Film Stories

Now Cineworld threatens to ban Universal movies over Trolls too

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2020 | News

Cineworld looks set to join Odeon in refusing to show Universal movies in its cinemas when they eventually reopen, as the row escalates....

Dogtanian & The Three Muskehounds: artwork from the upcoming movie

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2020 | News

Meet the characters from the new Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds movie, based on the classic TV series....

Chestersberg: new trailer for British comedy horror

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2020 | News

Introducing the comedy horror Chesterberg, a British feature that you can now see the trailer for right here....

Costume designers come together to help NHS

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2020 | News

A team of movie costume designers have coming together to make scrubs and patient gowns for the NHS - and could use your help....

Toy Story 4 director hired for a new Transformers movie

by Simon Brew | Apr 30, 2020 | News

Academy Award-winner Josh Cooley has been hired to direct a brand new Transformers origin film, that's going back to the planet Cybertron....

The Suicide of Rachel Foster review - a partial success in spite of itself

by Paul Walker-Emig | Apr 29, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Atmospherically brilliant, narratively lacking

Whatever happened to the UK DVD etailers of the 1990s and 2000s?

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | Feature

The early 2000s saw etailers such as DVD Street, Play, Blackstar and Movietyme become top choices for movie lovers - and we've been digging into their...

The curious computer games of the Sylvester Stallone-headlined movie Cobra

by Andrew Fisher | Apr 29, 2020 | Feature

The Stallone movie Cobra got a computer game version in the 1980s, available for all ages - but what you got varied on what version you bought....

Is Odeon about to ban Universal films over its video on demand releases?

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | News

Odeon’s parent company announces it’ll no longer play Universal films – and that might just affect No Time To Die. Whe...

Oscar DVD screeners to end, Academy updates its rules

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | News

The 2021 Oscars will be the last to use Oscar screener DVDs, and the number of awards given out is set to reduce by one too....

Now You See Me 3 is moving forward, writer hired

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | Misc

Lionsgate has decided to resurrect the idea for Now You See Me 3, and has hired a new writer to move the project forward....

Screened Out trailer: new film about screen time use

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | News

A documentary that examines the impact of spending lots of times on screens is set for release in the UK next month - and here's the trailer....

Wellbeing Matters: when you feel you can’t get through the day

by Jane Roberts | Apr 29, 2020 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we chat about wellbeing and mental health, we just want to have a natter this week about struggling to keep on going....

Jamie Vardy biopic: George MacKay reportedly offered lead role

by Simon Brew | Apr 29, 2020 | News

Leicester City footballer Jamie Vardy is to be the subject of an upcoming biopic - and George MacKay is in line to play him....

Scourgebringer preview: it’s all about control

by Ian Dransfield | Apr 28, 2020 | Gaming, Previews

How Flying Oak Games and E-Studio are bringing a personal touch to their rogue-lite platformer

Mark Kermode’s Live In 3D show: see last night's for free here

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

Mark Kermode is bringing his monthly London film conversation show to free streaming for the next three months - and full details are here....

Geostorm arrives on Netflix UK today

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

Gerard Butler stars in a film by the name of Geostorm, that's now available on the Netflix streaming platform for your viewing pleasure....

How Star Trek II changed the home entertainment business forever

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | Feature

It took a huge gamble and the overcoming of a lot of industry cynicism for Paramount to try something very different with the home release of Star...

Sequins: British drag queen short film made available for free viewing

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

See the acclaimed British short film Sequins right here for free, the story of a teenager in 1990s Blackpool who wants to be a drag queen....

Soundtrack To Sixteen gets video on demand release

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

Introducing Soundtrack To Sixteen, an already-acclaimed British independent film that's coming to on demand services this spring - details here....

Lionsgate UK to make films available on Saturdays for free

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

Every Saturday at 6pm throughout May, Lionsgate UK will be making a film available for free viewing, with a guest host for it each week too....

the king of staten island starring Pete Davidson

Now Judd Apatow’s new film is skipping cinemas too

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson's The King Of Staten Island is the latest studio movie to come off the schedules and go to video on demand....

Andrew Lloyd Webber celebration concert to stream for free on Friday

by Simon Brew | Apr 28, 2020 | News

This Friday, a full concert of hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber shows is being made available free to stream for 48 hours - details here....

Disney+ UK is adding Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker two months ahead of schedule

by Simon Brew | Apr 27, 2020 | News

Disney+ in the UK will celebrate Star Wars day by adding The Rise Of Skywalker to the streaming service from May 4th....

Ori and the Will of the Wisps review - Miyazagical

by Alan Wen | Apr 27, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Just don’t call it a Hollow-like

The superb promotional campaign for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

by Simon Brew | Apr 27, 2020 | Feature

The first Austin Powers movie was a modest success, the second a flat-out box office sensation - and one genius trailer was a key turning point....

Extraction review – a Netflix actioner with “oof” to spare

by Mark Harrison | Apr 27, 2020 | News, Reviews

In the Russo brothers’ latest film following Avengers: Endgame, mercenary Chris Hemsworth has to kill absolutely everybody - here’s our review of Net...