Podcasts Archives

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...

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...

Podcast: Addams Family Values (1993) and Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

by Simon Brew | Apr 15, 2019 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two sequels to Paramount hits, and the stories behind them....

Quantum Of Solace (2008) and Crimson Tide (1995)

by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a 007 movie that originally had an 18 month schedule, and a 90s blockbuster that started out with...

Superman III (1983) and Arachnophobia (1990)

by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how a superhero sequel changed direction, and a well-liked scary spider movie struggled to hit...

Wayne's World 2 (1993) and WarGames (1983)

by Simon Brew | Mar 25, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon tells the stories of two films that faced very particular challenges....

Podcast: The Green Hornet (2011) and Turner & Hooch (1989)

by Simon Brew | Mar 18, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon examines two films that each faced significant problems....

Never Been Kissed (1999) and Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017)

by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of films that found their own way around the American movie system....

A League Of Their Own (1992) and Sense & Sensibility (1995)

by Simon Brew | Mar 04, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of the Film Stories with Simon Brew podcast, Simon looks at a pair of 90s movies that each faced its own battle....

In conversation with Serenity and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight: a Film Stories special

by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2019 | Podcasts

In an extra episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon welcomes a special guest: the creator of Peaky Blinders and writer/director of...

Terminator 3 (2003) and Crocodile Dundee (1986)

by Simon Brew | Feb 25, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at two films with independent backgrounds!...

Back To The Future Part III (1990) and Spice World: The Movie (1997)

by Simon Brew | Feb 18, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a much-loved trilogy closer, and a very quickly produced British movie!...

Judge Dredd (1995) and Carry On Camping (1969)

by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon at two very different British institutions on the big screen....

Podcast: Event Horizon (1997) and Rango (2011)

by Simon Brew | Feb 04, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a sci-fi movie that ran out of time, and a smaller animated project that proved...

Film Stories podcast special: in conversation with How To Train Your Dragon's Dean DeBlois

by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | Podcasts

In an extra episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon welcomes a special guest: How To Train Your Dragon trilogy writer/director Dean DeBlois....

Waterworld (1995) and Wonder (2017)

by Simon Brew | Jan 28, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at one of the 1990s' most infamous blockbusters, and a winning adaptation of a...

Carlito's Way (1993) and Truly Madly Deeply (1990)

by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is in the 1990s, with two films that gave significant career boosts to their respective...

Contact (1997) and Captain Underpants (2017)

by Simon Brew | Jan 14, 2019 | Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at an ambitious studio sci-fi movie, and an animated feature that came to life in...