Film Stories

Edgar Wright's The Running Man | Confirmed for 2025, more casting

by Dan Cooper | Oct 07, 2024 | News

Edgar Wright's take on Stephen King's dystopian novel The Running Man is landing in 2025. Plus, more casting news too....

Steven Spielberg’s The Sugarland Express | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray announced for 50th birthday

by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2024 | News

Goldie Hawn stars in The Sugarland Express, with Steven Spielberg's film arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time....

Send Help | Rachel McAdams to star in Sam Raimi's new film

by Dan Cooper | Oct 07, 2024 | News

Rachel McAdams is set to reunite with Sam Raimi on his return to the horror genre for the upcoming film Send Help. More here....

Frasier season 2 episodes 3 and 4 review | old hands and no new tricks

by A J Black | Oct 07, 2024 | Reviews, TV

All About Eve and The Dedication keep the new Frasier's season 2 going, but something's not really clicking here....

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia to crossover with Abbot Elementary

by Jake Godfrey | Oct 07, 2024 | News, TV

Hit US sitcoms It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Abbot Elementary have announced a crossover episode...

Princess Diaries 3 | Adele Lim to direct

by Jake Godfrey | Oct 07, 2024 | News

Long awaited sequel The Princess Diaries 3 is finally moving forward, with Adele Lim (Joy Ride, Crazy Rich Asians) to direct....

Podcast | Star Trek Beyond (2016) and Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek (unmade)

by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2024 | Podcasts

Star Trek beams in for this episode of the Film Stories podcast: the making of Star Trek Beyond, and what happened to Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek....

Stanley Kubrick | 2001: A Space Odyssey and its original opening sequence

by A J Black | Oct 07, 2024 | Feature

Director Stanley Kubrick originally had a very different opening in mind for 2001: A Space Odyssey. We head back to the early days of his 1968 sci-fi...

Ciné-Real | The Hackney film club that only presents on 16mm

by James Harvey | Oct 04, 2024 | Feature

Ciné-Real at the Castle Cinema is the only UK film club that screens exclusively on 16mm stock. Our friends at Great Big Story have made a short...

All the Disney+ films and TV shows that have been deleted from the service

by Lauren Miles | Oct 04, 2024 | Feature

It's a sad reality that streaming services have begun to delete original films and shows from their platforms - here's everything that's disappeared...

Is Joker: Folie à Deux a musical - and why do we care?

by James Harvey | Oct 04, 2024 | Feature, News

Joker: Folie à Deux might have a bunch of characters singing in it, but does that make it a musical? Short answer: yes. Find the long one below......

Princess Mononoke | A trailer for Studio Ghibli's animated classic remade using AI

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 04, 2024 | News

What would Studio Ghibli's beautiful animated eco fable Princess Mononoke look like if it were remade using AI? An awful, smelly trailer has the...

Francis Ford Coppola is (allegedly) a fan of the ZX Spectrum

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 04, 2024 | Gaming, News

The makers of the upcoming documentary The Rubber-Keyed Wonder have a fascinating anecdote about Megalopolis director Francis Ford Coppola and his...

Alien: Romulus is coming to UK DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2024 | News

Alien: Romulus is coming to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in December it's been revealed: more on the release here....

Police Story, Jackie Chan and one of the most influential action sequences ever made

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 04, 2024 | News

In 1985, Jackie Chan grabbed an umbrella and ran towards a moving bus. Here’s how Police Story changed action cinema forever....

Total Film and more | Future Publishing statement on closing magazines

by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2024 | News

The CEO of Future Publishing has issued words on the decision to close a bunch of magazines, including Total Film....

Here | UK release finally confirmed for Robert Zemeckis’ new film

by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2024 | News

Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth and Robin Wright are all coming back together for Here - and it's heading to the UK in January 2025....

Halle Berry joins Chris Hemsworth in Crime 101

by Dan Cooper | Oct 04, 2024 | News

From the director of American Animals comes Heat-esque thriller Crime 101. Halle Berry's just joined the cast, which also includes Chris Hemsworth and...

Wild Wild West | Director Barry Sonnenfeld on what went wrong

by Dan Cooper | Oct 04, 2024 | News

Director Barry Sonnenfeld has been chatting about 1999's Wild Wild West, and how the hugely expensive movie failed to click....

Agatha All Along | Marvel saved money by using less CGI

by Dan Cooper | Oct 04, 2024 | News, TV

A Marvel executive has explained how Agatha All Along was made more affordable through its use of practical effects rather than CGI....

Film Quiz Friday | Dynamic Duos

by Mark Harrison | Oct 04, 2024 | Feature, News

The new Todd Phillips film is about a pair of Jokers and this week’s film quiz focuses on other movie duos....

Spare £180? Pre-order the official James Bond Advent Calendar

by Simon Brew | Oct 03, 2024 | News

If you're a James Bond fan and also insanely rich, then the 007 Advent Calendar is an upgrade from Poundland's selection....

Joker: Folie à Deux review | A bland, gutless film masquerading as a musical

by Maria Lattila | Oct 03, 2024 | News, Reviews

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga begin a bad romance in Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 hit. Read our Joker: Folie à Deux review here....

paddington climbing on a rock with an umbrella in paddington in peru

Paddington In Peru trailer | A bear rides a llama on the hunt for El Dorado

by James Harvey | Oct 03, 2024 | News

StudioCanal has released a new look at Paddington's latest adventure - and it's got more friendly mammals and lost cities than you'd expect. Check out...

The Big Lebowski 1998 press conference gloriously highlights the futility of press conferences

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 03, 2024 | Feature, News

Berlin, 1998. John Goodman and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen sat down for a press conference to promote The Big Lebowski. Good lord is it awkward....