When directors cuts are assembled without the directors
by Dan Cooper | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature
Not every 'director's cut' is director approved - we take a look at the times studios went ahead with making them without the director's...
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When Maggie Cheung walked away from Hollywood
by Shivam Chowdhary | Nov 01, 2022 | Feature
Maggie Cheung is arguably one of the best actors of her generation - but as her fame rose, she stopped making films......
11 creepy and unsettling films that aren't traditional horror movies
by Film Stories | Oct 31, 2022 | Feature
It's Halloween, and to celebrate the occasion we've put together a list of films that aren't necessarily horror movies, but are creepy nonetheless....
The life and times of Hannibal Lector on screen
by Robert Prendergast | Oct 28, 2022 | Feature
Hannibal Lector has become an iconic cinematic character over the past decades - and there may yet be room for more of his story....
Wendell & Wild review: troubled teen makes a deal with some devils
by Lauren Miles | Oct 21, 2022 | Reviews
Wendell & Wild marks director Henry Selick's first feature film since 2009's Coraline - and his return to stop motion is devilish fun. K...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: boo to a goose
by Simon Brew | Oct 12, 2022 | Feature
A few thoughts on the expectation that we can all be dropped in a crowd and be able to have a conversation, in our latest mental health piece....
The story of the unmade third Doctor Who movie
by Jake Godfrey | Oct 11, 2022 | Feature
There have only been two theatrically released Doctor Who films thus far, but various iterations of a third very nearly got to the screen. So whatever...
Old Movies: The Man Who Laughs
by Sarah Cook | Oct 11, 2022 | Feature
Halloween is closing in, so it's time for our old movies column to take a look at the spooky side of silent cinema with The Man Who Laughs. ...
The story of the Ghostbusters videogame that never was
by John Abbitt | Oct 10, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
In 2007, a company called Zootfly attempted to make a Ghostbusters video game - but when it released demos, things went wrong quickly....
Podcast: Paranormal Activity (2007) and Cocoon (1985)
by Simon Brew | Oct 10, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that hit much bigger than expected - each of which changed a lot in post-production....
Movie Geek Live: next Birmingham show is November 2nd - tickets here
by Simon Brew | Oct 10, 2022 | News
Simon Brew's Movie Geek Live show heads back to Birmingham in July - and you can get ticket information right this way....
Step back from the train: the worrying growth of wonky CGI
by Dan Cooper | Oct 07, 2022 | Feature, News
Poor visual effects are a zero-sum game, but who is going to stand up to this alarming slide in standards? A few thoughts....
Film Stories issue 37 (October 2022): full details and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Sep 29, 2022 | News
A huge in-depth interview with director Paul Feig leads the new issue of Film Stories magazine - and here are more details....
Film Junior issue 10 (summer 2022) now available for order
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2022 | News
The latest issue of the world's only print film magazine for young film fans - that's also written by them - is here....
