Netflix announces release date for Wes Anderson's Henry Sugar, and others
by Dan Cooper | Aug 01, 2023 | News
We now know when Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming to Netflix - but plenty of questions remain unanswered. ...
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Oppenheimer: spoiler-filled thoughts on Christopher Nolan's film
by A J Black | Jul 24, 2023 | Feature
With huge spoilers, here's a detailed look and a few thoughts on Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, that's now out in the world....
Short indie film round-up: Stalled, The Exit Plan, Yardbird
by Marc Paterson | Jul 24, 2023 | Feature
A trio of short films available for you to watch online and for free: here's our round-up and a few more details as well....
Mission Impossible revisited: J. J. Abrams' Mission Impossible III
by A J Black | Jul 05, 2023 | Feature
The Mission: Impossible saga hit slightly bumpier times with JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible III - but there's an argument it saved the franchise....
Trailer arrives for Dumb Money, telling the story of the Gamestop stock market story
by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2023 | News
Sony's ensemble drama is set to tackle the Gamestop meme stock story that rocked the financial world a couple of years ago. ...
Independence Day UK: the audio film that tied in with the US blockbuster
by John Abbitt | Jun 05, 2023 | Feature
Ahead of the release of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day, an audio film was commissioned, made and broadcast in the UK......
Air, Tetris, Flamin' Hot Cheetos: where next for films about products?
by Dan Cooper | May 24, 2023 | Feature
Films about products are becoming ever more popular, but is this leading us down a problematic path? A few thoughts....
Trailer releases for Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins
by Dan Cooper | Apr 26, 2023 | News
The long, long path to the screen for Next Goal Wins has finally heralded a trailer ahead of the film's release later this year....
Netflix happy with Glass Onion's limited theatrical run
by Dan Cooper | Jan 20, 2023 | News
The streaming platform Netflix double downs - following Glass Onion - on its use of cinemas as a 'promotional tactic'. ...
Netflix announces dates for much of its 2023 movie slate
by Dan Cooper | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Whilst there are a few notable absentees, Netflix has confirmed release dates for 16 more films, with more still to come....
When directors cuts are assembled without the directors
by Dan Cooper | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature
Not every 'director's cut' is director approved - we take a look at the times studios went ahead with making them without the director's...
Film Quiz Friday: Meet The Muppets
by Mark Harrison | Dec 02, 2022 | Feature
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to try and answer all these Muppet questions right… (bom bom bom) OUR...
Sony wins rights to Dumb Money, the coveted Gamestop film
by Dan Cooper | Oct 13, 2022 | News
Dumb Money, which features some notable names, was formerly at MGM before being snapped up by Sony Pictures....
Gamestop movie casts Sebastian Stan, Paul Dano and Seth Rogen
by Dan Cooper | Sep 02, 2022 | News
The story of how Reddit investors took on Wall Street over Gamestop has rumbled into motion with a new announcement....
How World War Z 2 fell apart
by Jake Godfrey | Aug 17, 2022 | Feature, News
World War Z was the highest-grossing film of Brad Pitt's career - but the path to a sequel proved to be blocked....
Podcast: Gone Girl (2014) and A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)
by Simon Brew | Aug 15, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, David Fincher's last movie for over five years, and the challenge in bringing a much-loved man to the...
Upcoming thriller Fall used deepfake tech to remove expletives
by Dan Cooper | Aug 11, 2022 | News
Developing deepfake technology has been used to significantly alter a film for the first time, but probably not for the last. ...
Why Netflix has a movie problem - and time is not on its side
by Simon Brew | May 30, 2022 | Feature, News
Netflix is in the midst of a fair few troubles - and it also risks losing the movie audience that's been crucial to its growth: a few thoughts....
Podcast: Top Gun Maverick (2022), with director Joseph Kosinski
by Simon Brew | May 26, 2022 | Podcasts
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Joseph Kosinski, the director of the already-acclaimed belated follow-up, Top...
Batman: three different ways forward on the big screen
by Rob Daniel | Apr 25, 2022 | Feature, News
Didn't like The Batman? We suggest some ways that DC and Warner Bros could improve big screen depictions of the Caped Crusader....
Podcast: The Game (1997) and World War Z 2 (unmade)
by Simon Brew | Apr 25, 2022 | Podcasts
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, arguably the forgotten David Fincher movie, and the unmade sequel he nearly directed too....
David Lynch sets the record straight regarding his mythical Dune cut
by Dan Cooper | Apr 19, 2022 | News
In a remarkable change of perspective, the filmmaker also leaves the door open to recutting Dune, which he's effectively disowned for 30 years....
The Antisocial Network announces Craig Gillespie as director
by Dan Cooper | Apr 05, 2022 | News
The story of how Reddit investors took on Wall Street over Gamestop shares now has its director, over a year after the project's initial...
Blade II and its legacy, 20 years on
by Dan Cooper | Mar 29, 2022 | Feature, News
Guillermo del Toro's Blade II turn 20 years old today - we remember a standout early comic book movie and examine its undoubted legacy. W...
10 overlooked movie favourites with anniversaries in 2022
by Rob Daniel | Feb 28, 2022 | Feature, News
Granted, The Godfather has a very big birthday this year - but let's save a bit of cake for the likes of Contact and Con Air too....
Rosamund Pike to star in Pablo Larrain's pandemic thriller Rich Flu
by Lauren Miles | Feb 07, 2022 | News
Gone Girl actor Rosamund Pike has been cast as the lead in Pablo Larrain's pandemic-themed thriller Rich Flu. ...
We don’t talk enough about futuristic prison movies
by Simon Brew | Feb 07, 2022 | Feature, News
Fortress, No Escape, Lockout, Escape Plan: the futuristic prison movie is long overdue a lot more love, argues Simon....
Fight Club ending controversially altered for Chinese release
by Dan Cooper | Jan 25, 2022 | News
Fight Club has arrived in China, 23 years after its release - but it arrives with a different ending....
The Batman clocks in at almost three hours in length
by Dan Cooper | Jan 21, 2022 | News
The Batman promises to be the longest cinematic incarnation of the character yet, as the film's sizeable running time is revealed....
There's a late casting change for George Miller's Furiosa
by Dan Cooper | Nov 30, 2021 | News
A casting switch in the long-mooted Mad Max spin-off film Furiosa gives Tom Burke his first major studio role....
A celebration of the very best femme fatales
by Sarah Cook | Nov 30, 2021 | Feature, News
Our latest older movies column salutes the women who made the femme fatale such an iconic part of cinema history - and here are Sarah's ten...
The small thriller James Cameron nearly made after Terminator 2
by Simon Brew | Oct 25, 2021 | Feature
Coming off the back of Terminator 2, James Cameron found a smaller thriller to tackle next - but the success of T2 would have unexpected...
