Feature Archives

A few thoughts about using the word ‘woke’ in movie reviews

by Simon Brew | Nov 19, 2019 | Feature, News

A new batch of films are being criticised for being "woke" - and Simon is wondering if that's a negative....

Neo-Retro: Modern games that build on the past

by Adam Barnes | Nov 18, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

How do you design a retro game with modern sensibilities? We chat to the developers perfecting the art

Odeon, its 'blockbuster premium', and expensive Star Wars tickets

by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2019 | Feature, News

If you want to see Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker at Odeon, you're paying up to £2.50 extra on top of regular ticket prices - and we've been...

British movie podcast of the week: We Have A Hulk

by Em McGowan | Nov 15, 2019 | Feature

We highlight another British movie podcast well worth your time: this time, with a Hulk....

Interview: Le Mans ‘66 stunt driver Jeremy Fry

by Dan Cooper | Nov 15, 2019 | Feature

The art of the movie stunt driver, in the words of Jeremy Fry....

How we brought Double Date to life

by Danny Morgan | Nov 14, 2019 | Feature

Danny Morgan on the journey that brought Double Date to the screen – and finally to DVD and Blu-ray too....

Quiz Answers: 13th November 2020 (The Prequelizer!)

by Mark Harrison | Nov 13, 2019 | Feature

Here are the answers to our quiz from 13th November 2020 – how did you do?...

Are we losing movie endings?

by Jesse Melia | Nov 13, 2019 | Feature

The growing trend towards big movies leaving their endings open, in the hope of a long-running franchise....

The problem with the high profile of box office writedowns

by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | Feature, News

Why big headlines about sizeable movies causing corporate writedowns aren't helping cinema....

Film Stories issue 11 (November/December 2019): full details, and order your copy here

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | Feature, News

Believe it or not, we're approaching the first birthday of Film Stories magazine, and the 11th is shipping from early next week. As always, it's your...

The cinema bringing a 35mm projector back to life

by Martin Greaves | Nov 11, 2019 | Feature

Martin Greaves on the cinema that’s reverted back to 35mm....

How 1994's The Lion King had to be completed in people's spare rooms

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News

The bumpy production of 1994's The Lion King hit a further challenge with just months before the film's release....

The quiet restrictions of The Irishman’s UK cinema release

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman lands in UK cinemas today - but as it turns out, there's initially going to be only a few places where it's playing....

The Devil’s Advocate, and its very rare DVD release

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | Feature

A legal case led to changes to The Devil's Advocate for its home formats release - but not before a number of DVDs had made it onto the market....

A world without bosses? The rise of the worker co-op

by Paul Walker-Emig | Nov 06, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

How an embryonic movement of worker-owned video game co-ops are striking back at an often exploitative industry

Quiz Answers: 6th November 2020 (Hail To The Chief)

by Mark Harrison | Nov 06, 2019 | Feature

Here are the answers to our quiz from 6th November 2020 – how did you do?...

Spawn, creative control and the comic book movie

by Kirsten Howard | Nov 05, 2019 | Feature, News

Kirsten examines Todd McFarlane’s attempts to get a new movie of Spawn off the ground....

Chelsea Stardust interview: making Satanic Panic, directing horror

by Matt Edwards | Nov 05, 2019 | Feature, News

Director Chelsea Stardust tells us about her smart, sharp horror comedy, Satanic Panic, and just how quickly it all came together....

Terminator: Dark Fate - a spoiler-filled exploration

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2019 | Feature, News

More killer machines, a returning Sarah Connor, and an obliterated garden shed - Ryan takes a spoiler-filled look at Terminator: Dark Fate....

The horror games harking back to the PSone era

by Natalie Clayton | Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

We meet the developers who’ve applied the low-poly look of the PlayStation era to their horror games

Spooktacular: gaming’s greatest horror moments

by Ian Dransfield | Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Jon Chey, Jordan Thomas and many more share their favourite horror game scares

The evolution of the musical film - with the help of big music stars

by Simon Brew | Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, News

It’s not just musicals that are thriving in Hollywood - movies based on music and musicians aren’t doing badly either. U...

Grady Hendrix interview: Satanic Panic, horror movies, filmmaking and more

by Matt Edwards | Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, News

Grady Hendrix talks us through his film Satanic Panic, making the film at a lower budget to keep it in tact, and writing....

Quiz Answers: 30th October 2020 (Happy Halloween!)

by Mark Harrison | Oct 30, 2019 | Feature

Here are the answers to our quiz from 30th October 2020 – how did you do?...

The big movie teaser trailers that aren't being released online

by Abi Silverthorne | Oct 29, 2019 | Feature, News

Both Birds Of Prey and Christopher Nolan's Tenet have released cinema-only teaser trailers this year - is this the slow start of a new trend? Abi...

The 2017 Power Rangers film, planned sequels, and diversity in the movies

by Edward Cleary | Oct 28, 2019 | Feature, News

The 2017 Power Rangers movie was supposed to be the first of six - yet its lower than expected box office seemed to have ended a movie franchise with...

The women bringing alternative movies to the big screen

by Anna Cale | Oct 25, 2019 | Feature

Up and down the country, there are groups of women bringing the best of underground and alternative cinema to the attention of audiences, just for the...

The growing problem with the Terminator franchise

by Simon Brew | Oct 24, 2019 | Feature, News

Terminator: Dark Fate may offer some course correction for the Terminator series, but this is a franchise that keeps coming up against one fundamental...