Film Stories

Eclipse: Edge of Light review - stop and smell the alien roses

by Donogh Moore | Apr 07, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

An intriguing, mysterious walking sim hits the Nintendo Switch

The code of conduct for a home movie night

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | Feature

How difficult is to watch films at home without interruption? We'd put together a few simple rules for the home movie night....

Trolls World Tour review: a notable upgrade on the first film

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News, Reviews

Trolls World Tour debuts on premium on demand services, and turns out to be really something of a treat - here's our review....

Tim Minchin opens up on the shutting down of his animated film

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

Tim Minchin was three quarters of the way through directing the $90m film Larrikins when it was shut down - and he's been chatting about it....

Danny Trejo joins the new American Pie film, more details

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules has added Danny Trejo to its ensemble - more details on the movie right here....

Misbehaviour poster featuring Keira Knightly, Jessie Buckley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Misbehaviour: early digital release announced

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

Misbehaviour, led by Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jessie Buckley, is set for an early on-demand digital release in mid-April....

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals more details of free musical YouTube releases

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

It looks like at least seven more Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals will be made available free of charge on YouTube over the coming weeks....

Roman Griffin Davies and Taika Waititi in Jojo Rabbit

Jojo Rabbit: UK DVD details, extras confirmed

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

The Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit is confirmed for Blu-ray and DVD disc release in the UK in May, with a slightly earlier digital release....

Calendar of films now getting an early UK digital release

by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2020 | News

Here are the films that we know of getting an early video on demand release in the UK - and when to expect them....

The beautiful game: the studios redefining football

by Sean Martin | Apr 06, 2020 | Feature, Gaming

We meet the developers intent on changing the rules of the football video game

Alita: Battle Angel – a film that deserved more support?

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | Feature

When Alita: Battle Angel landed in cinemas, it did decent business, but still fell short of commercial expectations - but it's the kind of big,...

No Time To Die completed, and won’t change

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

In spite of the fact that there are now seven months before its release, the new James Bond film No Time To Die is locked, and won't be changing any...

Indiana Jones 5 delayed yet another year

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

Harrison Ford will now be 80 when Indiana Jones 5 makes it into cinemas, as Disney announces a further delay to the film....

Artemis Fowl movie release skipping cinemas, set for Disney+

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

Disney has pulled the Artemis Fowl movie release from its cinema schedules, and plans to debut the book adaptation on Disney+ instead....

Armie Hamer and Timothy Chamalet in Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name 2 coming together, director confirms

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

The original film''s cast will be returning for Call Me By Your Name 2, but development has been delayed due to Coronavirus....

Greed, starring Steve Coogan: UK DVD & Blu-ray release details

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

Steve Coogan headlines the satirical comedy Greed, that's heading to disc in the UK at the end of June....

Podcast: Starship Troopers (1997) and Enchanted (2007)

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films with a very slight overlap!...

The story of the lost Bioshock movie

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | Feature

The contract for the Bioshock movie was written to ensure that the film actually got made - but it did not go to plan....

Jungle Cruise starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson now set for 2021

by Simon Brew | Apr 06, 2020 | News

The Rock and Emily Blunt star in Jungle Cruise, based on the Disneyland ride, but we won't now see it for another year....

Four Kids And It review: new movie adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's book

by James Palmer | Apr 03, 2020 | News, Reviews

Jacqueline Wilson's Four Children And It becomes Four Kids And It for its film adaptation - and here's our review....

Coffee Talk review - a decent chat

by James OConnor | Apr 03, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

Fine coffee, but not damn fine coffee

Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin in Red Rock Cider commerial

Leslie Nielsen, and the adverts that (sort of) let him become Frank Drebin again

by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2020 | Feature

Leslie Nielsen had just hit big playing Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun at the exact time that adverts for a new cider were being thought up in the UK...