening salvo, Dune: Prophecy episode 3 settles down for an engaging slab of youthful intrigue. And space weasels. Our review:...
We all took the DVD boom era for granted
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2024 | Feature
Between the late 90s and mid-2000s, home releases were often imaginatively packaged and stuffed with extras. We take a look back at the DVD boom…...
Denis Villeneuve rules himself out of making a Star Wars movie, disses Return Of The Jedi
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 28, 2024 | News
Dune director Denis Villeneuve loves Star Wars, but not so much that he'd make one of his own. Also, he's still disappointed by Return of The Jedi....
Ridley Scott's path to Gladiator II
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Ridley Scott chats exclusively to Film Stories about Gladiator II, his career to date, plus the inside scoop on Gladiator III......
Alien Romulus | Director Fede Alvarez talks fighting cynicism in Hollywood
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively to Film Stories about his path to making Alien: Romulus, its practical effects and fighting cynicism in the...
Young Woman And The Sea | The Disney hidden gem's nine-year path to the screen
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director Joachim Rønning and legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer talk their Daisy Ridley underdog sports movie - Young Woman And The Sea....
Crew Expendable: The making of Alien 3
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Co-star Ralph Brown talks to us about his memories of starring in 1992’s Alien 3, working with David Fincher, clashes with Sigourney Weaver, and its l...
Chaos walking | A conversation with maverick director Doug Liman
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director Doug Liman talks to us about reuniting with Matt Damon for his latest comedy thriller, The Instigators, his earlier work on Go and The Bourne...
“Right, sod it: we’ll find a big space” | The Rebellion story
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
In 2018, British videogame company Rebellion joined the film and TV business. Film Stories got a guided tour of its Didcot studio - and met its...
When movies make unexpected cameos in retro videogames
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 25, 2024 | Feature, Gaming, News
From Grease in a brawler to Kindergarten Cop in a classic survival horror, movies had a habit of unexpectedly popping up in 80s and 90s videogames....
Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse script was reportedly 'scrapped' by Sony last year
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 22, 2024 | News
A new claim has surfaced that the script for animated sequel Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse was 'scrapped' by Sony last year....
The Coca-Cola AI Campaign review | It's not the real thing
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature, News, Reviews
A set of AI-generated adverts from The Coca-Cola Company could point the way to a grim future of soulless, synthesised film remakes. Yay!...
