Film Stories

Look at this stunning recreation of a rail station in Unreal Engine 5

by Lewis Packwood | Aug 21, 2023 | Gaming, News

CG artist Jaakko Saari shows off an amazing video clip of a photo-realistic rail station created using Unreal Engine 5.

NetEase teases Project Mugen, a beautiful-looking open-world RPG

by Lewis Packwood | Aug 21, 2023 | Gaming, News

Open-world RPG Project Mugen is set to be revealed on 24th August, but the teaser clips released so far look stunning.

'No amount of paid advertising' makes up for absent stars, states report

by Dan Cooper | Aug 21, 2023 | News

As actors withdraw their pubic support for film releases, a new report has assessed the negative box office impact of ongoing strikes....

A24's Love Lies Bleeding, Rose Glass' next film to arrive early next year

by Dan Cooper | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Rose Glass' follow up to 2020's Saint Maud will reportedly be released early in 2024 following a Sundance premiere....

Cygni: All Guns Blazing hands-on preview | Blasting into the future

by Alan Wen | Aug 21, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a cinematic shoot-’em-up that has its sights on moving the genre forward instead of looking back.

Lewis Pullman reveals how actors went to the loo during Top Gun: Maverick

by Dan Cooper | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Forget Top Gun: Maverick's incredible box office run, here's the story of the film's greatest success: taking a leak....

Criterion Collection finally brings 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases to UK

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Martin Scorsese's After Hours marks the debut of the Criterion Collection on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK: more here....

Ben Wheatley revisited: A Field in England (2013)

by A J Black | Aug 21, 2023 | Feature

Our revisiting of the work of Ben Wheatley arrives at one of his very best films - and most divisive: it's A Field In England....

Short indie film round-up: Released, Life Of Illegals, Few Steps

by Marc Paterson | Aug 21, 2023 | Feature

Our weekly round-up of short films to watch on YouTube continues - this time we're shining a spotlight on filmmaker Andrian Gurghis....

Director Jan De Bont shares his opinion on the Twister sequel

by Jake Godfrey | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Twister director Jan De Bont has been chatting about his thoughts the upcoming sequel to his film, Twisters....

Trailer released for comedy She Came To Me

by Jake Godfrey | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Peter Dinklage and Anne Hathaway lead comedy She Came To Me, and the first trailer for the movie has landed....

Podcast: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and T2 Trainspotting (2017)

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | Podcasts

After a longer than originally planned gap (due to a dodgy voice!), the Film Stories podcast returns from its summer snooze. And what better way to...

Movie Geek Live returns! Birmingham show announced, with very special guests

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2023 | News

Film geeks of the West Midlands! We've got a huge treat or two for you at our next live show in September: more details here....

Sylvester McCoy's life story to be brought to the screen by Film Stories

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2023 | News

Sylvester McCoy's going to tell his extraordinary life story in a very special film from Film Stories, our first feature....

AI mod that let you have conversations with NPCs in GTA 5 is removed by Rockstar without warning

by Lewis Packwood | Aug 18, 2023 | Gaming, News

The GTA 5 Sentient Streets mod used AI to generate speech - but Rockstar has ordered it to be taken down without explanation.

R-Type | Fan-made Mega Drive port will include Master System's secret stage

by Ryan Lambie | Aug 18, 2023 | Gaming, News

A fan-made Sega Mega Drive port of shooter classic R-Type is coming along nicely, with its creator now adding the Sega Master System version's secret stage to the mix.

Xbox 360 Store closure could see over 200 games become unavailable

by Ryan Lambie | Aug 18, 2023 | Gaming, News

Analysis by VGC suggests that, when the Xbox 360 Store closes next year, 220 digital-only games will be unavailable to purchase and could potentially disappear.