Film Stories

Second trailer for The Matrix Resurrections arrives

by Dan Cooper | Dec 07, 2021 | News

Should you want to know more about The Matrix Resurrections, follow the white rabbit - or, er, click this link instead....

Halloween Kills: Extended Cut heading to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in UK

by Simon Brew | Dec 07, 2021 | News

Halloween Kills is heading to disc in the UK in January, and we're getting a longer cut of the film as well: more details here....

Patty Jenkins steps back from Cleopatra, Kari Skogland steps in to direct

by Dan Cooper | Dec 07, 2021 | News

Patty Jenkins will now produce the Gal Gadot-starring epic Cleopatra, with The Falcon And the Winter Soldier's Kari Skogland stepping in....

The Castle: the brilliant Australian film not many have seen

by Paul Halfpenny | Dec 07, 2021 | Feature, News

It got a brief UK release in the late 1990s, but The Castle is still a comedy that's fallen off many people's radar: it deserves seeking out....

Old movies: classic Christmas films from 1901 to 1951

by Sarah Cook | Dec 07, 2021 | Feature, News

In our latest old movie piece, Sarah goes through some of the finest Christmas movies from the early years of cinema....

TOEM: A Photo Adventure review - an excellent adventure

by Lewis Packwood | Dec 06, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Get me pictures of Spider-Man! And a moustache! And a fluffy sheep!

Robbie Williams biopic coming from The Greatest Showman director

by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2021 | News

The story of Robbie Williams is on the way - with the help of a CG monkey too: more details on Better Man right here....

Sony's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse release date, first look

by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2021 | News

The highly anticipated animated sequel to Into the Spider-Verse will also be coming in two parts, it has been revealed. ...

The Wayne’s World films are getting new disc releases in 2022

by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2021 | News

As Wayne's World heads to its 30th birthday - bowing to no sponsor - new Blu-ray releases of the films are confirmed for the UK....

Bidding war for Brad Pitt/Joseph Kosinski racing movie

by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2021 | News

The high profile pairing of Brad Pitt and director Joseph Kosinksi has sparked a Hollywood bidding war - with Lewis Hamilton involved....

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022, still of Leatherface standing in a doorway.

Trailer lands for 2022's Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake

by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2021 | News

The 1974 provocative horror slasher The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is getting the remake treatment thanks to Netflix - and here's the first trailer. ...

Podcast: Magnolia (1999) and Police Academy (1984)

by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2021 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an Oscar-nominated one-off, and a hit comedy that was anything but a one-off....

American Pie: why Chris Penn’s entire role was cut from the sequel

by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2021 | Feature, News

Had all gone to plan, Chris Penn would have joined the American Pie series as Stifler's dad - but his role was cut in post-production....

Talking Pictures TV launches free online catch-up service

by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2021 | News

The brilliant Talking Pictures TV is launches a catch-up service by the name of TPTV Encore - and it's absolutely free as well....

Silent Night review: a feel-bad movie for Christmas

by Tom Beasley | Dec 03, 2021 | News, Reviews

They've saved the feel-bad movie of the year for Christmas! Here's our review of Silent Night....

Guillermo del Toro almost directed a star wars movie

Guillermo del Toro plans to rewrite At The Mountains Of Madness

by Dan Cooper | Dec 03, 2021 | News

Guillermo del Toro now looks set to revisit his unmade adaptation of H P Lovecraft's At The Mountains Of Madness....

Radio 4’s new film programme, Screenshot, starts tonight

by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2021 | News

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode present Screenshot, that starts on Radio 4 this evening: more details on it here....

Acclaimed creature feature Achoura: trailer lands

by Dan Cooper | Dec 03, 2021 | News

The upcoming creature-feature Archoura has been earning rave reviews on the festival circuit, and you can catch your first glimpse of it right here....

Dune (2021) heads to UK DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in January

by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2021 | News

Dune is heading to disc in the UK in January, and will be on premium video on demand in December: more details here....

Huge cast announced for Edgar Allen Poe feature, The Pale Blue Eyes

by Dan Cooper | Dec 03, 2021 | News

Christian Bale is leading the cast of The Pale Blue Eyes, and more information about the movie has come to light....

West Side Story review: a triumphant retelling from Steven Spielberg

by Tom Beasley | Dec 03, 2021 | News, Reviews

Steven Spielberg's new take on West Side Story soars, and proves to be well worth the wait - here's our review....

Film Quiz Friday: Air Force One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

by Mark Harrison | Dec 03, 2021 | Feature, News

A disclaimer for this week’s film quiz – our lawyers tell us that we have never seen or even heard of Richard Osman’s House Of Games. O...

Podcast: In conversation with director Johannes Roberts: Resident Evil, F, Storage 24, 47 Meters Down and more (inc The Hoff!)

by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2021 | Podcasts

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, British writer/director Johannes Roberts takes us though his career to date, and with some candour...