In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of films that found their own way around the American movie system. Drew Barrymore was in her 20s when she launched her own production company – but she was determined it wouldn’t be a vanity operation. Never Been Kissed was its first movie. ... Never Been Kissed (1999) and Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017)
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon looks at a pair of films that found their own way around the American movie system.
Drew Barrymore was in her 20s when she launched her own production company – but she was determined it wouldn’t be a vanity operation. Never Been Kissed was its first movie.
Writer-director S Craig Zahler, meanwhile, went outside the traditional Hollywood distribution system – and helped rebuild Vince Vaughn’s career – with Brawl In Cell Block 99.
Stories of both are discussed in this episode.
Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.
