Film Stories

The Guard director’s new film is ‘Duel meets Picnic At Hanging Rock’

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News

John Michael McDonagh will next be tackling Fear Is The Rider, a chase thriller that's set in Australia: more details here....

Michael Mann’s Ferrari film is finally going ahead

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News

It's taken two decades to get this far, but Michael Mann's biopic of Enzo Ferrari is finally set to start filming this spring....

Russell Crowe joins the Kraven The Hunter film

by Simon Brew | Feb 10, 2022 | News

Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be joined by Russell Crowe in Sony's Spider-Man universe movie, Kraven The Hunter....

Scarecrow Video: the world's largest remaining independent video rental store

by Sarah Philip | Feb 10, 2022 | Feature, News

Scarecrow Video is Seattle’s last video rental store, with over 138,000 titles ranging from new releases to extremely rare films that can only be f...

Steven Spielberg's West Side Story coming to Disney+ next month

by Lauren Miles | Feb 09, 2022 | News

The Oscar-nominated remake of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, is coming to Disney+ on 2nd March. ...

cara delevingne and jaden smith in Life In A Year

Cara Delevingne cast in eco-thriller The Climb

by Lauren Miles | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Carnival Row and Life In A Year star Cara Delevingne is set to play a daring climber and activist in eco-thriller The Climb....

Still of A24's Men. Harper, played by Jessie Buckley, stands in a forest in front of a dark tunnel

Jessie Buckley stars in new trailer for A24's Men

by Lauren Miles | Feb 09, 2022 | News

A24 has released the first trailer for Men, a horror-drama starring Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley - Alex Garland writes and directs....

Be a hero: shun NFTs in video games

by Dan Root | Feb 09, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Will blockchain ruin gaming? Dan Marshall has a few thoughts...

Sony's animated Into The Spider-Verse may yet have Marvel Cinematic Universe ties

by Dan Cooper | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been chatting about Spider-Man, multiverses, and things overlapping....

Mission: Impossible 8 to mark Tom Cruise character's exit from the franchise

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Tom Cruise is planning to bring Ethan Hunt's adventures to an end with 2024's Mission: Impossible 8....

RIP Douglas Trumbull, a legendary special effects pioneer

by Dan Cooper | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Doug Trumbull leaves us at the age of 79, leaving behind an indelible impact on the world of sci-fi cinema....

Michael Jackson star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

A Michael Jackson biopic moves ahead from Bohemian Rhapsody producer

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News

The estate of Michael Jackson gives formal permission for a biopic to move forward, with Lionsgate signing up to distribute the film....

Full trailer arrives for Toy Story spin-off, Lightyear

by Dan Cooper | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Buzz Lightyear is speeding back to a cinema near you this summer - here's the new trailer for Lightyear....

Liam Neeson is still attached to that Naked Gun reboot

by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News

Liam Neeson confirms he's still involved in the planned new The Naked Gun film, and that it might just finish his career....

12 underappreciated pieces of John Williams music

by Neil Shepherd | Feb 09, 2022 | Feature, News

A salute to the brilliant John Williams, with 12 of his tracks that don't always get the love they deserve....

New Smurfs films to be made by Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation

by Lauren Miles | Feb 08, 2022 | News

The Smurfs will return to the big screen as Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation sign a multi-picture deal with the brand's worldwide...

Two characters (played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons) riding horses in The Power Of The Dog

The Power Of The Dog leads Oscars 2022 nominations

by Lauren Miles | Feb 08, 2022 | News

The full list of nominees for the 94th Academy Awards has been announced - Jane Campion's The Power Of The Dog is up for 12 prizes. ...

The Matrix Resurrections: court case springs up over box office performance

by Dan Cooper | Feb 08, 2022 | News

Warner Bros is being sued by Village Roadshow Pictures over the release of The Matrix Resurrections: more here....

AI and rapid prototyping: the future of game design?

by Howard Scott Warshaw | Feb 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Could AI help developers prototype games – or even design a triple-A hit from scratch? Atari legend Howard Scott Warshawhas a few thoughts

Christopher Nolan adds Dane DeHaan to Oppenheimer cast

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News

With production shortly to get underway, Christopher Nolan adds Dane DeHaan to the cast of his new film, Oppenheimer....

Gerard Butler teams up with John Wick writer for next project

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News

John Wick writer Derek Kolstad, big screen ass kicker Gerard Butler and Dexter author Jeff Lindsay are pooling their talents for Just Watch Me....

Spider-Verse co-director Peter Ramsey to tackle vampires in supernatural thriller

by Dan Cooper | Feb 08, 2022 | News

A 'film noir social thriller' featuring bloodsuckers, set in the 1950s is on the cards next for Oscar-winner Peter Ramsey....

Eddie Izzard signs up for Doctor Jekyll film

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2022 | News

Eddie Izzard is to play Dr Nina Jekyll in Joe Stephenson's upcoming Doctor Jekyll film: more on the project here....

Resurrecting the hawk: Hudson Hawk, over 30 years later

by Mark Searby | Feb 08, 2022 | Feature, News

Mark Searby looks back at an infamous Hollywood flop, Hudson Hawk, that’s gradually built its audience over the last 30 years....

Old films: movie musicals of the Pre-Code era

by Sarah Cook | Feb 08, 2022 | Feature, News

Sarah Cook recommends some Pre-Code Hollywood musicals to add some romance to your Valentine's Day....

asa butterfield and gwendoline christie in flux gourmet

Teaser trailer released for Peter Strickland's Flux Gourmet

by Lauren Miles | Feb 07, 2022 | News

Flux Gourmet, from director Peter Strickland, now has a teaser trailer - the film is set to premiere at Berlin Film Festival....

British Film Editors announces the 2022 Cut Above Awards

by Lauren Miles | Feb 07, 2022 | News

The Cut Above Awards, hosted by British Film Editors, is using its second year to expand - with five new categories celebrating film and TV editing....