Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Predicting the standing ovations

by Film Stories | May 15, 2025 | Feature, News

Cannes Film Festival is known for its standing ovations and this year, we’re trying to predict how long they’ll last....

Superman trailer | Ready, set... FLY!

by Maria Lattila | May 14, 2025 | News

David Corenswet’s caped superhero makes its debut this summer and Warner Bros. has just released the first, proper Superman trailer. Take a look b...

Max rebrands back to HBO Max after just two years

by Maria Lattila | May 14, 2025 | News, TV

Streaming platform Max is going back to its original name HBO Max after just over two years. More on the news below. ...

It’s 2025, and Escape From New York has just got a new VHS release

by Simon Brew | May 14, 2025 | News

John Carpenter's Escape From New York is getting a deluxe VHS release in the UK, and it's available to order here. It is 2025....

Guillermo del Toro | Feature-length documentary in the works

by Ryan Lambie | May 14, 2025 | News

Director Yves Montmayeur is currently working on a feature-length documentary about the Oscar-winning filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro....

Father Ted | Musical hopes over, Derry Girl and Outnumbered mentioned

by Simon Brew | May 14, 2025 | TV

Hat Trick Productions may go for a Derry Girls musical, but there's no chance of the long-mooted Father Ted musical happening....

Flesh Of The Gods | Elizabeth Olsen joins Panos Cosmatos' 1980s set vampire thriller

by Dan Cooper | May 14, 2025 | News

Elizabeth Olsen will co-star with Kristin Stewart and Oscar Isaac in Flesh Of The Gods, the new film from Mandy director Panos Cosmatos....

Anemone | Daniel Day-Lewis' comeback film arriving in October

by Dan Cooper | May 14, 2025 | News

After eight years in retirement, Daniel Day-Lewis is returning to acting in Anemone, a collaboration with his son, director Ronan Day-Lewis....

A Minecraft Movie heading to digital already; DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD due in June

by Simon Brew | May 14, 2025 | News

It's still bringing in millions at the box office, but Warner Bros is fast-tracking A Minecraft Movie to digital services and DVD, Blu-ray and 4K...

Nobody 2 | Here's the trailer for the action sequel

by Dan Cooper | May 14, 2025 | News

Bob Odenkirk is back at the unlikely assassin, and this time he's on holiday. The Nobody 2 trailer has just landed....

Final Destination | The slasher franchise where God is the murderer

by Ryan Lambie | May 14, 2025 | Feature, News

With its latest sequel in cinemas, we look back at the dark concept that has turned Final Destination into a 25-year-old franchise. ...

Mental Health Matters | Hygiene

by Sarah Myers | May 14, 2025 | Feature

In our regular weekly spot where we talk about mental health, a few words on the difficult subject of hygiene....

Final Destination: Bloodlines review - Death has familiar plans

by Maria Lattila | May 13, 2025 | News, Reviews

Death stalks whole families now in the latest sequel to the long-running horror franchise. Here’s our Final Destination: Bloodlines review. ...

Disney+ reveals The Bear season 4 and Alien: Earth release dates

by Maria Lattila | May 13, 2025 | News, TV

Summer is looking rather excellent as Disney+ confirms the release dates for its two most highly-anticipated series, The Bear season 4 and Alien:...

Martin Decker: Dad | Indie film stage show announces Welsh national tour

by James Harvey | May 13, 2025 | News

A middle-aged dad dispenses parenting tips through the medium of Harrison Ford films in a new stage show. More below....

Fallout | Prime Video has already commissioned season 3

by Ryan Lambie | May 13, 2025 | News, TV

Fallout season 2 isn't due to stream until December, but Prime Video has already ordered season 3 of the hit post-apocalyptic series....

Spider-Noir | First look trailer lands for MGM's TV series

by Dan Cooper | May 13, 2025 | News, TV

Nicolas Cage is Spider-Man: Noir in Spider-Noir, and the first teaser trailer has been released. Take a look at the TV show here....

Kevin Costner's Horizon now bogged down in legal battle

by Simon Brew | May 13, 2025 | News

The release of Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 looks further away as a legal battle gets underway....

F1 | Fresh trailer lands for Brad Pitt-headlined blockbuster

by Dan Cooper | May 13, 2025 | News

From the director of Top Gun Maverick comes F1, with Brad Pitt in the lead role. Here's the new trailer for the film....

Madonna biopic will now be a Netflix series

by Dan Cooper | May 13, 2025 | News, TV

The biopic of Madonna will no longer be a feature film, and instead is going to be a Netflix series. More here....

Snow White | Disney’s live action film getting DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD release in June

by Simon Brew | May 13, 2025 | News

Disney's live action Snow White is heading to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Steelbook, with extra features on most versions too....

Film Stories Live | Tickets for Birmingham in June on sale now!

by Film Stories | May 13, 2025 | News

Film Stories Live shows are back for 2025. Tickets available here, and info too if you want a Film Stories show near you......

Jamie Lee Curtis could only get fake AI ad taken down when she called out Mark Zuckerberg

by Simon Brew | May 13, 2025 | News

Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis could only get a fake AI ad featuring her likeness taken down when she went to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directly....

The Thing | Its most subtle effects sequence is also its most effective

by Ryan Lambie | May 13, 2025 | Feature

One five-minute sequence at the heart of John Carpenter’s The Thing provides a showcase of expert special effects, direction and editing. ...

Film Stories Podcast Network | Havoc, James Gandolfini, The Bourne Identity and more

by A J Black | May 13, 2025 | Featured, Film Stories Podcast Network, News

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: frenetic action, iconic actors, zooming camerawork and much more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…...

Megadoc | Making of documentary to go behind-the-scenes of Megalopolis

by James Harvey | May 12, 2025 | News

Filmmaker Mike Figgis was offered total access to Francis Ford Coppola's set and archive for a Megalopolis documentary. The results could be...

The Batman Part II | Matt Reeves is still directing, James Gunn confirms

by Maria Lattila | May 12, 2025 | News

James Gunn has confirmed that Matt Reeves is still directing The Batman Part II after rumours suggested otherwise. ...

Dragon | Brandon Cronenberg's space horror film secures funding

by Ryan Lambie | May 12, 2025 | News

Two years after Infinity Pool, Brandon Cronenberg's next film, the space horror Dragon, has secured a valuable bit of funding....