Birmingham's Electric Cinema fails to get listed status
by Simon Brew | Mar 05, 2025 | News
The iconic Electric Cinema in Birmingham - the oldest working cinema in the country - hits another setback. Its future remains bleak....
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The challenge of selling 1997’s Boogie Nights
by Simon Brew | Mar 05, 2025 | Feature, News
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights is set against the backdrop of the sex industry. New Line’s marketing team had to find a way to sell it....
Mark Kermode’s book about movie music goes up for pre-order, ten years late
by Simon Brew | Mar 04, 2025 | News
Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson have written Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound: The Stories Of Movie Music - and it arrives this year....
Studiocanal's official podcast, with Simon Brew and guests: all 31 episodes to date
by Simon Brew | Mar 03, 2025 | News
Studiocanal launched a brand new official podcast - and the host might just be familiar to Film Stories listeners....
Anora | Best Picture Oscar winner heads to Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in May
by Simon Brew | Mar 03, 2025 | News
Sean Baker's Oscar-winning Anora is coming to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray this May in the UK. More here....
Tooth Fairy star Dwayne Johnson was 2024’s top earning actor, with $88m for two films
by Simon Brew | Mar 03, 2025 | News
Dwayne Johnson had two films out in 2024, and they've earned him slightly about the national minimum wage. More here....
Podcast | X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Scent Of A Woman (1992)
by Simon Brew | Mar 03, 2025 | Podcasts
A turning point film in the X-Men saga, and the film that won Al Pacino an Oscar: stories of both are in this podcast episode....
Doctor Who | Series 2 trailer (or season 15), April debut
by Simon Brew | Mar 02, 2025 | News, TV
Doctor Who series 2, with Ncuti Gatwa in the lead, will debut in April on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, it's been revealed....
Secret Cinema returns, after three-year gap
by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2025 | News
Secret Cinema, sort of under new ownership, will be back this summer with a Grease production taking place in London....
Kathleen Kennedy plays down Lucasfilm retirement talk, but confirms succession planning
by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2025 | News
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy responds to speculation about retirement: succession planning is underway, but she's not retiring....
The Beekeeper 2 is official, Jason Statham set to return
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2025 | News
Insects are set to be that bit safer, as Jason Statham is returning for The Beekeeper 2. Filming will get underway this year....
James Bond | Christopher Nolan “expressed interest” after Tenet, but wouldn’t have got final cut
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2025 | News
Christopher Nolan got a little closer to directing James Bond 26 than first thought - but talks didn't get very far. More here....
Species | 1990s horror is getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2025 | News
The 1995 hit Species is getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical media release in the UK this June. More details here....
Snow White, and the sport of hating a film before you’ve actually seen it
by Simon Brew | Feb 27, 2025 | Feature, News
Disney's new live action Snow White is being billed as the most hated film of all time, by people who haven't actually seen it....
Debbie McWilliams, casting director of 13 James Bond films, retires
by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2025 | News
James Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams announces her retirement - and doesn't seem too pleased with Jeff Bezos casting 007 via social media....
Robert Orci, writer and producer, dies at the age of 51
by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2025 | News
Writer and producer Roberto Orci, whose credits include Star Trek, Fringe and Transformers, has died at the age of just 51....
Netflix starts rolling out latest price rises in the UK
by Simon Brew | Feb 25, 2025 | News
Netflix price packages in the UK are rising by as much as 20%, and customers are being given the news as emails go out....
Marvel | Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld takes aim at Kevin Feige
by Simon Brew | Feb 25, 2025 | News
Kevin Feige's time heading up Marvel is done, according to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, following the release of Captain America: Brave New World....
American Pie 2 comes to 4K, sequels and straight to DVD films now heading to Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Feb 25, 2025 | News
Seven more entries in the American Pie series are getting fresh Blu-ray releases - including a 4K release for American Pie 2....
Top Gun 3 is still active, but not ready yet
by Simon Brew | Feb 24, 2025 | News
Tom Cruise will be returning for Top Gun 3 still, but development continues, a year after the new sequel was first confirmed....
Podcast | James Bond 26 (so far unmade) and Long Shot (2019)
by Simon Brew | Feb 24, 2025 | Podcasts
The long, ongoing path to James Bond 26, and the Charlize Theron/Seth Rogen-headlined romcom that swam against the tide......
James Bond 26 | Filming at least a year away, despite new Amazon MGM deal
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2025 | News
The path to James Bond 26 might be clearer following the Amazon MGM deal, but there's no script, and the movie is a year away from shooting at least....
The Gorge | Quietly-launched film has just become Apple TV+’s biggest movie debut
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2025 | News
Scott Derrickson's The Gorge didn't get much fanfare in the UK at least - but it's proven a sizeable hit for Apple TV+....
James Bond | Further clarification of franchise's future
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2025 | News
Amazon MGM Studios confirms that it's now formed an official joint venture with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, for James Bond....
IMAX boss | "Not in a rush" to do another deal with Netflix, after Narnia
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2025 | News
Netflix and Greta Gerwig's Narnia film is getting two weeks on IMAX screens next year - but there are fresh hints it was a complex deal....
Con Air | Growing hints of a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2025 | News
The 1997 favourite Con Air has got a new 4K remaster, and director Simon West suggests a fresh 4K release is coming soon....
Lethal Weapon | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray goes up for preorder in UK
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2025 | News
1987's Lethal Weapon is arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray later this year: more details on the new release right this way....
Doctor Who | Here comes the speculation about the show’s future again
by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2025 | News, TV
A third season for Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who remains up in the air, and The Sun has been stirring about the show's future again....
Better Man | UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray confirmed for April
by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2025 | News
Robbie Williams biopic Better Man is coming to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this April - more on the release here....
Only one of January 2025’s top 10 films in the US isn’t already available to watch at home
by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2025 | Feature, News
New films are commonly being shuttled off to home formats within days of appearing in cinemas. Here’s where we are in 2025…...
Bridget Jones comfortably beats Captain America at UK box office
by Simon Brew | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy goes straight to streaming in the US - but easily defeats Captain America: Brave New World in UK cinemas....
Nosferatu | UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD confirmed for April
by Simon Brew | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is getting a DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK this April - more here......
