Film Stories

Bugonia | First trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos'

by Dan Cooper | Jun 27, 2025 | News

Expect more Yorgos Lanthimos strangeness in Bugonia: a tale of conspiracy and kidnapping. Here's the first trailer:...

Glen Powell as Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun 3 | Director Joseph Kosinski drops more details

by Dan Cooper | Jun 27, 2025 | News

Top Gun Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has been offering a few more hints about the planned Top Gun 3. More here....

How a cast and crew vote affected the last scene of Groundhog Day

by Simon Brew | Jun 27, 2025 | Feature

Tensions were high when shooting one of the last scenes for Groundhog Day - to the point where it took a cast and crew vote to resolve them....

Heat 2 | Warner Bros decides to go for it

by Dan Cooper | Jun 27, 2025 | News

Following a frustrating period of stasis, a new report claims that Michael Mann's Heat 2 is now actively in pre-production....

James Bond 26 | What will Denis Villeneuve bring to 007?

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 26, 2025 | Feature, News

As Amazon MGM officially introduces Denis Villeneuve as the director of Bond 26, a look at how the filmmaker’s style might change 007:...

Fantastic Four: First Steps' final trailer arrives

by Dan Cooper | Jun 26, 2025 | News

Marvel's fantastic first family - with its four family members - takes its first steps in next month's Fantastic Four: First Steps. Here's the...

Roofman trailer | Derek Cianfrance's comeback movie

by Dan Cooper | Jun 26, 2025 | News

Channing Tatum is living in a Toys'R'Us in Derek Cianfrance's Roofman - and the first trailer has landed. More here....

James Bond 26 | Denis Villeneuve announced as director

by Dan Cooper | Jun 26, 2025 | News

It's official: Denis Villeneuve is the director of James Bond 26 - and that means that the film may be delayed from 2027. More here....

Examining the three Takings of Pelham One Two Three

by Mark Harrison | Jun 26, 2025 | Feature

Adapted for the screen in 1974, 1998, and 2009, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three is like A Star Is Born for hijack thrillers, Mark argues....

M3GAN 2.0 review | A killer doll a day keeps the blues away

by Maria Lattila | Jun 25, 2025 | News, Reviews

The internet’s favourite viral killer doll is pitted against her own kind in a goofy, fun sequel. Here’s our M3GAN 2.0 review. ...

Brandon Flynn to play James Dean in the drama, Willie And Jimmy Dean

by Dan Cooper | Jun 25, 2025 | News

A new film drama, Willie And Jimmy Dean, plans to explore the relationship between screen icon James Dean and screenwriter William Bast....

Rogue Trooper | First images of Duncan Jones' 2000AD adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Jun 25, 2025 | News

The 2000AD adaptation Rogue Trooper, from director Duncan Jones, is edging closer. And the director has revealed a first look....

The Stand | Doug Liman to direct new adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Jun 25, 2025 | News

Stephen King's The Stand is the latest project to land on director Doug Liman's slate. More on the new adaptation here....

Shivers | David Cronenberg’s outrageously smart body horror debut at 50

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 25, 2025 | Feature

David Cronenberg enraged Canada’s moral guardians and started his career with a bang 50 years ago with Shivers. We take a look back at body horror's p...

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Mental Health Matters | The weather

by Sarah Myers | Jun 25, 2025 | Feature

In this week's mental health column, a few words on the recent heatwave in the UK, and the weather's impact on our heads....

The 185-year-old company still clothing British film

by Joel Meadows | Jun 24, 2025 | Feature

Joel Meadows finds out the story of legendary British costume suppliers Angels – and it goes back a very long way....

Film Stories Podcast Network | Predator: Killer of Killers, Apollo 13, Heat and much more

by A J Black | Jun 24, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: time spanning hunters, out of depth astronauts, crooked old cops and much more. Here’s what we’ve bee...

New trailer drops for Zach Cregger's Weapons

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

A small town experiences some strange events in Weapons, the new horror from Barbarian director Zach Cregger. Here's a trailer:...

Cinema chain's answer to people skipping ads is to add more ads

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

New statistics show that many of us are skipping the ads before films - and as such, one cinema chain is adding more ads....

Elio: "Blame the audience" says analyst of the film's disappointing first weekend

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

Pixar's Elio had a disappointing opening box office, prompting one Wall Street analyst to suggest that audiences are to blame for the poor performance...

Jaws | What films did you watch at too early an age?

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 24, 2025 | Feature, News

Over 23 million people watched Jaws on British TV in 1981. A few thoughts on watching films at an impressionable age - and a call for your...

Tubi UK | The 35 best cult and genre films available to watch for free

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 23, 2025 | Feature, News

Now updated for April 2025, here’s our pick of 35 genre films - horror, action, sci-fi and more - you can watch for free on Tubi UK....

Russell Crowe to join Henry Cavill in Highlander

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

Gladiator star Russell Crowe is set to play a Spanish warrior again, this time in the long-in-gestation Highlander reboot....

Traditional cinema experience will no longer viable by 2045 says industry

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

A poll of US film studio executives reveals a widespread belief that traditional cinemas will cease to be viable within 20 years....

Clayface | James Gunn rejects rewrite rumours

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

James Gunn has clarified stories suggesting Mike Flanagan's Clayface script could be getting a comprehensive rewrite....

Podcast | Saw (2004), plus Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Pearce

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2025 | Podcasts

The story behind 2004's Saw is an incredible one, told in this podcast episode. Plus, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Pearce, and Echo Valley......

The three lost Jim Carrey movies of the 2000s

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2025 | Feature

Three big Jim Carrey films fell apart in quick succession in the mid-noughties - and we've taken a look at what happened, and what could have been....