Film Stories & Film Stories Junior: an update on the magazines
by Simon Brew | Sep 01, 2020 | Feature, News
A few words on where Film Stories and Film Stories Junior currently are, and the plan for both of them going forward....
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When David Cronenberg found out there was another movie called Crash coming out
by Simon Brew | Sep 01, 2020 | Feature, News
There's no crossover between the 1996 Crash and the 2004 Crash - except the latter adopted the same title, and there was nothing that could be done...
Tenet, and admitting you haven’t a clue what’s happening in a film
by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature, News
As more and more people find the narrative of Christopher Nolan's Tenet near-impossible to follow, a few words about admitting you haven't a bloody...
Film Quiz Friday: The 180-Minute Edition
by Mark Harrison | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature
Find a comfy seat and reconsider that extra-large soft drink, because this week’s film quiz covers some movies that are more than three hours long....
British movie podcast of the week: Devil Times Five
by Em McGowan | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature
Our weekly movie podcast recommendation this week has a blend of horror and comedy to it - and a very successful blend at that....
Not all games need open worlds - here's why
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Real cities can be vast, but their game counterparts don’t always need to be so sprawling and detailedÂ
Die Another Day’s Jinx, and the lost James Bond spin-off franchise
by Mark Harrison | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, News
The name’s Johnson, Jinx Johnson - MGM was once keen on having Halle Berry’s character from Die Another Day front a 007 spin-off movie....
Batman (1989), and the behind the scenes struggle with its ending
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature, News
It took urgent rewrites to fix the ending of 1989's Batman, not least because one of its producers had spent $100,000 on a prop without telling the...
Wellbeing Matters: keeping a lid on fear
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words about trying to keep a lid on difficult emotions and feelings....
Gaming the Kickstarter campaign machine
by Khee Hoon Chan | Aug 25, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Crowdfunded games aren’t a cakewalk for developers – even successful ones. We find out why
The Crow Chronicle: the DVD extra feature that got pulled late in the day
by John Abbitt | Aug 25, 2020 | Feature
How a feature length documentary on The Crow was completed and ready for its special edition DVD, and then had the plug pulled on it....
Intensity and pacing in The Last Of Us: Left Behind
by Antony de Fault | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
How does The Last of Us’ standalone prequel Left Behind use rising action in its storytelling? Antony explains all
Anne Ramsey: a salute to an 80s movie hero
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature
Anne Ramsey sprung to fame late in her career courtesy of The Goonies and Throw Momma From The Train - and her work very much lives on....
Are algorithms damaging the movies?
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature, News
They affect what's made, what we watch and how films are written out: we take a look at the quiet power that algorithms have over modern cinema....
Getting a short film off the ground
by Billie Melissa | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature
Billie Melissa takes us through the ups and downs and getting her short film, I Love You Guys, to the screen - with filming due to start soon....
Film Quiz Friday: Nolan Me, Nolan You…
by Mark Harrison | Aug 21, 2020 | Feature
Are you watching closely? With Tenet due in cinemas next week, this week’s film quiz covers the movies of Christopher Nolan and a load of other c...
British movie podcast of the week: The A24 Project
by Em McGowan | Aug 21, 2020 | Feature
Our weekly slot where we recommend an independent UK podcast returns, and we're saluting the pod that in turn salutes A24....
How the whammo theory failed to save Hudson Hawk
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | Feature
The production of Hudson Hawk was in trouble pretty quickly - but a formula that had served producer Joel Silver well was hopefully going to come to...
Wellbeing Matters: write, not bite!
by Jane Roberts | Aug 19, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we natter about mental health and wellbeing, a little chat about Spites, and trying to keep on top of them....
The horror movie filmed in one continuous take
by Sarah Philip | Aug 18, 2020 | Feature
An ambitious horror film that runs for 80 minutes with out a single cut, here's how Let's Scare Julie all came together....
The 1980s Madonna film that got mangled by its studio
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | Feature
The story of the film released by a major studio, that was sent into cinemas with a chunk of the film missing - and nobody noticed....
When RoboCop became a VHS game back in 1987
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2020 | Feature
The tie-in game to 1987's RoboCop that came out in the States wasn't on computers: instead, a clunky 'VHS game' was born....
Film Quiz Friday: Ask The Audience!
by Mark Harrison | Aug 14, 2020 | Feature
Can you answer a question with a question? You can with this week’s Friday film quiz, which covers quizzical movie titles and some other trivial g...
The short film helping to find a way through loss
by Catherine Pearson | Aug 14, 2020 | Feature
Connor O’Hara and Jamie Gamache introduce a simple and sentimental ode to male grief in their newly released short film Infinite. ...
The times when Keanu Reeves cut his salary to help get a film made
by Simon Brew | Aug 13, 2020 | Feature
The stories of the various times Keanu Reeves has been willing to cut his own take from a movie in order to help it get made....
Command & Conquer Remastered: chronofear
by Ian Dransfield | Aug 12, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
It’s time travel of another kind in this edition of Now Playing
More than ever, physical media needs our help
by Simon Brew | Aug 12, 2020 | Feature
After a bruising week or two for DVDs, Blu-rays and Ultra HD 4K Blu-rays, a few thoughts on the era that's slipping away in front of us....
Wellbeing Matters: not forgetting to live
by Jane Roberts | Aug 12, 2020 | Feature
Wellbeing Matters is the part of the site where we stop for a bit and chatter about mental health and how we're all doing - and this week, about the...
The stories behind Hollywood studios’ opening fanfares
by Mark Harrison | Aug 11, 2020 | Feature
From Fox to Universal, most of the major Hollywood studios have got an opening fanfare - but where do they all come from? Glad you asked....
Compulsive viewing: the depiction of OCD in film
by David Conway | Aug 11, 2020 | Feature
David Conway examins how obsessive compulsive disorder is represented on the big screen, and the misconceptions involved....
The quietly revolutionary work of 13 Going On 30’s director
by Simon Brew | Aug 10, 2020 | Feature
By the time Gary Winick was hired to direct 13 Going On 30, he'd already becoming something of a Hollywood groundbreaker on the quiet....
In the light of the Mulan move, why Tenet now matters even more than ever
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2020 | Feature
The decision by Disney to release Mulan via a premium home release has wrongfooted cinemas, and left Christopher Nolan's Tenet as the big screen's big...
