Film Stories issue 2 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature
Get issue 2 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Ultraviolet shutdown: official advice to customers goes to the heart of streaming media problem
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
Official advice has been issues to UltraViolet users - and the language seems just a little bit vague....
Why a major cinema refurbishment in Kalingrad owes a particular debt to James Cameron's Titanic
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News
When it came time to do the press tour for his 1997 blockbuster Titanic, James Cameron had one or two specific requests....
Quatermass is getting a fresh movie reboot from Hammer
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
British sci-fi Quatermass is on its way back to the pictures....
David Bowie biopic confirmed, Johnny Flynn to star
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | News
Beast co-star Johnny Flynn is to headline a biopic of David Bowie. Details here....
Why Vue Cinemas have fewer How To Train Your Dragon 3 screenings this weekend
by Simon Brew | Feb 01, 2019 | Feature, News
Exclusive: Vue Cinemas isn't just not showing Mary Queen Of Scots - its dispute with Universal looks like it's affecting screenings of How To Train...
Film Stories podcast special: in conversation with How To Train Your Dragon's Dean DeBlois
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | Podcasts
In an extra episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon welcomes a special guest: How To Train Your Dragon trilogy writer/director Dean DeBlois....
Ultraviolet digital movie service is closing down
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | News
The online digital movies service Ultraviolet will shut this summer....
Exclusive: a new script for Die Hard 6 has gone in this week
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | News
Producer Lorenzo diBonaventura gives us a fresh update on the next Die Hard film....
Burning Men: British rock & roll road movie heading to cinemas in March - first trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Jan 31, 2019 | News
From the director of Peep Show's maiden series comes new Brit movie Burning Men - and we've now got the first trailer....
Old Boys: trailer for new British comedy, inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac
by Simon Brew | Jan 30, 2019 | News
Arriving next month is Old Boys, a British film that's already been earning positive reviews....
The UK disc release of The Predator earns an 18 certificate – but the film remains a 15
by Simon Brew | Jan 30, 2019 | News
20th Century Fox takes the unusual step of explaining why a 15-rated film has earned an 18 for its disc release....
Once Upon A Time In London: trailer for new UK gangster movie
by Simon Brew | Jan 30, 2019 | News
A new British crime drama, from the director of Crowhurst, is heading to cinemas - and the first trailer has now landed....
YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG review
by Alan Wen | Jan 29, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Battle like it's 1999 in the JRPG homage, YIIK
Out Of Blue: first trailer for Carol Morley’s new movie
by Simon Brew | Jan 29, 2019 | News
Carol Morley’s new film lands in March - here’s the trailer for Out Of Blue. T...
Why has Mary Queen Of Scots disappeared from all Vue Cinemas?
by Simon Brew | Jan 28, 2019 | News
In an echo of what happened with A Star Is Born, Vue has pulled all screenings of Mary Queen Of Scots in the UK....
Waterworld (1995) and Wonder (2017)
by Simon Brew | Jan 28, 2019 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at one of the 1990s' most infamous blockbusters, and a winning adaptation of a...
Metroid Prime 4 development restarts; Retro Studios takes over
by Ian Dransfield | Jan 25, 2019 | Gaming, News
Sequel is handed back to its original creators following ‘very challenged’ development
Desert Child review: chilled-out racing on Mars
by Jon Bailes | Jan 25, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Keep calm and race hoverbikes on Mars
The flawed decisions that led to The Island
by Simon Brew | Jan 25, 2019 | Video
2005's The Island was a financial disappointment that could have cost Dreamworks a potential sale to Paramount....
Iris.Fall review: a platformer with style and atmosphere to spare
by Jake Laverde | Jan 24, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
An intriguing puzzler emerges from a world of shadows
Back to the 1980s with Transmission
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 23, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
We catch up with the designer of Transmission, a driving game designed to soothe rather than exhilarate
2018 UK cinema admissions were highest since 1970, it’s been revealed
by Simon Brew | Jan 23, 2019 | News
The average cost of a UK cinema ticket dropped in 2018 as well....
The Edge: new documentary film to tell story of England cricket team’s purple patch
by Simon Brew | Jan 23, 2019 | News
The England cricket team is the subject of a new documentary feature - and the trailer for it is here....
British horror comedy Cannibals & Carpet Fitters: the trailer
by Simon Brew | Jan 23, 2019 | News
Never work on an empty stomach, suggests the promo material for a film that mixes carpet fitting with dinner....
Ashen review | A Soulslike with plenty of light and shade
by Alan Wen | Jan 22, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A timely reminder that it’s dangerous to go alone
Eddie Izzard’s new movie to premiere in London next week
by Simon Brew | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Eddie Izzard is heading to London to introduce the European premiere of his new film, The Flip Side. And you can get tickets....
Edgar Wright's new film to shoot this summer, details revealed
by Simon Brew | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Edgar Wright is to make a film about central London next - and he's penned a script for Baby Driver 2 as well....
My Friend Pedro's upcoming bullet ballet
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 21, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
My Friend Pedro designer Victor Ågren tells us all about his forthcoming platform-shooter
