Paramount rebuffs streaming offers for Top Gun: Maverick
by Simon Brew | Jan 22, 2021 | News
Both Netflix and Apple have reportedly enquired about purchasing the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures....
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Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho delayed again
by Simon Brew | Jan 22, 2021 | News
The new movie from Edgar Wright now won't be with us until October, as its release date is put back for a second time....
Paramount+ will launch this March (but not in the UK)
by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Add another streaming service to the mix, as Paramount+ arrives in March, with plans for a global rollout....
Coming To America confirmed for UK 4K disc release
by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Ahead of the release of sequel Coming 2 America, Coming To America is to get a UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc outing....
McG is to direct the Turner & Hooch reboot
by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Disney+ is resurrecting Turner & Hooch - with the help of the director of Terminator: Salvation....
Young Guns 3 is being developed
by Simon Brew | Jan 20, 2021 | News
30 years after they last saddled up for a cinema adventure, it looks like the Young Guns might just be returning....
School’s Out Forever: trailer for Rebellion’s debut feature
by Simon Brew | Jan 20, 2021 | News
Here's the trailer for School's Out Forever, that seems to mix the 90s movie Toy Soldiers with a global pandemic....
The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch – new images, release details
by Simon Brew | Jan 20, 2021 | News
Lionsgate announces plans to release The Courier this March - and here's a bunch of new pictures from the upcoming movie....
Secret Cinema under fire for new summer project
by Simon Brew | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Secret Cinema's summer plans have come under fire from residents who want full use of their green space over the summer....
The Babadook set for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Second Sight will be following up its superb Dawn Of The Dead 4K disc debut with Jennifer Kent's The Babadook....
When Shakespeare In Love dramatically fell apart, three weeks before filming
by Simon Brew | Jan 19, 2021 | Feature, News
Years before it won its Oscars, Shakespeare In Love was three weeks away from filming with a different director and cast - here's what happened....
Podcast: Team America World Police (2004) and Pearl Harbor (2001)
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of movies that left their respective directors working 16 hours a day - sometimes more -...
Four Disney animated hits heading to 4K disc in the UK
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Moana, The Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast and more finally get 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases in the UK - details here....
Brand new John Hughes Blu-ray boxset due in March
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Five John Hughes films are being brought together in a new Blu-ray boxset - and two of them are making their debut on the format....
Mark Kermode’s Secrets Of Cinema: details of tonight’s episode
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema tackles the genre of pop movies this week - more details right this way....
Matilda musical: further casting confirmed for upcoming movie
by Simon Brew | Jan 18, 2021 | News
The Matilda musical movie has found its Matilda - and also recruited both Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch....
News of new catalogue 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles on the way
by Simon Brew | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Titles such as The Ten Commandments and Super 8 are reportedly being prepared for Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray releases in 2021 - more here....
Clerks III: Kevin Smith completes new draft, update
by Simon Brew | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Kevin Smith confirms that a new draft of Clerks III is complete, and shares some new information about the project....
Podcast special: in conversation with Mark Kermode
by Simon Brew | Jan 15, 2021 | News, Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by the UK's most prominent film critic, Mark Kermode....
To All The Boys 3: Always And Forever trailer
by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2021 | News
The To All The Boys trilogy comes to an end with Always And Forever - and here's the trailer for the incoming movie....
Demons 1 & 2: Arrow confirms 4K release next month
by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Both Demons and Demons 2 are coming to 4K Blu-ray in the UK in February - and here's the full list of extra features....
When Francis Ford Coppola was awarded $80m for not making Pinocchio
by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2021 | Feature, News
How a battle over Francis Ford Coppola's unmade Pinocchio led to the biggest ever civil financial verdict against a Hollywood studio....
Wonder Woman 1984 is £15.99 to rent in the UK from today
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Wonder Woman 1984 lands on premium video on demand in the UK, costing £15.99 for a 48 hour rental....
Harry And The Hendersons is getting a UK Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | News
A 1980s family favourite arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK next month: it's Harry And The Hendersons....
The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, sparks $200m bidding war
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Amazon Prime is set to snap up the Chris Pratt-headlined The Tomorrow War from Paramount Pictures....
Film Stories issue 22 (February 2021): full details and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | Feature, News
The brand new issue of Film Stories is now available to order - and full details as to what's inside can be found right here....
Classic movie fan mail - and the bizarre requests Hollywood stars received
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | Feature, News
Movie stars used to receive thousands of letters a month in some cases - and some of it was on the, er, 'direct' side....
Upcoming film books: a release list of what's coming out when
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2021 | Feature
If you love books about cinema, then here's a calendar of upcoming movie book releases, that are currently up for preorder....
No Time To Die now expected to delay again
by Simon Brew | Jan 12, 2021 | News
A new round of delays to blockbuster movies looks incoming - and James Bond seems certain to be amongst them....
Tenet: someone has made a 3D model to try and explain the final scene
by Simon Brew | Jan 12, 2021 | News
The finale of Christopher Nolan's Tenet has led to a little bit of confusion - but a 3D deconstruction might help unlock it....
The blockbuster whose big finale nearly killed three people - then got cut
by Simon Brew | Jan 12, 2021 | Feature, News
1993's Sliver had a bizarre ending planned - and in trying to shoot it, three people were left stranded on an active volcano....
Mark Kermode’s Secrets Of Cinema returns tonight: details here
by Simon Brew | Jan 11, 2021 | News
Three more episodes of Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema begin their run today - here are the details....
