Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount wins copyright court case
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 09, 2024 | News
A court has ruled that Paramount Studios didn't infringe any copyright laws when it made Top Gun: Maverick....
Shōgun episode 8 review | Mourning and matcha tea
by Maria Lattila | Apr 09, 2024 | Reviews, TV
After last week’s shocking ending, episode 8 finds Toranaga in mourning and Blackthorne indecisive. Here’s our Shōgun episode 8 review.
Paramount Pictures, the 1990s, and the rise of the 'Sherry movie'
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2024 | Misc
Sherry Lansing was one of the most powerful women in Hollywood in the 1990s - and she used that power to make films the rest of town was ignoring....
Kevin Costner’s Horizon confirmed for Cannes Film Festival premiere
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2024 | News
The wraps are coming off Kevin Costner's hugely ambitious Horizon: An American Saga, with a world premiere next month....
How Joe Pasquale landed a job voicing a Hollywood movie – thanks to Bob Hoskins
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2024 | News
Joe Pasquale has a Pampers advert and Bob Hoskins to thank for landing a role in 2006's Garfield movie: more here....
The incredible story of the first female director, Alice Guy-Blaché
by Sarah Cook | Apr 09, 2024 | Feature
For this week’s column, Sarah Cook dives into the story of Alice Guy-Blaché, one of the first woman directors of cinema.
Chris McCausland and Lee Mack headline Christmas comedy Bad Tidings
by Jake Godfrey | Apr 09, 2024 | News, TV
Chris McCausland and Lee Mack will star as feuding neighbours in Sky Max Christmas comedy Bad Tidings....
Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis faces big distribution challenge
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2024 | News
Francis Ford Coppola has independently funded his $100m+ dream project Megalopolis - but there are few takers to distribute it....
Jason Statham starts filming Levon's Trade
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2024 | News
The next collaboration between Jason Statham and David Ayer (with a Sylvester Stallone script) - Levon's Trade - is now shooting, with further casting...
David Lynch still hopes to make Snootworld
by Dan Cooper | Apr 09, 2024 | News
Despite David Lynch's feature-length animation project having been rejected by Netflix, the fillmaker is still seeking financing for Snootworld....
Fly Me To The Moon trailer | Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum fake the moon landing
by Maria Lattila | Apr 08, 2024 | News
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum lead an ensemble cast in Greg Berlanti’s comedy. Watch the Fly Me To The Moon trailer.
MaXXXine trailer finds Mia Goth in Hollywood
by Maria Lattila | Apr 08, 2024 | News
Mia Goth reprises her role as Maxine Minx in the concluding film in Ti West’s horror trilogy. Take a look at the first MaXXXine trailer.
Memento | How Steven Soderbergh helped Christopher Nolan find a distributor
by James Harvey | Apr 08, 2024 | News
Memento started life as a gritty, independent underdog of a film - but it would take one of Hollywood's biggest directors, Steven Soderbergh, to get...
Film Stories magazine | Introducing issue 49, celebrating British independent film
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2024 | News
A UK print film magazine, and a big one too! Here's Film Stories issue 49 - an issue going very much beyond the blockbusters....
Jonathan Nolan talks the political response to The Dark Knight | "I remember reading how we were an apologist for George Bush"
by James Harvey | Apr 08, 2024 | News
Where does The Dark Knight stand on the 43rd president of the US? According to Jonathan Nolan's latest interview, he's been accused of taking both...
Havoc | Gareth Evans' long-delayed film reportedly due to appear in late 2024
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 08, 2024 | News
The Raid director Gareth Evans' latest film, Havoc, finished shooting in 2021 - three years on, it'll stream on Netflix in late 2024, a report says....
Crazy Rich Asians 2 reportedly filming in 2025
by Maria Lattila | Apr 08, 2024 | News
It looks like Crazy Rich Asians 2 is still very much happening, with a shoot reportedly planned for 2025.
Those About To Die | Roland Emmerich's gladiatorial TV series will stream in July
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 08, 2024 | News, TV
Independence Day and Moonfall director Roland Emmerich heads to ancient Rome for the TV series, Those About To Die. Here's a trailer and some other...
The First Omen and Immaculate | Powerful horror for a post-Roe vs Wade world
by Maria Lattila | Apr 08, 2024 | Feature
Both Immaculate and The First Omen explore women’s bodily autonomy with the help of the horror genre. Some thoughts…
James Cameron says Fantastic Voyage remake is "coming very soon"
by Dan Cooper | Apr 08, 2024 | News
The long-gestating sci-fi remake of Fantastic Voyage, which could pair James Cameron with Guillermo del Toro, is still on the cards, according to the...
David Fincher to finally remake Strangers On A Train
by Dan Cooper | Apr 08, 2024 | News
David Fincher's next film for Netflix is his long, long cherished remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train. More here....
Bradley Cooper almost quit The Place Beyond The Pines
by Dan Cooper | Apr 08, 2024 | News
Derek Cianfrance, director of The Place Beyond The Pines, has been talking about the moment the film nearly collapsed....
Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi movie adds another writer
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2024 | News
James Mangold will be working with Andor writer Beau Willimon, as he looks to bring Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi to the big screen....
The Lawnmower Man movies are coming to Blu-ray in the UK
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2024 | News
1992's The Lawnmower Man and 1995's Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace are making their UK Blu-ray debuts....
The Goes Wrong Show | BBC axes slapstick sitcom
by Jake Godfrey | Apr 08, 2024 | News, TV
The BBC has cancelled The Goes Wrong Show, it's finally been revealed. More details on that not-very-good news right here....
Podcast | Saltburn (2023) and Mean Girls (2024)
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2024 | Podcasts
In this podcast episode, the stories of two films - Saltburn and Mean Girls - and the way they both found their way to audiences......
Ripley review | Episodes 5-8
by Maria Lattila | Apr 06, 2024 | Reviews, TV
The final four episodes of Steve Zaillian’s wonderfully stylish show find Ripley in a tense cat-and-mouse game with Italian police. Here’s our review of Ripley episodes 5-8.
Scoop review | An infamous interview becomes a lightweight Netflix drama
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 05, 2024 | Reviews
An impressive cast, including Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell, assembles to tell the story of Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 N...
Denis Villeneuve currently developing Dune: Messiah; will tackle Nuclear War adaptation afterwards
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 05, 2024 | News
Director Denis Villeneuve is currently developing Dune: Messiah, but it's also being reported that he'll adapt the non-fiction book Nuclear War: A...
Avengelyne | Olivia Wilde set to direct comic book adaptation
by Dan Cooper | Apr 05, 2024 | News
Margot Robbie's production company looks set to take on a film based on Avengelyne, a comic book character created by Deadpool's Rob Liefeld....
