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Emma Roberts and Jack Whitehall to headline sci-fi comedy

by Simon Brew | Jun 24, 2020 | News

From the co-writer of Borat comes Robots, a new comedy that Emma Roberts and Jack Whitehall are to take the lead roles in....

No Time To Die: Hans Zimmer on scoring the movie

by Simon Brew | Jun 24, 2020 | News

Hans Zimmer has been chatting about why he took the James Bond 007 scoring job on very late in the day for the movie....

Saint Maud: acclaimed horror rescheduled for

by Simon Brew | Jun 24, 2020 | News

Psychological horror Saint Maud is already looking like one of the must-see films of the year - and it's now heading our way in October....

How To Build A Girl heading to Amazon Prime

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2020 | News

The film of Caitlin Moran's How To Build A Girl is bypassing cinemas in the UK and heading to Amazon Prime Video instead....

Chicken Run 2 has been snapped up by Netflix

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2020 | News

Aardman's previously-announced sequel to Chicken Run is now set to be a Netflix production, it's been announced....

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UK cinemas to be given go ahead for July 4th reopening

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2020 | News

The government is set to give the greenlight for the reopening of cinemas from the first week of July, it's been revealed....

The Shows Must Go On: The Sound Of Music to stream for free

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2020 | News

The weekly programme of free streaming musicals is set to give an encore performance for The Sound Of Music this coming Friday....

Gerard Butler signs up for new action movie

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2020 | News

Gerard Butler is being called upon to sort of save the world again in the upcoming action movie Kandahar - more details here....

Joel Schumacher dies, aged 80

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News

Joel Schumacher, one of the most successful Hollywood directors of the 1980s and 1990s, has passed away, it's been announced....

Mamma Mia 3 is being planned

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News

Mamma Mia! looks like it's on its way to becoming a trilogy, with early plans in place for a third film in the series....

Inception re-release confirmed for UK

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News

Christopher Nolan's Inception will be back in UK cinemas next month, to celebrate its tenth birthday (and try and lure people back to multiplexes)....

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie pushed back to 2021

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News

The big screen take on the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie will now be with us a few months later than planned, in February 2021....

People Just Do Nothing movie moves to 2021

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | News

The People Just Do Nothing big screen outing has vacated its August cinema release slot and will arrive in February 2021....

The permissions problems of Serial Mom

by Simon Brew | Jun 22, 2020 | Feature, News

John Waters' superb Serial Mom came up with some interesting problems, as it looked to present an everyday suburban scene against, er, a quite dark...

Odeon announces new safety measures for its UK cinemas

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | News

Odeon announces how it's going to be dealing with queuing, seating, payments and the purchase of assorted snacks when it reopens its doors....

Edgar Wright set to direct The Chain

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | News

Adrian McKinty's novel The Chain has been snapped up for movie adaptation, with Jane Goldman set to adapt the book and Edgar Wright directing....

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Christopher Walken as Captain Hook streaming for free tonight

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2020 | News

The Shows Must Go On returns this evening, with a full musical production of Peter Pan streaming for free - details here....

Film Stories’ second birthday: our ten most popular podcasts so far

by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News

A few words as Film Stories hits a bit of a milestone today: it's two years since its very first podcast episode was released into the world....

Proxima to be the first film when UK cinemas reopen

by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News

Eva Green stars in Proxima, the story of an astronaut and her relationship with her daughter - and here's the trailer for the movie....

Inheritance trailer: Lily Collins and Simon Pegg star in new thriller

by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News

Lily Collins and Simon Pegg star in the twisty thriller Inheritance - and here's the trailer for the incoming movie....

National Theatre: watch Small Island for free from tonight

by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News

Small Island is this week's free streaming production from the National Theatre, and you can find out more about it right here....

Empire’s Helen O’Hara penning Women Vs Hollywood book

by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2020 | News

Details emerge of the next film book from the quite brilliant Helen O'Hara - and you can now preorder the book as well....

Disney sending The Empire Strikes Back to cinemas in July

by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is getting a re-release on the big screen in the UK, to help give re-opening cinemas a boost....

Details land of John Boyega’s new film role

by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News

John Boyega is to headline the film Naked Singularity, and more details of the production - as well as a first image - have been issued....

Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD collection confirmed for UK release

by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News

Lawrence Of Arabia, Dr Strangelove, Jerry Maguire and more are making their 4K disc debut in a deluxe collectors' set - more details here....

Wilde, Cruel Intentions, Muriel's Wedding and more heading to Prime Video

by Simon Brew | Jun 17, 2020 | News

Signature has signed up a host of 1990s and 2000s movies that it'll be adding to the Amazon Prime Video streaming service in the UK - details here....