Film Stories issue 51 | Purchase digital download here
by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2024 | News
Get issue 51 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Posts by: Simon Brew
Yellowstone season 5 episode 12 review: Counting Coup | Cutting costs continues
by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Yellowstone in theory is just two episodes away from its absolute finale. Indicators of that are not in abundance in Counting Coup....
Hollywood Animal | New game letting you manage a movie studio incoming
by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2024 | Gaming, News
Manage your own movie studio in the upcoming PC game Hollywood Animal - more details and a trailer right this way....
Podcast | In conversation with Kevin Costner and John Debney - Horizon and more
by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2024 | Podcasts
Kevin Costner and composer John Debney join Simon for a Film Stories podcast special, talking about Horizon and a whole lot more....
Black Friday | The Film Stories magazine £10 surprise box back issue deal is back
by Simon Brew | Nov 29, 2024 | News
Our Film Stories Black Friday deals are back! Get a surprise box of ten back issues for just £10. That's a bargain....
When James Gunn denies The Batman II has been cancelled…
by Simon Brew | Nov 29, 2024 | News
James Gunn has denied The Batman Part II has been cancelled, leading some to inevitably think The Batman Part II has been cancelled....
Podcast | In conversation with Jared Bush, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios
by Simon Brew | Nov 29, 2024 | Podcasts
Jared Bush, the Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, joins us for a podcast special as Moana 2 sets sail....
Punch-Drunk Love coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK
by Simon Brew | Nov 28, 2024 | News
Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK, from Criterion. More here....
One Love | The making of the Bob Marley biopic
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Simon Brew sat down with the cast and crew of 2024's Bob Marley biopic to chat the making of the film. Ziggy Marley stopped by for a natter too......
Morgan Neville talks his Steve Martin documentary
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
STEVE! (Martin): A Documentary In 2 Pieces is streaming on Apple TV+ now. We sat down with its director, Morgan Neville, to talk all about it......
John Krasinski interview | The IF director on helming his first kids’ movie
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
John Krasinski talks to us about his latest movie as director, IF, and how it’s taken him well out of his comfort zone…...
Girls State | Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss on their state of the nation documentary
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss tell us about their latest documentary Girls State, which follows their success with 2020’s Boys State....
All Of Us Strangers | Andrew Haigh on BAFTA success and self-doubt
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Andrew Haigh talks to Simon Brew about his extraordinary new movie, All Of Us Strangers…...
A letter to the readers, supporters and followers of Film Stories
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | News
An update on Film Stories, ways you can support us, and ways you can sort your Christmas shopping out......
One Life | Director James Hawes on his deeply moving humanitarian drama
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Director James Hawes talks about the challenge of bringing an extraordinary – and true – story to the screen in One Life....
Steven Knight interview | Peaky Blinders, Serenity, Birmingham
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature, Interviews
Steven Knight exclusively talks to Film Stories about his dream film studio in Birmingham – and the upcoming Peaky Blinders film…...
What do you think of cinemas? Please take our survey!
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | News
Our cinema behaviour survey is back, and aims to find out just what it's like when you go and watch a movie at your local filmhouse....
Terrifier 3 | A new making-of documentary film lands
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | News
The tale behind Terrifier 3 is told in Art Attack! The Dissection Of Terrifier 3, even as Terrifier 4 is being planned and plotted....
Greatest Days | 18 months on, Take That film finally gets DVD release
by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | News
2023's Take That musical movie Greatest Days is finally coming to DVD in the UK in early 2025: more on the release here....
Moana 2 review | Disney takes a step back
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2024 | News, Reviews
The return of Moana to the big screen in Moana 2 turns out to be a pretty flat party. Here's our review of the film....
Pirates Of The Caribbean | Keira Knightley reflects franchise was "reason she was taken down"
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2024 | News
Keira Knightley accepts that the Pirates Of The Caribbean films opened doors for her - but also reflects that she paid a personal price....
Slumdog Millionaire 2 | Deal struck for sequel to Best Picture winner
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2024 | News
2008 Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire looks like it may be getting a Slumdog Millionaire 2, thanks to a new rights deal. More here....
Yellowstone season 5 episode 11 review: Three Fifty-Three - finally, progress
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Yellowstone continues to struggle with the Kevin Costner question, but eventually finds a way forward in season 5 episode 11. Our spoiler-filled...
Wolfs 2 killed by director in response to abandoned cinema release
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2024 | News
Director Jon Watts reveals that Wolfs 2 was abandoned due to him not trusting Apple anymore 'as a creative partner'. More here....
Podcast | Demolition Man (1993) and Hundreds Of Beavers (2022)
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2024 | Podcasts
The stories of the heavily overrunning production of Demolition Man, and the years to bring Hundreds Of Beavers to the screen....
Willow | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release confirmed for UK in December
by Simon Brew | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Ron Howard and George Lucas's 1988 fantasy adventure collaboration Willow is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. More here....
William Shatner, and his decision not to go back and re-edit Star Trek V
by Simon Brew | Nov 22, 2024 | Feature, News
In an era where directors can revisit their older films and recut them, William Shatner on why he won't touch Star Trek V again....
Podcast | in conversation with director Vicky Jenson: Spellbound, Shrek, Shark Tale, Post-Grad, director jail
by Simon Brew | Nov 22, 2024 | Podcasts
Oscar-winning Vicky Jenson has a new film out - Spellbound - and she's got quite a film story too, as discussed here....
Seven | David Fincher’s film finally coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in January
by Simon Brew | Nov 20, 2024 | News
David Fincher's Seven - or Se7en - is finally arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in January 2025 - more info on the UK release here....
Ridley Scott | Studio changes have delayed the Bee Gees movie
by Simon Brew | Nov 20, 2024 | News
Ridley Scott has explain the late in the day delay to Bee Gees biopic You Should Be Dancing, which now isn't his next film....
Paramount+ begins its quiet price rises and changes in the UK
by Simon Brew | Nov 20, 2024 | News
Following the likes of Netflix and Disney+, Paramount+ is now changing its packages and increasing its price in the UK....
Wicked (part one) movie running time is longer than the entire stage show
by Simon Brew | Nov 19, 2024 | News
Two films are being made out of the Wicked stage musical. The first film alone is the same length as the entire show....
