The Urban Legend horror franchise is getting a reboot
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
Urban Legend 4 is getting the go-ahead, as the horror franchise gets the modern day reboot treatment....
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Nutty Professor films are getting a(nother) reboot
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
The Nutty Professor has been a hit for Jerry Lewis and Eddie Murphy - and now somebody else is going to get a go in the title role....
Ammonite: first poster for Francis Lee’s new film
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
God's Own Country director Francis Lee has completed his second movie, and the first poster for Ammonite has now landed....
Anne Ramsey: a salute to an 80s movie hero
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature
Anne Ramsey sprung to fame late in her career courtesy of The Goonies and Throw Momma From The Train - and her work very much lives on....
Podcast: Die Another Day (2002) and The Quick And The Dead (1995)
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how the 20th James Bond film pushed things a little too far, and a western with British origins....
New book to explore the making of the original Highlander
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | News
The tale behind 1986's Highlander is set to be told in a brand new book, that's heading into stores in September - details here....
Mulan lands next week, still Disney+ exclusive
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | News
Disney bows to a little pressure, and you'll now be able to purchase the live action Mulan from services other than Disney+ next month....
Justice League: first teaser for Snyder Cut released
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | News
Zack Snyder and Warner Bros release the trailer for the upcoming Snyder Cut of the film Justice League - see it here....
Star Wars films finally get individual 4K releases in the UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | News
Seven Star Wars films get individual Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray releases in the UK - although there was no announcement ahead of them doing so....
Are algorithms damaging the movies?
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature, News
They affect what's made, what we watch and how films are written out: we take a look at the quiet power that algorithms have over modern cinema....
The Batman: first trailer lands for 2021 movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News
Get your first proper look at Robert Pattinson as the new Batman, in the first trailer for 2021's The Batman....
Wonder Woman 1984: brand new trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News
Gal Gadot returns for Wonder Woman 1984 - now arriving in October - and the latest trailer for the film is now here....
Tenet: one final trailer lands, reveals more details
by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News
It's heading into cinemas at the end of August, and Warner Bros reveals just a little more information about Tenet in the final trailer....
Kraven The Hunter movie lands its director
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2020 | News
J C Chandor is set to direct a Spider-Man spin-off movie, as the Kraven The Hunter project starts to move forward again at Sony....
Let Him Go trailer: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner star in new movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2020 | News
Universal is set to give Let Him Go a wide release in the UK this December, with Diane Lane and Kevin Costner headlining the movie....
How the whammo theory failed to save Hudson Hawk
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | Feature
The production of Hudson Hawk was in trouble pretty quickly - but a formula that had served producer Joel Silver well was hopefully going to come to...
Tales From Development Hell book back on Kindle – for 99p!
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News
A terrific book about the big movies that never were is back on Kindle for the first time in ages - and on offer for 99p for the time being....
New rumour suggests ‘PG-13 and above’ section for Disney+
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News
It might just be there's a home for the likes of Die Hard and Predator on Disney+ after all, as a new rumour suggests possible changes ahead....
Rocks: brilliant British film gets new release date
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News
Having originally been scheduled for April, Rocks is now landing in British cinemas in September - and it's some movie....
Death On The Nile: first trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News
Kenneth Branagh and his amazing fake moustache return for Death On The Nile - and here's the first trailer for the film....
New film detailing the making of Jay & Silent Bob Reboot lands
by Simon Brew | Aug 19, 2020 | News
A 98-minute feature covering the making of Kevin Smith's Jay & Silent Bob Reboot has been launched on Prime Video, and is available to watch now....
Unhinged heads to DVD and Blu-ray in November
by Simon Brew | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Unhinged, starring Russell Crowe, is set to roar on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this coming November - and the film is up for preorder now....
Bill & Ted Face The Music will be cinema-only in the UK, it seems
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Warner Bros won't be taking the premium video on demand path with Bill & Ted 3 in the UK - at least not yet....
Planes, Trains & Automobiles getting a remake
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Will Smith and Kevin Hart are to star in a new take on John Hughes' Planes, Trains & Automobiles, it's been revealed....
Glasgow cinema faces concerns over cleaning changes
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Odeon in Glasgow confirms that it's dialled back on its contract cleaning as cinema attendances remain on the quiet side....
X-Men: The New Mutants – ticket booking finally open
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News
Well, crikey: it looks like X-Men: The New Mutants is finally, actually going to be release, as UK cinema bookings open for the much-delayed film....
Timmy Time is coming to cinemas this weekend
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News
CBeebies' and Aardman's Timmy Time is heading to the big screen with Timmy's Cinema Adventure, playing from this weekend....
Tenet: changes made in post-production to get 12A certificate
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Christopher Nolan's incoming movie Tenet had a moment snipped to stop it getting a 15 certificate in the UK, it's been revealed....
Podcast: Casino (1995) and Red State (2011)
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Scorsese and De Niro's third film together in the 90s, and how Kevin Smith took on the Hollywood...
The 1980s Madonna film that got mangled by its studio
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | Feature
The story of the film released by a major studio, that was sent into cinemas with a chunk of the film missing - and nobody noticed....
Three Jean-Claude Van Damme favourites finally getting UK Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2020 | News
Street Fighter, Replicant and Knock Off are finally getting Blu-ray releases in the UK - but they'll be in quite short supply by the looks of things....
When RoboCop became a VHS game back in 1987
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2020 | Feature
The tie-in game to 1987's RoboCop that came out in the States wasn't on computers: instead, a clunky 'VHS game' was born....
