Luther: Idris Elba reaffirms plans for a movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | News
Idris Elba has been chatting about a possible Luther movie again, and he insists that "it is happening"....
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Inception now heading to cinemas next week, trailer released
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | News
Christopher Nolan's Inception is still getting a tenth anniversary re-release - and the film is heading back to cinemas on August 12th in the UK....
Seb Patrick: a few words about our friend
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | News
Over the weekend, we got the terrible news that Seb Patrick has suddenly passed away - and we wanted to say a few words about him....
No Time To Die: can it realistically still be released this year?
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | Feature
It remains on the release schedule for November, but questions are being asked as to whether the next James Bond film will remain there....
Film Stories issue 18 (August 2020): full details and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2020 | News
Starting off with a whole lot of Brian Blessed, here's what's in the new issue of Film Stories magazine, that's now available to order....
The companies putting new films into UK cinemas now
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Just because the blockbusters have abandoned the UK cinema industry, it doesn't mean everyone has: meet the companies still willing to put their...
A letter to the readers and listeners of Film Stories
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
A quick note about the next week or two on the Film Stories website, as well as an update on the magazines and the podcast as well....
The big UK movie premieres that didn't take place in Leicester Square
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | Feature
Remembering the times when George Clooney was sent to Birmingham, and Val Kilmer was shuttled up to Leicester for UK movie premieres....
Paramount set to sell Without Remorse to Amazon
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Tom Clancy adaptation Without Remorse, starring Michael B Jordan, will not now be getting a cinema release it's been revealed....
Now Mulan has been pulled from release schedules too
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Disney announces that Mulan has been delayed indefinitely, as fresh delays hit new Star Wars and Avatar films as well....
Bill & Ted Face The Music: new trailer, new release plan
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Bill & Ted Face The Music will be getting a cinema and a premium video on demand release side by side, it's been announced....
A Quiet Place 2, Top Gun: Maverick delayed to 2021
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
A Quiet Place 2 and Top Gun: Maverick are now set to arrive a year later than originally planned, as Paramount announces a release date shuffle....
The Shows Must Go On on its summer break
by Simon Brew | Jul 24, 2020 | News
The YouTube channel bringing fresh musicals for free every week is still on its summer break, with new musicals not due til August....
Digital video sales rocket in the UK, physical media falling sales reversed
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | News
New figures have shown that many of us having been buying lots of films in the UK during lockdown, with the decline in physical media sales halted....
Vanilla Ice biopic edging ahead, Dave Franco to star
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Dave Franco will be playing Vanilla Ice in a biopic of the rap star, although the project has hit a slight delay due to current circumstances....
Tenet: worldwide roll-out now planned from late August
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Warner Bros still sounds like it wants to get Christopher Nolan's Tenet out late summer, but its release plan is changing, with Europe likely to get...
National Theatre At Home comes to an end
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | News
The National Theatre At Home programme of free streaming plays has now ended, as UK cinemas reopen their doors....
Why 1980’s Stir Crazy remained significant
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2020 | Feature
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder scored one of their biggest hits with Stir Crazy - and the film set a record that wouldn't be broken for some time....
Justice League: Zack Snyder teases his cut is pushing four hours at least
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The extended version of Justice League that Zack Snyder is putting together will be, well, very extended by the sounds of it....
The Book Of Mormon movie: Josh Gad says it’d need to “adjust”
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2020 | News
If The Book Of Mormon film finally happens, it'll be heading to the big screen with some changes made, Josh Gad admits....
BBFC reveals that Joker was its most complained about film of 2019
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The annual report of the BBFC reveals films such as Joker, Fighting With My Family and The Favourite were attracting the most complaints....
Grease is getting a prequel movie, possible franchise being eyed
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Paramount returns to the world of Grease with the film Summer Lovin' - and further productions may be on the way, too....
The Conjuring 3 delayed by nine months
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2020 | News
With filming unable to be completed on The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Warner Bros delays the film to next summer....
Tenet taken off the release schedules, still planned for 2020
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Christopher Nolan's Tenet isn't going to be landing in mid-August anymore, and it looks as though its cinema release is now set to be staggered....
Paramount inks new home entertainment deal in the UK
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2020 | News
From the start of 2021, Paramount will be putting its UK disc releases through a company owned by Lionsgate and StudioCanal....
Mark Kermode Live In 3D: see last night's show for free here
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Mark Kermode returned with his MK3D show, and guests included Simon Pegg and Shazia Mirza - details on how to watch for free right here....
Tetris: Taron Egerton to star in movie about the game’s controversy
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Director Jon S Baird will follow up the wonderful Stan & Ollie by diving into the hugely convoluted legal battle behind the videogame Tetris....
The much darker alternate ending to Die Hard With A Vengeance
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Two different endings were filmed to Die Hard With A Vengeance: see the much darker one they didn't use right here....
The King’s Man: new posters land for upcoming prequel
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | News
The third Kingsman film, The King's Man, is firmly on the release schedules still for September - and two new posters have landed....
Podcast: Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that went through a fair few ideas, and a comedy that heavily stumbled at the box...
Willow: how the studio overplayed its hand trying to sell the film into cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2020 | Feature, News
Even George Lucas' name couldn't persuade cinema owners of the 1980s to give Willow the run its parent studio wanted....
No Time To Die: new rumour suggests delay to summer 2021
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The next James Bond film - No Time To Die - may now be pushed back further to summer 2021, according to a new report....
