Podcast: in conversation with writer/director James Gray
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2022 | Podcasts
In a special episode of Film Stories, Simon chats to writer/director James Gray. The pair met around the time of the release of his film Armageddon...
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London, film criticism, and the never-ending problem of access
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2022 | Feature
Things got better for a while. Now? They’re back where they were. A few thoughts on the struggles for those trying to break into film writing....
What have you been watching: October 2022 edition (chat post)
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2022 | 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....
Fantastic Beasts 4 and 5 stuck in limbo, probably forever
by Simon Brew | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Warner Bros hasn't officially canned the Fantastic Beasts series of movies, but it's also showing no sign of making a new one....
Sega’s Streets Of Rage is becoming a movie
by Simon Brew | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Derek Kolstad - of the John Wick saga - is writing and producing a big screen take on the 1990s Sega game franchise Streets Of Rage....
Amsterdam heads to DVD and Blu-ray in December
by Simon Brew | Nov 16, 2022 | News
The star-studded drama Amsterdam is heading to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK - and the details of the release are right here....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: losing a parent
by Simon Brew | Nov 16, 2022 | Feature
A few words, in our regular mental health and wellbeing spot, on the loss of a parent, and trying to piece life back together afterwards....
James Cameron, and the current (disappointing) state of his home entertainment releases
by Simon Brew | Nov 15, 2022 | Feature
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Warner Bros wants a Harry Potter & The Cursed Child movie
by Simon Brew | Nov 15, 2022 | News
Warner Bros Discovery is set to ask J K Rowling about a Cursed Child movie, with the Fantastic Beasts franchise apparently dead in the water....
RRR 2 is on the way
by Simon Brew | Nov 15, 2022 | News
A sequel to the breakout hit RRR is confirmed to be on the way - and the original remains one of the treats of the year too....
The new Scoob! film was finished last week – but you’ll never be able to watch it
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2022 | News
Work was wrapped up on Scoob! 2 last week - three months after Warner Bros Discovery announced it was abandoning the movie for a tax break....
Podcast: Ed Wood (1994) and The Last Duel (2021)
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that hardy set the box office alight - although the fallout from one was a lot, lot louder...
The late Paul Newman’s memoir is out now
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2022 | News
The late Paul Newman never published a memoir during his life - but one has just gone on sale, based on hours of recordings he made....
Spectre: Daniel Craig “didn’t seem like the happiest person on Bond”
by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2022 | News
Dave Bautista contrasts his different working experiences with Daniel Craig on both Spectre and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery....
The tiny budget indie slasher that’s broken the US top 10
by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2022 | News
Terrifier 2 has become the sleeper hit of the season at the US box office - and it only cost $250,000 to make as well....
Mental health and matters: crying
by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2022 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on shedding tears - and why you're supposed to....
Disney, James Cameron, and the big Avatar sequel gamble
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2022 | Feature
Four Avatar films are coming, with Avatar: The Way Of Water imminent - but nobody can still say for sure whether there's the demand for them....
The family franchises that Warner Bros Discovery can synergise and monetise
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2022 | Feature
If Warner Bros Discovery has no joy bringing the Harry Potter films back to life, there are other family franchises that the studio could turn to....
Podcast: Aliens (1986) and Starter For Ten (2006)
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that was a beast to make, and a British book adaptation that Tom Hanks sort-of-unlocked....
The Warriors is getting a Steelbook release
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2022 | News
Walter Hill's much-loved The Warriors is getting a new Steelbook Blu-ray release just in time for Christmas....
Film Stories issue 38 (November 2022): full details and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Nov 04, 2022 | News
A huge in-depth interview with Daniel Radcliffe leads the new issue of Film Stories - and it's available to order now!...
Living review: Bill Nighy learns to enjoy life
by Simon Brew | Nov 04, 2022 | Reviews
Bill Nighy leads Living, an elegant and rather lovely re-telling of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru - here's our review. I...
Sony making a second attempt to turn Father Stu into a hit
by Simon Brew | Nov 03, 2022 | News
The Mark Wahlberg-headlined Father Stu is being recut and re-released in a more family-friendly form in time for Christmas....
Film Junior issue 11 (winter 2022) now available for order
by Simon Brew | Nov 03, 2022 | 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!...
The Lost King heads to digital video on demand next week
by Simon Brew | Nov 02, 2022 | News
The Lost King heads to premium video on demand, ahead of its DVD and Blu-ray release in December: more details here....
Mental Health And Wellbeing Matters: loneliness
by Simon Brew | Nov 02, 2022 | Feature
In our regular chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on loneliness, and one or two ways to battle it....
Shrek 2 coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Nov 01, 2022 | News
The second Shrek film is getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook release in the UK, ahead of the unveiling of Puss In Boots 2....
Podcast: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Timecop (1994)
by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit films come under the microscope - but one of them nearly fell apart days before filming was...
First Blood is getting a 40th anniversary 4K steelbook release
by Simon Brew | Oct 27, 2022 | News
One of the films that put Sylvester Stallone on the map is getting a new 4K Steelbook release: it's First Blood....
The movie that Keanu Reeves felt unfairly forced into making
by Simon Brew | Oct 27, 2022 | Feature
The year after The Matrix hit big, Keanu Reeves featured in a more modest production called The Watcher - not that he wanted to be in it....
When films are canned as tax write-offs
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature
Massive corporate takeovers and mergers use films as collateral damage - and sadly, this is nothing new. We've been taking a look....
Black Adam set for DVD, Blu-ray and 4K disc release in January
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | News
Box office DC Extended Universe hit Black Adam - starring Dwayne Johnson - is heading to physical media in the UK in January 2023....
