Edgar Wright set to direct The Chain
by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | News
Adrian McKinty's novel The Chain has been snapped up for movie adaptation, with Jane Goldman set to adapt the book and Edgar Wright directing....
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Christopher Walken as Captain Hook streaming for free tonight
by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | News
The Shows Must Go On returns this evening, with a full musical production of Peter Pan streaming for free - details here....
The films that lured Cher back to the movies
by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | Feature
After she won an Oscar for 1987's Moonstruck, Cher found herself nervous as to what to tackle next - and it'd be a couple of years before she found...
7500 review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt thriller heads to Amazon Prime Video
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | Reviews
Joseph Gordon-Levitt headlines an intense, often excellent thriller that's heading to streaming - and here's our review of the movie....
Film Stories’ second birthday: our ten most popular podcasts so far
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News
A few words as Film Stories hits a bit of a milestone today: it's two years since its very first podcast episode was released into the world....
Proxima to be the first film when UK cinemas reopen
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Eva Green stars in Proxima, the story of an astronaut and her relationship with her daughter - and here's the trailer for the movie....
Inheritance trailer: Lily Collins and Simon Pegg star in new thriller
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Lily Collins and Simon Pegg star in the twisty thriller Inheritance - and here's the trailer for the incoming movie....
National Theatre: watch Small Island for free from tonight
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Small Island is this week's free streaming production from the National Theatre, and you can find out more about it right here....
Empire’s Helen O’Hara penning Women Vs Hollywood book
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News
Details emerge of the next film book from the quite brilliant Helen O'Hara - and you can now preorder the book as well....
Disney sending The Empire Strikes Back to cinemas in July
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is getting a re-release on the big screen in the UK, to help give re-opening cinemas a boost....
Details land of John Boyega’s new film role
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
John Boyega is to headline the film Naked Singularity, and more details of the production - as well as a first image - have been issued....
Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD collection confirmed for UK release
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Lawrence Of Arabia, Dr Strangelove, Jerry Maguire and more are making their 4K disc debut in a deluxe collectors' set - more details here....
Wilde, Cruel Intentions, Muriel's Wedding and more heading to Prime Video
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Signature has signed up a host of 1990s and 2000s movies that it'll be adding to the Amazon Prime Video streaming service in the UK - details here....
Palm Springs: first trailer for Lonely Islands' new film
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
Meet the new movie from the team that brought the world Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping team: it's Palm Springs....
Scoob! getting US disc release in July – but still no sign of a UK release
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News
The curious disappearance of Scoob! from the UK release schedules continues, as the film gets a disc release announcement in the UK....
Cineworld announces July 10th reopening, safety measures
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Cinemas in England will start reopening on July 10th, as Cineworld confirms its plans and the safety measures it'll be introducing....
Back Roads trailer: Alex Pettyfer’s directorial debut now available
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Alex Pettyfer directs and stars in Back Roads, that's now available in the UK - trailer and more details to be found right here....
New British World War II thriller comes together
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Niamh Algar, Tom Felton and Dianna Rigg lead the cast of the upcoming war thriller Buried - more details right this way....
Mark Kermode’s Live In 3D at home: watch this month’s show here
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
See Mark Kermode's latest show for free right here, with guests including Noel Clarke, Caitlin Moran and Fyzal Boulifa....
The Shows Must Go On: Peter Pan scheduled for Friday
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
A full musical production of Peter Pan, with Christopher Walken as Captain Hook, will be going live for free on YouTube this coming Friday....
Ben Stiller to direct new Oscar Isaac movie, London
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Based on a story by Jo Nesbo, Oscar Isaac is set to star in the film London, that Ben Stiller is going to direct....
Train To Busan: Peninsula – the brand new trailer
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2020 | News
The new trailer for the Train To Peninsula follow-up has landed, and you can see it for yourself right here....
The big production problems of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | Feature
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story was a production that fought the weather, health problems, and an awful lot of brain - oh, and the Triads as well....
Podcast: The Rocketeer (1991) and Blockers (2018)
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a much-loved 90s superhero film, and a comedy that took nearly a decade to get to the screen....
90 HMV stores around the UK to reopen from today
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | News
Lockdown restrictions easing in England on non-essential shops mean that HMV is opening the bulk of its stores from today....
No Time To Die release date moves a week
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | News
The new James Bond movie is still arriving in November, but has moved a week forward on the release schedules....
Indiana Jones 5 script might just be back to square one
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | News
Screenwriter David Koepp confirms that when Steven Spielberg dropped out of directing Indiana Jones 5, he dropped out of writing it....
More release date changes, including a year-long delay for The Matrix 4
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | News
The Matrix 4, The Beatles, Godzilla and King Kong are amongst the latest projects to hit delays on their way to the cinema....
Disney sending another planned cinema release straight to Disney+
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | Misc
Following Artemis Fowl, Disney announces that The One And Only Ivan won't be making it to cinemas, and is going straight to Disney+ too....
How The Perfect Storm helped quietly change blockbuster cinema
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2020 | Feature, News
The Perfect Storm proved a pivotal film in Warner Bros' approach to blockbuster cinema - and it had ramifications for Disney too....
Tenet and Wonder Woman 84 delayed by Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Jun 12, 2020 | News
Tenet is being delayed by a couple of weeks, Wonder Woman 84 by a further couple of months - and Inception is getting a re-release as well....
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Wiz streaming for free
by Simon Brew | Jun 12, 2020 | News
The weekly programme of free musicals for streaming starts back up tonight with a production of The Wiz - details right here....
