Feature Archives

Michael Caine smokes weed in a hedge in 1985's Water.

The 1980s films of Michael Caine | Water (1985)

by John Upton | Dec 05, 2024 | Feature

Is Water, a 1985 comedy from the writers of Porridge, a hidden gem in Michael Caine's long film career? No....

Alien: Romulus and its divisive line of dialogue

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 03, 2024 | Feature, News

A line of dialogue in Alien: Romulus has split opinion for months now. Here's why it might be slightly less incongruous than it first sounds....

Fast X, and its weird sequel limbo situation

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 03, 2024 | Feature

Given it’s meant to begin filming in early 2025, the sequel to Fast X seems notably clouded. We take a look at Fast XI’s muddled status....

We all took the DVD boom era for granted

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2024 | Feature

Between the late 90s and mid-2000s, home releases were often imaginatively packaged and stuffed with extras. We take a look back at the DVD boom…...

The three movies Disney made instead of Wicked

by Mark Harrison | Nov 29, 2024 | Feature

Wicked’s road to the screen has been a long one, but has Disney been reacting to it since the musical first hit Broadway?...

Film Quiz Friday | A Very Disney Sequelizer

by Mark Harrison | Nov 29, 2024 | Feature

How can the same round happen to the same quiz five times? This week’s film quiz tests your knowledge of Disney sequels…...

What exactly is the modern cinematic hero fighting for?

by A J Black | Nov 28, 2024 | Feature

With Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on the way, AJ wonders... is the traditional cinema hero set to become a thing of the past?...

Creative bankruptcy | How sequels came to dominate kids’ animation

by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

With Disney and Universal both leaning into existing properties for their animated blockbusters, has the original cartoon gone the way of the VHS?...

A Sense of Community | The film societies keeping British cinema afloat

by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

We chat to the organisers behind some of the UK’s best-loved film societies – from the very new to the very old… ...

One Love | The making of the Bob Marley biopic

by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Simon Brew sat down with the cast and crew of 2024's Bob Marley biopic to chat the making of the film. Ziggy Marley stopped by for a natter too......

Commercial breakdown | When film characters live on in TV adverts

by Mark Harrison | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

We explore some of the oddest movie related corporate marketing campaigns from Darth Vader’s cough sweet ads to Winston Wolfe’s contents insurance cal...

Ridley Scott's path to Gladiator II

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Ridley Scott chats exclusively to Film Stories about Gladiator II, his career to date, plus the inside scoop on Gladiator III......

Alien Romulus | Director Fede Alvarez talks fighting cynicism in Hollywood

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively to Film Stories about his path to making Alien: Romulus, its practical effects and fighting cynicism in the...

Young Woman And The Sea | The Disney hidden gem's nine-year path to the screen

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Director Joachim Rønning and legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer talk their Daisy Ridley underdog sports movie - Young Woman And The Sea....

Derelict interview | Director Jonathan Zaurin on the state of genre cinema in the UK

by Maria Lattila | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

We chat to Jonathan Zaurin, director of Derelict, about the current state of the UK film industry and trying to get genre films made in an industry...

Morgan Neville talks his Steve Martin documentary

by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

STEVE! (Martin): A Documentary In 2 Pieces is streaming on Apple TV+ now. We sat down with its director, Morgan Neville, to talk all about it......

John Krasinski interview | The IF director on helming his first kids’ movie

by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

John Krasinski talks to us about his latest movie as director, IF, and how it’s taken him well out of his comfort zone…...

How to fix streaming | A step-by-step guide

by Dan Cooper | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

The honeymoon period between streaming platforms and audiences is officially over - what can these companies do to keep the romance alive?...

Revisiting Guest House Paradiso

by A J Black | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

How Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s big screen spin off from their popular TV sitcom unfairly hit rock bottom with critics…...

Crew Expendable: The making of Alien 3

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Co-star Ralph Brown talks to us about his memories of starring in 1992’s Alien 3, working with David Fincher, clashes with Sigourney Weaver, and its l...

Chaos walking | A conversation with maverick director Doug Liman

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Director Doug Liman talks to us about reuniting with Matt Damon for his latest comedy thriller, The Instigators, his earlier work on Go and The Bourne...

The making of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget

by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

We sat down with the director, production designer and puppet team leader to find out just what makes Aardman's poultry-packed sequel tick....

Girls State | Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss on their state of the nation documentary

by Simon Brew | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss tell us about their latest documentary Girls State, which follows their success with 2020’s Boys State....

Jackdaw | The making of a British indie thriller

by Lauren Miles | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

We chat with writer/director Jamie Childs, actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen and producers Kate Glover and Callum Grant about Jackdaw, filmed in the North...

Life, a cinematic universe, and everything | The underappreciated Hitchhiker’s Guide movie

by Mark Harrison | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Douglas Adams’s celebrated sci fi franchise The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy took almost 30 years to make it to the big screen. We revisit Gar...

One for you, one for them | How Hollywood gets big names to make big projects

by A J Black | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

There’s an old Hollywood maxim that if you do a film for the studio you get to make one for you too… We look into the back-scratching myth of the mov...

How To Have Sex | Molly Manning Walker on her exceptional debut

by Lauren Miles | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature

Molly Manning Walker’s first feature, How To Have Sex, has rightfully been receiving a lot of praise. We chat to her about the real-life origins of t...