Yesterday: trailer for Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ upcoming musical
by Simon Brew | Feb 13, 2019 | News
Danny Boyle directs, Richard Curtis writes, and in Yesterday, the world has forgotten about The Beatles....
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London and Raindance Film Festivals confirm dates, submissions now open
by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2019 | News
Filmmakers can now submit their films to this autumn's two biggest film festivals in London....
The Courier: Gary Oldman to headline new crime thriller, more cast announced
by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2019 | News
Olga Kurylenko and Gary Oldman will be headlining The Courier....
New UK trailer lands for The Kid Who Would Be King
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | News
Joe Cornish’s new family adventure arrives in British cinemas this coming weekend – and here’s the new trailer. &nb...
The Hole In The Ground: trailer for incoming Irish horror
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | News
Acclaimed horror The Hole In The Ground has a new trailer....
Unusual L S Lowry biopic has Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall on board
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | News
Mrs Lowry & Son is heading to cinemas later this year....
Being John Malkovich? Or Being Tom Cruise?
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | Video
The apparently unfilmable Being John Malkovich made it to the big screen in 1999 - but it had quite a journey to get there....
Judge Dredd (1995) and Carry On Camping (1969)
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon at two very different British institutions on the big screen....
The Predator: here's that trailer that lifted the UK disc release to an 18 certificate
by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, News
We've dug into the mystery of how The Predator - rated 15 in the UK - became an 18 for its disc release, purely off the back of one single trailer....
The Keeper tells the story of the goalkeeper with a broken neck: first trailer
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2019 | News
The first trailer lands for The Keeper, that's heading into UK cinemas in April....
Lily Collins and Simon Pegg sign up for new thriller, Inheritance
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2019 | News
From the director of Terminal comes Inheritance, and both Lily Collins and Simon Pegg have signed up....
The new Tom & Jerry movie is set to shoot in Britain
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2019 | News
Tom & Jerry are to do battle in a new blockbuster, that's heading to the UK to shoot....
Rebecca Hall set for new horror/thriller
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2019 | News
Rebecca Hall is to headline The Night House, which is set to film later this year....
Precognition: trailer for British sci-fi movie
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | News
A new British sci-fi film is heading our way - and we've got the trailer and details here....
Film Stories magazine: the three month report, and what next
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | Feature
We're about to send issue three of Film Stories to the printers - and here's what we're up to....
Peppa Pig is heading back to cinemas to celebrate her 15th birthday
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | News
Peppa Pig has two cinema releases this year, it turns out....
SAS: Red Notice – first image from movie of Andy McNab thriller
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | News
The cast has been confirmed for the movie of Andy McNab's SAS: Red Notice....
Simon Amstell’s Benjamin heading to cinemas in March - first trailer released
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | News
The acclaimed feature from Simon Amstell, Benjamin, is landing in March - and we've got the new trailer....
It looks like there’s been progress in the dispute between Vue Cinemas and Universal Pictures
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2019 | News
Could the disagreement between Vue and Universal be over? Quite possibly - at least for now....
The closure of UltraViolet: a fresh twist for UK users
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2019 | Feature, News
Wiggle room is being built into the official advice for UltraViolet users ahead of its closure - and the lack of UK retailers may be an incoming...
Edgar Wright’s new film snags Anya Taylor-Joy, movie is called Last Night In Soho
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2019 | News
Casting has begun in earnest on Edgar Wright's new movie....
Podcast: Event Horizon (1997) and Rango (2011)
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a sci-fi movie that ran out of time, and a smaller animated project that proved...
At the height of the 3D boom, the question was asked about converting The Departed to 3D as well
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2019 | Feature, News
Can you imagine Martin Scorsese's crime thriller The Departed in 3D - because someone in Hollywood did....
Dev Patel stars in new thriller The Wedding Guest: new trailer
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2019 | News
Michael Winterbottom directs Dev Patel in The Wedding Guest - and here's the new trailer....
That time Van Damme briefly played the Predator...
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Video
In this week's YouTube episode of Film Stories, we look back at when martial arts icon, Jean Claude Van Damme briefly played the now-iconic role of...
Ultraviolet shutdown: official advice to customers goes to the heart of streaming media problem
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
Official advice has been issues to UltraViolet users - and the language seems just a little bit vague....
Why a major cinema refurbishment in Kalingrad owes a particular debt to James Cameron's Titanic
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News
When it came time to do the press tour for his 1997 blockbuster Titanic, James Cameron had one or two specific requests....
Quatermass is getting a fresh movie reboot from Hammer
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
British sci-fi Quatermass is on its way back to the pictures....
David Bowie biopic confirmed, Johnny Flynn to star
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
Beast co-star Johnny Flynn is to headline a biopic of David Bowie. Details here....
Why Vue Cinemas have fewer How To Train Your Dragon 3 screenings this weekend
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News
Exclusive: Vue Cinemas isn't just not showing Mary Queen Of Scots - its dispute with Universal looks like it's affecting screenings of How To Train...
Film Stories podcast special: in conversation with How To Train Your Dragon's Dean DeBlois
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | Podcasts
In an extra episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon welcomes a special guest: How To Train Your Dragon trilogy writer/director Dean DeBlois....
Ultraviolet digital movie service is closing down
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | News
The online digital movies service Ultraviolet will shut this summer....
