Mark Harrison, Author at Film Stories

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Film Quiz Friday | The 30th Anniversary Edition

by Mark Harrison | Sep 29, 2023 | Feature

September has seen a wide array of 30th-anniversary re-releases, so this week’s Friday film quiz reflects on some of the big movies of 1993....

Dracula movies, and their box office troubles

by Mark Harrison | Sep 27, 2023 | Feature

Neither had the Count above the title, but both of Universal’s Dracula movies, Renfield and The Last Voyage Of The Demeter, underperformed at the US box office this year…

Film Quiz Frid4y: And So Fourth

by Mark Harrison | Sep 22, 2023 | Feature

This week’s film quiz is brought to you by the number 4, with 30 questions about fourth instalments and other famous Fours on film.

Film Quiz Friday: Murder In Three Rounds

by Mark Harrison | Sep 15, 2023 | Feature

Exercise your little grey cells with this week’s film quiz – 30 movie-related questions, including a who’s who round on the casts of Kenneth Brana...

Film Quiz Friday: Something Rotten

by Mark Harrison | Sep 08, 2023 | Feature

In this week’s film quiz, we highlight the movies that are still waiting for a single positive review to be logged on Rotten Tomatoes – welcome to The...

Film Quiz Friday: All Mashed Up

by Mark Harrison | Sep 01, 2023 | Feature

Your weekly film quiz is back! 30 movie-related questions, including the return of the mighty movie title mashup game…...

Where you can watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe on UK TV

by Mark Harrison | Aug 10, 2023 | Feature

It’s not what it sounds like – is it possible to watch all of the Marvel Studios movies with only a UK TV licence? Well, you’ve had your work cut o...

Barbie vs Oppenheimer at the UK box office

Film Quiz Friday: Barbie Vs Oppenheimer

by Mark Harrison | Jul 21, 2023 | Feature

We come to it at last, the great box-office battle of our time! This week’s film quiz is themed around new releases Barbie and Oppenheimer....

Film Quiz Friday: Cruise Control

by Mark Harrison | Jul 14, 2023 | Feature

Run, don’t walk, to this week’s film quiz – with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One out in cinemas now, we’ve got a round on the movies of...

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One review - Ethan Hunt versus the world

by Mark Harrison | Jul 11, 2023 | Reviews

The new Mission: Impossible film, starring Tom Cruise, has a little of everything in it – here’s our spoiler-free review....

Film Quiz Friday: Remember The 2010s?

by Mark Harrison | Jul 07, 2023 | Feature

Blimey, we’re here already? This week’s film quiz reflects on movie taglines of the 2010s and lots of other cinematic trivia....

Film Quiz Friday: Ford Focus

by Mark Harrison | Jun 30, 2023 | Feature

As The Man In The Hat hangs his fedora up with Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, this week’s film quiz covers the works of Harrison Ford....

Film Quiz Friday: Not All Men Wear Capes

by Mark Harrison | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature

Can you tell your Rocketman from your Rocketeer? There are 30 more questions in this week’s normal, innocent film quiz, including some on "Man" m...

Film Quiz Friday: Jukebox Heroes

by Mark Harrison | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature

Who put this on? It’s on random! There are 30 questions in this week’s film quiz, including a round on jukebox movie musicals....

Film Quiz Friday: From The Mind Of Stephen King

by Mark Harrison | Jun 09, 2023 | Feature

With The Boogeyman still in cinemas, this week’s film quiz peeks through its fingers at the many movies based on Stephen King stories....

The 1950s movie that became the most expensive comedy ever

by Mark Harrison | Jun 08, 2023 | Feature, News

Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof....

Film Quiz Friday: Does Whatever A Spider Can

by Mark Harrison | Jun 02, 2023 | Feature

We're going into, across, and beyond the Spider-Verse in this week's film quiz, with 30 questions on Spider-Man and all things movie-related....

Film Quiz Friday: the Disney Princess edition

by Mark Harrison | May 26, 2023 | Feature

This week's film quiz wants to be where the people are – 30 questions, some of them about The Little Mermaid and other Disney princesses…...

The Cannes Film Festival – how long does your standing ovation need to be?

by Mark Harrison | May 23, 2023 | Feature

We’ve been crunching the numbers around Cannes reporting and lengthy standing ovations, and here's what the amount of time people stand up clapping a...

Film Quiz Friday: the X-Rated edition

by Mark Harrison | May 19, 2023 | Feature

This week’s big new release is Fast X, and your Friday film quiz has 30 new movie-related questions, including a shout out to the letter X…...

Film Quiz Friday: Instant Sequels

by Mark Harrison | May 12, 2023 | Feature

Upcoming sequels Twisters and Lords Of War are onto something with their titles – just add an S! This week’s film quiz follows suit… Jam...

The many theme songs of Tomorrow Never Dies

by Mark Harrison | May 11, 2023 | Feature, News

Pulp, Duran Duran, and Saint Etienne all submitted James Bond theme songs for 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, before Sheryl Crow’s version was chosen....

Film Quiz Friday: Bringing Home The Bacon

by Mark Harrison | May 05, 2023 | Feature

The Guardians Of The Galaxy’s favourite actor is in the spotlight in this week’s film quiz. 30 questions, some of them about Kevin Bacon!...

Priya Kansara as Ria Khan in Polite Society.

Film Quiz Friday: Quiz The Bride

by Mark Harrison | Apr 27, 2023 | Feature

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Film Quiz Friday. 30 questions, including questions about movie...

Alien: Covenant which isn't Alien: Romulus

Film Quiz Friday: Where No One Can Hear You Scream

by Mark Harrison | Apr 20, 2023 | Feature

Ahead of next week's Alien Day re-releases, this week’s film quiz is themed around the Alien movies, from Ridley Scott’s original to, er, Ridley Sco...