Robin Robin: trailer for Aardman’s Netflix special
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2021 | News
Here's the first promo for Aardman's upcoming short film, Robin Robin, with Gillian Anderson and Richard E Grant on voice duties....
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Akira Kurosawa’s Ran is getting a 4K disc release
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2021 | News
Akira Kurosawa's Ran is coming to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format in the UK this summer - more details right this way....
Hollywood Bulldogs trailer: telling the stories of UK stuntmen
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2021 | News
A new documentary zeroes in on the British stunt performers of the 70s and 80s who took Hollywood by storm - and here's the trailer....
Studiocanal teases its upcoming disc remasters and releases
by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2021 | News
Peeping Tom, Bridget Jones's Diary, Near Dark, The Howling and more appear to be getting fresh disc releases - here's a trailer of things coming...
Open Range is finally getting a UK Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2021 | News
The Kevin Costner-directed western Open Range comes to Blu-ray in the UK for the first time this August: details here....
Writing about movies: the battle between positivity and hate clicks
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2021 | Feature, News
It's much easier to get traffic to a film website chasing clickbait and easy headlines - but surely there's a better way....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: trying to get some sleep
by Simon Brew | Jun 16, 2021 | Feature
A few words on trying to get some proper sleep, and a few tips that might help if you're struggling to do so....
Remnants: help being a new horror short to film
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2021 | News
Short horror film Remnants is looking to film over the next few weeks - but it needs just a little help to get it over the line....
The Surrogate: trailer for SXSW hit ahead of UK release
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2021 | News
SXSW festival success The Surrogate gets a UK release this July - and here's the new trailer for the movie too....
Hitting the road: The making of Supernova
by Simon Brew | Jun 15, 2021 | Feature, News
Writer and director Harry Macqueen tells Simon Brew about his new movie, Supernova, and the years of research it took to make it....
Promising Young Woman is getting a UK disc release
by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2021 | News
The Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman will be arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this August - more details here....
Podcast: RoboCop 2 (1990) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films with very different levels of studio expectation....
Podcast: in conversation with Paul W S Anderson - Monster Hunter, Event Horizon and more
by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer and director Paul W S Anderson....
Free Guy: latest trailer for Ryan Reynolds-headlined movie
by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer headline Free Guy, about a man who's part of a videogame - the new trailer is right here....
Columbia Noir volume 4 boxset coming in September
by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Six more noirs from the 1940s and 50s are being bundled together in a terrific-looking Blu-ray boxset: more here....
Jurassic World: Dominion preview showing with Fast & Furious 9
by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2021 | News
IMAX screenings of Fast & Furious 9 are set to come with a taste of next year's Jurassic World: Dominion, it's been revealed....
25 Disney/Pixar animated movies heading to 4K disc in the UK
by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Zavvi has inked a new deal with Disney, that's going to see plenty of animated films heading to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format in the months ahead....
The Duke: first trailer for upcoming British comedy drama
by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Looks good, this: here's the first trailer for already-acclaimed The Duke, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent....
Dogtanian & The Three Muskehounds: the UK movie trailer
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | News
It's official! Dogtanian is heading to UK cinemas, and the film will be getting a release in June - more details this way....
The Rocky IV director’s cut is arriving in November
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | News
Sylvester Stallone confirms that the brand new director's cut of Rocky IV is getting a cinema release in November - in 4K....
The Goonies 2 is dead, says Corey Feldman
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | News
Plans for a new The Goonies movie have been derailed by Lethal Weapon 5 taking precedence, it seems: more here....
Spiral: From The Book Of Saw getting 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | News
Spiral is set for a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical disc release in the UK later this year, it's been revealed - and you can order it now....
1995, Sylvester Stallone, and the groundbreaking $60m three-picture deal that didn't go to plan
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | Feature, News
Sylvester Stallone landed the biggest ever deal of its type for a movie star in the mid-1990s: but the three picture plan would splutter after one....
Wellbeing and mental health matters: the uneven line of grieving
by Simon Brew | Jun 09, 2021 | Feature
In our spot on the site where we chat about wellbeing and mental health, a few thoughts on dealing with loss....
Shaun Of The Dead: new book tells the story of its making
by Simon Brew | Jun 08, 2021 | News
A 424 page book - with involvement from the team that made the movie - will tell the story of Shaun Of The Dead, and how it came to be....
Danny Trejo has written his memoir, summer release
by Simon Brew | Jun 08, 2021 | News
Danny Trejo's got a book coming out this summer telling the story of his incredible life - and we've got more details here....
Mark Cousins’ The Story Of Film heading to Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jun 08, 2021 | News
The acclaimed 15-part television series The Story Of Film is finally getting a Blu-ray release....
Podcast: Good Will Hunting (1997) and Fame (1980)
by Simon Brew | Jun 07, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two Oscar-winning movies...
Master & Commander 2 is finally happening
by Simon Brew | Jun 07, 2021 | News
A new Master & Commander film is on the way, with Patrick Ness hired to pen the screenplay for the new movie: more here....
Dream Horse coming to DVD and Blu-ray in September
by Simon Brew | Jun 07, 2021 | News
The new live action family film Dream Horse is playing in UK cinemas - and it's getting a physical disc release in September as well....
In The Heights: first 8 minutes released
by Simon Brew | Jun 07, 2021 | News
The opening sequence of the incoming musical In The Heights is released, and here's a taster of the film as it heads to UK cinemas this month....
Quentin Tarantino on his final film fear
by Simon Brew | Jun 04, 2021 | News
Quentin Tarantino has been musing about the final film of directors, and how they don't tend to be very good....
