Film Stories

Galaxy Quest | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut confirmed for 25th birthday

by Simon Brew | Oct 10, 2024 | News

The brilliant Galaxy Quest is celebrating its 25th birthday by coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time, in time for Christmas....

Blitz review | Steve McQueen’s explosive WWII drama fizzles out

by James Harvey | Oct 09, 2024 | News, Reviews

Steve McQueen is back in the director’s chair for an alternately compelling and cliché-peppered WWII drama. Here’s our Blitz review....

Sing Street | John Carney musical heading to London in 2025

by Jake Godfrey | Oct 09, 2024 | News

The stage musical adaptation of John Carney's Sing Street is heading to London in 2025. Here's what you can expect:...

Film Stories Podcast Network | The X-Files Season 10, Cabin In The Woods, Play magazine and more

by A J Black | Oct 09, 2024 | News

The Film Stories Podcast Network has hours of new stuff for you to listen to, with subjects ranging from The X-Files to Play magazine. Here's a menu:...

Shinobi | Extraction director Sam Hargrave to tackle Sega's arcade classic

by Dan Cooper | Oct 09, 2024 | News

Extraction director Sam Hargrave is to adapt the classic Sega ninja action game, Shinobi, into a big screen ninja action movie....

Gladiator 3 | Script is already underway, Ridley Scott says

by Dan Cooper | Oct 09, 2024 | News

"I’ve got the beginning of a very good footprint,” says director Ridley Scott as he reveals that a percentage of Gladiator 3's script has already bee...

Christopher Nolan sets up 2026 film at Universal

by Dan Cooper | Oct 09, 2024 | News

Following the incredible success of 2023's Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is sticking with Universal for his 2026 project....

Kaos | Netflix cancels Jeff Goldblum show after one series

by Jake Godfrey | Oct 09, 2024 | News, TV

Netflix has decided against making another series of Kaos, its new show starring Jeff Goldblum. More on it being cancelled here....

Joker 2 | Here comes the fallout, as blame game begins

by Simon Brew | Oct 09, 2024 | Feature, News

The box office returns for Joker 2 - Joker: Folie A Deux - have come in short, and already, blame appears to be apportioned. A few thoughts....

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Mental Health Matters | Dealing with good news

by Sarah Myers | Oct 09, 2024 | Feature

When you're naturally not the kind of person to celebrate something good, how do you give yourself permission to do so?...

The Last Voyage Of The Demeter | The mystery of its missing UK release

by Simon Brew | Oct 08, 2024 | Feature, News

Dracula-adjacent horror The Last Voyage Of The Demeter is only just getting a cinema screening in the UK, over a year after it screened into in the...

Salem’s Lot review | Well, more like Salem's Not

by Maria Lattila | Oct 08, 2024 | News, Reviews

Stephen King’s 1975 novel gets its first big screen treatment, courtesy of Gary Dauberman. Here’s our Salem’s Lot review. ...

Midgies | Proof of concept trailer released for Scottish horror-comedy

by James Harvey | Oct 08, 2024 | News

Lather up in insect repellent and don't forget the flamethrower - Scottish indie horror-comedy Midgies has a proof of concept trailer, and is looking...

Alien: Isolation 2 | Sequel to 2014's classic space anxiety simulator announced

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 08, 2024 | Feature, Gaming, News

To mark the original's 10th anniversary, developer Creative Assembly has announced space horror sequel Alien: Isolation 2....

The Home Office gave Paddington a passport for Paddington In Peru

by James Harvey | Oct 08, 2024 | News

Paddington could certainly use a holiday once this press tour is over, so it's a good job he's been sorting his paperwork early......

Qantas Airlines screened the R-rated Daddio on a flight: "You should've heard the audible gasps across the plane"

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 08, 2024 | News

Passengers on a flight from Sydney to Tokyo were subjected to an unexpected screening of Daddio, which contains "sexual material and brief graphic...

Salem's Lot | The new film originally clocked in at three hours

by Dan Cooper | Oct 08, 2024 | News

The new Salem's Lot has had a difficult production, and it turns out it was originally running at three hours. More here....

Joe Dante on The Burbs TV show: "How are they going to make a whole TV series out of that story?"

by Dan Cooper | Oct 08, 2024 | News, TV

Director Joe Dante has expressed his surprise that his film The Burbs is set to be turned into a TV show. More here....

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Only Murders In The Building season 4 | Episode 7 review

by Maria Lattila | Oct 08, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

A change of scenery is in order this week for Charles, Mabel and Oliver. Here’s our review of Only Murders In The Building episode 7. ...

Bleecker Street | Distributor re-commits to films for “grown-ups”

by Simon Brew | Oct 08, 2024 | News

The New York-based distributor Bleecker Street is ten years old - and affirmed its ongoing commitment to films for "grown-ups"....

Withnail & I | The heartbreak that lies beneath its quotable dialogue

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 08, 2024 | Feature

Bruce Robinson’s 1987 comedy-drama is one of the most quotable British films of all time. But there are some deeper, heartbreaking undercurrents in W...