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News from the virtual front - 10th May

by Kirsten Howard | May 10, 2019 | Gaming, News

Keeping track of the news, so you don't have to.

New British short film tackling baby loss and mental health needs your support

by Simon Brew | May 10, 2019 | News

Blank Shores is a new sci-fi drama, which aims to shine a light on the loss of a child....

News from the virtual front - 9th May

by Kirsten Howard | May 09, 2019 | Gaming, News

Keeping track of the news, so you don't have to.

Entering the Cosmos: how we made our movie

by Film Stories | May 09, 2019 | Feature, News

How hitting an invisible brick wall spurred two budding filmmakers on an incredible journey to success....

Disney is halving the number of films that Fox makes

by Simon Brew | May 09, 2019 | News

Following the completion of its Fox acquisition, Disney - as feared - is cutting back on the firm's movie output....

News from the virtual front - 8th May

by Kirsten Howard | May 08, 2019 | Gaming, News

Keeping track of the news, so you don't have to.

Film Stories presents: True Romance, back on the big screen in Birmingham this Monday!

by Simon Brew | May 08, 2019 | Misc, News

Tickets on sale now, as we bring True Romance back to the big screen, for one night only....

How a serious illness affects a love of movies

by Film Stories | May 08, 2019 | Feature, News

A deeply personal look at how your life can turn around in a very short space of time – and how it affects watching movies. R...

Tucked: trailer for incoming British comedy drama

by Simon Brew | May 07, 2019 | News, Video

Mark your calendars for the terrific Tucked, that arrives in UK cinemas in the middle of this month....

Chaos Walking reshoots now underway, new director brought in to help

by Simon Brew | May 07, 2019 | News

Fede Alvarez has joined original director Doug Liman for reshoots on the troubled adaption of Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking....

The Father: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman to star

by Simon Brew | May 07, 2019 | News

The adaption of acclaimed play The Father is about to start filming....

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser is getting a movie reboot

by Simon Brew | May 07, 2019 | News

David S Goyer is set to pen the script for the long-mooted Hellraiser reboot....

Podcast: Panic Room (2002) and Toy Soldiers (1991)

by Simon Brew | May 06, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, what happened when director David Fincher sought a more contained movie to make, and the film...

Full trailer for new Emma Thompson comedy, Late Night

by Simon Brew | May 02, 2019 | News

Emma Thompson headlines Late Night, that's been subject of one of the Sundance Film Festival's biggest ever deals - and the UK rights have been...

Oscar-winner Green Book is for a “largely older and largely white audience”, producer says

by Simon Brew | May 02, 2019 | News

The producer of Green Book has been defending the movie....

New UK sci-fi thriller White Chamber sets May release

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2019 | News

Shauna Macdonald stars in White Chamber - and you can see the trailer for the new thriller here....

Getting films crowdfunded

by Film Stories | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, News

Crowdfunding can give life to a project that would otherwise hit the dust....

Fantastic Beasts 3 is arriving a year later than expected

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2019 | News

The third film in the Harry Potter spin-off series won't be with us now until 2021....

Long Shot: get a seat at our luxury free London preview screening!

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2019 | News

Come and see the acclaimed romcom Long Shot at an exclusive Film Stories preview screening....

A Boy Called Christmas, based on Matt Haig’s novel, starts filming in London

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2019 | News

A Boy Called Christmas is in production now, ahead of a release at the end of the year....

Podcast: Hook (1991) and Coyote Ugly (2000)

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a big blockbuster whose director struggles to like it, and a smaller Jerry Bruckheimer...

James Bond 25 filming details emerge

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2019 | News

Location details for the 25th James Bond film have come to light....

British director lands the new Rugrats movie

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2019 | News

The Rugrats are heading back to the movies....

Win tickets to the UK fan premiere of Tolkien in London!

by Simon Brew | Apr 23, 2019 | News

Come along to the fan premiere of London on Monday 29th April: enter to win tickets here....

Podcast: Geostorm (2017) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In episode 50 of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that both initially struggled at the box office office. One subsequently fared better...