Away trailer: stunning looking animation in cinemas today
by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News
A beautiful animated film is getting a release in UK cinemas today, and here's the trailer for Away - do support it if you can....
Fortune Cookies: first trailer for upcoming British film
by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News
From the heart of Northampton comes the terrific-looking Fortune Cookies - and the first trailer for the upcoming movie has landed....
Back To The Future trilogy in 4K confirmed for October UK release
by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News
The 4K Ultra HD release of the Back To The Future trilogy is now set for October, with the set finally going up for preorder in the UK....
British movie podcast of the week: Devil Times Five
by Em McGowan | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature
Our weekly movie podcast recommendation this week has a blend of horror and comedy to it - and a very successful blend at that....
Not all games need open worlds - here's why
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Real cities can be vast, but their game counterparts don’t always need to be so sprawling and detailed
Get Duked review: a must-see British horror comedy, heading to Amazon Prime
by Sarah Dobbs | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Reviews
A group of city kids get more than they bargained for on a school trip to the Highlands in this smart, silly, big-hearted horror-comedy....
Ennio Morricone concert heads to Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News
A rare concert where Ennio Morricone conducted an orchestra playing his music has been remastered for Blu-ray release - details here....
Hocus Pocus set for 4K disc release in the UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News
A physical 4K release of the much-loved Halloween favourite Hocus Pocus is on the way, and an October release has been inked in....
Tremors 7: first trailer lands for upcoming sequel
by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News
Tremors: Shrieker Island is heading out way, and the first trailer for the new movie - which lands in October - has just been released....
I Am Greta documentary set for UK cinema release
by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News
A documentary following the extraordinary story of Greta Thunberg is heading into UK cinemas this coming October - more details here....
Tenet review: Christopher Nolan loses his balance a little
by Dan Cooper | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Reviews
Christopher Nolan's eagerly-awaited new film isn't lacking at all in ambition, but it could offer its audience a better chance of following what's...
Die Another Day’s Jinx, and the lost James Bond spin-off franchise
by Mark Harrison | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, News
The name’s Johnson, Jinx Johnson - MGM was once keen on having Halle Berry’s character from Die Another Day front a 007 spin-off movie....
Trials of Mana review: A lost classic in modern form
by Alan Wen | Aug 26, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews
The remade cult JRPG retains much of the original’s charm
Tenet: box office reporting to be restricted for opening weekend
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News
We understand that we won't be getting traditional box office reporting for Christopher Nolan's Tenet as it begins its rollout in UK cinemas...
Ammonite: first trailer lands for eagerly-awaited movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet star in Ammonite, from director Francis Lee - and here's the first trailer for the much-anticipated movie....
The Irishman coming to UK Blu-ray in November
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Irishman is getting a jam-packed Blu-ray release in November, courtesy of The Criterion Collection - full details here....
Batman (1989), and the behind the scenes struggle with its ending
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature, News
It took urgent rewrites to fix the ending of 1989's Batman, not least because one of its producers had spent $100,000 on a prop without telling the...
Enola Holmes to hit Netflix in September: first trailer
by Dan Cooper | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Sherlock Holmes' rebel sister will debut on Netflix next month, with Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown starring in the title role of Enola Holmes....
Wellbeing Matters: keeping a lid on fear
by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we chat about mental health and wellbeing, a few words about trying to keep a lid on difficult emotions and feelings....
Gaming the Kickstarter campaign machine
by Khee Hoon Chan | Aug 25, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
Crowdfunded games aren’t a cakewalk for developers – even successful ones. We find out why
The Crow Chronicle: the DVD extra feature that got pulled late in the day
by John Abbitt | Aug 25, 2020 | Feature
How a feature length documentary on The Crow was completed and ready for its special edition DVD, and then had the plug pulled on it....
Mulan will cost Disney+ subscribers an extra £19.99 in the UK
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
Disney has finally confirmed the pricing for the live action take on Mulan in the UK, and it's going to cost you £20 to watch the movie....
The Thing looks set for another reboot
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
John Carpenter looks to be involved in a new telling of The Thing story, with Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions....
The Urban Legend horror franchise is getting a reboot
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
Urban Legend 4 is getting the go-ahead, as the horror franchise gets the modern day reboot treatment....
Piranhas review: a gangster film with a slightly different approach
by Emily Murray | Aug 25, 2020 | Reviews
Meet the gangster film that finds a different way through the conventions that usually make up movies of its type....
Nutty Professor films are getting a(nother) reboot
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
The Nutty Professor has been a hit for Jerry Lewis and Eddie Murphy - and now somebody else is going to get a go in the title role....
Ammonite: first poster for Francis Lee’s new film
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2020 | News
God's Own Country director Francis Lee has completed his second movie, and the first poster for Ammonite has now landed....
Intensity and pacing in The Last Of Us: Left Behind
by Antony de Fault | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature, Gaming
How does The Last of Us’ standalone prequel Left Behind use rising action in its storytelling? Antony explains all
Anne Ramsey: a salute to an 80s movie hero
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Feature
Anne Ramsey sprung to fame late in her career courtesy of The Goonies and Throw Momma From The Train - and her work very much lives on....
Podcast: Die Another Day (2002) and The Quick And The Dead (1995)
by Simon Brew | Aug 24, 2020 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how the 20th James Bond film pushed things a little too far, and a western with British origins....
