Podcast: The Insider (1999) and Layer Cake (2004)
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a hugely risky studio movie, and a bit of a breakthrough role for Daniel Craig....
1999
Podcast: I, Robot (2004) and For Love Of The Game (1999)
by Simon Brew | Jun 12, 2023 | Podcasts
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Podcast: Sleepy Hollow (1999) and The Phantom Of The Open (2021)
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the film that gave Tim Burton his first hit in over half a decade, and a golfing comedy that took a...
Podcast: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 21, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of 1990s summer blockbusters - one of which proved more problematic than the other....
Podcast: The Sixth Sense (1999) and Pixels (2015)
by Simon Brew | Sep 05, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a massive film that didn't cost too much, and a box office disappointment that did....
Podcast: Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and American Pie 2 (2001)
by Simon Brew | Jun 27, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of comedy sequels, that each managed to financially outperform their predecessors....
Podcast: The Mummy (2017) and Notting Hill (1999)
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an attempt to launch a cinematic universe, and an attempt to not directly follow-up an earlier...
Podcast: The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Coda (2021)
by Simon Brew | Mar 28, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a James Bond film that arrived quicker than expected, and a small remake that ultimately soared....
Podcast: The Iron Giant (1999) and The A-Team (2010)
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both struggled to fully find their audience....
Podcast: Man On Fire (2004) and Office Space (1999)
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that gave 20th Century Fox headaches....
Podcast: Magnolia (1999) and Police Academy (1984)
by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an Oscar-nominated one-off, and a hit comedy that was anything but a one-off....
Podcast: Three Kings (1999) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
by Simon Brew | Oct 25, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies, one that proved far more stressful to make than the other....
Podcast: Taken (2008) and American Pie (1999)
by Simon Brew | May 03, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that worked from relatively low budgets and turned into sizeable hits....
Podcast: Elysium (2013) and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a $115m standalone sci-fi film, and a much cheaper animated comedy....
Podcast: The Mummy (1999) and The Bank Job (2008)
by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the hit remake that started life as a much cheaper project, and a different vehicle for Jason...
Podcast: The New Mutants (2020) and Bowfinger (1999)
by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film finally released nearly three years after filming, and a comedy that was a comeback of...
Podcast: The Frighteners (1996) and The Green Mile (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, that faced very different challenges....
Podcast: JFK (1991) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
by Simon Brew | Nov 04, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two 90s movies, both of which came together surprisingly quickly....
Film Stories with Simon Brew podcast: Galaxy Quest (1999) and Role Models (2008)
by Simon Brew | Aug 12, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of comedies take centre stage....
Never Been Kissed (1999) and Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017)
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of films that found their own way around the American movie system....
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....
Batman Returns (1992) and Wild Wild West (1999)
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2018 | Podcasts
1992's Batman Returns saw Tim Burton return to Gotham City, but more on his own terms. However, that didn't necessarily mean things were much easier for him. Meanwhile, 1999's Wild Wild West was, at the time, the most expensive blockbuster the studio had ever produced. And yet even before its release, it seems that Warner Bros was fast losing faith with it.
