Nosferatu tops first UK box office weekend of 2025
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is already the highest-grossing film of his career, and has just broken plenty more records besides. More below......
Changing tunes | Pop's acting one-hit-wonders
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the times famous singers attempted to branch out into acting - to varying degrees of success....
Will horror films finally break into the Oscars in 2025?
by Maria Lattila | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature, News
With a slew of excellent, critically acclaimed horror films in 2024, could awards bodies finally give them more consideration? A few thoughts....
George A Romero's Resident Evil | New trailer marks the documentary's digital release
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
Available to stream now in the US, George A Romero's Resident Evil looks into the horror videogame adaptation that never was. Here's a trailer.......
Gladiator II arriving on digital next week, 4K UltraHD Blu-ray set for March
by Maria Lattila | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II can be watched at home from next week and an array of physical media releases, including a 4K UltraHD Blu-ray, will be a...
EastEnders | Viewers will get to vote on how the 40th anniversary episode ends
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 07, 2025 | News, TV
How will the 40th anniversary episode of EastEnders, er, end? Viewers will be given the chance to vote on it, the BBC has announced....
Kevin Costner's Horizon becomes a Netflix hit in the US
by Dan Cooper | Jan 07, 2025 | News
With Horizon: An American Saga's future installments still uncertain, the first film's successful launch on Netflix could mark an important step in...
The Matrix 5 | Will Smith hints at his involvement
by Dan Cooper | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Will Smith has taken to social media to obliquely suggest that he might be starring in The Matrix 5 - 25 years after turning the original film down....
Helldivers and Horizon: Zero Dawn movies in the works at PlayStation Productions
by Dan Cooper | Jan 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
Movies based on Helldivers and Horizon: Zero Dawn are in the works at PlayStation Productions, as well as a Ghost Of Tsushima anime....
UK box office 2024 round-up: sequels, British successes, a lot of Wicked
by Simon Brew | Jan 07, 2025 | News
UK and Ireland box office takings in 2024 hold steady, but sequels dominate the top ten chart for the year. More here....
Grimm | Feature-length TV reboot in development
by Jake Godfrey | Jan 07, 2025 | News, TV
Cult fantasy series Grimm is being resurrected as a feature-length television film. If it's a success, a sequel series could follow. Hurrah!...
Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2, Jackie Brown heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, and his Kill Bill films, are coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this March. More here....
The Hurricane | Denzel Washington boxing drama began the century with a punch
by A J Black | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature
A quarter of a century of cinema has passed, so we look back at some of the movies of the year 2000, beginning with Denzel Washington-starring boxing...
Film Stories issue 53 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by Simon Brew | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Get issue 53 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Breaking Bad | Walter White's Albuquerque house could be yours for $4m
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 06, 2025 | News, TV
Walter White's New Mexico house from Breaking Bad is up for sale - and it'll cost about $4m, assuming you can handle the fan attention....
Squid Game 2 | Netflix is wilfully missing the point of its own hit TV show
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 06, 2025 | News, TV
Season 2 of Squid Game continues its brutal satire of cruelty and capitalism. Meanwhile, Netflix is making millions from advertising partnerships…...
Christopher Nolan | The Odyssey reportedly set to begin filming this month
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Director Christopher Nolan's "mythic action epic", based on The Odyssey, is reportedly due to go into production in January - and will wrap in March....
Star Wars | Lucasfilm planning a Knights Of The Old Republic TV show
by Dan Cooper | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Much-loved Star Wars videogame Knights Of The Old Republic, about the early years of the Jedi, could soon become a TV series....
David Fincher discusses films that never came to be
by Dan Cooper | Jan 06, 2025 | News
David Fincher has been chatting about what his takes on Harry Potter and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea would have looked like....
Brett Ratner | Set for first film since sexual misconduct allegations
by Simon Brew | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct, is directing a film about Melania Trump, married to a man accused of sexual misconduct....
Playing Nice episode 4 review | Who’s the real victim?
by Maria Lattila | Jan 06, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Things come to an explosive end in ITV's latest mini series. Here’s our Playing Nice episode 4 review....
Playing Nice episode 3 review | A Disney villain in an ITV show?
by Maria Lattila | Jan 06, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Pete is being questioned by the police about the swapping of the two boys. Here’s our Playing Nice episode 3 review. ...
Film Stories Podcast Network | Doctor Who, The War of the Rohirrim, Knowing Me Knowing Yule and more
by A J Black | Jan 06, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, festive Doctor Who, new Lord of the Rings and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…...
Joel Coen set to direct new film solo in 2025
by Dan Cooper | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Joel Coen is to direct another film solo in 2025, meaning the reunion of Joel and Ethan on a movie is further put back....
Amadeus | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release confirmed for February
by Simon Brew | Jan 06, 2025 | News
Milos Forman's Amadeus is arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray next month for the first time, and more details are here....
Podcast | Scarface (1983), plus Robert Eggers
by Simon Brew | Jan 06, 2025 | News, Podcasts
The 1983 remake of Scarface, starring Al Pacino, is revered now, but it had a difficult journey to the screen. Plus: a long chat with Robert Eggers....
Playing Nice episode 2 review | No one is playing nice here
by Maria Lattila | Jan 05, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Things get very tense in the second episode of ITV’s new miniseries. Here’s our Playing Nice episode 2 review. ...
Playing Nice episode 1 review | Family dynamics and swapped babies
by Maria Lattila | Jan 05, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
ITV’s latest mini series dives into the lives of two couples whose babies have been swapped at birth. Here’s our spoiler-free review of Playing Nic...
First Christmas | New Christmas film now in development at Ask Seek Knock
by Maria Lattila | Jan 03, 2025 | News
Keith Wilhelm Kopp and Laurence Guy are collaborating on a new Christmas film from production house Ask Seek Knock. Read more about it below. ...
Mad Max | No, director Justin Kurzel isn't pitching a prequel movie
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 03, 2025 | News
The Order director Justin Kurzel has offered a clarification on an early story doing the rounds that he wants to make a Mad Max prequel....
