The evolution of the musical film - with the help of big music stars
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, News
It’s not just musicals that are thriving in Hollywood - movies based on music and musicians aren’t doing badly either. U...
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A new UK romcom set around opera starts filming next month, starring Joanna Lumley
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley are to headline Falling For Figaro....
Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You: new trailer
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
Here's a new trailer for Sorry We Missed You, from its American distributor....
A Second Chance: trailer for new UK prison documentary
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
A Second Chance is a documentary looking at an attempt to cut re-offending rates of released prisoners in the UK....
More details on why Game Of Thrones showrunners quit Star Wars
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
David Benioff and D B Weiss made the decision to quit their planned trilogy of Star Wars films, but it seems there were concerns on both sides of the...
7 Days: The Story Of ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley now on streaming
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
A new film charting the story of a man who ran seven marathons in seven days – in spite of not being able to see....
Gerard Butler signs up for a hostage thriller called The Plane
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
Gerard Butler is set to successfully land a troubled plane, and find himself in more trouble....
Eddie Murphy “can’t imagine wanting to do movies again”
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
As things stand, the Coming To America sequel may just be Eddie Murphy's final film - at least for a while....
Amazon to send its movies to streaming faster, speeding up their cinema run
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | News
Amazon confirms that it's not going to be so loyal to its 90 day theatrical window for future releases....
HBO Max: the new streaming service is apparently not coming to the UK
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
It looks as though HBO’s newly-expanded deal with Sky means we won’t be getting HBO Max in Britain. I...
Terminator: Dark Fate opens at number 4 in the UK
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Terminator: Dark Fate actually landed in fourth place at the UK box office in its opening weekend, behind the likes of Joker and The Addams Family....
Alice Lowe, Kris Marshall to headline new talent show murder dark comedy
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Filming is underway on Paul Dodds' Deadly Lunch Break - details here....
Chadwick Boseman stars in 21 Bridges: new trailer
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
21 Bridges is a new cop thriller heading our way in November - and here's the trailer....
Special screening of Nureyev lands at Birmingham Film Festival
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
See the documentary Nureyev for free at the upcoming Birmingham Film Festival....
Netflix responds to 1.5x playback speed criticisms
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
The filmmaker backlash against Netflix's faster playback option has led to the company clarifying and defending its test....
Cleanin’ Up The Town: Ghostbusters documentary getting IMAX premiere
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
A new British documentary celebrating the Ghostbusters heads to cinemas in December - details here....
Confirmed: Mark Kermode’s The Exorcist documentary heading to BBC iPlayer
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
The full version of Exorcist documentary The Fear Of God is to be made available for broadcast for the first time this Halloween....
Richard Jewell: trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new film, UK release date confirmed
by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Clint Eastwood directs Richard Jewell, starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde - and here's the trailer for the film, that's...
Asda is now selling Spider-Man movie download codes in a box - for £15
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
A week ahead of the disc release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, you can now buy digital codes for it in a box - for £15....
Solo’s box office slump led to Obi-Wan project going to TV
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
The Ewan McGregor-headlined Obi Wan Star Wars TV show was, as rumoured, first supposed to be a movie....
Knives Out: final trailer for Rian Johnson’s murder mystery movie
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis and more star in whodunnit Knives Out - and here's the trailer....
Bait proves to be a box office smash
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
Black and white Cornish film Bait moves passed £400,000 at the UK box office - and it's still playing two months after its initial release....
The Grudge remake: first trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
The Grudge is back - and here's the trailer for the new take on the horror hit....
Damage: premiere confirmed for Birmingham Film Festival
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
Short film Damage gets its premiere in the next week, ahead of plans to turn it into a feature....
Game Of Thrones showrunners quit their Star Wars trilogy
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
In a blow to Disney and Lucasfilm, David Benioff and D B Weiss walk away from their planned trilogy of future Star Wars features....
Future of Film Summit comes to London this November
by Simon Brew | Oct 29, 2019 | News
A special event in London is attracting some excellent speakers, and looking to discuss the future of the movies and storytelling....
Steve Coogan is looking to make his feature directorial debut
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2019 | News
Steve Coogan has co-penned new films with Jeff Pope - and he's planning to direct a movie for the first time....
Netflix wants to give you the option to watch films 50% faster
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2019 | News
Netflix is apparently testing variable playback speeds for its service....
Podcast: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and The Naked Gun (1988)
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that proved surprise hits for different reasons....
Birmingham Film Festival starts this week, details here
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2019 | News
The Birmingham Film Festival begins on Friday - and more details are here....
No Time To Die: filming officially wraps on new James Bond film
by Simon Brew | Oct 28, 2019 | News
It may just be that Daniel Craig has filmed his last scene as James Bond....
Turns out that airlines are censoring the lesbian hook-up scene in Booksmart
by Simon Brew | Oct 27, 2019 | News
There's no nudity or funny business in it, but that's not stopping numerous airlines censoring the key hook-up scene in Olivia Wilde's Booksmart....
