Ferris Bueller spin-off film finds its director
by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2024 | News
A year and a half on from the project's announcement, the valet-centric Ferris Bueller spin-off flick now has a director, but its script still isn't...
Westworld | The race to make one of the most important films of the early 1970s
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2024 | Feature
A key sci-fi film of the 1970s, Westworld was made in a matter of months and was almost scrapped before it was released....
Stranger Things: The First Shadow interview | Christopher Buckley on special effects, The Omen, and joining the West End’s biggest show
by James Harvey | Feb 21, 2024 | Feature, TV
We chat to the star of the Stranger Things play about playing Bob Newby, managing a DJ booth and the Netflix show eight years on....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: letting people down
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2024 | Feature
A few thoughts on trying to keep your brain going, when you can't do everything you need - or people want you - to do....
Disney is outsourcing its DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray work to Sony in the US
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2024 | News
A new deal between Disney and Sony might just unlock Disney's DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray output at last....
Kevin Costner is building a film studio, still planning Horizon 3 and 4
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2024 | News
With Horizon: An American Saga starting its cinema rollout this summer, Kevin Costner now has a film studio where he can make the rest of the films....
British Film Editors reveal Cut Above Awards 2024 winners
by James Harvey | Feb 21, 2024 | News
In all the excitement of the BAFTAs, it's worth appreciating the craft that helps all those films make any sense at all. Here's the full list of the...
The Lavender Hill Mob, Kind Hearts & Coronets coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Two Ealing classics - The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind Hearts & Coronets - are heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: more here....
Jurassic World | Gareth Edwards to direct new film
by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Gareth Edwards has stepped in to replace David Leitch on the new Jurassic World, which is getting ready for a 2025 release....
Irish Wish | Trailer released for Lindsay Lohan romcom
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 21, 2024 | News
Lindsay Lohan finds love in Ireland in Netflix romantic comedy Irish Wish, and here's the trailer for the film....
Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 pushed into 2025
by Dan Cooper | Feb 21, 2024 | News
We now have to wait until January next year to see Parasite director Bong Joon-ho's highly-anticipated sci-fi project, Mickey 17....
Civil War | Alex Garland's action thriller has a new trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 20, 2024 | News
A24 has released a new trailer for Alex Garland's epic-looking Civil War, starring Cailee Spaeny and Kirsten Dunst. Have a gander:...
The Beatles | Sam Mendes to direct four official biopics
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2024 | News
For the first time, an official scripted biopic of The Beatles: in fact, four of them, all due in 2027 from director Sam Mendes....
Martin Scorsese to star in crime mystery In The Hand Of Dante
by James Harvey | Feb 20, 2024 | News
Martin Scorsese is reviving an entertaining - if relatively short - acting career in Julian Schnabel's new movie. More below:...
Something In The Water trailer | Beware of the shark
by Maria Lattila | Feb 20, 2024 | News
It’s, once again, not safe to go in the water as we quickly find out in the first trailer for Something In The Water.
Rob Reiner changed the ending of When Harry Met Sally after meeting his wife
by Maria Lattila | Feb 20, 2024 | News
Classic rom-com When Harry Met Sally originally had a more heartbreaking ending where Harry and Sally didn’t get together. Here’s why that was changed.
Beetlejuice 2 | "It had to feel handmade," Michael Keaton says of sequel's lack of CGI
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 20, 2024 | News
After "years of standing in front of a giant screen," returning star Michael Keaton was adamant that Beetlejuice 2 had to "feel handmade," and praises...
David Lynch’s Dune | How conflicting ambitions resulted in a flawed cult classic
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 20, 2024 | Feature
To this day, David Lynch still regards his 1984 Dune film as a “sow’s ear”. We look back at why the cult film didn’t turn out quite as the directo...
Salem’s Lot | Warner Bros has another filmed yet unreleased film, decision time looming
by Simon Brew | Feb 20, 2024 | News
The new Salem's Lot movie finished filming at the end of 2021: but there remains no sign of a release. More here....
Romantic comedies of the 1920s | five must-see films
by Sarah Cook | Feb 20, 2024 | Feature
The 1920s wasn't short of romantic cinema - and here are five vintage films well worth seeking out from the era....
Midnight Sons | rumour suggests it could be a new MCU project
by Dan Cooper | Feb 20, 2024 | News
Composer turned director Michael Giacchino is said to be in line to helm an MCU take on one of Marvel Comics' supernatural teams, Midnight Sons....
The Home | Pete Davidson horror secures UK distribution
by Dan Cooper | Feb 20, 2024 | News
Coming from the director of The Purge, Pete Davidson-headlined 'retirement home horror' The Home will release later this year....
Wallace And Gromit | Aardman co-founder Peter Lord reveals plot details about new film
by Jake Godfrey | Feb 20, 2024 | News, TV
Aardman co-founder Peter Lord has revealed details about the plot of the new Wallace And Gromit film, which will be broadcast at Christmas 2024....
Blade Runner 2099 switches creative lead
by Dan Cooper | Feb 20, 2024 | News, TV
The TV series Blade Runner 2099 is reportedly set to begin production in April of this year, with a new director and executive producer in place....
Shirley trailer | Regina King transforms into a political hero in John Ridley’s new film
by Maria Lattila | Feb 19, 2024 | News
Netflix have released the trailer for Shirley, which stars Regina King as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress.
Gore Verbinski's next film announces cast, includes Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 19, 2024 | News
After eight years, Gore Verbinski's back with a thriller called Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. And it now has a cast, with Sam Rockwell, Michael...
Save The Green Planet | Yorgos Lanthimos sets a remake of a Korean film as his next project
by Maria Lattila | Feb 19, 2024 | News
Yorgos Lanthimos is already eyeing up his next project; a remake of a South Korean fantasy comedy. More on it below.
Podcast | In conversation with BAFTA-winner Hoyte van Hoytema - Oppenheimer, Spectre, Christopher Nolan, David O Russell and Tomas Alfredson
by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2024 | Podcasts
A special episode of the Film Stories podcast, with the Oscar-nominated cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema......
Jennifer Lame interview | How to edit Oppenheimer (and win a BAFTA while you do it)
by James Harvey | Feb 19, 2024 | Feature
Ahead of the BAFTA and Oscar awards ceremonies, we sat down with Oppenheimer editor Jennifer Lame to ask – how do you edit a film about the end of t...
Ludwig Göransson interview | BAFTA-winning Oppenheimer composer on the film's devastating score
by James Harvey | Feb 19, 2024 | Feature
With BAFTA success in the rearview mirror, we chat Oppenheimer’s propulsive score with the man who knows it best - composer Ludwig Göransson....
