Mental Health matters | Making us hate each other is very good business
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2024 | Feature
There are people out there who profit from turning us all against each other - a few thoughts on why we don't have to play along....
Posts by: Simon Brew
Disney+ is planning more price rises this autumn
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2024 | News
In America, Disney+ announces more price rises, with UK increases for the streaming service presumably not far behind....
A Nightmare On Elm Street heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for 40th anniversary
by Simon Brew | Aug 06, 2024 | News
Freddy Krueger's debut is coming to 4K, as A Nightmare On Elm Street celebrates its 40th birthday: more here....
Back To The Future Part II is heading back to UK cinemas
by Simon Brew | Aug 05, 2024 | News
To mark its 35th birthday, Back To The Future Part II will be flying back into UK cinemas this coming October: more on the re-release here....
When Rank removed its gong from Paul W S Anderson's debut movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 05, 2024 | Feature
The Rank gong was withheld from Paul W S Anderson's first film, 1994's Shopping, putting him alongside Ken Russell and Nicolas Roeg......
Podcast | In conversation with Rob Delaney
by Simon Brew | Aug 01, 2024 | Podcasts
From Catastrophe and Deadpool & Wolverine, to A Heart That Works - here's a podcast special with Rob Delaney....
Disney+ sends 7982 word email to customers, “simplifying the agreement by making it easier to read”
by Simon Brew | Jul 26, 2024 | News
Disney+ is implementing its planned block on password sharing in the UK, and has sent a very long email to its subscribers about it....
Air America is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jul 26, 2024 | News
1990's Air America, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr, is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this October....
The Northman getting limited 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray collector’s edition release
by Simon Brew | Jul 25, 2024 | News
Robert Eggers' The Northman is getting a brand 4K collector's edition physical media release this September: more here....
Stardust is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Stardust, from director Matthew Vaughn, is making its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut this autumn - more details on the release here....
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes | Disney sending the film to Disney+ August
by Simon Brew | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Disney confirms Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes will be racing to Disney+ just three months after its cinema debut....
Podcast | Episode 400: The Terminator (1984), with Gale Anne Hurd
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2024 | Podcasts
A very special episode 400 of Film Stories, celebrating 40 years of The Terminator with a big new exclusive chat with the brilliant Gale Anne Hurd....
DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray sales up, reports HMV
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2024 | News
DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray sales appear to be on the up at HMV, after a positive first half of the year....
Martin Scorsese’s next film, The Life Of Jesus, filming this year
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2024 | News
Martin Scorsese will reunite with Andrew Garfield for his next feature, The Life Of Jesus: more on the new project here....
Jaws 3 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray | It's fair to say there's been an AI 'incident'
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2024 | News
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Jaws 3 has been marred by using AI to do some of the upscaling work: more here....
British indie Little English heads to ITVX to stream free of charge
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2024 | News
Here's a treat: acclaimed family comedy Little English has been added to ITVX for the next month, free of charge....
The Boy And The Heron heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2024 | News
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy And The Heron is coming to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK: more here....
The Old Guard 2 | It's shot, but Netflix held up post-production
by Simon Brew | Jul 18, 2024 | News
Charlize Theron says The Old Guard 2 is still coming, but changes at Netflix appear to have held up the movie's release....
Mental Health Matters | Crying your eyes out
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2024 | Feature
In the bit of our site where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, this time around, we're all for a bit of a cry....
Podcast | Twisters (2024), with director Lee Isaac Chung
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2024 | News, Podcasts
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung in a podcast special, about directing Twisters, and a whole lot more......
Mission: Impossible 8 is still adding to its cast, Stephen Oyoung joins
by Simon Brew | Jul 16, 2024 | News
Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are joined by Stephen Oyoung for Mission: Impossible 8, which continues to film....
John Carney | Once, Sing Street director’s new film heads to Lionsgate
by Simon Brew | Jul 16, 2024 | News
Power Ballad, directed by John Carney and starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, is coming to UK cinemas via Lionsgate. More here....
Friend of movies David Zaslav is predicting more consolidation and mergers
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2024 | News
Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav sees more mergers on the horizon following the union of Paramount and Skydance....
Podcast | Never Say Never Again (1983) and Analyze This (1999)
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2024 | News, Podcasts
The 'unofficial' James Bond film that met with lots of legal hurdles. And the comedy that sounded different - until The Sopranos came along…...
Podcast | In conversation with Oscar-winning writer/director Neil Jordan
by Simon Brew | Jul 12, 2024 | News, Podcasts
Neil Jordan takes centre-stage in a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, chatting about his new memoir, and his body of work....
Twisters review | The best weather-em-up in years
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2024 | News, Reviews
Nearly 30 years later, we now get Twister 2, cunningly entitled Twisters. But you know what? There's more to this than a bit of wind....
Furiosa confirmed for UK DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in August
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2024 | News
George Miller's Furiosa is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray next month: more on the release here....
Director Barry Sonnenfeld has a brand new memoir coming out
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Barry Sonnenfeld - the director of films such as The Addams Family and Men In Black - has more tales to tell....
Ridley Scott's Napoleon Director's Cut looks like it's coming after all
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2024 | News
A new listing has revealed the existence of Napoleon: The Director's Cut, from Apple and Ridley Scott. More here....
Send Help | Sam Raimi is finally set to direct another horror film
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2024 | News
For the first time since Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi is set to direct a brand horror film himself: Send Help....
Mental Health Matters: hospital visitors
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2024 | Feature
In our regular mental health and wellbeing spot, a few thoughts on visiting people in hospital, and some of the unsaid things....
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 heads to digital ahead of Chapter 2 release next month
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is speeding to video on demand, ahead of the release of Chapter 2....
