Levon’s Trade is now A Working Man | Jason Statham thriller moves to March
by Simon Brew | Jan 03, 2025 | News
Levon's Trade is dead. A Working Man, with Jason Statham, has risen in its place. More on the incoming film here....
Posts by: Simon Brew
Podcast | In conversation with Chris Columbus
by Simon Brew | Jan 03, 2025 | Podcasts
Chris Columbus chats Nosferatu, Home Alone, producing, Robert Eggers, John Candy, John Hughes and more!...
Flight Risk trailer is missing the name of its director
by Simon Brew | Jan 03, 2025 | News
Mel Gibson has directed the incoming film Flight Risk. But the new trailer is going to some lengths not to mention his name....
Hot Shots! | Why 20th Century Fox nearly had to abandon its 1991 spoof
by Simon Brew | Jan 03, 2025 | Feature, News
The 1991 spoof Hot Shots! found itself to a small degree mirroring the front pages of the newspapers - and 20th Century Fox was worried....
Podcast | Director Justin Kurzel on The Order, 70s cinema, Assassin's Creed and elks
by Simon Brew | Dec 27, 2024 | Podcasts
Justin Kurzel chats about his new film, The Order, as well as a healthy dose of Snowtown and Assassin's Creed as well......
Doctor Who | Joy To The World review
by Simon Brew | Dec 25, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan lead the Doctor Who Christmas special, Joy To The World. Here's our review... (spoilers)....
Brain Trust | The making of The Almond And The Seahorse
by Simon Brew | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature
Writer, co-star and co-director Celyn Jones walks us down the long path to his new Rebel Wilson film: The Almond And The Seahorse…...
An end of year letter to the readers of Film Stories
by Simon Brew | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature, News
A few words to the brilliant readers of Film Stories, as we come to the end of another year. Thank you so much for supporting us....
A few words for those struggling over the Christmas and New Year period
by Simon Brew | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature
If the Christmas and New Year period is particularly tough for you, a few words aimed in your direction. Thank you for reading....
Podcast | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024), with Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham
by Simon Brew | Dec 23, 2024 | Podcasts
Aardman stalwarts Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham join us for a conversation about Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl....
David Fincher’s Panic Room heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in March 2025
by Simon Brew | Dec 20, 2024 | News
Jodie Foster stars in David Fincher's Panic Room, which is making its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut in the UK next March....
James Bond 26 | New report suggests Amazon/EON friction at heart of new film delay
by Simon Brew | Dec 20, 2024 | News
The James Bond saga remains in limbo, and a new report suggests that disagreements between Barbara Broccoli and Amazon are the hold-up....
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Matilda and Pride’s Matthew Warchus to direct new version
by Simon Brew | Dec 20, 2024 | News
Amazon and EON are bringing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang back to the screen, and Matthew Warchus has signed up to direct the movie....
Podcast | In conversation with Andrew Davis - Disturbing The Bones, The Fugitive, Holes, Stony Island, Under Siege and more
by Simon Brew | Dec 20, 2024 | News
Director and novelist Andrew Davis in a long conversation about his new book, and films such as The Package, The Fugitive, Holes and more....
Superman | Trailer for Superman IV: The Quest For Peace lands right here
by Simon Brew | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Internet! Stand-by! It's the trailer for a Superman film, as we head to Milton Keynes for Superman IV: The Quest For Peace....
Homewreckers | Glen Powell set for sci-fi tinged erotic thriller, isn't Demolition Man
by Simon Brew | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Glen Powell is going from The Running Man to sci-fi erotic thriller Homewreckers - assuming Hollywood picks up the tab....
Pixar, Win Or Lose, and bashing trans people
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | TV
Disney/Pixar has removed a trans storyline from its upcoming Win Or Lose show - and sadly, the online discourse has not been pleasant....
28 Days Later is finally available to stream again
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Despite being released in 2002, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later has been out of print for some time. This has now been resolved - but still......
Violent Night 2 looks set for 2025 shoot
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Santa Claus is back on the rampage next year, with David Harbour set to return for Violent Night 2. More here....
Captain America (1990) | The alternate cut of the film appears to have been found
by Simon Brew | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Matt Salinger starred as Captain America in Albert Pyun's 1990 film - and the original cut of the movie has been discovered....
Podcast | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) and Juror #2 (2024)
by Simon Brew | Dec 17, 2024 | Podcasts
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and its lack of a UK cinema release. Juror #2 and its limited US cinema release. Both stories told here....
Yellowstone season 5 episode 14 review: Life Is A Promise | Cleaning house for the next spin-off
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Yellowstone season 5 comes to an end, and here's our spoiler-filled review of Life Is A Promise. Read on at your peril......
The Gardener | Jean-Claude Van Damme to tend your plants in 2025
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2024 | News
Jean-Claude Van Damme is the gardener who people want dead in The Gardener. More details on the 2025 film right here......
Constantine | Keanu Reeves headlined film heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in February
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2024 | News
2005's Constantine, starring Keanu Reeves, lands on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK in February 2025. More here....
LG to stop making Blu-ray and 4K Ultra Blu-ray players
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2024 | News
LG's range of Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players is coming to an end, at least for the time being. More details here....
Quentin Tarantino says something
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2024 | News
Quentin Tarantino has said some words, and some people have disagreed with them, as modern movie discourse continues....
Podcast | In conversation with writer/director JC Chandor
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2024 | Podcasts
As Kraven The Hunter heads into cinemas, writer/director JC Chandor chats about the film, All Is Lost, Margin Call, and more......
Yellowstone season 6 | Now there’s a spin-off series instead
by Simon Brew | Dec 12, 2024 | News, TV
Kevin Costner's gone, but Yellowstone is moving forward - just in a slightly different direction with a new spin-off series. More here....
From Roger Moore With Love | Review of the Q&A after the cinema version
by Simon Brew | Dec 12, 2024 | News
From Roger Moore With Love is in UK cinemas this weekend - but there's a post-credits treat to talk about too....
Another Round remake still live, new writer hired
by Simon Brew | Dec 12, 2024 | News
The American remake of Another Round still has Chris Rock attached to direct, but it's taken a while to find a new writer for it....
Venom: The Last Dance heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD in UK next February
by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2024 | News
Venom: The Last Dance is heading to 4K, Blu-ray and DVD in the UK in February 2025 - along with a triple pack of Tom Hardy too....
Have traditional movie studios discovered Netflix’s Kryptonite?
by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature, News
IMAX screens might just have given traditional Hollywood studios a way to push back against the power of Netflix. A few thoughts....
