Film Stories

Old movies: a celebration of Victorian Christmas films

by Sarah Cook | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature

Many a festive tale has been inspired by Victorian authors - now we're looking at the Christmas films the Victorians produced....

Monster House's Gil Kenan to helm Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel

by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2022 | News

Currently set for a late 2023 release, the follow-up to 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife has found its director. ...

Amazon announces a Toejam & Earl movie

by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2022 | News

The latest 90s Sega video game to get the adaptation treatment is Toejam & Earl, this time courtesy of Amazon. ...

Trailer released for horror movie Lullaby, starring Oona Chaplin

by Jake Godfrey | Dec 06, 2022 | News

Oona Chaplin headlines the upcoming horror Lullaby, here's the trailer. Just be careful what songs you sing to your kids......

Bambi horror film on the way

by Jake Godfrey | Dec 06, 2022 | News

Winnie The Pooh and Peter Pan are already taking a horror movie turn - and now Bambi is joining them. More here....

Opinion | Where will retro-inspired developers turn next?

by Devon Wiersma | Dec 05, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Games that hark back to an age of sprites and 2D scrolling have been all the rage for a while, with PlayStation-style 3D games taking over. But where will we go next for our retro fix, Devon wonders...

Guillermo del Toro, who sadly didn't direct a Star Wars film or Pacific Rim 2.

Guillermo del Toro working on a 'monster movie' next

by Dan Cooper | Dec 05, 2022 | News

It's by no means a sure thing but Guillermo del Toro is currently setting something monstrous up and his next project. ...

Rian Johnson wants to explore post-Netflix release cinema screenings

by Dan Cooper | Dec 05, 2022 | News

Glass Onion director Rian Johnson is keen to trial another model of theatrical distribution with his Knives Out sequel. ...

Young Sherlock Holmes is coming to Blu-ray for the first time

by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2022 | News

Bizarrely, the 1985 favourite Young Sherlock Holmes has never made it to the Blu-ray format before - but that's going to change in early 2023....

Gurinder Chadha's next film set at Disney

by Jake Godfrey | Dec 05, 2022 | News

Disney has given the green light to Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges to write and direct an as-yet-untitled film about an Indian princess....

Luther film will be released by Netflix in March 2023

by Jake Godfrey | Dec 05, 2022 | News

Netflix has revealed the first images of the Luther film, which we now know will land on the streaming service in March 2023....

Amazon, etailers, and the challenge in searching for a DVD to buy

by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2022 | Feature

Buying DVDs and Blu-rays is still quite straighforward, but instead of good curation, we now seem to be getting more and more sponsored listings...

Video game Sifu to become a film adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Dec 05, 2022 | News

The writer behind John Wick is developing a kung fu revenge project that packs a smart twist, based on the videogame Sifu....

Podcast: Labyrinth (1986) and Uncharted (2022)

by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a much-loved box office disappointment, and a film that burned through a lot of directors...

Your Christmas Or Mine review: a thoroughly charming festive treat

by James Harvey | Dec 02, 2022 | Reviews

Young couple Hayley (Cora Kirk) and James (Asa Butterfield) suffer festive tragedy at the hands of the UK rail network in Jim O’Hanlon’s com...

Super Mario Land | Celebrating the weirdness of Mario’s Game Boy debut

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Super Mario Land is still the plucky plumber's trippiest outing. Ryan takes a look back at Mario's Game Boy debut.

When directors cuts are assembled without the directors

by Dan Cooper | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature

Not every 'director's cut' is director approved - we take a look at the times studios went ahead with making them without the director's...

Film Quiz Friday: Meet The Muppets

by Mark Harrison | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to try and answer all these Muppet questions right… (bom bom bom) OUR...

Podcast: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022), with director Matthew Warchus and screenwriter Dennis Kelly

by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2022 | Podcasts

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Matthew Warchus and screenwriter Dennis Kelly, with the focus primarily...