Simon Brew, Author at Film Stories

HMV: latest update on potential store closures, and shops being reopened

by Simon Brew | Apr 16, 2019 | News

More HMV stores have reopened, and more are under threat....

James Bond 25 recruits Phoebe Waller-Bridge

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | News

Daniel Craig invites Phoebe Waller-Bridge to do rewrite work on the next James Bond film....

Batman Begins, and the search for the best Bat voice

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | News, Video

How 2005 reinvented Batman on the big screen - and the hunt for the best Batman voice....

Podcast: Addams Family Values (1993) and Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two sequels to Paramount hits, and the stories behind them....

Big drop in physical disc sales confirmed in the US

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | News

As subscription services soar, the amount people are spending on DVDs, Blu-rays and Ultra HDs has nearly halved....

Here's the first look at Disney's Netflix rival service, launching later this year

by Simon Brew | Apr 12, 2019 | News

Disney is set to reveal firm details of its Disney+ service....

British sci-fi thriller Warning starts shooting, cast confirmed

by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2019 | News

Alice Eve and Kylie Bunbury lead the ensemble for the ambitious-sounding sci-fi movie, Warning....

Premiere confirmed for new British independent film Rupert, Rupert & Rupert

by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2019 | News

Rupert, Rupert & Rupert will premiere later this month....

Human Traffic 2 is on the way, 20 years after the original

by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2019 | News

Justin Kerrigan confirms plans for a Human Traffic sequel....

Dragged Across Concrete: get a seat at our luxury free London preview screening!

by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2019 | News

Come and see Dragged Across Concrete at an exclusive Film Stories preview screening....

Here’s the trailer for ambitious British film Redcon-1

by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2019 | News

Redcon-1 brings zombies, horror and action to the UK - and here's the trailer for the movie....

Quantum Of Solace (2008) and Crimson Tide (1995)

by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a 007 movie that originally had an 18 month schedule, and a 90s blockbuster that started out with...

Psycho: how it birthed cinema showtimes

by Simon Brew | Apr 05, 2019 | Video

Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic is remembered for lots of things, not least being considered the prototype for the B-movie slasher genre. But being...

Dave Bautista headlines My Spy, and here’s the first trailer

by Simon Brew | Apr 05, 2019 | News

Dave Bautista plays a CIA agent having to protect a 9-year old girl in My Spy - and here's the trailer....

Wild Rose: latest trailer for widely acclaimed British film

by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2019 | News

Jessie Buckley and Julie Walters headline the incoming Wild Rose – and here’s the new American trailer for a special film. W...

Dagenham: trailer for new British crime drama

by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2019 | Misc

A new British crime drama is heading our way next month - and here's the trailer for Dagenham....

Diego Maradona: new film from Asif Kapadia confirmed for June

by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2019 | News

The team behind Amy and Senna have turned their attention to Diego Maradona....

New Norfolk horror film heads to Amazon

by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2019 | News

The Black Shuck is available to stream now, having been filmed in and around East Anglia....

Superman III (1983) and Arachnophobia (1990)

by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how a superhero sequel changed direction, and a well-liked scary spider movie struggled to hit...

Filming has quietly begun on James Bond 25

by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2019 | News

Early filming work on James Bond 25 gets underway in Europe - and the film will be partly shot in IMAX....

UltraViolet closure: new reminder to users ahead of deadline

by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2019 | News

The digital movie service UltraViolet enters its last three months of life - and users are being sent information about keeping access to their films...