The Truman Show is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | May 23, 2023 | News
Peter Weir's modern classic The Truman Show is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in July - and more details are here....
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Film Junior issue 13 available for order: the print film magazine for young film fans!
by Simon Brew | May 23, 2023 | News
The latest issue of the world's only print film magazine for young film fans - that's also written by them - is available to order now!...
Jurassic Park getting a special 30th anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | May 22, 2023 | News
If you don't already own a copy of Jurassic Park, then here's a new collector's edition of the 1993 film that's heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray....
Disney, the Disney+ movies and TV show purge, and who remembers physical media?
by Simon Brew | May 22, 2023 | Feature
Disney+ is removing Disney-made productions, and there's not even Disney physical media as any kind of back-up. A few thoughts on the state of the...
Podcast: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023)
by Simon Brew | May 22, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the continued attempt to find box office life in the Terminator films, and a modestly-priced movie...
Disney takes over 40 shows and films off Disney+ as part of cost-cutting drive
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2023 | News
Jeff Goldblum, Willow, Turner & Hooch and Y are amongst those to get the chop from Disney+, as the service starts to get streamlined....
Podcast: in conversation with James L Brooks
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2023 | Podcasts
Hollywood royalty joins the Film Stories podcast for this special episode, as writer, producer and director James L Brooks....
Evil Dead Rise: director Lee Cronin admits he wants in on the sequels
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2023 | News
More Evil Dead films look like they're planned, as you'd expect. And Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin is interested....
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sylvester Stallone rivalry
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2023 | News
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been chatting about the rivalry between him and Sylvester Stallone in the 1990s....
Eddie Murphy is set for the next The Pink Panther movie
by Simon Brew | May 18, 2023 | News
The new Inspector Clouseau will be Eddie Murphy, in a slightly different take on The Pink Panther movie series....
John Wick Chapter 4 heading to 4K UHD disc, Blu-ray and DVD in June
by Simon Brew | May 18, 2023 | Misc
Keanu Reeves will be killing lots of people in your home this June, as John Wick Chapter 4 heads to 4K disc, Blu-ray and DVD....
Is Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I streaming? How to watch the new Mission: Impossible film
by Simon Brew | May 17, 2023 | News
Starring Tom Cruise, the new Mission: Impossible film is set to thrill audiences - but can you watch it on Netflix yet?...
Florida teacher under investigation for showing her class Strange World
by Simon Brew | May 16, 2023 | News
A Florida teacher has been accused of indoctrination for showing her class Disney's Strange World, due to the fact that it has a gay character in it....
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 box office continues to hold, offering some light for Disney
by Simon Brew | May 15, 2023 | News
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 gives Disney some light at the box office, with its second weekend takings offering cause for optimism. More here....
Podcast: Independence Day (1996) and Battleship (2012)
by Simon Brew | May 15, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two very big blockbuster films, one of which had more joy finding an audience than the other....
Dolph Lundgren reflects on tensions with Sylvester Stallone
by Simon Brew | May 12, 2023 | News
The making of The Expendables was not always a happy place, as Dolph Lundgren reflects on Sylvester Stallone tensions....
How The Cable Guy shattered the star salary ceiling
by Simon Brew | May 12, 2023 | Feature
Jim Carrey became the first actor to get a $20m upfront fee for a movie with The Cable Guy - and it had ramifications for the film industry....
Disney is pulling back on Disney+ material, as it looks to save money
by Simon Brew | May 11, 2023 | News
Disney will be making fewer shows going forward, and it's going to be removing some shows and films from its Disney+ service too....
Local Heroes: new film charting Nottingham Forest’s successes of the 1970s
by Simon Brew | May 11, 2023 | Misc
The stories of Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock are explored in a new film tied to the successes of Nottingham Forest Football Club....
Scarlett Johansson reflects on her lawsuit against Disney
by Simon Brew | May 10, 2023 | News
After Black Widow all but bypassed cinemas, Scarlett Johansson launched subsequent legal action against Disney - and she's been reflecting on it....
How A League Of Their Own only got made when the price of it doubled
by Simon Brew | May 10, 2023 | Feature, News
The journey that took 1992's A League Of Their Own to the screen saw its price tag go from $20m to $40m before it finally got a greenlight....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: knowing when to button it
by Simon Brew | May 10, 2023 | Feature
A few words on trying to stop making heated situations worse, and working out when to speak up....
How Joel Schumacher dealt with the fallout from Batman & Robin
by Simon Brew | May 09, 2023 | Feature
When 1997's Batman & Robin stumbled, its director - Joel Schumacher - was left to carry the can, and made some significant left turns as a...
Podcast: Collateral (2004) and Thunderbirds (2004)
by Simon Brew | May 08, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of 2014 releases: one of which sent a movie star grey, the other sending its director to movie...
Star Wars movies to be far more spaced out, following the 007 model
by Simon Brew | May 05, 2023 | News
The Star Wars cinematic saga is to follow the release pattern of James Bond films going forward, it seems....
The Wicker Man heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, details here
by Simon Brew | May 05, 2023 | News
Three different cuts of The Wicker Man get the 4K treatment for the upcoming disc re-release of The Wicker Man....
Scream VI is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in July
by Simon Brew | May 04, 2023 | News
The sixth Scream film, cunningly called Scream VI, is heading to physical media in the UK this summer: more here....
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania, Disney, and a quiet physical media shift
by Simon Brew | May 04, 2023 | Feature
Disney has cautiously started a move back to giving physical film media releases more priority, it seems - and Ant-Man is the first beneficiary....
National Lampoon’s Vacation heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | May 03, 2023 | News
The much-loved comedy National Lampoon's Vacation is getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray makeover: more details on the release here....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: a flat day
by Simon Brew | May 02, 2023 | Feature
A few words on the kind of day that just doesn't seem to be going to plan, and a thought or two on how to get through it....
When Beverly Hills Cop and Crocodile Dundee were – for a moment – set to cross over
by Simon Brew | May 02, 2023 | Feature
Paramount struggled for a long time to crack Beverly Hills Cop III, starring Eddie Murphy - and it nearly solved a Crocodile Dundee III problem at the...
Podcast: Batman Begins (2005) and The Guard (2011)
by Simon Brew | May 01, 2023 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two successful movies, one of which cost a lot more money than the othert!...
