Criterion Collection finally brings 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases to UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | News
Martin Scorsese's After Hours marks the debut of the Criterion Collection on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK: more here....
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Podcast: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and T2 Trainspotting (2017)
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | Podcasts
After a longer than originally planned gap (due to a dodgy voice!), the Film Stories podcast returns from its summer snooze. And what better way to...
Movie Geek Live returns! Birmingham show announced, with very special guests
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | News
Film geeks of the West Midlands! We've got a huge treat or two for you at our next live show in September: more details here....
Sylvester McCoy's life story to be brought to the screen by Film Stories
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2023 | News
Sylvester McCoy's going to tell his extraordinary life story in a very special film from Film Stories, our first feature....
Empire cinemas sites have now gone up for individual sale
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2023 | News
As the Empire chain lingers in administration, it's now been confirmed that eight individual sites are going up for sale....
Cutthroat Island is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2023 | News
The infamous 1995 pirate adventure Cutthroat Island has enjoyed a 4K remaster, and is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray....
Hasbro appoints new film chief, following Entertainment One sale
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2023 | News
New appointments at Hasbro are set to keep film and TV projects moving, as it sells the bulk of the Entertainment One business to Lionsgate....
The Flash confirmed for DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in September
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2023 | News
The Flash gets a full physical media release in the UK this September, and the movie has gone up for preorder too....
Barbie heads to video on demand in US in September, preorder for £22.49 in the UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2023 | News
The new Barbie movie has become Warner Bros' biggest film ever at the box office in America - and the home rollout is starting in September....
Indiana Jones 5, Mission: Impossible 7 will both make money not lose it, but that’s not good clickbait
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2023 | Feature
The new Indiana Jones and Mission: Impossible films have both fallen slightly short of box office expectations - but neither is going to lose a lot of...
TRON: Ares was due to start filming this week, but hasn't
by Simon Brew | Aug 16, 2023 | News
The third TRON film. TRON: Ares, finds itself stuck in limbo as strikes hold up production, 150 people laid off....
Disney and Netflix bosses attempting to resolve writers’ strike
by Simon Brew | Aug 16, 2023 | News
After three months of nothingness, finally attempts are being made to resolve the ongoing writers' strike - and the bosses of Netflix and Disney are...
Mental health & wellbeing matters: lowering the temperature
by Simon Brew | Aug 16, 2023 | Feature
In our regular spot where we focus on mental health and wellbeing, a couple of thoughts on when conversations get a bit heated....
The Last Voyage Of The Demeter UK release remains in limbo
by Simon Brew | Aug 15, 2023 | News
It's out in the US, but Hasbro's decision to offload Entertainment One might just have cost The Last Voyage Of The Demeter a UK cinema release....
The Nightmare Before Christmas coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Aug 15, 2023 | News
Director Henry Selick's animated favourite The Nightmare Before Christmas is coming to 4K disc in the UK from Disney....
The Elemental box office comeback, and the rush to a declare a box office flop
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2023 | Feature
Pixar's Elemental was labelled as a 'box office bomb' - but the diagnosis, it turns out, came way too soon. A few thoughts....
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts coming to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K disc in October
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2023 | News
Off the back of a successful cinema run, Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts heads to physical media in the UK in October....
Marvel’s VFX workers explain unionisation request
by Simon Brew | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Marvel's in-house VFX workers are moving to unionise, and one or two have been chatting about why they're doing so....
Disney+ announces new round of price changes, password crackdown likely
by Simon Brew | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Disney is upping the price of its current Disney+ packages, and introducing a new, cheaper entry level option....
Michael Mann’s Ferrari film given December release date in UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Adam Driver takes the lead in Michael Mann's Ferrari biopic, that now has a confirmed December release in the UK....
Disney has spent $2.4bn in three months on removing films and TV shows from Disney+
by Simon Brew | Aug 10, 2023 | News
Disney's quarterly earnings call reveals the price of removing films and TV shows from the Disney+ service over the past few months....
William Friedkin: 1935-2023
by Simon Brew | Aug 08, 2023 | News
Some sad news: it's been announced that filmmaker William Friedkin has died, at the age of 87....
New book exploring the phenomenon of Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2023 | News
Kind Of A Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy And Becamse The Most Iconic Comedy of the 21st Century heads to UK bookstores this month....
U-571 is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2023 | News
2000's U-571 is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this September, with extra features too: more details here....
Digital de-ageing: some thoughts on why it's still not hitting the mark
by Simon Brew | Aug 03, 2023 | Feature
A few thoughts on digital de-ageing, Indiana Jones 5, and why the technology still isn't quite believable......
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: books, books, books
by Simon Brew | Jul 26, 2023 | Feature
Just a few book recommendations this week, in our bit on the site where we stop and chat about mental health and looking after ourselves....
The Exorcist heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in October
by Simon Brew | Jul 25, 2023 | News
William Friedkin's The Exorcist is 50 years old - and is arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this October....
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....
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....
