Film Stories

Bidding farewell: remembering Dances With Wolves at 30

by James Clarke | Nov 10, 2020 | Feature, News

As Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves reaches its 30th birthday, one writer looks back at what the film meant to them....

Happiest Season: first trailer, UK release details

by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2020 | News

Kirsten Stewart, Mackenzie Davie and Dan Levy all feature in the ensemble for a Christmas romance: meet Happiest Season....

News and announcements from 9 upcoming movies

by Dan Cooper | Nov 10, 2020 | News

From Olivia Colman being potty-mouthed to the Russo brothers reuniting with Chris Pratt, here's a whole lot of movie news in one post....

Tenet: full details of UK DVD, Blu-ray and 4K release details

by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2020 | News

Preorders open in the UK for the disc release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet - more details here of its December 14th home formats release....

Liam Neeson chooses a new action thriller for his next film

by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2020 | News

Liam Neeson in a car, with a bomb, and having to do as he's told to keep his family safe: details of his next project, Retribution, right here....

Every upcoming Gerard Butler film ranked in the order we want to see them

by Simon Brew | Nov 10, 2020 | Feature, News

Gerard Butler has at least nine new films on the way - and we've followed movie website law and ranked them all in order of how much we want to see...

Children's book of the week: The House At The Edge Of Magic

by Alexandra Goldstein | Nov 10, 2020 | Reviews

Our latest recommendation for young readers is the new book from Amy Sparkes: here's our review of an upcoming treat....

Spelunky 2 review - live, die, repeat

by Jon Bailes | Nov 09, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Get rich or die tryin’ (you’ll die tryin’)

Jurassic World: Dominion finally wraps production

by Dan Cooper | Nov 09, 2020 | News

It's a production that's been almost as bumpy as a tour through a dinosaur theme park, but finally production has wrapped on the latest Jurassic...

Mark Cousins’ The Story Of Film: updated edition released

by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2020 | News

A new extended version of Mark Cousins' acclaimed The Story Of Film book is available now - details here....

Requiem For A Dream 4K disc release confirmed for UK

by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2020 | News

Heading to Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray at the end of this month in the UK is Darren Aronofsky's film of Requiem For A Dream: details here....

In The Earth: details of Ben Wheatley's pandemic horror film

by Dan Cooper | Nov 09, 2020 | News

In The Earth stars Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires and Reece Shearsmith - and the first details of Ben Wheatley's new film have landed....

Chronical: 2067 - first trailer for incoming sci-fi movie

by Dan Cooper | Nov 09, 2020 | News

Ryan Kwanten and Kodi Smit-McPhee headline incoming Australian sci-fi movie Chronical: 2067 - and here's the trailer for the film....

How long will our DVDs and Blu-rays last?

by Brendon Connelly | Nov 09, 2020 | Feature, News

We're big fans of physical media here for our movies at home - but as Brendon reports, it's not without a few problems....

Podcast: Elysium (2013) and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

by Simon Brew | Nov 09, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a $115m standalone sci-fi film, and a much cheaper animated comedy....

Disney releasing Mulan (2020) on DVD, Blu-ray & more this Monday

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2020 | News

Disney reveals that a DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Mulan is arriving in a couple of days - details here....

Marvel's Avengers review - is it Thor-ful?

by Andrew Fisher | Nov 06, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Not quite mighty. Better than Age of Ultron

Free Guy and Death on the Nile delayed, no new release dates set

by Dan Cooper | Nov 06, 2020 | News

Disney has moved its remaining two films of 2020 from its release schedule, further impacting cinema reopening plans....

Production paused on Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling

by Dan Cooper | Nov 06, 2020 | News

New Line Cinema has paused production on Olive Wilde's highly-anticipated next film due to a positive Covid result....

Zac Efron set to star in Australian wilderness survival thriller, Gold

by Dan Cooper | Nov 06, 2020 | News

Filming this month, the new movie Gold looks set to hurl Zac Efron into all manner of unpleasant situations in a desperate bid for survival....

Terry Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice to become a film

by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2020 | News

Discworld novel The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents is being turned into a feature film, it's been announced....

The George Lucas love story that launched a career

by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2020 | Feature, News

There weren't really viral videos in 1999 - but one of the earliest, with a George Lucas story at its heart, had real ramifications for its makers....

The end of pick 'n' mix at the cinema?

by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2020 | Feature, News

Cinemas are changing before our eyes, and whilst it’s not the world’s biggest priority, we've got a few thoughts on the pick 'n' mix counter. A...

Tenet: Blu-ray and 4K extra features revealed (subtitles included!)

by Simon Brew | Nov 06, 2020 | News

Tenet is confirmed for a mid-December disc release in America, with the UK debut for the DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD expected around the same time....