Circles: the spooky audio series born in lockdown
by Brendon Connelly | Oct 08, 2020 | Feature, News
How a tense audio series came together during lockdown - and how you can find out more about, and listen to, Circles....
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Carry On Unfilmed: the unmade Carry On movies
by Alex Westthorp | Oct 07, 2020 | Feature, News
31 Carry On movies have been made to date, with regular stories about more on the way - but there are many that never got to the screen....
Wellbeing & mental health matters: keeping on top of weight
by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2020 | Feature
In the spot on the site where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, a chat about keeping on top of weight and the impact it can have....
Marvel, DC, multiverses, and does the continuity matter?
by Brendon Connelly | Oct 06, 2020 | Feature, News
Marvel, DC and now Spider-Man are looking at potential big and small screen multiverses - but there's a lesson in whether continuity matters from an...
Cinema staff deserve to be treated a lot, lot better
by Simon Brew | Oct 06, 2020 | Feature, News
As cinemas in the UK consider whether or not they should stay open for the foreseeable future, a few words on treating their staff properly....
2524 words about the 2019 Cats movie
by Simon Brew | Oct 05, 2020 | Feature, News
As promised, Film Stories editor Simon Brew delivers his 2500 word (and a few more on top) essay on the 2019 Cats movie, with snark very much not...
A plea to support UK cinemas (from someone who works for one)
by Jordan King | Oct 05, 2020 | Feature, News
The words of one UK cinema employee on the problems currently facing the industry, with a plea for support and help as well....
The Rock: the crucial rewrite that got Sean Connery on board
by Simon Brew | Oct 02, 2020 | Feature, News
Sean Connery was looking for a blockbuster movie to make in the mid-1990s - but he wasn't too happy when he first got the script to The Rock....
Film Quiz Friday: The Punch-Drunk Edition
by Mark Harrison | Oct 02, 2020 | Feature
As the Rocky movies return to cinemas, this week’s film quiz requires a bit of boxing clever - here’s 30 movie trivia questions to test you out....
British movie podcast of the week: The VHS Strikes Back
by Em McGowan | Oct 02, 2020 | Feature
Welcome to the spot where we recommend a movie podcast to you every week - and this time, we're going back to the world of the VHS tape....
A spirited defence of The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
by Sarah Cook | Oct 01, 2020 | Feature, News
With the news that Disney's Lion King 2 is likely to be an origin story, one writer argues that Simba's Pride deserves the proper do-over treatment...
Aftershocks: reviving the retro FPS
by Rick Lane | Sep 30, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Low polygon counts, frantic action. The first-person shooter is back with one goal: to party like it’s 1995
Celebrating the films of Armando Iannucci
by Mark Harrison | Sep 30, 2020 | Feature, News
As a feature director, Armando Iannucci is three-for-three so far - we revisit In The Loop, The Death Of Stalin, and The Personal History Of David...
Wellbeing Matters: medical treatment in a pandemic
by Jane Roberts | Sep 30, 2020 | Feature
Welcome to the sport where each week we chat about mental health and wellbeing: this time, a chat about hospital appointments....
The lost Brendan Fraser-headlined Mummy movie
by Simon Brew | Sep 29, 2020 | Feature, News
When The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor was released, there were plans for at least one more Mummy movie with Brendan Fraser - but it didn't go to...
Film Quiz Friday: Holmes Away From Holmes
by Mark Harrison | Sep 25, 2020 | Feature
The quiz is afoot! American landmarks, sequel subtitles, and the screen lives of Sherlock Holmes are among the subjects of this week’s movie t...
British movie podcast of the week: Seen The Sequel
by Em McGowan | Sep 25, 2020 | Feature
Each week, we recommend a British movie podcast that we reckon is worth your time: this week, it's Seen The Sequel....
Flash Back: preserving a gaming legacy
by Robin Wilde | Sep 24, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
How a wave of hobbyists are rescuing a generation of browser-based gamesÂ
Two child actors, and a 'what not to do' of film directing
by Brendon Connelly | Sep 24, 2020 | Feature
The story of two of cinema's first prominent child actors, and the unpleasant treatment they both received in their younger years....
The many film adaptations of Casablanca
by Mark Harrison | Sep 23, 2020 | Feature, News
1942’s Casablanca has never been officially remade, but that hasn't stopped the steady flow of spoofs and stealth remakes as time has gone by....
Wellbeing matters: going analogue
by Jane Roberts | Sep 23, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we talk about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on harking back to the joys of analogue....
The rise of wholesome games
by Haydn Taylor | Sep 22, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Cosy, welcoming, and compassionate video games are on the rise of late. We talk to a trio of developers to find out why
The story of the man who's the real-life Rick Dalton
by Rebecca Nicole Williams | Sep 22, 2020 | Feature
He has 105 screen credits, he’s played Django, Sartana and Butch Cassidy, and was on TV with James Dean - Rebecca Nicole Williams catches up with J...
Stargate, and the short life of the 'making of' CD-ROM
by John Abbitt | Sep 21, 2020 | Feature, News
For a brief period, it look as if 'making of' CD-ROMs were going to be the next big thing - and Stargate was chosen to get them off the ground....
Charlie Kaufman, Mark Kermode, and when filmmakers and critics clash
by Simon Brew | Sep 18, 2020 | Feature, News
In his new novel, writer and filmmaker Charlie Kaufman has taken a swipe at film critic Mark Kermode - and it turns out there's something of a long...
Film Quiz Friday: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
by Mark Harrison | Sep 18, 2020 | Feature
We’re writing this week’s film quiz from the middle of Round 2, which covers time travel and time travellers in the movies....
40 British movie podcasts of the week worth checking out
by Em McGowan | Sep 18, 2020 | Feature
Here's a full list of the British movie podcasts that we've been recommending over the past year, and how to find out more about them all....
Holograms, tanks, psychics… Atari’s unexplored creative paths
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Sep 17, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
A game that developed psychic abilities? Howard recalls some of Atari’s weirder eighties developmentsÂ
Batman Forever, and its villain problem
by Mark Harrison | Sep 17, 2020 | Feature, News
Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey famously didn’t get on when making Batman Forever, but could the film have used that? Mark reconsiders two mismatched v...
Bill & Ted: why they mattered, why they still matter
by Bethany Black | Sep 16, 2020 | Feature, News
Comedian and writer Bethany Black on how Bill & Ted have played a big part in her life - and why the pair still matter so much, over three decades...
Wellbeing Matters: spoons, and 'you don't look sick'
by Jane Roberts | Sep 16, 2020 | Feature
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a words on spoon theory, and illnesses that aren't immediately obvious....
Tenet: has the box office experiment failed?
by Simon Brew | Sep 15, 2020 | Feature, News
The hopes of cinema seemed to hang on Christopher Nolan's Tenet - and now the numbers are in, big films are being moved around again....
