James Harvey, Author at Film Stories

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Jurassic World Rebirth | How The Road Runner inspired the latest dino revival

by James Harvey | Jul 04, 2025 | Feature, News

Jurassic World Rebirth takes inspiration from plenty of places - some more likely than others....

UK Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook release date calendar

by James Harvey | Jun 30, 2025 | News

A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until late 2025: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when....

F1 The Movie | Are blockbusters getting more corporate?

by James Harvey | Jun 27, 2025 | Feature, News

In cinemas now, F1 The Movie is filled with familiar logos. But as studios look for ways to bankroll their films, corporate deals could be the new...

NEO Magazine | University of Greenwich puts out call for back issues

by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Do you have a massive NEO Magazine collection? Academia needs you! Check out our letter from the NEO Magazine Archive project below....

The film-TV-film pipeline isn't working

by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | Feature, News

With Karate Kid: Legends struggling at the box office and a Jack Ryan flick on the way, can the film-to-TV pipeline ever reverse course?...

Waking up snotface | Drop Dead Fred at 34

by James Harvey | Jun 05, 2025 | Feature

Cat Davies and director Ate de Jong revisit cult Rik Mayall hit, Drop Dead Fred....

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The Ballad Of Wallis Island review | Acoustic comedy with charm to spare

by James Harvey | May 28, 2025 | News, Reviews

An estranged folk duo reunite for a private gig on an eccentric millionaire's Welsh island in a thoroughly charming almost-rom-com. Here's our The...

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Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol with 80s Brit indie strand

by James Harvey | May 27, 2025 | News

The UK's leading classic film festival is heading to Bristol in July, with tickets on sale next week....

Hollywood movie franchises, and the death of endings

by James Harvey | May 23, 2025 | Feature, News

Hollywood movie franchises seem to have lost the ability to end. As Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning lands in cinemas, James Harvey has a few...

Stitch - a small blue koala-like alien with big ears - from hit Disney live-action animated film Lilo and Stitch

Lilo & Stitch review | Has Disney grown too big for its ideas?

by James Harvey | May 20, 2025 | News, Reviews

A small blue alien makes a half-hearted attempt at destruction as the soul comes out of a beloved animated film. Here's our Lilo & Stitch review....

Lynne Ramsay queries Die, My Love responses: 'This postpartum thing is just bulls***t'

by James Harvey | May 20, 2025 | News

The You Were Never Really Here filmmaker has little time for one critical reading of her new film, Die, My Love. More below....

Film Stories issue 55 digital edition | Buy and download it here

by James Harvey | May 14, 2025 | News

Get issue 55 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...

Martin Decker: Dad | Indie film stage show announces Welsh national tour

by James Harvey | May 13, 2025 | News

A middle-aged dad dispenses parenting tips through the medium of Harrison Ford films in a new stage show. More below....

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Megadoc | Making of documentary to go behind-the-scenes of Megalopolis

by James Harvey | May 12, 2025 | News

Filmmaker Mike Figgis was offered total access to Francis Ford Coppola's set and archive for a Megalopolis documentary. The results could be...

Prince Charles Cinema takes step forward following redevelopment threat

by James Harvey | May 09, 2025 | News

The Prince Charles Cinema is declared an Asset of Community Value by Westminster Council - which is a step forward....

The Surfer | Nic Cage's new film gave me a panic attack

by James Harvey | May 09, 2025 | Feature, News

In UK cinemas today, director Lorcan Finnegan's surfer-less surf movie The Surfer is the perfect metaphor for 2025 - and not in a nice way....

Two Big Feet interview | 'There's a big question of what your first feature is going to be'

by James Harvey | May 06, 2025 | Feature, News

Noah Stratton-Twine talks his improvised creature feature and the desire to make a different kind of British indie… Read more about Two Big Feet b...

'You wouldn't steal a car' ads may have used pirated font

by James Harvey | Apr 29, 2025 | News

Internet sleuths and Sky News have teamed up to uncover the iconic anti-piracy ads' accidentally dubious history....

Rose Ayling-Ellis to host 2025 Into Film Awards

by James Harvey | Apr 29, 2025 | News

Rose Ayling-Ellis has been announced as the first deaf host of the glitzy Into Film Awards. More below......

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy | UK DVD, Blu-ray release confirmed for June

by James Harvey | Apr 28, 2025 | News

Get ready for a big night in - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is heading to home video. More below......

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon leaves post after 8 years

by James Harvey | Apr 28, 2025 | News, TV

Channel 4's top brass are going through some changes following a busy few years at the broadcaster....

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Two accountants talk about The Accountant

by James Harvey | Apr 25, 2025 | Feature, News

It’s easy to assume accountants love The Accountant. As The Accountant 2 arrives in cinemas, we asked a pair of them about it....

Blackpool | Feature-length adaptation of short film in development

by James Harvey | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Shane Meadows-approved short Blackpool might be getting a little longer... More on the very British indie below....

How Sinners became an unlikely ambassador for film on film

by James Harvey | Apr 18, 2025 | Feature, News

Ryan Coogler's Wakanda Forever follow-up has cemented the director as a rare commercial auteur. Here's how Sinners might defy cinema's IP logic....

Black Mirror series 7 episode 6: USS Callister - Into Infinity review

by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

Cristin Milioti and crew galivant around a brave new online world in an uproarious end to Black Mirror season 7. Here's our USS Callister: Into...

Black Mirror series 7 episode 5: Eulogy review

by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

Paul Giamatti looks back on life filled with regret in a thoughtful inspection of love and memory. Here's our Black Mirror: Eulogy review....

Black Mirror series 7 episode 4: Plaything review

by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

An eccentric loner tells tales about 90s videogame journalism in a grungy procedural LSD trip. Here's our Black Mirror: Plaything review....

Black Mirror season 7 episode 3: Hotel Reverie review

by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

Brandy (Issa Rae) enters the remake of a Hollywood classic in one of the weakest episodes in the anthology series’ canon. Here’s our Black Mirror: Hot...