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....
Posts by: Simon Brew
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....
Planes, Trains & Automobiles confirmed for UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature
Steve Martin and John Candy star in John Hughes' Planes, Trains & Automobiles - and it's coming to 4K disc with some must-see extras....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: walking away
by Simon Brew | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature
A few thoughts on basically saying when, and finding the point where walking away is better than sticking with a bad situation....
A few thoughts on Alan Rickman’s diaries
by Simon Brew | Oct 24, 2022 | Feature
Truly, Madly: The Alan Rickman Diaries offers an unusual insight into a relatively private man: we're been taking a look at the book....
Podcast: Hidden Figures (2016) and The LEGO Movie (2014)
by Simon Brew | Oct 24, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two very successful films - one of which nearly lost the confidence of its parent studio...
Can Marvel movies get out of the corner they’re backed into?
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2022 | Feature
Marvel Studios keeps bringing home lots of money - but the films are in danger of losing their sense of peril. A few thoughts......
The Expendables 4 gets a September 2023 release date
by Simon Brew | Oct 20, 2022 | News
It finished shooting at the end of 2021, but we won't be seeing The Expendables 4 until the autumn of 2023: more here....
Podcast: in conversation with Paul Feig - recorded live in London
by Simon Brew | Oct 19, 2022 | Podcasts
Paul Feig is a busy man. He's got a new film (The School For Good And Evil) and a new cocktail book too. But he squeezed some time into his schedule...
Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins finally gets a UK release date
by Simon Brew | Oct 19, 2022 | News
Three years after it shot, we'll finally be getting to see Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins in cinemas next year: more here....
New collector’s range of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles launched, four releases to start
by Simon Brew | Oct 17, 2022 | News
Blade Runner, 1917, Scarface and Goodfellas are arriving in brand new premium 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray editions: more here....
The two films that came out of Tom Hanks’ Oscar runs
by Simon Brew | Oct 17, 2022 | Feature, News
Tom Hanks has picked up two Oscars for Best Actor - and each award has a knock-on effect that led to another film being made....
Podcast: Blade Trinity (2004) and Candyman (1992)
by Simon Brew | Oct 17, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that faced their challenges, but one came out of it all better than the other....
Halloween Ends review: farewell to the flesh
by Simon Brew | Oct 14, 2022 | Reviews
The Halloween saga comes to an end - we're told - with Halloween Ends, but it's not the send-off the franchise deserves....
In conversation with Frances O'Connor: Emily, AI: Artificial Intelligence and directing
by Simon Brew | Oct 14, 2022 | Podcasts
After building a strong career as an actor over the past few decades, Frances O'Connor has now taken the jump into feature writing and directing. In a...
Saturday Night Fever heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Oct 14, 2022 | News
A John Travolta-headlined classic is getting the 4K treatment, as Saturday Night Fever heads to 4K disc in the UK this November....
The Hunger Games is getting a 4K Ultimate Steelbook collection
by Simon Brew | Oct 13, 2022 | News
All four Hunger Games films are brought together in a special 4K Steelbook set, heading to the UK this November - more here....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: boo to a goose
by Simon Brew | Oct 12, 2022 | Feature
A few thoughts on the expectation that we can all be dropped in a crowd and be able to have a conversation, in our latest mental health piece....
The Driver heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Oct 12, 2022 | News
Walter Hill's The Driver is heading to 4K disc in the UK this coming December: more information on the release here....
The Bodyguard is returning to cinemas for its 30th birthday
by Simon Brew | Oct 11, 2022 | News
Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner return to the big screen as 1992's The Bodyguard arrives at its 30th birthday this winter....
Podcast: Paranormal Activity (2007) and Cocoon (1985)
by Simon Brew | Oct 10, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that hit much bigger than expected - each of which changed a lot in post-production....
Movie Geek Live: next Birmingham show is November 2nd - tickets here
by Simon Brew | Oct 10, 2022 | News
Simon Brew's Movie Geek Live show heads back to Birmingham in July - and you can get ticket information right this way....
The Lost King review: the search for King Richard III finds something else instead
by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2022 | News, Reviews
Sally Hawkins excels in The Lost King, a film that has its ups and downs, but also a quiet importance to it....
Pulp Fiction is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray this December
by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2022 | News
Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction is the latest of his films to come to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format: more here....
Podcast: in conversation with Stephen Frears - The Lost King, My Beautiful Laundrette, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, Mary Reilly and more
by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2022 | Podcasts
Decade after decade, director Stephen Frears has maintained an enviable output of movies and TV shows, and his latest film - The Lost King - is now...
Stop the press: Rob Schneider is returning for The Animal 2
by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2022 | News
If you had 2001's The Animal in a game of sequel bingo, then it'd be fair to say you've just won yourself a prize....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: one day at a time is the best we've got
by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2022 | Feature
Just a few thoughts on the limits of being a human, and how fast life can actually go when we're up against a wealth of problems....
