Film Stories

Bee Gees biopic: Bohemian Rhapsody writer signs up

by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News

Following the success of Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, we're now getting a Bee Gees movie too....

Eternal Cylinder preview

by Alan Wen | Nov 11, 2019 | Gaming, Previews

ACE Team gets weird once again with The Eternal Cylinder

Galaxy Quest: new footage from upcoming documentary

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

Get a glimpse at Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary right here....

Paranormal Activity 7 is happening

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

The Paranormal Activity series returns to cinemas in 2021....

Film Stories issue 11 (November/December 2019): full details, and order your copy here

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | Feature, News

Believe it or not, we're approaching the first birthday of Film Stories magazine, and the 11th is shipping from early next week. As always, it's your...

The cinema bringing a 35mm projector back to life

by Martin Greaves | Nov 11, 2019 | Feature

Martin Greaves on the cinema that’s reverted back to 35mm....

Let It Snow review – a seasonal romcom selection box

by Mark Harrison | Nov 11, 2019 | Reviews

Perfect strangers, childhood friends, and a piglet in a Santa hat all collide on Christmas Eve – it can only be a festive Netflix original....

Mark Kermode’s Exorcist documentary to get extended iPlayer life

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

The acclaimed The Fear Of God documentary is to stay on the BBC iPlayer service indefinitely....

Gerard Butler set to fall at least three more times

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

Gerard Butler will return as Mike Banning again, following the success of Angel Has Fallen....

It: Chapter 2 heading to disc in early January

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

It: Chapter 2 arrives on download services at the end of 2019, with the disc release in January 2020....

Podcast: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Brotherhood (2016)

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films from the 2010s that were faced with very different challenges....

Amazon settles with Woody Allen over abandoned movie deal

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

Woody Allen and Amazon have ended their legal dispute....

The Cats movie is running too late for most awards

by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News

It looks like the big screen take on Cats will be finished just a week or two before its cinema release....

James Dean returning in CGI form?

by Dan Cooper | Nov 08, 2019 | Video

In this week's video episode of Film Stories, Dan takes a look at the news regarding James Dean's possible resurrection in CGI form....

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening review | Curiously contemporary

by Jon Bailes | Nov 08, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews

A remake that’s not just another link to the past

No Time To Die: new James Bond film attracts record bill

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News

The new James Bond film is the most expensive James Bond film too....

The Good Liar review: a thriller that feels rarer than it should

by Film Stories | Nov 08, 2019 | News, Reviews

That rarest of films: a new thriller, with leads over 70, and on wide release - here's our review of The Good Liar....

How 1994's The Lion King had to be completed in people's spare rooms

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News

The bumpy production of 1994's The Lion King hit a further challenge with just months before the film's release....

Richard Curtis’ children’s books snapped up by Locksmith Animation

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News

Locksmith Animation is to bring The Empty Stocking series to the screen....

BAFTA is searching for the UK’s unsung film heroes

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News

BAFTA is looking for nominations as to who the unsung heroes of British cinema are....

Scream: plans afoot to revive the movie franchise

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News

A fifth Scream movie is set to be pressing ahead....

British movie podcast of the week: FilmBusters

by Em McGowan | Nov 08, 2019 | News

Welcome to our new weekly spot where we salute someone else's podcast - and we're starting with the FilmBusters....

The quiet restrictions of The Irishman’s UK cinema release

by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman lands in UK cinemas today - but as it turns out, there's initially going to be only a few places where it's playing....

Colin Firth to headline Operation Mincemeat, filming stars next month

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News

Kelly Macdonald and Colin Firth take the lead in Operation Mincemeat - more details here....

The Devil’s Advocate, and its very rare DVD release

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | Feature

A legal case led to changes to The Devil's Advocate for its home formats release - but not before a number of DVDs had made it onto the market....

Last Christmas review: a Christmas treat

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News, Reviews

Emilia Clarke stars in Last Christmas, a film with George Michael roots and a host of festive fun....

Blinded By The Light heading to disc and download in December

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News

Gurinder Chadha's Blinded By The Light's Blu-ray release will be exclusive to HMV, it's been confirmed....

Podcast: The Good Liar (2019) and more, with director Bill Condon

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News, Podcasts

In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by director Bill Condon to talk about the story behind his new film, The Good...