Star Wars: a few thoughts on the best viewing order
by Brendon Connelly | Dec 12, 2019 | Feature, News
There's little point watching the Star Wars films in Episode order, argues Brendon....
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Survival tactics: Evolving the battle royale
by Alan Wen | Dec 11, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
From humble modding roots to global phenomenon, we meet the studios finding ways to change the battle royale
Ghostbusters: Answer The Call – a celebration of its ongoing legacy
by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2019 | Feature
A salute to 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, and how it continues to resonate with its fans....
A salute to 2019’s most underrated - and finest - blockbuster movie villain
by Simon Brew | Dec 10, 2019 | Feature, News
Amongst the many qualities of Le Mans 66/Ford V Ferrari is arguably the best movie foe of the year: step forward Mr Josh Lucas....
Knives Out, and the rarity of a big marketing campaign that doesn’t spoil the film
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2019 | Feature, News
Movie trailers are back to a point where they're giving away sizeable spoilers - but the success of Knives Out proves there's another way....
British Movie Podcast of the Week - Sorry You're In My Seat
by Em McGowan | Dec 06, 2019 | Feature
Our independent UK movie podcast choice this week finds three friends talking and teaching films....
A few thoughts about reviewers spoiling a film before its release date
by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2019 | Feature, News
Spoilers are one thing - but spoilers before most people can even see a film? It's just bad manners, argues Simon....
Examining the three Takings of Pelham One Two Three
by Mark Harrison | Dec 04, 2019 | Feature
Adapted for the screen in 1974, 1998, and 2009, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three is like A Star Is Born for hijack thrillers, Mark argues....
Breaking down the trailer for the trailer for No Time To Die
by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2019 | Feature, News
There's a new James Bond trailer for a trailer out - and we've dissected it in detail for you....
Film Stories’ first birthday: a few thoughts, and what next
by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2019 | Feature
Film Stories magazine is one year old, and I wanted to have a bit of a chat about that....
British movie podcast of the week: Journey Through Sci-Fi
by Em McGowan | Nov 29, 2019 | Feature
Each week, we highlight an independent UK movie podcast - and this time, we've got some sci-fi for you....
Vita forever: The homebrew devs breathing life into Sony’s handheld
by Lewis White | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Discontinued in 2019, the PS Vita is still alive thanks to a community of homebrew developers
11 ramifications of Solo: A Star Wars Story's box office performance
by John Moore | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature
The Star Wars saga underwent significant changes after Solo underperformed at the box office, and we've been taking a look at just what happened...
When gangsters land in Blackpool: the making of Trick Or Treat
by Geraint Anderson | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature
Geraint Anderson (@cityboylondon) takes us through the making of his debut feature....
Quentin Tarantino’s lost spin-off to Inglourious Basterds
by Sarah Philip | Nov 27, 2019 | Feature
Amongst the collection of films Tarantino mulled but never made was a spin-off to Inglourious Basterds - Sarah has been charting what happened....
Stormworks, and declaring war on piracy
by Dan Walters | Nov 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
In Stormworks, Dan used the power of a thousand fish to compel pirates to become paying customers
Meeting Jeff: the battle to get an independent film made
by Ben Robins | Nov 26, 2019 | Feature
Ben Robins on the battle to get The Last Jeff made – and his own battles too....
Vue Cinemas, Blue Story, and scapegoats
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2019 | Feature, News
The decision by Vue Cinemas to pull Blue Story from all of its venues following an incident in Birmingham on Saturday night is worrying, and has drawn...
The block-booking of Pinewood Studios: good for UK film?
by Film Stories | Nov 22, 2019 | Feature
Disney is all but taking over Pinewood Studios for the next decade - but is this is a good or bad thing, we wonder....
British movie podcast of the week: School Of Movies
by Em McGowan | Nov 22, 2019 | Feature
Our weekly slot where we showcase quality independent UK movie podcasts: this week. it's School Of Movies....
How many different copies of the same film do you own?
by Simon Brew | Nov 21, 2019 | Feature
Lots of us end up buying multiple versions of the same film - and we want to know how many you've got....
Quiz Answers: 20th November 2020 (To Infinity And Beyond!)
by Mark Harrison | Nov 20, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 20th November 2020 – how did you do?...
Getting work as a game writer
by Rebecca Haigh | Nov 19, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Networking, honing your craft, and catching a stage play: Rebecca’s tips for breaking into game writing
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....
