Film Stories

Zack Snyder and Warner Bros no longer talking

by Dan Cooper | Jun 14, 2021 | News

Lines of communication are down between the Justice League director Zack Snyder and the studio who financed the film....

Promising Young Woman is getting a UK disc release

by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2021 | News

The Oscar-winning Promising Young Woman will be arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this August - more details here....

Kevin Bacon joins Toxic Avenger cast as 'slick villain'

by Dan Cooper | Jun 14, 2021 | News

You can add Kevin Bacon to the rather tasty cast of the planned Toxic Avenger reimagining: more details here....

Saoirse Ronan, LaKeith Stanfield to star in sci-fi mind-bender, Foe

by Dan Cooper | Jun 14, 2021 | News

There's some impressive talent behind the camera and in front for the upcoming film Foe, a trippy near-future drama....

Podcast: RoboCop 2 (1990) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

by Simon Brew | Jun 14, 2021 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films with very different levels of studio expectation....

Old movies: revisiting Merrily We Go To Hell

by Sarah Cook | Jun 14, 2021 | Feature, News

In our old movies column, Sarah looks at Dorothy Arzner's Merrily We Go To Hell, and why is very much deserves watching....

Aaron Eckhart to star in Rumble Through The Dark

by Clare Brunton | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Rumble Through The Dark, based on the novel The Fighter, has nabbed Aaron Eckhart for the lead role....

The Filmmaker's House: new poster

by Clare Brunton | Jun 11, 2021 | News

A new poster has been released for The Filmmaker's House, a film blurring the lines between documentary and fiction....

Podcast: in conversation with Paul W S Anderson - Monster Hunter, Event Horizon and more

by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | Podcasts

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer and director Paul W S Anderson....

Free Guy: latest trailer for Ryan Reynolds-headlined movie

by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer headline Free Guy, about a man who's part of a videogame - the new trailer is right here....

The chaotic origins of Grand Theft Auto

by Jack Yarwood | Jun 11, 2021 | Feature, Gaming

We chart the turbulent journey of GTA from its origins at DMA Design to international success with Rockstar North

Columbia Noir volume 4 boxset coming in September

by Simon Brew | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Six more noirs from the 1940s and 50s are being bundled together in a terrific-looking Blu-ray boxset: more here....

Jared Leto's Joker wouldn't feature heavily in the Ayer cut of Suicide Squad

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Even in director David Ayer's 'lost' cut of Suicide Squad, Jared Leto's Clown Prince of Crime would have been a peripheral figure....

Lord of the Rings prequel film planned for cinemas

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Middle-Earth will be returning to cinemas, but this time in animated form: there's a new Lord Of The Rings film on the way....

Laurence Fishburne to return for John Wick 4

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Laurence Fishburne is set to return as the Bowery King in the next instalment of the John Wick action franchise....

Anya Taylor Joy and Ralph Fiennes to star in horror The Menu

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2021 | News

Two critically-acclaimed actors, one intriguing story: Searchlight Pictures' The Menu could be something rather special....

Fatherly love in the Lord and Miller Universe

by Clare Brunton | Jun 11, 2021 | Feature, News

Lord and Miller are names synonymous with comedy and animation, but they also have a track record of crafting excellent on-screen fathers....

Film Quiz Friday: It's Coming Home

by Mark Harrison | Jun 11, 2021 | Feature, News

Kick off your weekend with a Friday film quiz – this week's edition includes questions about football in the movies, famous sci-fi flops, and lots o...

British movie podcast of the week: Field of Screens

by Em McGowan | Jun 11, 2021 | Feature

Our movie podcast recommendation of the week has something of a sporting theme to it: introducing Field Of Screens....

MUBI buys the UK rights to Annette

by Clare Brunton | Jun 10, 2021 | News

MUBI has acquired the UK and Ireland rights to Annette, the musical opening this years Cannes Film Festival....

Check out the trailer for Tick, Tick... Boom!

by Clare Brunton | Jun 10, 2021 | News

A teaser trailer has been released for the Lin Manuel Miranda directed, Andrew Garfield starring tick, tick BOOM! ...

It Takes Two review | Me and you

by Jordan Oloman | Jun 10, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Honey, I shrunk the genre

25 years on, how the 1990s changed Dragonheart

by Mark Harrison | Jun 10, 2021 | Feature, News

The fantasy adventure Dragonheart was originally greenlit in 1990, but it took seven years and a lot of compromises to make it to the big screen....

Jurassic World: Dominion preview showing with Fast & Furious 9

by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2021 | News

IMAX screenings of Fast & Furious 9 are set to come with a taste of next year's Jurassic World: Dominion, it's been revealed....

25 Disney/Pixar animated movies heading to 4K disc in the UK

by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2021 | News

Zavvi has inked a new deal with Disney, that's going to see plenty of animated films heading to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format in the months ahead....