Simon Brew, Author at Film Stories

New Face/Off movie lands its director, will be sequel

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | News

Adam Wingard will be jumping from Godzilla Vs Kong to the new Face/Off movie - more details here....

The Tetris movie filming in Scotland

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | News

An update on the Taron Egerton-headlined Tetris movie - feel free to add your own gag about pieces sliding into place etc....

True Lies is heading to the small screen

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | News

McG will be directing a follow-on to another James Cameron project, as True Lies is set to get a fresh airing as a TV show....

BBC Micro gaming competition taking place this month

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | News

Celebrate the 40th birthday of the BBC Micro with a very special half-term videogaming challenge - details right here....

Instant Family: a salute to a really special family movie

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | Feature, News

The 2018 comedy Instant Family still flies under many people's radars - here, Simon argues why it's one of the best live action family movies in some...

Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar: £13.99 to rent

by Simon Brew | Feb 12, 2021 | News

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo take the lead and pen the script to for Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar - here's the trailer....

Tina Turner documentary film to land in April

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2021 | News

Tina Turner documentary Tina is heading our way this spring - more details on the movie right here....

The Glove: Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer film to shoot this year

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2021 | News

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer will star in The Glove, a film they've been developing for a decade - more details here....

Celebrating the bloopers reel at the end of Pixar movies

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2021 | Feature, News

Remember when films such as A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2 had an outtakes reel? We look back at a lost but much-loved Pixar extra....

Nomadland: new trailer for the Oscar frontrunner

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2021 | News

France McDormand leads the cast of Chloe Zhao's new film Nomadland - here's a trailer for the acclaimed feature....

Raya & The Last Dragon: new trailer, UK pricing details

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2021 | News

Disney's new animated film is heading to cinemas in March - here's the latest trailer for Raya & The Last Dragon....

Disney shuts down Blue Sky Studios

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2021 | News

After nearly three decades in business, Ice Age makers Blue Sky Studios becomes the latest casualty of Disney's Fox takeover....

Four Seasons Total Landscaping heading to the movies

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2021 | News

A documentary feature about a notable moment from 2020's US election aftermath is set to wrap up in the next month....

Father Of The Bride is getting a(nother) remake

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2021 | News

A new take on Father Of The Bride is being set up at Warner Bros - more details on the project right this way....

The highs and lows of directing Bruce Willis

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2021 | Feature, News

Across his career, Bruce Willis earned a reputation for sometimes being on the difficult side - but M Night Shyamalan had a simple, clever approach to...

Nemesis trailer: Billy Murray headlines British gangster movie

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2021 | News

Billy Murray stars alongside Nick Moran and Frank Harper in gangster film Nemesis - and here's the trailer for the new movie....

Steve Guttenberg headlines British thriller Original Gangster: trailer

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2021 | News

Steve Guttenberg and a quite splendid wig are amongst the ensemble for Original Gangster - here's the trailer for the film....

Ridley Scott’s Someone To Watch Over Me gets Blu-ray release

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2021 | News

Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers star in Ridley Scott's Someone To Watch Over Me - which is finally getting a UK Blu-ray release....

Fast & Furious 9: 2021 Superbowl promo

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2021 | News

Vin Diesel returns for Fast & Furious 9, and a new promo has landed for the delayed movie - see it here....

The Ten Commandments getting UK 4K disc release

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2021 | News

Cecil B DeMille's 1950s biblical epic The Ten Commandments is coming to Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray disc in March....

Has 3D Blu-ray quietly died a death now?

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2021 | Feature, News

It's been over six months since the last 3D Blu-ray release - and it feels like a physical media format with a bleak future....

Podcast: Alien Resurrection (1997) and Wall Street (1987)

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2021 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an attempt to breathe new life into the Alien saga, and a role that changed Michael Douglas' ca...