Entertainment One is stopping releasing films in UK cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2023 | News
Rubbish news: Hasbro decides to stop its Entertainment One subsidiary from releasing further films into UK cinemas....
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Netflix is killing off its cheapest ad-free plan in the UK, as numbers soar
by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2023 | News
Netflix is boasting a surge in subscriber numbers, and is withdrawing its £10.99 a month basic price plan to celebrate....
Barbie and Oppenheimer double bills selling tens of thousands of tickets in the US
by Simon Brew | Jul 20, 2023 | News
Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer are being screened as a double bill in the US - and tickets are selling out....
The Batman was 2022’s most complained about film to the BBFC
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2023 | News
The BBFC reveals that 2022's most complained about movie was The Batman, with many people unhappy about its 15 certificate....
Fast X heads to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this September
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2023 | News
Vin Diesel and a lot of cars are heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in Fast X, arriving this autumn in the UK....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: just not feeling it
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2023 | Feature
We can't be at our best all the time. Just a few words on when, no matter how hard we try, we just can't get in the right place to get things done....
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 heading to Disney+ in August – but won’t be on disc until October
by Simon Brew | Jul 18, 2023 | News
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 won't be on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K disc in the UK until October - but it lands on Disney+ in August....
Disney completes the layoff of 7,000 staff
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2023 | News
Disney boss Bob Iger criticises striking writers, as he completes the laying off of 7,000 staff across Disney worldwide....
Podcast: Spectre (2015) and When Saturday Comes (1996)
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that were - in the end - turned around to very tight deadlines. One slightly more expensive...
The original Hellraiser is heading back to cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2023 | News
Clive Barker's Hellraiser is getting a limited re-release in UK cinemas in September: more on the news here....
Cinemas are under threat all around us, and things are not improving: a round-up, and some thoughts
by Simon Brew | Jul 12, 2023 | Feature
Very few cinema chains in the UK are now not facing some uncertainty over their future: here's a snapshot of the picture in one part of the world....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: funerals
by Simon Brew | Jul 12, 2023 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on funerals, and dealing with grief....
Sleepy Hollow arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray this September
by Simon Brew | Jul 12, 2023 | News
Tim Burton's 1999 hit Sleepy Hollow is set for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical media release in the UK this autumn: more here....
Podcast: The Insider (1999) and Layer Cake (2004)
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a hugely risky studio movie, and a bit of a breakthrough role for Daniel Craig....
Empire Cinemas goes into administration, six cinemas closing immediately
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2023 | News
Six Empire Cinemas multiplexes shut immediately, as the search begins to find a buyer for the chain, that's now in administration....
Film Stories issue 44: full details and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2023 | News
Emily Blunt, Christopher Nolan and more line up for the new issue of Film Stories - and it's available to order now....
Training Day is heading back to cinemas
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2023 | Misc
The first collaboration of director Antonie Fuqua and star Denzel Washington, Training Day, is heading back to UK cinemas in August....
Cross Of Iron set for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2023 | News
A classic from Sam Peckinpah, Cross Of Iron, is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray at the end of the month....
GQ deletes negative profile of Warner Bros Discovery CEO, Streisand effect kicks in
by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2023 | News
A piece about Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav disappears at speed from GQ's website - and as a result, lots of people find it....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: stuck in the middle
by Simon Brew | Jul 05, 2023 | Feature, Misc
A few words about the sandwich generation, and being stuck in the middle of people who lean on you, and think you know what you're doing....
New documentary to tell story of Nigel Mansell and the Williams Formula 1 team
by Simon Brew | Jul 05, 2023 | News
Williams & Mansell: Red 5 is set to tell the story of a particular chapter in the world of Formula 1, when Nigel Mansell became world champion....
A few spoiler-y thoughts on the ending of Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny
by Simon Brew | Jul 05, 2023 | Feature
The final act of Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny is generating some conversation: here's a spoiler-y chat about it right here....
Barbie confirmed as 12A in the UK, running time under two hours as well
by Simon Brew | Jul 04, 2023 | News
Director Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is 113 minutes long, and will carry a 12A certificate in the UK: a bit more info right here....
Brand new Universal Noir Blu-ray boxset arriving in September
by Simon Brew | Jul 04, 2023 | News
Some terrific-sound 1940s film noirs have been brought to Blu-ray with a whole host of extra features: more here....
Indiana Jones & the underwhelming box office returns
by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2023 | News
The latest Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny, doesn't quite give cinema chains the box office news that they're after....
Podcast: Goodfellas (1990), plus Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, we're digging into the story of a much-loved modern classic....
Podcast: In conversation with James Mangold: Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny, Girl Interrupted and more
by Simon Brew | Jun 30, 2023 | Podcasts
In a very special episode of Film Stories, Simon is joined by the co-writer and director of the latest – and last – Indiana Jones film, James Man...
Depending on who you talk to, there’s chat about Barbie 2 already
by Simon Brew | Jun 28, 2023 | News
We're under a month away from the release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie - and what do you know, there's Barbie 2 chat getting underway....
The Minecraft movie is finally filming this year
by Simon Brew | Jun 27, 2023 | News
Jason Momoa and Matt Berry are set to lead the cast of the Minecraft movie, which is going to start filming in New Zealand this summer....
It Follows is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jun 26, 2023 | News
David Robert Mitchell's It Follows is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK at the end of August: more information here....
Podcast: Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and White House Down (2013)
by Simon Brew | Jun 26, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that might just have had a bit of overlap to them!...
What have you been watching: June 2023 (chat post)
by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2023 | News
A place to chat about what you've been watching over the last week or two - please keep conversations civil and polite, thank you....
