Film Stories

Wellbeing Matters: anxiety in a pandemic

by Jane Roberts | Jul 08, 2020 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we chat about things to do with mental health and general wellbeing, a few words about anxiety in these particularly taxing...

Blumhouse’s The Vigil: UK trailer lands

by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2020 | News

Blumhouse Productions' festival horror favourite The Vigil is coming to UK cinemas in July it's been announced, and more details are here....

There’s Something About Movies: series 3 ordered by Sky

by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2020 | News

Sky's excellent movie panel show There's Something About Movies is confirmed for a third series run - and a Christmas special too....

Time Scope: charity Doctor Who anthology goes on sale

by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2020 | News

Over 100 authors share their memories of and stories about Doctor Who in a new e-book that's raising money for Scope - more details here....

John Boyega, Felicity Jones sign up for new thriller

by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2020 | News

Borderlands will star John Boyega, Felicity Jones, Jodie Turner Smith and Jack Reynor - and here are details of the upcoming thriller....

James Cameron's Aliens: finding the best cut of the film

by Chris Chapman | Jul 07, 2020 | Feature

How one man found his favourite cut of James Cameron's Aliens lying half-way between the theatrical release and the Special Edition....

Missing in action: the lost Timothy Dalton James Bond movie

by Mark Harrison | Jul 07, 2020 | Feature

Timothy Dalton was never supposed to make just two Bond films, so what did we lose when he left the 007 role with one film still on his contract? We...

Ostranauts preview: the 'noir spaceship lifesim'

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2020 | Gaming, Previews

Daniel Fedor talks us through his ‘spaceship life sim’ – and what it has in common with Knight Rider, Alien, and Lego

Ennio Morricone dies, aged 91

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | News

Ennio Morricone, the composer of some of cinema's most iconic film scores, has passed away his family have announced....

del Toro still keen to make At The Mountains Of Madness

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | News

Guillermo del Toro has been chatting about his planned big screen take on H P Lovecraft's At The Mountains Of Madness - and he's not giving up....

Waiting For Guffman finally getting UK Blu-ray release

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | News

Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest and Catherine O'Hara star in a comedy treat that's finally making it to Blu-ray in the UK - more details here....

Inheritance review - a new thriller starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | Reviews

Lily Collins and Simon Pegg headline the thriller Inheritance, that's now available on demand - and here's our review of the movie....

Stage Mother: cinema release confirmed for feel-good comedy drama

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | News

With a nod to Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, Stage Mother heads to UK cinemas at the end of this month - and here's the trailer for the film....

Podcast: Death Becomes Her (1992) and The Wedding Singer (1998)

by Simon Brew | Jul 06, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit comedies made at different ends of the 1990s....

When unintentional improvisation makes it to the final cut of a movie

by Adam Breeze | Jul 06, 2020 | Feature

Directors sometimes go to great lengths to get an unplanned reaction from their actors - and here are a few examples, for better or worse, of that...

The Last of Us Part II review - lasting

by Andrew Fisher | Jul 03, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Is it the Citizen Kane of video games? No!

The multiplex cinemas opening around the UK this weekend

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | News

Here's a list of the multiplex cinemas in England that will be opening their doors from Saturday 4th July....

Sylvester Stallone is doing a director’s cut of Rocky IV

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | News

Sylvester Stallone reveals that he's working on a longer cut of the all-time 80s classic, Rocky IV - bring on more Ivan Drago, we say....

The Shows Must Go On: Michael Flatley show streaming for free tonight

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | News

Michael Flatley stars in Celtic King, and the full musical is set to be made available for free from this evening - details here....

Lethal Weapon 5: Danny Glover updates on the project

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | News

Danny Glover confirms that conversations took place about Lethal Weapon 5 at the start of the year, and he's interested in the project....

The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron: new trailer

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | News

Charlize Theron headlines the big budget Netflix movie The Old Guard - and here's the latest trailer for the upcoming film....

How The Matrix was pivotal to take-up of the DVD format

by Simon Brew | Jul 03, 2020 | Feature

It's the 14th biggest-selling DVD of all time, but The Matrix is arguably one of the most important discs ever to hit the format - here's the story....

Film Quiz Fridays: Big Willie Style!

by Mark Harrison | Jul 03, 2020 | Feature

With pubs re-opening but regular pub quizzes no closer to returning, we’ve got your weekly fix of film questions right here, including a round on t...