The Guard director’s new film is ‘Duel meets Picnic At Hanging Rock’
by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News
John Michael McDonagh will next be tackling Fear Is The Rider, a chase thriller that's set in Australia: more details here....
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Michael Mann’s Ferrari film is finally going ahead
by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News
It's taken two decades to get this far, but Michael Mann's biopic of Enzo Ferrari is finally set to start filming this spring....
Russell Crowe joins the Kraven The Hunter film
by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News
Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be joined by Russell Crowe in Sony's Spider-Man universe movie, Kraven The Hunter....
Mission: Impossible 8 to mark Tom Cruise character's exit from the franchise
by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News
Tom Cruise is planning to bring Ethan Hunt's adventures to an end with 2024's Mission: Impossible 8....
A Michael Jackson biopic moves ahead from Bohemian Rhapsody producer
by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News
The estate of Michael Jackson gives formal permission for a biopic to move forward, with Lionsgate signing up to distribute the film....
Liam Neeson is still attached to that Naked Gun reboot
by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News
Liam Neeson confirms he's still involved in the planned new The Naked Gun film, and that it might just finish his career....
Christopher Nolan adds Dane DeHaan to Oppenheimer cast
by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News
With production shortly to get underway, Christopher Nolan adds Dane DeHaan to the cast of his new film, Oppenheimer....
Gerard Butler teams up with John Wick writer for next project
by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News
John Wick writer Derek Kolstad, big screen ass kicker Gerard Butler and Dexter author Jeff Lindsay are pooling their talents for Just Watch Me....
Eddie Izzard signs up for Doctor Jekyll film
by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News
Eddie Izzard is to play Dr Nina Jekyll in Joe Stephenson's upcoming Doctor Jekyll film: more on the project here....
Max von Sydow’s final performance getting UK release
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | News
Echoes Of The Past, starring the late Max von Sydow, is getting its UK release in February, it's been revealed....
We don’t talk enough about futuristic prison movies
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | Feature, News
Fortress, No Escape, Lockout, Escape Plan: the futuristic prison movie is long overdue a lot more love, argues Simon....
Podcast: Man On Fire (2004) and Office Space (1999)
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that gave 20th Century Fox headaches....
Shooter is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | News
The Mark Wahlberg-headlined Shooter has been selected for a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release, and it's heading to the UK in March....
Podcast special: in conversation with Colm Meaney: Confession, Die Hard 2, Con Air, Alan Parker and more
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2022 | Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon chats to actor Colm Meaney about his most recent film - Confession - and some of the h...
Scream 6 is ordered by Paramount
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2022 | News
Scream 6 has got the greenlight - and the latest sequel will be filming as quickly as this coming summer too....
Roger Michell’s final movie, Elizabeth: A Portrait In Parts, set for UK release
by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2022 | News
To celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a documentary film from the late Roger Michell is heading to cinemas....
Moonfall review: you're not going to forget it in a hurry
by Simon Brew | Feb 03, 2022 | News, Reviews
The moon heads to the Earth in Roland Emmerich's latest sci-fi disaster movie - but this one takes some unexpected turns....
The Phantom Of The Open trailer, new release date
by Simon Brew | Feb 03, 2022 | News
Sally Hawkins and Mark Rylance heading a real life golf story with a twist: here's the trailer for The Phantom Of The Open....
A-ha: The Movie is on the way, UK release confirmed
by Simon Brew | Feb 03, 2022 | News
How can it be? Believe me: A-ha The Movie will be heading to your TV, as the band celebrates its 40th anniversary: more here....
Wayne’s World: director Penelope Spheeris on the Mike Myers falling out
by Simon Brew | Feb 02, 2022 | News
Director Penelope Spheeris has been revisiting 1992's Wayne's World, and the story that she and its star - Mike Myers - didn't get on....
The Color Purple musical is coming to the screen
by Simon Brew | Feb 02, 2022 | News
The Color Purple will be heading back to the big screen, with Taraji P Henson the latest to join the growing ensemble....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: when you're stuck in an unhappy workplace
by Simon Brew | Feb 02, 2022 | Feature
A few words and thoughts for those stuck in a job that's making them miserable, in our regular mental health and wellbeing spot....
Stephen King’s The Boogeyman is becoming a movie
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2022 | News
Host director Rob Savage is to bring Stephen King's short story The Boogeyman to the screen, in a new adaptation....
Christopher Lloyd reflects on Back To The Future casting change
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2022 | News
Christopher Lloyd has been chatting about when Eric Stoltz was replaced by Michael J Fox, weeks into the filming of the first Back To The Future....
Jurassic Park: more movies planned following Dominion
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2022 | News
The upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion may wrap up the story so far in the franchise, but there will be further Jurassic films in the future....
Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark to headline new horror
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2022 | News
Starved Acre is a new horror film bringing together Saint Maud star Morfydd Clark and the Gallifreyan Matt Smith....
Celebrating The Addams Family’s Thing: one of the best visual effects of the 1990s
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2022 | Feature, News
The character of Thing in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values might just be the least-dated effects work of 1990s cinema....
Kevin Costner, a return to directing, and fighting to get things made
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2022 | Feature, News
Kevin Costner is back in a familiar position with his upcoming western Horizon: battling to make the kind of movie Hollywood's not really touching...
Podcast: Suicide Squad (2016) and Leap Of Faith (1992)
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films up against immovable release dates....
Kevin Costner to direct a brand new western
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2022 | News
It's about time: Kevin Costner will direct again for the first time in nearly 20 years, with filming on the western Horizon set for later this year....
12 Monkeys, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2022 | News
Arrow confirms that two more movies are getting brand new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray special releases, with lots of extra features on board as well....
Mass, and the continued problem with movie awards
by Simon Brew | Jan 28, 2022 | Feature, News
The tiny release that the superb movie Mass is getting also demonstrates the growing problem with movie awards: a few thoughts....
